Show uintah basin champions to play in grand junction Tour tournament namen t at a special meeting called by president christy anderson thursday february 21 the board members appropriated the sum of two hundred dollars to defray the expenses of the R C C basketball team on a trip to grand junction colorado to compete in the tournament held there during the first part of 0 march an answer to a letter ot of the club written by secretary protesting to the mountain states telephone telegraph company da an the way the names of local sub beis to their com L panli were entered in the new telephone directory was read wherein the utah manager orson J hyde explained that it was an error and same would be corrected in the issue 0 of the directory the following la Is a letter from county representative B L dart reporting on legislation pertaining to our basin alfalfa experiment station mr john E secretary roosevelt commercial club roosevelt utah my dear mr replying to your letter ot of the ath in ins la it which you write me regarding the provision made in tho annual budget to carry on the work 0 the experimental farm near fort duchesne we have not been idle or derelict in this matter I 1 have taken matters up with mr air hacking of uintah county and mr dillman anti and we are working for an increase in this appropriation we feel that the of this experimental farn farm Is vital to our interests in easten easterie Easte rii utah and the alfalfa industry in the state of utah as a whole neither do we feel that the amount we ask for is LI ill out of pr proportion apor nor do we consider it adequate however the revenue of the state we feel is not sufficient to I 1 ilow illow an increased inci inc eased leased appropriation yet ret at the same time that appropriation Is within keeping of our proportion of the annual revenue and should be granted an and d every effort will be put forth to have the he amount increased to the original asked for in the budget it be well for the commercial clubs of roosevelt vernal and lly aly toil loa and duchesne Du chesno to prepare a petition addressed to the legislature ot of the state of utah asking that this appropriation be granted as a ask hy by the department I 1 would advice immediate action in the matter as it will only be a short time until the bill is brought to the house for final fial nal vote with sincere wishes I 1 remain deiy truly yours B L DART representative the standard Stan daid believes that action should be taken at once by the lions club of vernal club of lapoint and duchesne clubs so that this farm shall not inot be disturbed by our present legislators time Is limited and action must be taken at once |