Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-05-26 | Page 3 | Weed Control Aid Pledged

Weed Control Aid Pledged Determined efforts on the part of Utah landowners and county officials to rid their communities of noxious weeds especially white whitetop whitetop whitetop top will receive financial and right of way support of the state road commission said Roy W. W Mc- Mc Leese chief engineer of the state road department Saturday We Ve have learned by experience that weed eradication is effective only when conducted on a cooperative cooperative tive basis basl affecting all lands in a given area Mr said as ashe ashe ashe he explained the road department policy Eradication programs have been sponsored by the state department of agriculture serving in a su supervisory supervisory su- su sU I capacity on a cost- cost sharing basis with county commissions commissions com corn missions and county agricultural agents Under the road department plan eradication crews will be permitted permitted permitted per per- to extend operations on to state road rights of way and the road commission will participate in cost of destroying weeds on the rights of way according to Mr l