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Show MEETING TO DISCUSS LABOR' C. A. Arrington, who returned from Salt Lake City, where he went Friday of last week, to attend a meet ing called by the governor at the Stat Capitol, to discuss the labor financial finan-cial and economic problems which confront us as a state, and devise ways and means by which these problems prob-lems may be solved, and the State's interests best s:rved. The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, His Excellency, Governor Gover-nor of the State of Utah, did on the '12th instant issue an invitation to the various counties, cities and school districts of the state to send repr' sentatives to attend a conference to be held in the Board room, state cap-itol, cap-itol, on this date and Whereas, the political sub-divisions did respond to the invitation, and have gone into conference and discussed dis-cussed the labor, financial and industrial indus-trial conditions in our state, and Whereas, it appears that while basic ba-sic economic conditions in our state are sound, there exists considerable unemployment for which temporary relief is sought. Therefore, be it resolved," that it is the sense of the representatives of the olitical divisions lire assembled: 1. That each county of this state effect an organization at an early date, for the purpose of caring for its local problem of unempliymeni; 2. That each unit immediately begin be-gin a campaign for the purpose of inducting in-ducting both private and public improvement, im-provement, not inconsistent . with a round business principle, to the end that each county absorb, in-so-far as possible, its own surplus labor. 3. That reports he regularly submitted sub-mitted to the Industrial commission of any new enterprise initiated thro the efforts of the county unit, and any other valuable information that might be of service to the State; 4. That in all matters of employment, employ-ment, preference be given to (a) American citizens who are the heads of families, and (b unmarried Americans; Am-ericans; 5. Realizing that large undertakings undertak-ings cannot be initiated and carried out at this timefi. our best policy will he to encourage and initiate as many small ones as possible, confident that their aggregate will restore our confidence con-fidence in the future; 6. That in the process of adjustment, adjust-ment, the products of the factories, coal mines and all necessities that are abnormally high priced should immediately be reduced in proper proportion to the purchasing pow&r of the laboring man. C. J. Mclntire and Des Hickman Hick-man and Mayor Farnsworth of Beaver Bea-ver City, also attended the meeting. |