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Show mmmm mm mmm ms mmmwmmmwmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmm Business Career Is One of Success Henry H. Blood, Democratic candidate candi-date for governor, was born in Kays-ville, Kays-ville, Davis county, 59 years ago, the son of pioneer parents. He received U . x p ' v ; 1 . w fix his first business training under the late John R. Barnes in the Kaysville Co-operative Mercantile institution. When the Kaysville Milling company was organized, he was made manager, manag-er, and was retained in that position I dent of the Davis county chapter of the Red Cross. Mr. Blood's political recognition in the Democratic party first came ih 1917 when Governor Simon Bamberger Bamber-ger appointed him a member of the first public utilities commission of Utah. He held that post for four years. He was appointed by Governor Charles R. Mabey to the state road commission in 1922, and upon the election of Governor George H. Dern, Mr. Blood became chairman of the commission. He is widely known in the state by reason of the aggressive state highway high-way campaign in road construction and unemployment relief. when that company was consolidated with the Layton Milling company. Mr. Blood has served as president of the Utah-Idaho Millers & Grain Dealers' association, as well as engaging en-gaging in other activities in that association. as-sociation. Mr. Blood is interested in a wide variety of businesses, including canneries, can-neries, land companies and mercantile mercan-tile firms. He is at present a director in the Z. C. M. I. Mr. Blood has risen high in ecclesiastical eccle-siastical circles in Davis county, having hav-ing successfully performed a mission in England, served as bishop of Kaysville Kays-ville ward, and president of North Davis stake, a position which he now holds. He has served as a member of the board of Weber college at Ogden and president of the Davis county board of education. For many years he has been 'presi- |