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Show Volume 5 Dig Events in the Lives of Little Men D Preite According to Hale D. Judson, general manager for the Pikes Peak highway association, who was a guest of Dr. J. A. Lewis the first of the week, Salina will enjoy a highly increased tourist travel during the coming summer. It is freely predicted by Mr. Judson that the coming year will see more tourists and homeseekers coming west than ever before. Mr. Judson was just returning f i om a trip to Los Angeles where, with other officials of the Pikes Peak route, met with the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of determining the western terminal and incidentally gathering data and photos of the .various towns and cities along the highway which will be used in the publication that will be issued soon. I am very highly pleased with the possibilities of the scenic wonders of Southern Utah, said .Mr. Judson. The Arrowhead trail also impresses me as one of the logical routes for the western trip. I conscientiously believe that the Pikes Peak rotfte will be the popular routei as ' is the only one that will be open at all seasons. We are especially interested in Salina and desire to give it all the publicity possible in the book we are to publish. Mr. Judson does not favor the Wendover route and he is of the opinion that federal aid will not be forthcoming. He based his opinion on the fact that the desert route was more perilous, less attractive and was not routed through the section that afforded the scenic beauties as the southern routes do. Mr. Judson continued his journey east and announced that he would start a corps of engineers making surveys on the eastern end of the route, complete the signing of the road and rush work in completing the route from n all-ye- ar r i i Will Nielson of Axtell and Henry Jensen of this city, who are operating a coal lease on property owned by the Knight Investment company in Salina canyon, report a splendid showing and are highly elated over recent development. A ledge of coal measuring all the way from seven and a half to eight feet, has been opened up for a distance of 100 feet and as the work progresses the quality of the coal shows better. The working forces are to be increased and no time will be lost in rushing further development and the lessers are confident that by the middle of the summer they will be mining lots of high grade coal. Mr. Nielson was in town the early days of the week and he announced that plans were being made to make number of, improvements that , a would aid materially in operating the lease. New tracks, new cars and other necessary paraphernalia will be installed and a 200 ton storage bin is to be built at once. The coal that will be taken out from now on, said Mr. Nielson, will have a splendid commercial value and the tests show it as being a high grade. The leasers expect to have a sufficient amount of the coal mined and stored by the middle of June to supply the wants of the local trade. Additional miners will be employed just as soon as the many improvement are completed and the lease will prove a busy place this summer. Balia 1! Girl C. E. Horn! Mill coast-to-coas- WThy ' C. R. Evans. Mrs. J. C. Jenser.. Response C. Jensen. J. Song C. E. Wright. Benediction All are cordially invited to attend and a special invitation is extended to- all mothers. COUNTY TRACK MEET At the track meet held last Friday afternoon at Monroe, Richfield The Richfield took first honors. second place down high was holding until the last event, then by winning the relay race they won the high score of 81 points, Monroe copped the second place with a score cf 79 and Salina came out third with a score of 24. All of the races were close and two state records were broken. Seavey of Richfield, made the mile in 4 minutes and 37 seconds and Williams ran the 880 yard sprint in 2 minutes and 1 5 seconds. These These records will not stand as they were not made at a state meet. 2-- APPOINTED MANAGER Frank T. Nelson, who has been with the Telluride Power company in Salina for the past two years or more, has been promoted to be manGunm-son- . ager for the local offices at Frank, as he is familiarly known to his many friends, assumed charge of his new duties yesterday morning. His family, living at Redmond at present, will shortly join Mr. Nelson at Gunnison and they will make that city their future home. school, has a host of warm friends here who will congratulate her upon the honor conferred. Other officers elected at the first convention of the Southern Utah District convention were Rev A. V. Boand, president; Nola Christensen, Richfield, E. L. Rasmussen, Mt. Pleasant, secretary; Jennie Reynolds Monroe, treasurer; Mary Clemensen. Mt. Pleasant, tenth legion superintendent; Dorothy Wall, Mt. Pleasant vice-preside- quiet hdur, superintendent; Edna Madsen, Mt. Pleasant, junior