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Show EC0iIY BO ARB .WORK ENDS ' JAKL I DEPORTS OF ACTIVITIES ' ISilFIEEO CommerdalubsndAn I Business Bodies Are to Be Advised of Results Accomplished. UTAH'S commercial ceonomj board, headed by Commissioner Commis-sioner V. F. Jensen will go out of existence January 1, 1919, according ac-cording to a telegram received today by Arch M. Thurman, eecre-tary eecre-tary of the state council of defense, from Groavennr B. Clark aon, aottnf director of the council of nation, defense. uHng the time remaining before It goea out Of existence, the atate commercial economy board will devote to mak Ing reports on result achieved during the past year. Three million dolls re haa been eaveel to th atate In different ways. It la aaaerd The retort of the commercial economy econ-omy board will be presented to commercial com-mercial cluhe and all business bodies and institutions In I'tah, with the request re-quest that they perpetuate such economies econ-omies as shall prove practicable aftej the war. "The conservation division of th war Industries board requests u tc notify you that It hereby dtscontjnnej Its program lor economy In retail 0s- livery services," the telegram eetf forth. 'The conservation division relies re-lies upon each state council to wort out. In conjunction with commtmlt) ' la bor boa rda. a rra n gemen 1 a sultahk to local conditions for the future die-, position of delivery plane already la effect. "The national war service committee commit-tee of retail dry roods and department depart-ment stores Is telegraphing Its re pre sentatlve In your state to confer with you regarding future action In this ; matter. Hecause the future of tht program Is thus left to the discretion of each state council no publicity la being given to the present change from Washington, but each state council Is left to give out such notice to the press of its state as will be consistent with its policy regarding thia program. "The conservation division expresses Its appreciation for the splendid assistance as-sistance rendered by the state eoun- rils of defense and their represents- i Ivm hiindtln commercial economy matters In putting through thia program, pro-gram, with which thousands of retail merchants have complied and which substantially facilitated the adjustment adjust-ment of the nation to war conditions." |