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Show Lions Club Protests Line Abandonment The application of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad company for permission to abandon the Frisco branch line came up for discussion at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Milford Lions club Wednesday noon and the secretary was delegated to write a letter of protest against tearing up the tracks at this time while exploratory work at the King David shaft is still being pressed, with extensive renewal of development develop-ment work at the Horn Silver imminent im-minent and work at the Frisco Lead and Silver also proceeding. Senator George Jefferson was appointed to colkibornte in the framing of the pro-lost. pro-lost. While it is not the thought o'' the club to impose any undue hardship hard-ship on the railroad company, it is Iclt that a delay of six months or so, pe'ul'n ; t:,ese mining developments :'n I t'-e silver outlook, which is most promising at this time, should be granted, if possible. Lions Wynaught, Pool and Stapley wen.1 appointed as a committee to work toward securing a laraer no of st"te highway improvement funds on the long stretch of highway 2' Iving west, of Milford as compared with the Puffer's lake road, which has heretofore participated on an equal basis in recent state highway fun 1 allocations. Several new Lions were introduce i by President 0. C. Koch and given enthusiastic welcome by others present. pre-sent. Present at Wednesdays meeting were Lions President 0. C. Koch, H. T. Hanks, Pratt Root, D. E. Stapley, M. H. Pool.- P. E. Beecher, George Jefferson, Harold Cline, Dr. L. L Shannon and Secretary David S. Williams. Wil-liams. n |