intermediate and extension superintendent; Miss Betty Villard of Gunnison efficiency superintendent; Mrs. R. J. Parr, Gunnison, missionary superin- tendent. Christian Endeavorei Seventeen workers from Salina, together with friends, attended the convention ol the association held at Mt. Pleasant The last Friday and Saturday. meeting was one of interest and enthusiasm and was largely attended, towns in this county and Sanpete county being well represented by delegates. Clarence C. Hamilton, field manager of the Christian Endeavor World and W. Roy Breg, field secretary were among those who gave addresses and aided much in the success of the convention. A big banquet served to all visitors Friday evening a 6 oclock, proved one of the enjoyable features. MONTHLY The iu To Bali Salina has been included in the itinerary of the members of the Chamber of Commerce of Salt Lake which is scheduled for the week of June 19. Thte Tribune of yesteday has the following announcement regarding the visit to Southern Utah: The annual Back to the Farm special journey will begin June 19 this year, it wras decided at a meeting of the special committee of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday Business men who intend to make the trip through three counties, Sevier, Wayne and Sanpete, may take their wives if they wish, according to a decision of the committee. The party will be gone officially five days, but' it is understood that some of the members will arrange to visit at Bryce canyon over the week-enthe completion of the trip. The first party will return to Salt Lake the Saturday after departure. On the opening day of the trip the party will journey to Manti, including stops at Mt. Pleasant, Ephraim and Spring City. The second day they will go to Gunnison, Salina, Sigurd andLoa. They will then go to Fishlake and return to Richfield, going the fourth day also to Monroe, Elsinore and Joetown. This will conclude the schedule except for return. Between fifty and sixty persons will make the trip, according to an estimate of Dr. R. N. Mead of the committee. J. H. Manderfield, chairman, D. L. Worthheimer and B. W. Robbins are the other members of Some musicians, the committee. probably singers, may be taken. The committee decided that there would be no business solicitation of any kind during the trip, which is designed for making acquaintances and promoting understanding. No salesman or business man may go along to solicit business or make cold Miss Merle Shepherd, of this city honored by the convention memwas t. bers at Mt. Pleasant last week when office of pubSECOND WARD PROGRAM FOR she was elected to the Utah Southern for the director licity MOTHERS DAY district of the Christian Endeavor Miss Shepherd, a former The following program will be society. given at the 2nd Ward Chapel next student of the North Sevier high Sunday, May the 13th: Song: Love at Home. Bishop Burr. Prayer Sentiments: Rosena Johnson, Edith Scorup and Paul Madsen. Song by Kindergarten. One minute of silent reverence for Mothers who have gone. What the World Owes Mothers and State Road Commission Decrees For Macadam Roads Big Trawl j Qcean-to-Ocea- No. 50. SAUNA, UTAH, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923 MEETING regular monthly meeting of the directors of the Piute Reservoii & Irrigation company was held ir the company offices Monday of this week. Many board members were present and only the usual routine business was transacted. lections. The party will wear uniform dusters, Dr. Mead said, and the men probably headgear of the same type. LADIES PRESENT SCREAM The presentation of the Alabama-Georgi- a Dumbell Minstrels by the of the Ladies Literary members Club last Wednesday evening was voted "a scream by all who attended. Negro songs, dances and recitaSeveral gags tions were given. on the townspeople but were sprung they were all taken in good humor There were thirty minstrels in the act and through their ingenious make-u- p kept the audience guessing as to who they were. Mrs. Carl Westerblad acted as interlocutor. Mrs. June Webb deserves praise for her interpretation of Aunt Dinah Topsy, acted by Mrs. Forshee proved Her to be a fun making number. commendpart in the dance was very able. