The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
STATE PRESS IS
GETTING IN LINE
Country Newspapers to Give
Their Aid TO Utah De-
yelOpment League.
FIRST OF A SERIES OF
ARTICLES Is SENT OUT
Co-0peratiOn of the Two Or
ganizatiOns Gives Promise
of Big Results.

Shortly after the organization OF the
Utah Development league, the Utah
Press association, through committee,
offered TO assist the league in the work
of publicity, To better bring about
q cooperation Of the league and asso'
citation, a Joint committee was formed
This committee meets from time to
time. A few weeks ago the joint com
mittee decided to cause to be printed
broadcast over the state series
of articles on Utah IS resources and
the work cut out for the develop
ment league. The first of these articles
was prepared and has been sent to all
the newspapers Of the state, The ar
ticle, which deals with the purposes of
the development league, follows In
part:
Utah's development, which for many
years has been left to chance or TO the
Individual and, 10 a large extent unaidcd
enterprise OF the individual, is now being
forwarded by statewide organization
known as the Utah Development league;
Although this organization was formed
less than six months ago. the effect OF
its work is already being felt In many
after It's constitution and bylaws were
adopted it is probable that more enect-
tive work toward inducing settlers TO
take advantage OF the agricultural oppor-
tunItles of the state was done than had
been accomplished through concerted ef-
forts for tho last ten years
Purpose of Organization.
The real purposes of this organization.
as set forth in the constitution and by
laws adopted February Is, are ITO pro-
mote the commercial and economic vel
fare of Utah, TO encourage the culti-
walton OF the soil. the development OF Its
natural resources. immigration. the in
vestment OF capital, the location OF manu-
enterprises as Will advance the material
welfare OF the state" 1t was the realiza-
ton of the fact that Utah has some
100000 acres OF !and now open Ior
that the Increase in population OF this
state during the last ten years was under
3*a per cent, that led to the organizao g
with a statewide scope the. work OF the
Commercial club publicity bureau which
was organized in April. 1910.
The plan of operation OF the Utah De-
velopnent league. although limited by a
lack of sufficient funds at present is
simply to afford proper means for fur
nishlng reliable and accurate intoIma- IA
yestors. through the cooperation of the
commercial organizations in every town
and city of Utah, and at the present time
there are about sixty organizations ar
iliated with tho league.
How Control Is Vested.
The control Of the league is vested in
2 board OF fifteen governors and an eX-
ecutive committee OF FIVE members OF
this board. and the bylaws Of the organ
ization provide that convention shall
ne held each year, with the provision
that the annual convention shall not be
held in any one city or town in the state
oftener than once In FIVE years. This
years convention Will be held at Nephi
at date 10 be fixed later, with a View
of anordIng delegates an opportunity TO
witness dry farming operations under the
most favorable conditions.
The first activity OF the Utah Devel-
cpment league was 10 provide for an eN-
hibit OF Utahs agricultural and manu-"
featuring resources at the Pacific Lands
and Products exposition at Los Angeles
in March. This exhibit was one OF the
hest ever sent out OF Utah, and the in
vestment OF S40o on the part OF the Utah
duced direct results In bringing settlers
20 this state that were far beyond the
expectations OF even the most optimistic.
Aside from this land show practically all
of the outside advertising OF Utah's re-
sources has been done through the Com
inercial club publicity bureau OF Salt Lake
City, which has spent between $4,000
and $4,000 during the last twelve months.
The Utah Development league receives a
largo proportion OF the benent OF this ad-
vertisIng inasmuch as the policy of the
Salt Lake Commercial club organization
has been to eXpend most OF its funds for
the development of the state of Utah
velopment Of the state AT large Salt Lake
will be henedted directly.