Show I Strong Committee To I Oppose Horse Racing I A committee constituted by Jas JasA JasA JasA A I Henry Henn W Stahle Stable David DavidE DavidE E Layton La ton D D Harris Hams Hubert C Burton Jed Henry II H Blood and M MI H met at the county court house hou et c e it t 9 40 a m August 1 I 1927 for the purpose of considering hors horse horsey racing racin in Davis Junt County t t f f tv I I I The committee was organized ed with Henr Henry W lV as chairman n and II I H Ellison El on a aa 11 On motion via bi by b 1 r-n r LT 1 vote ote the committee went ent on i cord as be m ing mg opposed to horse norse racing lacing and as being squarely back of the in m an effort to prohibit now nowland nowland land I and for all horse hoise racing pars pan mutual betting book making pool selling and other othel attendant evils e I Henry H lI Blood was wi appointed a committee to confer conter with Wm H rolland City Attorney of Salt Lake Lah City I regarding eg the matter mattel to obtain information M MI II Ellison reported ha having haung mg dis discussed discussed cussed the proposition with Attorney ney J D Sheen Skeen and arld that it was as Skeen s opinion without has ha mg ing gone into th matter that thit t tie the e county would have hwe power er to license for regulation and 10 revenue horse racing and that there IS a possibility that the county may hive hwe within the City ty of r armm ton David ld L E La Layton ton and M tit H lI Ellison were ere appointed i committee to confer conCer with D 11 Parrott of the Social Welfare elfare 1 elfare Lea League ue to obtain any information th that t ml th be helpful The committee waited alted on the count I Theol school scho ol board q to learn then attitude attitude regarding horse hors 1 The school boal boid d stated its positron posItion in m the matter matterand matterand matterand and read a which they un unanimously unanimously I pd to the effect tha that the board is unalterably opposed to horse racing an and its evils I 1 the he committe committee ani and ancl all the members of the school bo rd then met with toe the county commissioners ners and presented the matter of horse orse lacing and its eVils in m our county Mr Ir II H C BUI Button ton read to them therm the school school chool board s re sentiments of board of oC education educations education s their n to horse racing l nanis Stahle tahle Blood and Eldredge lacing and M H II son read the minutes of the meeting of the committee Recommendation was as made mide to the board of count county commissioners to employ legal advice on the propose LIOn proposition and they wele urged to use every lvery means pos possible to prevent horse raCing in our county AI MI H II ELLISON I 1 Secretary |