The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-26
GRAHAM RESIGNS ii
ASSISTANT sECREIII||
Development League oR.
Becomes Member Of c.,
esning Board.
HAS OTHER BlJs,n,r.
Made Trip to Uintah B.,
and Saw Wonderful
Farming Land.
HAS OTHER BUsINr,

Fred c. Graham, for the past g.,
months assistant secretary Of u.
Development league, presented i.
ignation, to take effect Angus,
the board of governors yesterd,, y
noon. Mr.. Graham stated that q g
son was that he wished to deyos.
time TO his growing lyceum bure,,
his other musical interests, IT
Members of the board Of oov..
present expressed their regret a,5
mediately requested him to bs,nr.
member of the board OF governs,
fill the vacancy left by the rssis.,.
of Joseph L, Caine, the former
tary. Mr.. Graham accepted and
formed the board that it wouJd !.
great pleasure for him to act IN
capacity.
Before becoming assistant seer,
of the Development league, M
ham was at the head of the Comus,
club publicity bureau. His abIa ana
ficient work there was followed by
greater success in his new field. nm
his incumbency he has made manv
around the state, forming a vide
qualntance among the prominent
zens OF practically every comm
and has won many organizations "a
ranks of the league. In COMPANY
Vice President J. W, McHenry be
trip through Uintsh basin last =
and enrolled several more civic on
cations. His venture in establish
lyceum bureau here has met wifi
| siderable success and for this h
Mr.. Graham feels that he must a
| SO much time to it that he would
to neglect his duties as assistant :
tary of the league If he remained.
The board announced that thB 4
tion Of assistant secretary would b;
open for the present. Each nd
| pledged himself to look after The
ness of the league in his terEitor5:
retary Farrell will handle the d
spondence and such other duties
come to the Salt Lake office.
Tells of Basin.
The other important feature oi
session yesterday was the report
Vice President McHenry on the ID
Uintnh basin. Mr.. McElcnry Bnuol
that the Development league wcul
filiate with the Commercial club
Provo, Salt Lake and Ogden, in.
ducting an excursion to the Ul
county fair, which will be held
Duchesne September 49, l9 and 20
Mr.. McHenry reported that The
dents of the basin, acknowledged
the richest territory in the state.
anxious 10 have the business me
Utah come to see what they had
fer. He said that the sentiment
at the present time was IN favor q
Lake. but that there is grave q
it may turn toward Denver. lie
| that be saw a letter written 10
Collett, a prominent citizen OF =
velt, in which an inquiry was MAD
| Denver parties as to what pom
would be necessary for railroad
Denver to reach to tap the veal
the basin. Mr.. McHenry declared
there was much to fear in this al'|
because there seemed to be Syl'
tic campaign in the Colorado cap1
get into Uintah basin. He expEsl
belief that If Denver got There
of Salt Lake that the wealthy ts
~ would be lost to this city. SAD
McHenry:
There never was a more opporu
| time for Salt Lake people 70
operate with the people. of pln
basin. They are ready and annou,
| develop their wonderful resoul'
| What they need and wam are
tiers and Transportation. II tney
the transportation the people ny
surely follow, because the opP'
mites are so great
| ] saw hay In stacks there tns.
been standing for one, two ana ta
| years. untouched They na'e
market for IT, And here We are y
ing out OF the state at an enolp,
| expense to buy hay and catue,
right here within our own polas1s
q land that could produce 1aF =
| than wa could use,