Show N 4 A IN don B colton DON B COLTON born in juab county september 15 1876 moved to vernal 1879 with first settlers educated in the elementary schools and uintah academy of vernal was graduated from the commercial department part ment of the B Y U of provo in 1895 and in the normal department in 1901 from 1901 to 1903 he was principal of the uintah academy was elected to the state legislature 7 in 1903 was graduated from the university of michigan ann arbor in 1905 was receiver for the U S land office at vernal from 1905 to 1913 was a member ember of the state senate in besides practicing law he be has bag been actively engaged in farming and stock raising ile he was as elected to the and congresses by increasing majorities accomplishments upon entering congress he threw his big whole energy into the solving of western problems after the passage N of the emergency tariff act he gave close attention to reclamation of arid and lands and assisted in gathering data which will make possible the echo and cache units of the salt lake basin project and has gathered material showing the feasibility of two other reclamation projects in utah ile he has been especially interested in the conservation and storage of the waters of utah mr colton has worked for measures for the regulation and control of grazing on public lands which has been and will be so advantageous to stock growers of this state ile he has actively participated in drafting legislation which resulted in federal aid for public roads introduced the bill drawn by the attorney generals office and the state land department for the perfecting of the states title to state school lands and conducted the hearings on the bill before the public lands committee which law when enacted will do so much for the schools of utah ile he has assisted in the forming of farm legislation and has actively supported the farm bureau program he is the author of a number of laws for the benefit of the settlers upon the public domain and has also assisted in important import ani mining legislation committee appointments ranking member public land committee member of mines and mining committee member of roads committee cittee and chairman of election committee |