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Show WHO THE FIVE MEN ARE. Short Personal Sketches of the First Board of Tublle Work. - The action of tho city council in the selection of C. L. Haines, chairman, and Gcorgo A. Lowe, M. B. Sowles, J. C. Conklin aud Heber M. Wells, as a board of public works, is meeting with general acclaim today. It is conceded that tho gontlemen are in every way qualilied to discharge the . duties, anil are known for their honesty and integrity. integ-rity. C. L. Haines, the chairman, was born iu New Jersey, January 17, 183'J. Ho settled in Salt Lako City, November 15, 1803, and has lived here continually since that time. Duriug all these year's he has been engaged in staging and mining, entering tho employ of Gilmorc, Salisbury & Co., in 186'J. Ho remained with that linn until a few years ago, when he became associated with the Idaho Stage company, of which ho is vice-president and treasurer. treas-urer. Mr. Haines is a practical business busi-ness man, and is thoroughly familiar with the needs of the city iu the way of improvements. J. C. Conklin is a native of Ohio, and was born in 1837. lie has lived in Salt Lake city seventeen years, and is interested in-terested in real estate and ruiniug, us has been his business sinco settling iu Utah. The Conklin sampling works was built by him in 1874, and he was the active head until two years atro, when he disposed of his interests. Mr. Conklin is a level-headed businessman, and has practical ideas. George A. Lowe has lived in Salt Lake City litteen years, and sells wagons, buggies, and every description I of farming machinery, lie was born in Massachusetts iii 1835, and will prove a valuable adjunct lo the board. Heber M. Wells is 30 years of am aud was born iu Salt Lake Citv. Howm graduate of the Deserct university, is cashier of the State bank of Utah, and secretary of the Deseret Agricultural aud Manufacturing society. Mr. Wells served six years as city recorder, and owing to his long residence here and his familiarity with municipal affairs, his selection is considered a wise one. M. B. Sowles was born on the shores of Lake Charaplain, Vermont, in 1844, and at the age of seven years moved on to a farm in New York state with his parents. He worked on the farm until 20 years of age, taking advantage of his spare time in securing au education. With what money ho saved up from teaching school he started west, and landed in Salt Lake Citv in is;5. Up to a year ago he sold aud bought sewing sew-ing machines, when he closed out tint business to become a dealer iu real estate. The appointment came to Mr. Sowles unsolicited, aud ho promise to do his best to merit tjie confidence reposed re-posed iu him, ' |