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Show Civic Clubs Group Meets At Fillmore The monthly meeting of the Associated As-sociated Civics Clubs of Southern Utah was held in Fillmore the afternoon of April 18 in the dining din-ing room of the Stevens hotel. The attendance was somewhat lighter than usual, due possibly to the shortage of rubber. A meeting of the directors was held at 11 a.m., at which time the usual business matters were taken up. It was decided to hold the May meeting of the directors on May 23 at the club offices in Eph-raim, Eph-raim, and the June meeting of the association in Garfield county on June 20. The afternoon session got under way at 2:45 p.m. with J. W. Humphrey Hum-phrey presiding. M. A. Mellville, county attorney of Millard county, acting for the mayor, who could not be present, welcomed the visitors visi-tors to Fillmore. He called the visitors' attention to the fact that Fillmore was once the capital of Utah, and that there is now a museum in the old state capitol building that should be visited by those present. He mentioned the fact that the old home of Culbert Olsen, now governor of California is located on Main street in Fillmore. Fill-more. George L. Hobson, president of the Utah State Farm Bureau, and also in charge of noxious weed control in the stae, was the first speaker. He favors a good strong organization ot the larmers. "They need it," he said, "not only for their protection as a group of workers, but for the advantages it offers its members in purchasing purchas-ing the things needed, as well as providing a better system of marketing their produce., Paul P. Ashworth, general man-continued man-continued on last page) Civic Clubs Meet (Continued from first page) ager of the Utah Power coming com-ing the Location of Industries". The tables and charts he presented present-ed were a revelation to many of those present. According to Mr. Ashworth, the cost of power in Utah is substantially less than the average cost of power for those areas where the large manufacturing manu-facturing plants are located. Mr. Ashworth asked the question, "Is captial that establishes industries criminal?" Many industries move to other locations for various reasons. rea-sons. The attitude of local people to industries, available supply of material and labor, taxes and many other factors are taken into consideration in selecting locations for manufacturing plants. Raw politicians and business snipers are continually driving business away, he said. Lee Hansen, chairman of the road committee, reported that, aside from defense roads and access roads, it was practically impossible to get anything done anywhere else, no matter how urgent the need, and this condition will continue, it is expected, for the "duration." James M. Sargent of the educational educa-tional committee reported that the closing of the W. P. A. Recreational Recreation-al projects in southern Utah counties coun-ties had worked a hardship on the counties affected by that action. Plans are under way to investigate investi-gate further the report that such schools are being discontinued only i in the southern counties. ' Graham C. Shaw of Green River. chairman of the industry, power j and employment committee, re- i ported that to date no funds have been provided for the development. ; or even for the investigation, of ; the Grand county magnesium deposits. de-posits. If there is such a crying need for that metal, and if the le-posits le-posits near Thompson are so extensive ex-tensive as they are believed to be, it looks as if someone is overlook, ing a real source of magnesium metal. A. G. McKenzie, representing the Utah Mine Operators, said he questioned the statement you often hear, that shortage of power I is responsible for the absence of ! industrial plants in Utah; that it is easier to ship copper bars to the sectons where there is the greatest demand for it, and there have it made up into the finished product, than it is to ship the manufactured articles. Mr. McKenzie Mc-Kenzie stated that Utah in 1941 produced 27 of the copper, 15 of the lead and 36 of the zinc produced in the United States, that the intermountain states furnish 85 "of the copper, 53 , of he lead and 36 of the zinc ' produced in the United States. ; President J. W.' Humphrey re-1 re-1 ported on the office activities of i the club since the last meeting. I He urged the committeemen to j keep on the alert for any project on which the club can render ser-J ser-J vice. Owing to the rubber short-; short-; age more of the work of the club ! in the future will have to be car- ried on largely through correspon-j correspon-j dence. |
