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Show Development of Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain States Object to Organization Or-ganization Formed. i Special 7 dspatch. SAL- I AFT. Nov 4. Oeorge S. Glen of Ogden was elected president of The Intermountain Development league at in first organization meeting meet-ing held in this citv today. Other 01-flcer; 01-flcer; are L. B. Hampton, president of tho Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, flrit vice president; J F. Men-denhad Men-denhad of Springvllle. Utah, second vice president; F C. McOowan. pre Ident of the Pdcatellp Chamber of Uommerce third vice president- V.c-ward V.c-ward S. Hinc)K-v, secretary of the Provo Chamber of Commerce, secretary, secre-tary, and J. S. Eairly, secretary 01 ihe Utah Manufacturers' association, trfa-urer; (. F. Arney, Jr., director i OBJECTS VXD -IMS. Hearty co-operation in the prbposeu work of tho Intermountain Develop-nienl Develop-nienl league for tho development ot the resources of Hie entire intermountain inter-mountain country was promised jy rpeikr-rs representing commercial or- ganlzations of various Utah and Idarioj cities at the first or?iinlzarlun mee:-, ing of the league held at the chain-' ber of commerce. The alms and objects of tho leftguis' were set forth in thei opening r marks of Gar rat I S. Wilkin chairman of the temporary executive committee com-mittee of the organization, who welcomed wel-comed the delegates from the chambers cham-bers of commerce and commercial clubs The program included ad-' drejses by Fd. s. Hinckley, secretary of the provo Chamber of Commerce, and Fred C Taylpr, president of tlioi Ogden Chamber of Commerce, wJio spoke respectively on "The Iaj,-uo and the Small. -r Community Cham-! heir.' and "The League and iiir Larger Community Chambers." Otlifis who addiesrol (). meetintr I were. President L B Hampton of the I Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, I Secretary McMasters of the Mario j Falls. Ida . Chamber of Commerce, I S. C. McGOIVan Of the T'ocateiio I Chamber of Copxmerrn and George j.. Bowe:i. president, of lhe Logan Cba.ni-1 i ber of Com merce. M'W INDUSTRJ L I It Mr. Hinckley declared I tab lo be at the dawning of a new Industrial I era of development, when Ut ihns in I genera, Including the descendants of the pioneers who wanted Utah for ! t he m!el vea, had come lo a realisation i that development mut come and the 1 Rtnlo. grow In proportion lo its won-, derful resources: He prophesied that Utah would onr day become the 1 country's richest statu, and declared j Provo read;,' to cot behind Salt LaKe In the development of the larger city on the theory that what helps Salt Lake will help Provo. Mr. Taylor declared fhat the -e- velopment league was certain to prove of vast benefit to tho Intcrmduntaiu I section If the people were ready to, (Continued on Page Two) GEORGE i GLEN HEADS LEAGUE (Continued from page One) respond to the opportunities afforded He. too. held that Salt Lake and (gden would bo the direct beneficiaries bene-ficiaries of any development of tne smaller cities, towns and agricultural nnA 1 1 efut r.r-lf HnvlM laatlAiu Fa pledged the efforts and entire Rupport of the egden chamber of commerce to the movement LEAGUE WORK XEEDHD. Mr. Hampton wa3 emphatic. In his declaration that tho league must ao something In a practical way to benefit the Intormountaln country and Its people. He Raid It must lenei a material helping hand by helping to form organizations that would lend financial assistance to the agriculturist agricul-turist and livestock growers He told of a survey being conducted by the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce to aid thei canning Industry and Interest capital In forming more canning industries in-dustries to save Utah fruit from waste. Hog raisinK and dairying were held forth us industries to be assisted financially hy providing the farmer with money to purchase hogs ana dairy hords. Ho said that the local chamber of commerce proposes to assist in such finalising and that it was behind all movements to help In the growth of other communities than Salt Lake. CO-ORDINATION URGED. Mr McQowan suggested co-ordination by the development teasm witnl the newly organized southern Idaho I and northern Utah chamber of commerce com-merce to take up the solution of the' bigger problems confronting these sections. Mr. BdoMatthews told of the difficulties experienced by farmers of the Snake River valley In securing funds to tide them over periods of financial Kress, and emphasized the need of lower frolpht rates for southern Idaho Mr. Bowen said that the leaguei and everyone In tho lnter-mountaln lnter-mountaln country should assist in helping to build up tho California markets as tho logical market for intormountaln products. He pointed with pride to the dairy industry of the Cache valley, and told of the good work being done by Ogden milling Interests to help tho valley farmers in gr.i In-raising and marketing. At tho afternoon session of the league delegates' questions pertaining to maintenance of ;he Prlce-Duchcsnu highway over Indian pass during ttti winter months was discussed ana pledges given for the league to in-, tercst Itself in securing funds to keep! the road clear. President Glen has ; appointed committees on finance and i publicity and also an executive com-. mlltee. LIFT OF COMMITTEES. The committees were announced a.-r follows: Executive George S. Glen, chairman. chair-man. Ed. S. Hinckley, secretary; L. B. Hampton, J F Blendenhall, P ( McGowan, G. S. Welkin and Ured it Taylor Finance G. S Wilkin, chairman; H. B. Shephard. Idaho Falls; Qeorgfl Skldmore, Logan: J. H Parker, Ogden. and Val H"vt, Provo. Publicity Fred"J? Taylor chairman. chair-man. E O. Robinson, Logan; O J. Read, Idaho Falls C. A. Wrlgh. Ogden; I Sander Vernal; Nicholas I lilt, Pocatello; Harry 8. Anderson, I Salt Lake. THOSI AT MEETING. Among those present today vrre: William Anderson, secretary Vernal Commercial club. H L. Pra't. prpy-1 blent Price chamber of Commerce; J. F. Mendenhall, president Spring-vllle Spring-vllle Chamber of Commerce; Ed. S.I Hinckley, secretary Provo Chamber of Commerce Fred G. Tayll r president pres-ident Ogden Chamber of Commerce; George Glen. Ogden; Jesse, s. Rlcn-ards, Rlcn-ards, secretary Ogden Chamber of Commerce; L. B Hampton, president Salt Lako Chamber of Commerce; George B. Bowen. president T.n-an Chamber of Commerce; F A. MoMas-ters. MoMas-ters. secretary Idaho Falls Cliamn?r "f Commerce, and president, of in' Southern Idaho and Northern Utan Chamber of Commerce; F. C McGowan, Mc-Gowan, president Pocatello Chamber of, Commerce; J. fW Jones, pr . ISntre Nona club, Gunnison II W. Beal, secretary Richfield Chamber of Commerce. G. S. Wilkin, president Utah Manufacturers association; J. S. Early, secretary Utah Manufacturers Manufactur-ers association; C, E. Arne Ji director Intermountain Development league; P. P. Thomas, Spanish Folk oo |