Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-20 | Page 22 | Two Utahns in Line

r r 4 t. t F Two vo in in Line 4 l A UTAH l congressman is in line to become chairman of a committee in the U. U S. S h use of representatives It j is not certain r it will be Representative Don B. B or E. E O. O Leatherwood who receives the high honor Representative Sinnott will soon relinquish 1 ie chairmanship of the house public lands c to become a judge eS Hh of Idaho is ranking member of the v J l lands committee but if he succeeds to its f J h ir he would have to give up his present ll-present 1 r present nt leadership of the irrigation committee Its It's forecast that he will take the public lands chairmanship in which case Representative Leatherwood eatherwood would be scheduled for the irrigation irrigation i g gation t on chairmanship Should Mr Smith choose boose to remain head of the irrigation group Mr Colton would be in line tine to become chair- chair the public lands committee Whether Mr Leatherwood becomes chairman chair chair- man mair of irrigation or Mr Colton Collon chairman of public p lands the promotion of either erther Utahn would place an able man at the head of imp important im- im p national work The Utah representatives lives tives are particularly well weB fitted for either p. p post st because lse of the contact they have had lad with both h questions in their home state state Representative Representative Rep Rep- Leatherwood has been a vigorous fighter for Utah's views in iii t he the Colorado river question and as chairman of the committee that would consider the Boulder dam bill in inthe the tIe house hous he could render reDder an important ser ser- vice vice-to to his state Likewise Mr Colton Collon could do a worthwhile work as chairman of the public l c lands committee A