Show GOVERNOR WM SPRY some seven years ago bill sv former united states marshal into tho the governors chair in utah butali without causing inore than tiny ripples on the sea of 0 interest hut but tho the sobriquet dill bill had no more than been replaced by tile the title governor when the ripples began to grow and before long they had reached wavelike dimensions of course it possible to it please everybody but governor spry directed tile the state government so well that when his tour four year term expired he was handed another term of the same length furthermore he intel ested himself in ili anything that was of general interest to tile tho western country ile ho studied conditions and toot tool an all active part in all gatherings sectional or national when tile the west was up tor for discussion ile he wai wa not a floweth speaker but his talks ware practical and conservative and based on first hand knowledge soon he was recognized among the governors gover noro and men of the nation as a man of 0 foresight and ability probably he has done fofe than any other one man mail to correct many false falee impressions about utah that have existed for fop years ears in ili tho the eastern easter n part of tile the country william spry was not born with a allver spoon lit in ills his mouth tho the story stori of his life sounds soui idi like tile the biography of one of the lie founders foun deis of the republic lie he was wag born in ill england tin the son of it tailor in and when hen eleven years eara of age carno canio with his parents to america anil and utah william obtained employment as aa a chore boy and in lila ilia odd hours attended the schools later ho he served as dork clerk in ili a department store but the lure of the soil sell was too groat great so ho onil grated to southern utah anil and became came a farmer and lie was a good farmer too as any old tinier timer in ili tile the iou thorn part or of thu the state will fesl I 1 ty fy for eleven cloven epars ears ho he followed tile tho aral cifu with an all occasional dip lulu into rural politics in ili 1906 1905 ho was at appointed president of at the ilia state stale land hoard board and the following oar mar was nado united status states nia marchal for utah i 1 position lie resigned to become Jo vornor circumstances made him film an in creating figure recently when hla his life was threatened because lie ho declined to interfere Intorf oro with the action of tho the courts in tile the case of joseph strom atrom governor spry dislikes notoriety although it his is firm stand in the case immortalized him in utah lie s decidedly human and democratic in spirit and the people of utah claim hat they mado made a good governor with ant spoiling a good farmer 0 J GRIMES GRIME S in SUNSET for april |