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Show ' Ruminatin M Roundabout 5 In which Ruminator proposes to dream a lot, think as little as necessary, scatter a few bouquets bou-quets while their objectives are still above the sod to enjoy them, and fire a hot-shot now and then while said Ruminator Ruminat-or can enjoy seeing the sparks fly. Net the least pleasing feature about 'tie reesioblishmeiVt of the office of freight cashier in the local freight depot, is the fact that freight cars of every kind, color and description will no kng-tr kng-tr be spotted at the north cmf of the Union Pacific station, but will be over in the south yards, where they belong. Ever since the cashiership was combined with the car clerk fcrce, with a view to effecting eonomies which failed to materialize, so far as w-& can learn, there have been from one to half-a-dozen freight cars lined up parallel with the nicely parked area during virtually all waking hours of the local populace. popu-lace. Thi effect has no tbeen pleasing pleas-ing to people who have an eye for the aesthetic as well as the practical practi-cal sida of such things. With Idaho people making quite a fuss over the recent election of two of its weekly newspaper pub-lishers pub-lishers to important positions in state and national affairs, we are di posed to take stock df what Utah has to offer along these lineR. Henry C. Dworshak, publisher of the Burley Bulletin and prominent in Masonic and Rotary circles all through the interrnountain country, coun-try, was elected as one of Idaho's two congressmen in the November election; while C. A. (Bot) Bot-tolfson, Bot-tolfson, brilliant publisher of an even smaller newspaper for many years ibut of late associated in the publication of a Black.foct daily, was elected governor of Idaho over popular three-time occupant of the chief executive's office, C. Ben Ross. Hut, whereas both of these honored hon-ored Idaho editors are Republicans, Repub-licans, Utah has ideal material for either or iboth of these positions within both parties. Outstanding as a successful editor-publisher, business man and livestock owner, also for long and splendid service as a county commissioner com-missioner and as clerk of the Grand county board of education, liuminatcr "respectfully enters, as a Republican candidate for the gubernatorial nomination in 1940, the name of L. L. (Bish) Taylor j of the Moab Times-Independent! ; "Bish" is pretty well known among people who are notable in state affairs, as it is, and his person-- person-- ality and the impresson he gives of being a man who would get results re-sults would make an instant appeal ap-peal to citizens who are interested in the state's well-being! Our other nomination? Nonei other than the incumbent president of the Utah State Press association, associa-tion, Val H. Cowles, editor and co-publisher co-publisher of the Sun-Advocate of Price, who, as one of Carbon county's coun-ty's two representatives in the new state legislature, will be found $ most creditable member of that body and an indefatigable worker work-er for all things worthwhile, both on and off the floor of the house. Representative Cowles came to Utah several years ago with an outstanding background of newspaper news-paper work and public service in (Continued on last page) Ruminatm (Continued from first ;ageJ the Dakotas and also in Washington Wash-ington and Oregon, as we remember remem-ber it, and' is adding to that record as one of the leading citizens of his part of the state. He is an able speaker who does not hesitate to fepeak 'his mind. Popular with the labor interests of this great coal-producing coal-producing area, but, at the same time, fully conversant with farm and livestock interests, he would make a splendid candidate for the Democratic nomination as congressman con-gressman some 18 months from now when Beaver county's own Abe Murdock goes out after the senatorship now held by William H. King1 as ths writer has had it "doped out" for the last three or four years! |