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Show leaders Seek lbor Camp -,che county has mi excellent nfl, of obtaining a mobile ',m labor camp for next year, 111flS wore assured today fol. "nj a meeting Monday night ilw chamber of commerce '.dli;u,rters of state and county j!,,, labor officials. lvm!Ui Roberts of Salt Lake war food administration rep. VviUiitive in charge of Utah vr camps, told the group he ojeved the county could obtain ,t mobile camp used this year ' Provo as construction of new ;:ips nearby makes its use there jhc group urged Mr. Roberts i aPP'y immediately for the ",nlp which would house about 'v Japanese or Me!fican workers, 'ounty Commissioners H.' Ray iflid'and A. H. Fuhriman said Je county would provide a site ior the cmap, culinary water and vsiver and electric power connec- The camp could be enlarged j necessary. yarm leaders stressed . that sunty farmers might not plant crops requiring extra labor next rtar unless workers were guaranteed guaran-teed The county labor commit-m commit-m headed by A. W. Chambers of Smithfield, was delegated to -"i complete all possible negotiations lor the camp, culinary water and anteed for tents and equipment until next spring when the camp will be set up, as the equipment will have to be moved next month. A resolution was passed urging J that the camp be established in Cache county and similar action rill be taken by the county labor committee. Another resolution also yas adopted urging the state labor advistory board to take steps for establishing a permanent labor camp in Utah. Competition or labor resulting from the state's new industrial developments develop-ments would make such a camp advisable for both the war and postwar periods. |