Show SENATOR PETERSON IS FARMERS FRIEND salt lake city Febu y 16 senator wendall peterson Pc torson of perron ferron representing emery grand and san juan counties in the upper house hous of the legi legislator stator is doing his bit to see sec that the farmer and his business of producing the essentials of life are given consideration in keeping the senator from the wonderland section of the state which has to depend primarily upon farming and stock raising for the prosperity of its people because they cant live f w r 01 u A 71 ar I 1 WENDALL PETERSON on the most wonderful scenery in the world is not a frequent speaker in the upper house but when he does talk on a measure he goes straight to the meat of it and leaves no one guessing as to td what he thinks about it ile he has established an enviable re pation for independence of thought and action and his viewpoint is listened to when he obtained recognition of the president to express himself in debate on a pending bill or amendment mr peterson is a consistent supporter and voter for measures designed to advance the best interest of the agricultural industry and the welfare of the people in general ile he is an equally consistent opponent and oter against anything that he in ilia his judgment feels would be de teri mental to these interests recent appointment of a senate sifting committee by the ills ni adent of the upper appe r house drew fron from S senator peterson a prompt expression of disappointment and concern because the agricultural counties of the state were not given mote moie representation on this important body senator holmes of box elder is the only agricultural county representative on the committee and there are before the legislature more than Conti continued nuee on page 4 SENATOR PETERSON continued from page 1 a score scare of important bills on agrical tuie and livestock which have not been acted upon and must musi run the gauntlet of this body of executioners execution ers that always wield the axe ruthless sly in the closing days of a session senator feterson tok to tn k a leading part in opposing passage by the senate of the direct primary bill lie he branded it as being sponsored by a group in the baity and not a party measure at all ile he gave this group all the credit which might accrue from the measure but warned that they would have to shoulder responsibility for the thing the southeastern utah senator also took a leading part in i the hectic fight monday over the nelson bill to establish a state police department lie ile was opposed to the measure particularly ticul arly on the ground that it called for a centralization of power that was fraught with gave danger of serious rightful exercise of local government functions |