Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-21
TELLS OF WANTS
Of EASTERN UTAH
representative John N. Davis Of
Uintah County Gives
Out Interview.
ASKS FOR A $4,000 BRIDGE
Al, Branch Experiment Station
ricctcd ON Local Option Fiat
form and FaVors Prohibition.

..vbat Eastern Utah Wants" Is
,,r.,ruuy set forth by John n. Davis
..ar.sentativo IN tho lower house
,.ar, Iuntah county. I'm an interview
T.. recent issue NJ the Nernal hx-
..s Mr.. Davis takes the ground That
~ lime has arrived when eastern
,,,sb should be recognized In her plea
,,r money for bridges, etc. He also
..orfs a branch experiment station es-
,,bushed In Uintah or Wasatch coun-
md believes in closing the saloons.
a., Davls ably represented his section
~ me legislature two years ago, ana
became known as man OF goou
Judgement. keen insight into matters
sggrfing the welfare OF the state, ana
ss broad minded man who was TO
~ t,rnd battling for what he be-
Ucyed TO be right. The interview iol-
"Iohn n. Davis. representative in
,b. legislature from Uintah county
r.iu Introduce a bill this winter ask
ms for an appropriation OF not less
nan $4,000 for the construction on
~ bridge over Green river at AL
bandra. The state has made but
smaU appropriations for Uintah couu-
IN and the people believe IL is ABOUT
limo for recognition. Last year an
..',''rr,nriation of $4,000 was made
ar bridges across streams I'm Uintah
ara Wasatch. on the reservation.
More than that we have received but
uttis from the state. The county rs
-inidlv growing and the taxes are
increasing all tho while, Bishop Davis
had a conference recently with Cap
lain Cooley of the Uintah Railway
company, asking that they cooperate
IN ne proposition and Captain Cooley
promised 10 take the matter mp WIN
H. 81. Louis officials. At present the
road l. "a toll road and the state would
moi be likely TO make an appropriation
for a bridge under such conditions.
M h useless TO go into detail regard
inc the great need Of a bridge across
mo Green river, or to call attention
to The vast amount of travel and the
delav ia transporting freight across
during the bad weather, for IL is an
TOO wen known.
"Bishop Davis will introdue other
bills during the winter all Of when
will be OF more or less Importance 20
the people OF the country. He left
here yesterday morning for Salt Lake
10 be ready 10 take mp his duties
when the session begins January II.
Before leaving he submitted 20 an in
tcryiew. IN which nc partially outlin-
ed his work.
WANTS BRANCH STATION
aside from introducing the bill for
am appropriation Of money for the
construction Of a bridge across Green
river. / shall Introduce other hills and
advocate the passage OF bills which
will be Of benefit, not only 10 the
county. but 10 the whole state. We
want an experiment station some
whore In the basin. I shall ask for
the cooperation OF the officials Of the
Agricultural College and especially OF
Professors Hogansen and Calne, VINO
were here recently and who we're
greatly impressed with this section
Of the state. 1 shall ask them all 10
80 before the proper committee ana
boost for such a station. II the sta
ton Is established II Is the opinion
Of many with whom i have talked
that IL should DO located somewhere
near the line OF Uintah and Wasatch
counties Some have suggested that
Roosevelt would be good place,
while others think II should be locat-
cd here in the valley perhaps In the
neigh borhood of the Upper canal.
where tests OF dry farming and irri-
gated farming both could be made
WOULD REDUCE POLL TAX.
u shall also Introduce bin provld-
ing for the placing Of tho payment Of
p0ll taxes on a cash basis I favor a
reduction from SO 10 s.. ] introduced
similar bill last year and IL passed
both houses but was vetoed by the
governor on "a mere tochnicality. The
bin as passed exempted no property
There should be- a cRngc in the
statutes ina fact fhcro should bc many
changes and they no doubt will come
in time. But there should be one change
az least during this present session