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Show P. G. PETERSON . RESIGNS HIS CHAIRMANSHIP Provo Member of State Road Commission to Remain On Board Preston G. Perersou resigned as chairman of the state road commission commis-sion yesterday, the resignation being effective January 1. Henry it. Blood, who came to the commission at ihc same time as Mr. Peterson and who still has four years In serve, will W-appoinlc'l W-appoinlc'l chairman by Governor George II. Dorn. The reasons which preiiipclcd Mr. Peterson in resigning are set forth in his letter to Ihe governor, in pari, as follows: "It appears that the slalute covering cov-ering the matter of Ihe life of tie-appointment tie-appointment by Ihe governor of chairman of the state road comniis sion is not oiilirely clear. It docs -em clear, however, that (lie intent jf Ihe legislature was Ihe creation if a bi-partisan commission Daring Ihe past four years the omniissioii lias been composed of two Republicans and one I icinoen:! . During that, period . r time 1 have acted as chairman of the conmiis- doii. At the present lime the - mission is composed of two Demo-rats Demo-rats and one Republican. That be ing the case, it appeals slroagiy to ;nc that you as governor should In nlireiy free to appoint a person of vur choice as chairman ot the com .uis-iou. To clear away all ilicor-la'.nty. ilicor-la'.nty. however, and to b avc yon . n t i i-i -1 y free to act in the mat ier. I -nlaiil iHTowi'li my resignation a' i I,;, inn f the slate road timl- -ioH. to take ellrct .1 la IV I. I ' '-' " "Inasmuch as you have been good I i. ugh to cxpre-s i nie your d'-sire lliat I remain a ni'milier of the com-niN-aoii. I have, after due coii-idera- ( --lulled I" s-iy to you that I -hall be very happy lo n main on lie ,o,i:ni--io 1 conCnue to ;-.ive im-l! M-nice as I can in tnnli' i- -e , j.,,-r,ts ,,r i In- slate in it Vsii.-iii,. re:oi l.ui-.l.iis pro-ram. i whY'i 1 have come t" iee,,i;ni'.o n a very iiiiporlaot activity in the ile-vclopua ile-vclopua at of the -tale of Utah." |