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Jensen enter- tained last Sunday evening. Dinner entertained was served to the following guests. Mrs. Don C. Merrill the Social Twelve club last Friday Messrs arid Mesdames, H. S. Gates, afternoon. Miss Lucy Tooth, Miss L. S. Gates, G. A. Gates, L. H. McKenna, Parlin McInez Wadsworth, Miss May McMillan and Mrs. Olga McKenna were enter- Kenna, Dr. C. L. Merrill and Miss Inez Wadsworth. tained as guests of the Twelve. Christ-opherso- n, Mr. and Mrs. Max Cohen were the guests at a farewell Mrs. Able party tendered by Mr. and Monroe for Reigert at their home in of GunBasow .S. II Mr. and Mrs. among The Basows will shortly nison. leave for Philadelphia to live. Notwithstanding the fact that the state road commission has returned the $1,000 advanced by the county for use in the preliminary survey for hard surface road between the cities of Salina and Richfield, and called the program off, the last "cards are yet to The taxpayers Jse played insofar as Sevier county is concerned. and the citizens who, in all sincerity, voted the $250,000 for the purpose of building a highway through the county that would serve as a medium to the gateway to Southern Utah's scenic garden, are insistent that Southern Utah receive recognition in the state's road building campaign, and while not eager to work a hardship during the stringent times, the citizens have expressed the wish that the distribution of the federal funds and the building of roads be more equal and that discrimination be eliminated. This opinion was freely expressed at a meeting of the Richfield commercial club and the members of the board of county commissioners at Richfield the first of the week and following the announcement that "the deal was off" as far as the state officials were The decision of the state road officials, declaring that concerned. practically every county in the state was clamoring for aid and that it would require $50,000,000 to meet the demands, is not sufficient to induce Sevier county, at this time, to submit to any other type It was expressed at the Richof road other than the hard surface. field meeting that the citizens would be' content with only a portion this year and a willingness was expressed to extend the work At the quarterly stake conference from year to year, thus enabling the government to meet its portion of the Latter Day Saints church, of the payment without detracting from the "projects in more popuheld in this city last Saturday and lated sections. Sunday, the South Sanpete Stake, formerly embraced all towns south and as far north and including Ephraim, was divided and a new stake, to be known as the Gunnison stake was created. The new stake wdll include Gunnison, Centerfield, Axtell, Fayette, Mayfield and Clarion. Manti, Sterling and Ephraim will comprise the South Sanpete stake. Officers for the new stake were chosen and are as follows: A. E. Park, Gunnison, president; Charles Rasmussen, Gunnison, first counselor; Leo. D. Bardsley, Gunnison, second counselor. Clyde Whitlock, of this city, was chosen as stake clerk and the high council will comprise Parley Christiansen, Soren Anderson, Edwin V. Bunderson, J. A. Larson, Archie Mellor, C. A. Peterson. W. A. Fjeldsted, II. L. Bartholonew, William June Metcalf, Royal Whitlock, Theron Pickett and LeRoy Lund. John E. Metcalf, superintendent of the Washington school of this city, was named stake superintendent of Sunday schools; president of high priest quorum, - Hyrum Christensen of Mayfield; president of genealogical work, Brigham Jensen of Center-field- ; president of the Relief Society Mrs. Ida Swalberg, of Gunnison; president of Y. L. M. I. A., Amanda Beck, Centerfield; president Y. M M. I. A., Ernest Halverson, Gunni son; president of Primary association, Lilly Metcalf, Gunnison; stake choirster, Ernest Halverson. The stake board of education was named and President A. E. Park. Charles Rasmussen, Leo D. Bardsley and Joseph A. Larson, constitute the membership. John Larson was chosen as stake patriarch. The conference was held at the auditorium of the Gunnison Valley high school and is accredited with an attendance of approximately 2,700 members of the church and visitors During the two days sesions several religious and business meetings were held and more than the usual interest was manifested in the work of establishing the new stake. Elders Joseph Fielding Smith and Stephen L. Richards of the Council of Twelve, were in attendance at the conference from Salt Lake. Both officials gave splendid addresses. Eld er Smith stressing on the necessity of living the principles of the gospel in this life, declaring that our actions in this life fixed our status ir the next life. Elder Richards, using the priesthood as his discourse declared it was the perfect plan of service. Local dignitaries also spoke and the music throughout the services was splendid. During the session of the conference bishops of Mayfield, Fayette and Centerfield were released and became members of the high council. George M. Bartholomew, Jr., of Fayette, was ordained bishop of Fayette. Charles S. Hansen, was made bishop of Centerfield, and Willard F. Will. ardson was ordained as bishop for which Mayfield. Gunnison Valley News. At the meeting held at the county seat last Monday a communication was read from Preston Peterson, chairman of the state road commission. The letter was the theme for much discussion and when the members of the board of county commissioners, who were the guests at the luncheon