Show THE FEDERATION OF 0 F UINTAH BASIN CLUBS Seven Towns ns Represented at nt Meeting in Roosevelt Lost Last Saturday Night Permanent Permanent Organization Organization Organ Organ- Perfected l J J. J P P. May secretary Confederated ed Commercial clubs of the Uintah has tl the tho o account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of tho the meeting In Roosevelt last Satui day flight hight Meeting called to order by A A. Birch president of oC Roosevelt club The members present represented seven towns in the basin Aside from a a. large representation of Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt velt people the visitors wore present Vernal club club Samuels Samuels Woodard Thompson and Henderson My Myton Myton-H. Myton ton ton-H. H. H C. C Means Cook and Kingsland Duchesne Duchesne- Madsen Pope Hart Bait and Greaves I Carey Fruitland-Carey Care Carey Altonah Searles and Hayden Hayden- Gardner President Thompson of tho the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal club was made mado temporary chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man J J. J P. P May of Roosevelt temporary secretary Short talks by Thompson Pearce and others reveal ed tho the fact that the Important propositions propositions propositions for consId consideration ration were the proposed fish hatchery at Whiterocks Whiterocks Whiterocks White- White rocks the union in some wa way of the vest Test Uintah and east cast Duchesne Ducheane coun t ty country for joint operation of a high school The bridge across this th Uintah north of or Roosevelt was discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed by hy Mr Ir Dillman The pro proposed proposed posed l government reservoir it was soon apparent was was regarded as a abig abig abig big job and L O our Q which demanded urgent attention Wl i i The members voted to fight tight the reservoir with all possible vigor Chairman Thompson spoke oft ot of 4 tP t p proposed pose concrete concrete r c road foad from Yen 1 nu u I nil nui iu U Salt Lake i uy Mayor layor Samuels amm gave a Ii brief outline of or the importance importance importance import import- ance of or such a road rond and tho the progress towards starting some tangible organization organization or or- g in the state and counties Apparently the state officials favor such a road Mr Madsen of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne spoke regarding the making of ot all count county and state roads as straight as possible Instead of or notoriously notoriously notoriously noto noto- crooked as is tho the state roan In places through the basIn bain When all representatives were present resent the chairman appointed Cook Dillman and Madsen to draft bylaws purpose of ot tho the organization organization or or- prop propose propose se the name of oC tho the same outline the organization etc an and while the committee was out tho the free discussion of the proper developing develop develop- ing of the tho coal coat oil Il and hydrocarbons car hydro bons took up the time The purposes purposes pur pur- poses of the organization were adopted adopt ed as follows First To create closer union be he between between tween the clubs Second For advertising up tip building and civic progress of the I Uintah basin J I Third For the forwarding g of or all legitimate Industrial enterprises Including in including including In- In the building of or highways railroads canals factories and to encourage stock raising an and dairying and to bring in ill capital and people Fourth For a more united effort effort effort ef ef- fort to secure proper legislation Fifth FIrth The proper development of coal oil and hydro h I Voted unanimously to adopt the name Federated Clubs of Uintah Basin as the name of the organization Adopted the committees committee's committees committee's com com- Rules an and laws By placIng placing placing ing the work of drawing up lip the same upon the Board of Control Agreed to elect a president a secretary and anda a treasurer for the first year ear and thereafter that such officers should be elected by th Board of Control R R. R M M. Pope of Duchesne and Harry Kingsland fo foI fo I My Myton ton were selected as president treasurer respectively by br secret ballot There were several sever sever- al candidates for each position J.P. J.P. J. J P P. P May was chosen chosen secretary secretary by ac ac- De without opposition to have bave H H. H C. C Means Ed F. F Harmston and Ray Dillman make malo up a committee commit commIt- tee to circulate a petition among the clubs petitioning congress to restore the acres withdrawn for th the Ns reservoir and find to petition our legislature legislature legis legis- lature to memorialize congress to restore the reservoir site Collett of Roosevelt and Anderson and of or Vernal were selected as the road committee to work in conjunction with the counties and with the state for good roads It |