Show Organization tion To To Boost South Sough Utah I To Io develop Southern Utah and t Its resources and thereby developing develop develop- ing and benefiting the the- entire state is 13 the aim of a newly nely organized but j-but hut but not yet officially named association association association tion formed in a n. conference of representatives representatives representatives rep rep- of ten counties of or wh which ch met in Richfield I Thursday and which is bound to accomplish this aim by concerted action and effort To attract tourists and to call the worlds world's attention to the wealth and beauties of the respective counties to work for good roads and to broadcast by every conceivable means what southern Utah has to offer oCter In scenic wonders and Partly undeveloped agricultural and mineral mineral mineral min min- eral resources and to work for such purposes will be some of the instrumentalities by which to attain that goal Following a call Issued in behalf of or the civic organizations of south- south ren Utah by Benjamin Cameron Jr Jr of Panguitch over fifty representatives representatives tives of the respective counties held helda a a. meeting Thursday night in th the club rooms of the Richfield chamber of commerce Mr l Cameron op opened ne nethe the harmonious and alid meeting by explaining the reasons for which it was called and took a roll-call roll of the counties represented represent The follow following ng responded Kane Garfield PI Plute Piute ute Sevier Sanpete Washington Iron Beaver Deaver Wayne and Carbon Distinguished guests who particIpated participated participated in deliberations with sound suggestions were Gus Backman secretary of the Salt Lake Lale chamber of commerce Judge LeRoy Root secretary of the chamber of com- com mece of Kingman Arizona H. H C. C Bigelow publicist and feature writer writ writ- er of Los Angeles and F. F D. D B. B Ga Gay of Provo well known worker for good roads connecting Utah with neighboring neIghboring- states and interconnecting interconnecting interconnecting inter con the national parks of the I area area The first order of business was the perfecting of a temporary organization organization or or- which was done by electing electing electing elect elect- ing Mayor 1 F. F G. G Martines Marlines of Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field chairman and Benjamin Cameron Cameron Cameron Cam Cam- eron Jr secretary In a caucus of representatives of the several counties a committee on n nt a i ti li 1 1 rl d a erg za Ian of er of business was constituted as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows O. O C. C Bohman of or Kanab for Kane county Benjamin Cameron Jr of Panguitch for Garfield county J. J W. W Robinson of Marysvale l for Piute Pluto county countr District Attorney 0 O. O U. U i of Richfield for Sevier county Dr Po P. P L L. L Holman of Mt l Pleasant for Sanpete county Ellis J. J Pickett of St. St George for Washington Wash Wash- Washington ington county William Villiam H. H Lunt ll of Cedar City for Iron count county William Hurst of Beaver for Beaver count county J John olm Redd of Price for Carbon county count and W. W D D. D Brinkerhoff o oC or Bicknell for Wayne Vane count county While this committee was occupied occupied pied pled with fth Its work tho the meeting w ws wa a addressed by Mr Dackman Backman who brought greetings and congratulations from the thc Salt Lal Lake e camber of or commerce and assured the southern counties of the hearty coop cooperation tion Uon of or the state capital by hy Dr Harold Crandall of Panguitch who cautioned the counties against petty Jealousies among themselves by F I FD II JD I I D D. D B. B Gay Gar who pointed out what ac- ac accomplishments atI have haye been reach I in the past pas f en en years in the matter of oC building good roads road cloin closing his remarks with the prophetic words word that southern Utah is just at the thc dawn dawn of its career carler b by George ge Mitchell lit bit 1 t timed chell of Iron county calm who i emphasized cd ed that his cn county nty is free freo from front Jealousies as 10 to routing tourists I over highway 11 91 1 and higl wa ray SO 89 Judge Root of Kinsman Dingman who was wn pleased with the Apparent friendly feeling of coop lio t the hp delegates an an 1 invited d cooperation with the balance of the w western world b by George M M. Hunt of Bicknell Bicknell Bick Bick- i nell who pleaded for a good Ol oat oat- t- t west highway through Wayne Vayne count county coun coun- t ty and b by J J. J R. R Murdock 1 of or Milford who brought greetings from Us his county In Iii the meantime the committee on or organization and order of bufi- bufi ess had completed It Its deliberations and offered for adoption a program as DS follows That the temporary organization be made permanent for forthe forthe I the evening that a president and andIce I vice Ice president be elected by the thc a as assembly aF- aF each of or these functionaries to be from a different county that that the eight counties from which neither neith neith- er tho the president the nor vice dent hailed elect one director each that the Q hoard board ard of directors select a n. secretary and treasurer either cither from their own midst or at Large J and tha that t the meeting be closed with the presentation and deliberation of ot resolutions All of these of the committee of which Mr l Cameron had been chairman chairman chair chair- man and 0 O. R. R l the secretary secre secre- ary tary were unanimously adopted William Villiam Hurst of Beaver Deaver county nominated for President Ben Cameron Camron Cam Cam- ron eron jr and G. G E. E Chilton of Iron county nominated F F. F G. G Martines of Sevier County Mr Marlines Martines re received received received re- re the majority of or the votes and his election by motion of Mr Cameron was made unanimous For vice president W were e nominated ed d Mr 1 Cameron and George Jefferson Jeffer Jeffer- son Jon of Milford 1 the Ihfe latter being elected The following then were elected to represent their respective counties counties counties coun coun- ties on oft the board of O. O C. C Bohman Dohman Kane Ben county Cameron Camron Camron Cam Cam- ron eron Jr Garfield county J J. J W. W Robinson Piute county Dr P. P L. L Holman Sanpete county John fiend Redd C Carbon county John P. P Fuler Ful- Ful er Iron county count Ellis J. J Pickett Washington count county Geo Oeo M. M Hunt Wayne ne county Several suggestions were made for or naming the organization but tho the matter was finally left to the board of directors for a final decision Upon request Mr 11 Bigelo briefly and impressively on scenery and road rOld conditions in southern Utah and northern a subject which he lie has studied and written about extensively After adjournment the board of ot directors held a meeting in which Mr Cameron was unanimously elected secretary land and treasurer Directors Pickett of Washington county and Fuller of Iron county were appointed a committee to work out constitution and by lags for the association and to submit their draft in the next meeting of ot the directors to be held Saturday September 20 in Cedar City Directors Directors Directors tors Holman and Robinson were appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed a committee to suggest a budget large huge eno enough enoh h to appoint a salaried f ld n ou U le IU secretary 1 1 L ly and Una to 10 lO defray de defray de- de ae- ae fra fray expenses of an any advertising publicity and other useful work Each director was requested to suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest a a. name for the new association BO a a. final decision may be reached In the next directors meeting A publicity committee was ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to consist of J. J L L. L Asbury of ot the Richfield Reaper Alex H. H Rollo Hollo of the Iron County Record WV W. W W. W Mitchell of tho the Parowan Times John Stauffer of or the Washington County News Rose Hamblin of or the Kane County Standard W. W Saunders ers rs of the two Beaver county papers Eleanora Peters of the Garfield Count County News Eva B B. B Swanson oC of the Pinto Piute County News W. W H. H Cherry of the Salina Sun and Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun- Gun nison Valley William H H. H Peterson Peterson Peter Peterson son of or the anti M-anti Messenger Burk McArthur l of the Mt l Pleasant Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid amid Roscoe Cox of the Ephraim Enterprise Robert Crockett Jr of the time Price Sun and William Iglehart of the Price News As stated above the next meeting will be held September 20 in Cedar City The rhe directors agreed to meet there in the tho El Escalante hotel at S o'clock in the evening of day |