tendered by the Commercial club, expressed the desire to carry out the original program, the club members of the Commercial voted as a unit to stand solidly with the commissioners, for the original program. Mr. Petersons letter follows: Salt Lake City, May 3rd, 1923. Board of County Commissioners, Sevier Coqnty, Richfield, Utah. Gentlemen: We are in receipt of your letter of April 30th in which we are informed with reference to the proposed road project between Salina and Richfield, that the sentiments expressed in the resolution of the Richfield Commercial Club are the sentiments of the entire Board of County Commissioners. We have previously received from the Richfield Commercial Club a copy of the above mentioned resolution, the substance of which wras that you asked for a hard surfaced road between Salina and Richfield, and in the event that it was not possible to obtain this type of road that you desired no road at all. We are instructing our Senior Accountant this date to return to you the $1,000 received April 28th to defray the expenses of a location party in this project. We are writing Mr. Kerr of our action with reference to the return of this money, and instructing him to do nothing further on the preliminary engineering on this project. We would consider it poor business to invest your funds in the laying out of a project that seems as far in the future as this project seems to be at this time. We will say that we rather keenly regret our inability to agree with you on a type of road that we could finance with the funds on hand and which in the opinion of ourselves and the Bureau of Public Roads, would have served in every way the purpose for which we contemplated building this highway. We might repeat the statement made by a representative of this Commission and the Bureau of Public Hoads at Richfield and at Salina, that it is not possible with the available hederal aid, in justice to all Counties in Utah, to hard surface this highway at this time, or at any time in the immediate future without practically shutting down the work in all other counties during the year in which this construction is undertaken. With personal regards to your Commission, I am, Yours very truly, PRESTON J. TETERSON, road commissioners the following letter was forwarded to them at Salt Lake The letter, which follows, is the expression of the citizens of Sevier county: May 8th, 1923. State Road Commission of Utah, State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Centlemen : Reference is made to your letter of May 3rd addressed to the Board of County Commissioners of this county, wherein you make your position clear as to the future road program of Sevier. Your letter seems to indicate that we were asking for a hard surfaced highway from Salina to Richfield at the present time. Whila we ulti- mately expect such a road it is at the present not even dreamed of as feasible immediately by the most zealous enthusiast. All we have expected in the past, and all that we now expect is our proportionate share of the funds made available by the Government for Federal participation from year to year. We feel that such a request is fair and that anything less than our just share is unfair and discriminatory. We view with regret the fact that you have instructed your engineer, Mr. Kerr, to withdraw from further surveying the proposed highway. Inasmuch as the county is defraying the cost of the survey, it seems that it should be permitted to have the same completed and held in readiness for whatever aid may be had in. the future without prejudice or injury to the State or to the road commission thereof. It is merely, a preliminary matter which should be solved immediately however remote may be the possibility of having a hard surfaced road laid thereon. " We still incline to our original opinion that hard surfaced roads are the only lasting type between Salina and Richfield for reasons which have already been known to you, and we conclude by thanking you for your frank letter yet at the same time we are going to insist with all the force we possess that we be granted our proportionate share of future monies made available by the government for hard surfaced roads. With kind personal regards to the commission, Very truly yours, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Not only have the boosters of Richfield expressed great disappointment at the attitude of the state road commission, but citizens of Salina and all through the county, feel that the southern section is not being accorded the proper treatment in the road building campaign for the state. Southern Utah, particularly Sevier and Sanpete county and the counties immediately south, let it be known, are a part of the state of Utah.' Not only are they a part of Chairman. the'commonwealth, but this section, (Continued on PSe fiye) Deeming that a reply was due the |