Show A PU PUBLIC benefactor there is a man in this city to whom the residents of sevier valley ought to tender a vote of thanks for his services in bringing about the consummation of the piute diute reservoir project ile he is hon H N haves have the land commissioner who has labored for months to induce the state land board to take fao favorable rable action in the matter in the face of great odds and in spite of the opposition which lie he encountered both at home and abroad he labored unselfishly for the interests of sevier valley and is primarily responsible for an enterprise which is undoubtedly the greatest boon that has ever been accorded to this section of the state approximately will be expended on the project and this is not a drop in the ocean in comparison with what is to follow there will be a good demand for the land which comes under the irrigation project and this means a great influx of farmers the best class of citizens in the country their advent adient will bring money into this valley and this money will multiply when hen it is in inest Nested cd in farming lands what is more this money will be widely disseminated for it will reach every branch of industry in the valley and the man who may expect to reap a goodly portion of the harvest is the merchant from whom the farmer buys his supplies considering the matter from a purely selfish standpoint will be benefited by the project to a greater extent than any other community in the valley for it is centrally located and will begin to profit bv the undertaking just as aa soon as the contractors begin work on the project and yet this is the place where here mr hayes met the strongest opposition there ire are men in this town who have done everything in their power to handicap mr hayes in this laudable work business nu mt n who are arc so narrow minded and who have such regrettably jealous dispositions that they have opposed tho the move on the I 1 t 1 I g grounds round that hat they did not 0 own n is as much canial land along the proposed canal as is owned by some of the other citizens of the couy perhaps these so called burines bu bubin iines cs men ought not to be censured since their business fort fortnight ight does not extend beyond their own noses and they are unable umble to see a good thing because it is too big for their comprehension it may be that when they learn le irn that their efforts cn oits to herd off the project i ere of no avail ana that hat the resources of the an will ill be developed in spite of their knocking they will become reconciled to their fate however if they are riot not content nith beina bein loe loc red in a progressive enterprising community them the always tie the of nf ica ing in thit cite cie the alone will be the losers there is entsiel too much jealousy jei lousy anong among the business men of RiLl ifield and the sooner the learn that they are aie orill on injuring by op aci cosme ina improvements ants sivel sieh as the iiii 1111 gastion project the better it will beffi be for nil concerned A min who is so small that he can not bear the thought of seeing others succeed is a derelict and is continually ostracism m since mr hiye has succeeded in spite of this opposition since bince lie he it hib is demonstrated itce tint that he is an ibis able and conscientious public officer Ticer of and since ire he is direct il responsible for the piute diute reservoir project the most important boon that has come to sevier nalley alley it must be conceded that he is the countes coun tys greatest public benefactor there are other men in Ri richfield clifield nho ho may properly claim credit for 3 iezman coman service in the matter of inducing the land commissioners to take favorable action last saturday among these may be mentioned the members of tap th commercial club and some of the offic officers rs of the irrigation companies the club held a special meeting wednesday night and voted unanimously sly to send a delegat to the meeting vf the state land board it also decided to send a committee to the officers of the sevier valley canal company compan and urge them to take like action president jessen of the companas comp anys board of directors did not wait to consult his colleagues for it was nearly train time lie he immediately requested james B morrison to attend the meet ing As mr air jessen and mr morrison were hurrying to the depot they met three of the directors of the canal company and these informed mr jessen that they were opposed to sending a delegate and said that since they were in the majority the company would not stand the expense incurred by the delegate one of the directors opposed the move on the grounds that he did not care to further the interests of three other men who own more land along the proposed canal thin is owned by a himself it is nearly train time said mr jessen and andave awe cant wait to argue the matter if the company does not foot the bill I 1 nill aill 11 mr jessen is one of the public spirited citizens of richfield who do not have much to say whose actions speak louder than words would that we bad ha dmore more like him and fewer men who can not lay aside their own selfish interests for a few minutes in order to help their neighbors to succeed |