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Show GOVERNOR WILLIAM SPRY HAS REQUESTED UNIQUE CONFERENCE Salt Lake City, April 2. Governor William Spry has Bent his personal Invitation to tho county commissioners commission-ers of Iho twenty-seven counties In Utah, asking thorn to bo his guosts at a banquet to bo given at tho Commercial Com-mercial club In this city next Tuesday Tues-day evening, Although no deflnlto announcement has been mado regarding tho subjects sub-jects to be considered at iue gathering, gath-ering, It Is believed that tbo con-clavo con-clavo will prove of great importance to tho state. According to Governor Spry, there has never heretofore been a conference of Utah County commissioners. commis-sioners. In his Invitation the governor gover-nor ootti forth that mattors of great Importance to tho futuro development and welfare of tho state aro to bo considered. con-sidered. When asked as to tho purpose of tho convention, Governor Spry declared declar-ed that ho believed tho tlmo ripe for siich a gathering and asserted that matters of significance would be discussed. dis-cussed. Although no announcement of tho convention's plans has been mado, it la gonerally believed that one of tho principal subjects to bo discussed dis-cussed will bo that relating to tho arising of funds for tho National Ir-ligation Ir-ligation congress and tho Trans-ans-slsslppi Commercial congress, both of which will conveno hero this summer sum-mer At a recent meeting of committees Interested In both projects hold at tho Commercial club it was suggest-ed suggest-ed that tho several counties of 4I10 Btatc, through county commlsslonerb could find a way through which to raise funds In support of tho big conventions. con-ventions. At that tlmo It was hinted that the commissioners could levy a special tax for exposition purposes. It lo generally conceded that Tuesday's banquet and conference will bo relative relat-ive to tho suggestion mado In connection con-nection with convention funds. Governor Spry will net as hou: t tbo banquet and u largo attendance la expected. Tho ceromonlea will Btart at 8! o'clock. |