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Show I JESS RICHARDS ASSUMES WORK New C. of C. Secretary Takes Position Given Up By Stilwell Jean s. Richards, secretary of the Oicden Livestock show, elected unanimously unani-mously to succeed O. J Stilwell as secretary of the Ocden c hamber of rommtrr" assumed hie new duties to; day Mr. Richards was named seen- i tary of tho chamber of commerce Thursday after ten explications had boen considered for the position Sccrctar' 6. J. Stilwell. h retires as secretary of the organization has i.i-i-m ai filiated wit h Ihe chamber as secretary since 1912. He leaves to nc- pt a position tendered to him by the Ogdcn State bank. Etc 1 1 to b the head of the new trust department which will be opened by the bank shortly. Eighteen years ago Mr Richards nay a student at the Ogden High school. Mr. Stilwell at that time -nu--an instructor In tho commercial department de-partment and Mr. Richards' teacher. HOLDS LIVESTOCK INTERESTS Mr. Richards Is the son of .Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Richards, formerly of Og-den Og-den but now of Suit Like. During hl I period of president of the Banno k I county farm bureau in 1017 Mr. Rich-I Rich-I ards increased the mempershlp to !) I of the largest in the atate of Idaho In I 30 days. During hl9 connection with I this organization Mr. Richards cured I the passiige of and the signature of I Governor Moses Alexander, in 50 mln-I mln-I utes to a bill appropriating $12,000 for I the Golden Spike celebration in Og-I Og-I den. He is at present munagvr of the I Richards Livestock company, a posl-I posl-I Hon he has held since 1910 The I company raises pure bred hogs w hich I have won more than 300 ribbons at I stock shows In VarlOUl waits of the I west during the pasl ear. I Mr. Richards was secretary of Ihe I ogden LlveetOCk shows of 1121 and I 1922 and also held the position of vlrr-I vlrr-I president of the Western Royal Live-I Live-I slock show at Spokane. Wash. I TO M UvJ ROM I. IJJ.RI . I Mr Richards stated today that he I would Immediately sell his livestock I interests and make Ogdcn his future I home. I "My policy will be to get the lmmc-I lmmc-I dlate approval of the directors of the I lumbcr of commerce to Increase the I membership of the organisation," said I Secretary' Richards today. "I would I like to see tho chamber of commerce I l)n? leading I"Imiv nun.-. i.rpni,,: i-I i-I tlon of the city. Luncheons, in my I opinion, should be held at least once a month by the members of the chain -I ler of commerce to knit a closer re-I re-I latlpnshlp between the members and I the'dlrectors and officers. "I also plan to obtain the support H of the chamber In obtaining new B members for tho organisation from B farmers of Wobcr county. My Intcr-B Intcr-B est! In Idaho will be immediately dis-B dis-B posed of and l will make Ogdcn my home permanently." H oo NEW SECRETARY Bg I bHbW? sflBsHHH JESSE S. RICH RIs PAST SECRETARY O. J. STILWELL |