Show So Utah Civic Club Urges State C. C of f C Al Directors of Associated Civic Clubs of So Utah in special Meeting Saturday in Salt Lake City passed a resolution favoring State C. C of C C. and asks Salt Lake Chamber to lead in movement t.- t. R. R G. G Gardner of Dixie Power Co explains benefits to Entire State StateR I Initial steps toward the organization organization tion of ot a state ch chamber of commerce were taken by the board of directors of ot the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern South South- ern Utah at a meeting Saturday night in Salt Lake City The directors of the association which represents eleven Utah counties adopted a resolution favoring such a state body and asking the Salt Lake chamber of commerce to take the leadership In calling together representatives representatives representatives from all civic clubs of the state with a view of launching the organization F. F O. O Martins Marlines mayor of Richfield and president of the southern Utah association was authorized to appoint a committe commute to notify the Salt Lake chamber of the action and to request its cooperation in fn the undertaking The committee Sunday with Gus P. P Backman se secretary of the Salt Lake chamber to discuss future steps The motion indorsing the the state chamber plan was made by R. R H. H Gardner manager of the Dixie Power company of Cedar City and director from Iron County In presenting the motion Mr Gard Gard- ner per pointed out that under present conditions various city civic organizations organizations organizations organ organ- raise considerable money for advertising the state but due to lack of centralization duplication of effort results Salt Lake for example he said rises a large fund for advertising and spends much of bf It on southern Utah The Cedar City chamber likewise raises an advertising fund and spends ds It on the scenic scerne attractions of the st southern part of the state If the work was coordinated under a state organization it would undo undoubtedly be bemore bemore bemore more effective Mr Gardner pointed out also that Inasmuch as the entire state benefits from rom such advertising the entire state state should raise the necessary money In Instead Instead instead in- in stead of letting a few organizations shoulder the entire burden The plan as outlined at the meeting meeting meet meet- ing Saturday night calls for an amalgamation amalgamation amal amal- of all existing civic organizations organizations organ organ- of the state into one unit under inder un in- der a board board of directors selected from various sections The state organizations done would deal only with state pro problems problems pro pro- blema leaving local problems to the tle t e local organizations |