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Show that the references made to Commercial Commer-cial clubs numbered 4,473. References Refer-ences made to land companies numbered num-bered 2,356; to city real estate firms, 414, and to miscellaneous companies and individuals, 872. It is sometimes difficult to determine deter-mine the real value of these Inquiries which are made by persons who say they are interested in Utah, but one of the best indications of the value of this work is shown by the report which shows that during the two months there were received at Salt Lake 277 replies to previous letters through the follow-up system which is used by the bureau. A total of 633 personal letter were written to inquirers, and 316 form-letters form-letters were used in reply to general inquiries. A record of circulars and pamphlets distributed during March and April, including those enclosed with the correspondence, cor-respondence, shows that a total of 51,-482 51,-482 pieces were distributed in this time. An important work of the Utah Development De-velopment league Is that of compiling statistics regarding the resources of the states, and in the files at headquarters head-quarters in Salt Lake there is probably prob-ably the most extensive assortment of Information along these lines that can be found in Utah. The assistance of the individual members of the league in various parts of the state has done much toward increasing the usefulness useful-ness of the organization during the last three months, and through the hearty support of the smaller Commercial Com-mercial clubs of Utah the work of the Utah Development League is becoming more effective each month. COMBINE TO PROMOTE WELFARE OF THE STATE Utah Press Association and Utah Development De-velopment League Plan Exclusive "Boosting" Campaign. Utah's development, which for many years has been left to chance or to the individual and, to a large extent, unaided enterprise of the individual, is now being forwarded by a statewide state-wide organization known as the Utab Development League. Although this organization was formed less than six months ago, the effect of its work is already being felt in many communities, communi-ties, and within three months after its constitution and by-laws were adopted It is probable that more effective work toward inducing settlers to take advantage of the agricultural opportunities oppor-tunities of the state was done than had been accomplished through concerted con-certed efforts for the last ten years. The real purposes of this organization, organiza-tion, as set forth in the constitution and by-laws adopted February 15th, are "to promote the commercial and economic welfare of Utah, to encourage encour-age the cultivation of the soil, the development of its natural resources, immigration, the investment of capital, capi-tal, the location of manufactories and Industries, and such other enterprises enter-prises as will advance the material welfare of the state." It was the realization real-ization of the fact that Utah has some 2,000,000 acres of land now open for homestead entry, together with the fact that the increase in population of this state during the last ten years was under 34.9 per cent, that led to the organization of this league, which will continue with a state-wide scope the work of the Commercial Club Publicity Pub-licity bureau which was organized in April, 1910. The plan of operation of the Utah Development League, although al-though limited by a lack of sufficient funds at present, is simply to afford proper means for furnishing reliable and accurate information to prospective prospec-tive homeseekers and investors, through the co-operation of the commercial com-mercial organizations in every town and city of Utah, and at the present time there are about sixty organizations organiza-tions affiliated with the league. The control of the league is vested In a board of fifteen governors and an executive committee of five members mem-bers of this board, and the by-laws of the organization provide that a convention con-vention shall be held each year, with the provison that the annual convention conven-tion shall not be held in any one city or town in the state oftener than once in five years. This year's convention will he held at Nephi at a date to be fixed later, with a view of affording delegates an opportunity to witness dry farming operations under the most favorable conditions. The first activity of the Utah Development De-velopment League was to provide for an exhibit of Utah's agricultural and manufacturing resources at the Pacific Pa-cific Land and Products Exposition at Los Angeles in March. This exhibit was one of the best ever sent out of Utah, and the investment of ?400 on the part of the Utah Development league in this instance produced direct di-rect results in bringing settlers to 'this state that were far beyond the expectations of even the most optimistic. opti-mistic. Aside from this land show practically all of the outside advertising adver-tising of Utah's resources has been done through the Commercial Club Publicity bureau of Salt Lake City, which has spent between $10,000 and $15,000 during the last twelve months. The Utah Development league receives a large proportion of the benefit of this advertising, inasmuch inas-much as the policy 'of the Salt Lake Commercial club organization has been to expend most of its funds for the development of the state of Utah with the assurance that through the development of the state at large Salt Lake will be benefited directly. The following extracts from the report re-port of the office work done by the Commercial Club Publicity bureau and the Utah Development League for March and April, 1911, will be of interest in-terest to all who have taken part in this movement for the advancement of the interests of the state. This report re-port shows that a total of 876 inquiries inquir-ies have been received for information regarding the various resources and opportunities of Utah during the two months. Of these, 258 inquiries have been for special information regarding regard-ing lands. There were twenty inquiries in-quiries during the same period for business opportunities and manufacturing, manufac-turing, and thirty-seven asked about city real estate, while the list of miscellaneous mis-cellaneous inquiries included 561. These inquiries received at headquarters headquar-ters in Salt Lake were segregated and each one was referred to Commercial clubs and individuals for their attention, atten-tion, after general information and literature had been forwarded. A summary for March and April shows |