Show rY t Don B. B Colton DON B. B COLTON born in Juab count county September 15 1876 1870 moved to Vernal 1879 with first settlers educated edu edu- educated in the elementary schools and Uintah academy of Vernal Was graduated from the commercial department department department de de- of the B B. B Y U U. of Provo in an 1895 1595 and in the normal department in 1901 From 1901 to 1903 he wa was principal of the Uintah academy Was Wm elected to the state legislature h ii 1903 Was graduated from the Uni University University University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 1905 Was receiver for the U. U S S. Land Office at Vernal from 1905 to 1913 Was a member of the state senate in 1915 Besides practicing law he has been actively engaged in farming and stock raising He lie was elected to the tha and congresses by increasing increasing increase ing majorities Accomplishments Upon entering congress he threw his whole energy into the solving of Western problems After the passage of the Emergency Tariff act he gave close attention to reclamation of ol arid lands and assisted in gathering data which will make possible the Echo and Cache units of the Salt Lake basin project and has gathered material materi l showing the feasibility of two other reclamation projects in Utah He has been especially interested in the conservation conservation conservation con con- and storage of the waters of Utah Mr Colton has worked for measures for the regulation and control control con con- control of grazing on public lands which has been and will be so advantageous to stock growers of this state He has actively participated in drafting legislation which resulted in federal aid Bid for public roads introduced the bill drawn by the attorney generals general's office and the state land department for the perfecting of the states state's title to state school lands and conducted the hearings on the bill before the Public Lands committee which law when enacted will do so much for the sch schools of Utah He has assisted in inthe inthe inthe the forming of farm legislation and has actively supported the farm bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau program He is the author of ofa a number of laws for the benefit of the settlers upon the public domain and has also assisted to in important mining legislation Committee Appointments Ranking member Public Land committee committee com corn member of Mines and Mining committee member of Roads committee com corn t and chairman of Election committee com com- |