The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-07
BOOSTER CONVENTION
IS HELD IN PROVO
Utah County Development
Association Meets 10 Adver-
tise Regions Resources.
THURBER IS PRESIDENT
Governor Spry Attends and
Suggests Steel Mill for
the County.
THURBER IS PRESIDENT

Special 70 The Tribune.
PROVO. Dec 6.-The Utah County De
Velopmcnt convention held here today ia
the Provo Commercial club rooms wss
point. and IL has been predicted chat
the movement set afoot through the
organization perfected today. VIII do more
for Utah county than any effort hereto
fore made by the boosters OF this valley.
The convention was called TO order by
Temporary Chairman Joseph r Farrcr
Al l1.2o this morning, and the first busi-
ness transacted was the election OF j.
David Larson OF Provo as secretary. Mir.
Farrcr. in taking the chair. referred 70
the motto on the wall AT the head, "A
United Utah County-Boost. and said
that this was the best county in the state
in natural resources, and urged he men
present to get together and make Il
bigger and better" Il trust" said Chair
man Farrer, that the organization per
fectcd here today will be the means OF
developing this county and state more
In the next five years than In any ten
years Of its history
Mayor Welcomes Delegates,
W. II. Ray. msyor OF Provo, in a Few
we'll chosen words welcomed The dele =
gates TO the city. In part Mayor Ray
said
THE Industrial development Of this
great valley is in its infancy, and the
country, as a whole is practically un-
developed. There arc great problems 10
be solved and great schemes 10 be worked
out. and all OF this must be done by
public spirited citizens, who are willing
to donate their time and sacrifice their
best efforts for the good OF the general
public.
This work will fall on such men as
you. To the men that do this work,
can heartily say that there is nothing
too good for them in our city.
r. Il. Irvine. Jr.. president OF the Provo
Commercial club, was the next speaker.
and he congratulated the convention on
It's representative membership. and a gain
welcomed the delegates. Mr. Irvine said
further that this was the only original
Garden OF Eden" and hoped that the
organization would result In "a better
and larger Utah,
Hon. William NJ. Roylance was here In
troduced, and he gave talk on get TO-
gethcr and why
The speaker said he was born In Utah
county and had lived here nearly all his
lie. and tell YOU" said ne, I'm making
a trip through the county n few days ago,
saw resources here that / did not know
before existed.
First Of ALL" said Mr Roylance. we
are interested in the state of Utah. and
second, Ia the county OF Utah and It's
development.
Committees Are Named.
After naming the committees the con-
Vention adjourned until p. IN. The com
mittee on permanent organization and
order OF business consists of one mem
Der from each town, follows: J, NJ.
Kirkham. Lehi, Alma Greenwood. Ameri-
can Fork A. l.. Cooper. Pleasant Grove
+, r Irvine. Jr;. Provo; John smith
Sprinevile; &. f. Allen, Maple ton; F.
NJ. Smell. Spanish Fork r f Tolhurst.
Psyson; Willard Smith. Santaquln; Theo-
dore Farley Provo Bench; r. w. Brere-
ton. To represent Pleasant View; George
Y. Myers, Highland w G. Albertson,
Elberta; E.rastus Hanson Palmyra
The committee on resolutions and by
laws. also one from each city and town
represented, was named as follows $.
w Ross, Jehl; ]. II. Storrs, American
Fork: Thomas Adamson, Pleasant Grove; /;
W. H. RAY, Provo; L. p. Deal: Spring
ville Chris Houtz. Mapleton; j. Preston
Greer Spanish Fork Molvin Wilson, Pay
son: y. s. Halliday, Santaqun: Perry A,
Thomas, Leland Herman Vomer, Avn-
taquin: William NJ Roylance. to repre-
sent Pleasant View. Mark kartchner.
Provo Bench.
Organization Committee Reports
ON convepiug IN the afternoon the
committee on organization and order Of
business reported and suggested the fol-
Of