Show DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE EAGUE MEETS Eight Commercial Clubs Meet anI My in 3 ton and Decide to Work for Some Big j Factors I I Last Saturday a very interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing session of the Uintah Basin Development League was held at M My Myton ton to consider many important important import- import ant matters chief among which are the ceding of Fort Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne the securing of state aid for irrigation pr projects and roads i IThe The following clubs were represented represented represented My Myton ton Duchesne Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Roosevelt Cedarview Be Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett Boneta and Fruitland b by r proxy Delegates attended as asi i follows All Joseph JosephI I Timothy Craig Harmston Roy I Rust D. D M. M Frost C. C B. B Cook Wm M. M Anderson John N. N i Davis George Mulvey H. H C. C I Means A. A F. F Maxwell E E. J. J Young and J. J P. P May After thoro discussion it was decided to send two delegates to Salt Lake to work for the things desired the men selected being John N. N Davis of Vernal and J.P. J.P. J.P. J. J P. P 1 May y These rhese gentlemen will do their utmost to bring about some practical relief for the several problems which confront us ps It was unanimous that we shall all fight against making Ft Duchesne a for the feeble minded as recommended by the State superintendent of schools It is believed as expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed by the league that the state must for forthe the good of irrigation gation pass better district gation laws and in some manner I support such districts s by proper supervision so that the bonds may sell for fair prices This is suggested by the Helena Montan Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana tan a convention held last August August August Aug Aug- under the direction of the i I Secretary of the Interior and state state engineers of the Mountain states The manner of financing an aggressive campaign was a chief hief for a time but the decision was Roosevelt Vernal Veri Vernal Ver- Ver i nal Myton l and Duchesne th the I principal al towns should bear each and th the remaining I amount of the estimate about 40 would be borne by the small clubs in equal am amounts or or about 8 each At this writing much of the money in in the treasury The meeting was a very creditable creditable creditable credit- credit able o one e considering c t the e time of pf I the year and the long trips many delegates had to make It is j hoped that the money now being I spent will show up as ns a good in- in j i ve vestment Later Mr May being unable unable un un- I able aOle to leave for a few days willI will turn over his share of the work I to R. R M. M Pope of Duchesne who left Thursday for Salt Lake Mr Pope will handle the job well jas as h he is experienced and sive ive Mr May l expects to get to I Salt Lake within the we week k |