Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-14 | Page 4 | Senator, State Leaders Discuss Goals of Utah

Senator State Leaders Discuss Goals of Utah j 4 FL r 5 S S SL i L ii S S j lIP S S. S S 5 55 S S S' S S S S. S S. S 4 8 Ji tS y a S SS S h 7 n nS S T S S 5 5 S e 5 S 'S I A HEAR CHAMBERS CHAMBER'S POINT FIVE-POINT PROGRAM FOR UTAH PRESENTED Standing Marion C. C Nelson left Colonel Va Walter Iter S. S Fulton Seated Albert S. S Brown left Governor Governo Henry H. H Blood Senator Elbert D. D Thomas THomas mas Replies to C. C of ot C. C Appeal for S. S L. L Program Continued from Page One laws in years gone by by laws that the pres present t generation has thanked us for for and now we are called communists for pushing legislation that will help the country more snore Got School Grant Senator Thomas said aid he succeeded succeed succeed- ed in obtaining a federal grant for Salt Lake City public schools schools after after urging by local au- au and and then he asked what happened You didn't use it It t was kept not only from you but from from other cities that could have used itI itI it I r told President Roosevelt it would be useless to expect financial cooperation from Salt Lake City on public works programs No other city in the United States can boast as much direct federal help as can Salt Lake City Th The program as presented by Gus P. P Backman chamber executive secretary secretary sec see called for 1 F Fed Federal e d e era r a 1 appropriations of for construction of a barracks barracks bar bar- racks at Fort Douglas and addition of another battalion to bring the Thirty-eighth Thirty infantry up to full strength 2 Boosting of ot federal aid highway highway highway high high- way allocation back to the figure from the to which it was wag reduced this year Utah's share would be increased cor cor- 3 Centralization of the United States division of grazing offices office in Salt Lake City A large section of the offices now are located in Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Al Al- N M. M 4 Development of feeder airlines airlines airlines air air- lines into Salt Lake City notably a line from Pueblo Colo Cob and another another another an an- other from Phoenix Ariz 5 More consideration by the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government of the state and andS S communities in setting aside lands as national monuments The meeting was opened by Marion Marion Marion Mar Mar- ion C. C Nelson chamber president I who introduced Governor Blood and I Senator Thomas Mr Nelson complimented the Democratic officials present on the intelligent and clean campaign which they waged successfully in Utah Democratic leaders who attended besides Senator Thomas and Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Blood were Albert S. S Brown Democratic national committeeman for Utah Calvin W. W Rawlings Democratic state chairman Parnell Parnell Parnell Par- Par nell Black Salt Lake county Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratie chairman Also present were Mayor John M. M Wallace Colonel Walter S. S Fulton commander of the infantry regiment and others