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Show DESER-ELTA ONTHE MAP A delegation of nine went up to Delta last Friday to attend a boosters meeting there. The forenoon was spent in getting acquainted with the business men and the business part , of town. In the afternoon a trip was made through the sugar factory and about a twenty-five mile ride was taken through the cultivated area. The banquet in the evening was enjoyed, en-joyed, especially by Hebe Hanks, who said it seemed good to get a square meal once in a while. Supervisor Steel acted as toast-master toast-master in a very pleasing manner His story about having to "get em drunk" to get them to come to Delta, Del-ta, in (ho long ago. was good, but don't apply to the present !ir;'r. SlotM was the principal speaker from Mil-ford. Mil-ford. He made a great hit with his fine, compliment to Delta's spirit of co-operation end their chief booster. Frank Beckwith. president of the commercial club. Many others addressed the ban-quiteers ban-quiteers and the speaking only stopped stop-ped when the time arrived for the Milford delegation to take their train for home. There were representatives from all the Millard county towns about sixty being there from Fillmore. Those from Milford who were there were: C. C. Sloan, W. J. Burns. Ted Bird C. T. Woodbury C. E. 5 ('line. K. S. Carlton, K. B. Jorgensen. H. H. Pitchforth and II. T. Hanks. Noles on the Sideline Why was it necenry to have the sheriff rome over from Fillmore te meet, the Milford delegation? Delta claims more land under Irrigation Ir-rigation than any other five counties in the state. Their sugar factory is one of ths biggest drawing cards they have. Delta agreed to furnish the lies and the chickens, but they fell down on the last half. Why was Arringlon absent? Clarence Cline says ho believes the Fillmore girls are better looking than the Delta girfs. He is not. married. The waste drainage system being constructed thvre. v. .is sure some eye opener to us. If Delta can alTord to pay from $30 to $40 per acre to drain their land, what can Milfor 1 afford to pay tc put water on their land? One piece of fifty acres of alf was sold in Delta the other day for Sf.ii:; dollars per acre somo price. We are glad we went. |