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Show iGOMHCl MB i TO LEAD BOOSTING T K Board, of Governors Will Take , T " Initiative in Celebration of j f1' Utah Development Day. . I; i- STATE-WIDE MOVEMENT j , bp Big1.. Mass Meeting Will Be IT Held April 25; Commit- L': tec Appointed. 1 1 JP As a result of yesterday's meeting 3p,.f of the board of governors of the Com- ' mcrcinl club, that organization will W !: take the initiative iu providing the feature of tlio celebration that will j;j lake place in this city April 25. in j l ' observance of Utnh Development Day. j-J - A letter from tho Utah Development league, signed by Charles R. Mabey, J, W. Mc Henry and John D. Giles, was T; Tend to tho board, setting forth tlio j purposes of the state-wide celebration, i - raiting what preparations had been I . made and askiug the club,- through Jj" the board of governors, f.o take the rSj :. lead so far as Rait Lako is concerned. 3f b$ The board agreed to stand vigorous- K-' ly behind the move and voted indi- 'f v" . vidually to support the plan to hold j; f one of tho biggest mass meetings of its V' kind on record here during the even- f. F ,-' ing of April 25. F, S. Murphy, K. ( T). Woodruff and Joy FT. Johnson were r appointed as a sub-committee to nr- j'; "'. rungo for tho meeting and will c.o- I' i-'J operate with the league in that, re- Y spect. Tho meeting will probably be : held at ono of the local theaters. ; Schools Will Aid. ji Exercises will be held at every school j; j1" in the state on April '25, aud the pro- ji fV grainmo carried out will all be of an I educational nature with respect to the i"i ' resources, advantages and possibilities of Utah. The development league will ( send out speakers to every city in the !f state, and many other 'features will r be arranged at the different cities. A 1; ; 1 state-wide celebration is forecast. i ' The board adopted the report of the !' mining committee, including a reso- lution passed by that body against the J L"" iutention of the government to dis- l r continue the local assa' olnce and other ! f- assay oflicos in the west. The socrc- f p tary was instructed to forward notice " . of the club 's action and a copy of ) the resolution to the Utah delegation at Washington, D. C. T" I Upon the suggestion of Secretary Jo- . ' I seph E. Cainc, it was unanimously dc- j,J cided to raise $5000 as a eouventiou ' f fund for the entertaining of delegates " f., to the smaller conventions hero this ! t"1 year, and of delegates who pass through , " this city en route to conventions to be 1 f 1 held on the coast. The club itself .. will not be required to raiso a largo i fund for tho National Irrigation con- ;j ff gress and the Transmississippi Com- . 1 mercial congress, as the counties of : tho state have pledged the necessary j amount. W. P. Jensen, the Rev, P'. JM A. Simpkin and W. It. Wallace wero -r & . appointed to raise the fund, which will 111 bo expended under tho directfon of the t SjL board of governors. n Park Roads Not for Autos. t; pi A letter was read by Secretary Caino li si; from Senator George Sutherland, with ; regard to the move now on in sup- I fell port, of admitting automobiles to Yel- C p.- lowstone park. Senator Sutherland U M. wroto that such a plan would not be fj t possible this vcar, as the secretary of t1 L-c the iutcrior liad informed him 'that (' K ' the adoption of the plan would menu ii ? an entire rearrangement of the park j j$e roads, which could not bo acconi- ; ft plishod this year. Ho advised that ji sff tho matter be taken up for success- I; p ful results next "ear and offered his if! f.J,g services. j: President W. W. Armstrong submit- r ' fj ted the names of tho governing com- f, remittee re-mittee of the publicity bureau, ofli- -j cors aud committee members, which i Te,a wero confirmed. D. S. Spencer and t, i'o W. Jfc, Wallace wore added to tho mem- ,'uu bership of the governing committee. ji E, O. Howard was chosen chairman j. "'itl of the executive committee in place i ''-ai of President Armstrong. W. R. wal- 'i llii. laco was added to tho membership of f gp, the li nance committee, : 1 |