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Show m j News Notes It' a Privilege to Live in J : Utah I Ogden. The Weber county commissioners, commis-sioners, atate road commissioners and B. J. Finch, district engineer of the United States bureau of public roads, came to an agreement upon the course to be pursued In the building of tlia highway south of Ogden into Weber canyon. Salt Lake City. Anticipating that the number of motor vehicles in the Htute will aggregate this year 100,000, the motor vehicle department of tho secretary of slate last Thursday placed plac-ed an order for 10,000 additional 11-censo 11-censo plates. The numbers will range from 90,001 to 100,000. The total number of plates issued up to Thursday Thurs-day la 77,67.1. Denver, Colo. The Denver Times saya that negotiations are under way for tho sale to Dillon Read & Co. of New York of tho Colorado Milling and Elevator company. The Colorado company com-pany owns 200 grain elevators and thirty-four flour mills In four western Htates and controls tho Sunset Milling and Grain Company of Los Angeles. Tho mills and elevators are located in Kansas, Utah and Idaho. The company com-pany Is headed by J. K. Mullen, Denver Den-ver philanthropist. Richfield. The Sevier county farm bureau hold a meting at the courthouse court-house last Thursday evening and planned plan-ned a vigorous campaign for the de utruetlon of weeds within Sevier county, coun-ty, particularly white top, which is rapidly becoming a menace. Harden Bonnlon, state commissioner of agriculture; agri-culture; R. D. Wadleigh, member of tho state bonrd of agriculture; J. C. Hogenson, extension agronomist of the Utah Agricultural college; the county commissioners and members of the farm bureau were in attendance. Salt Lake City. Swollen waters in the creeks of Davis county, caused by recent rains threatened to wash away the crib dams put in by the state to prevent gravel from flooding the state highway, it was announced by E. C. Knowlton, engineer in charge of maintenance for the state road commission. com-mission. Salt Lake City. Warning approxi- mutely t.r0 Utah apple growers that now is the time to start the fight against codling moths in apple and pear orchards were sent out Friday from the ofifces of II . J. Webb, state agriculture inspector, and Walter Kingsbury, assistant federal marketing market-ing specialist. This warning declares It to be the belief of the state and federal departments of agriculture that the situation can be met if or-chardists or-chardists will seriously devote themselves them-selves to the problem and carry out the! rsprnying operations in harmony with the latest advice of the department. depart-ment. Salt Lake City. Joseph Decker, president of the Decker-Patrick company com-pany of Salt Lake, was named president presi-dent of the Utah Shippers' Traffic association as-sociation at a meeting at the chamber of commerce of thex new board of directors di-rectors of the association. Mr. Decker succeeds Frank B. Cook, who recently resigned., Salt Lake City. Since Monday the water level of Twin Lakes and Lake Mary at Brighton has been raised by the storm two feet, assuring full lakes for storage before the summer season, H. K. Burton, city surepintendent of waterworks, said over the long-distance telephone from the city waterworks water-works cabin at Brighton Thursday night. Salt Lake City. Increase of more than $300,000 in the assesment valuation valu-ation of Boxelder county is noted in the first 1926 valuation of the property proper-ty in that county filed in the office of the state board of equalization. This valuation is subject to later correction and adjustment by the county board of equalization and the state board. Brigham City. During the past two seasons the officers of the local sugar factory have cooperated with the Boy Scout officials in conducting a beet-thinning beet-thinning campaign, the results have been satisfactory to all concerned, particularly the farmers, who often have trouble in getting their beets thinned at the proper time. Salt Lake City. The big "U" on 1 the northeastern hillside will receive its anual bath and a new coat, of whitewash Friday, when the entire male student body at the University of Utah will gather for the cleaning of their giant emblem. Every man in the school has bc-n assigned some job. so that the letter may be renovated. reno-vated. A work list for the various ctudents appear in this morning's Chronicle, student publication, giving the names of those assigned to the various tasks. Myton. The grazing capacity of Ashley forest is fied by the depart-, mcnt for 1020 at ?000 head of sheep and O.SUO head of cattle. It is estimated esti-mated that this allotment will perpetuate perpe-tuate the range. In addition to range l:ast.'S held by individuals, provision is made by which the ranchmen with a few bead of cattle or sheep may have the use of the range. This is aocomrli-''-h"d through range associations, associa-tions, and the department deals with the officials of these organizations in-itead in-itead of with each member. |