Show FEDERAL PURCHASES Of CATTlE STOPPED SEPT 18 All purchases of cattle in Utah under the drought relief program of the Agricultural Adjustment adminis- adminis administration came to a halt on Tuesday September 18 On Monday G 0 I Patterson drought relief dIrector for Grand county received the following telegram from William WilHam Peterson state dIrector By order from Washington there will be no further cattle buying or shIpping after September 18 until you receive further orders Yesterday Mr Patterson receIved ad- ad additional orders permitting him to shIp all stock that had been Inspected by bythe bythe the evening of September 18 Other bunches of cattle which had been gathered by their owners preparatory to delivering them to the government later this week cannot be purchased unless modified orders are received Many stockmen of Grand county v were ere unable to gather their stock inthe in inthe the mountains during the past month and had intended delivering their cull cattle late in September or in October Unless the government permits an additional purchasing program these stockmen will now be unable to dis- dis dispose dispose pose of their surplus cattle to the government gov- gov government under the drouGht relief program I H Masters who who some some 20 years ago was principal of the Central school at Moab was a visitor in town Friday Mr Masters has real estate holdings in Moab Salley alley and he spent several hours here on business matters He left Friday for Denver where he be join join- joined joined ed Mrs Masters and together they went to ChIcago to attend the Worlds World s Fair Mr Masters has been In the newspaper business in Idaho for the past 10 or 15 years Recently he sold his newspaper at Pocatello and at present he has a political Job in Idaho being register or of the U S land office at Blackfoot Mr Masters was candi- candi candidate candidate date for the Democratic nomination for congressman from Idaho In the re cent primary election but was de- de defeated defeated by a close margin |