The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-12-09
UTAH NEWS REVIEW

Eleven thousand pieces of literature
dvertIsing Ogden were distributed by
ecretary o. ]. Stilwell OF the Ogden
hamber OF commerce.
The Utah legislature when IL con-
enes in 1923 will be asked to make
n appropriation of $1,000 for the pur.
lose of aiding shippers OF the state
n their contest against the railways
or the abrogation OF the long and
hort haul clause of the transportation
aw.
Evening schools for foreigners un.
lbie to speak the English language
have been and are being established
IN eighteen OF the states forty dis |
tricts. including Granite. Murray. Jor |
dan, Utah. Tintic. Willard. Beaver
Emery, Carbon. wasatch. North Sum. |
nit, Park City. Morgan, Davis. Weber |
Box Elder. Ogden and Salt Lake.
Shipment Of goosberry bushes from
the New York agricultural experiment
station out to Utah In violation of the
quarantine, both federal and state
against such Shipments In view that
the white pine blister prevails In that
section of the country, have been con-
flscated by the state crops Inspector,
]. d. Webb.
One third Of the taxes Of Cache
county remain unpaid. amounting to
more than 100000. Most of the delin-
quents are among farmers, who have
been unable to pay because of so many
crop failures, together with the decline
in prices and the general depression
The total assessment Of the county was
S936,0O0.
An addition of $4,000 gallons OF
water day Is made to Salt Lakes
water supply by deal of the city
water department that was approved
by the city commission. The acqulsi.
ton is water of the Walker ditch, and
Is the last water that will be available
to the city from Big Cottonwood can
yon.
TIE department of Utah, American
legion, is sending out letters to every
post in the state calling attention tC
the annual Christmas seal sale Of the
Utah Public Health association ant
urging that legion members through
out the state give support to the state
health organization in its work.
Huntington has opened up munic
ipal coal mine under q government
regulation that municipality may sc
sure a tract of three hundred an
twenty acres of land at no cost, pro
viding the coal mined therefrom is sol
to its citizens at the actual cost of tn
operations. 1t is expected by thos
behind the movement that the coal wi
be less than $500 ton at the mine.
j About three miles west of Mosid
on Utah lake. there has been opene
up recently deposit Of what its dir
coverers claim is mineral soap. I'll
clay resembles in appearance a soal
Besides the principal elements Of alum
mum and silica, the diatomaceous mi
terial contains phosphate, magnes
and potash. The deposit covers O
area of approximately 100 acres.
At a recent meeting Of the rabh
drive committee of Boxelder coun
and representatives of the railroi
companies, held in the Commercl
club, special rates to the rabbit d
tricts in the county were discusse
8 The offer of one and one-third fa
8 seemed unreasonable to the commit
and was rejected.
Seventy-five farmers from Ju
y county will make an inspection tour
e the principal poultry farms of Ut
county. During next year spec
g poultry project will be conducted
+ this county by j. p. WEIGH, county
u ricultural agent. In the project, Pc
try raisers will be taught how to fe
and care for baby chicks. Gull
flocks and feed for winter eggs.
n The decapitated body Of lemuel
4. cox. Waterman at the Cashian mine,
.he lower end of Lasal canyon, II
is miles east Of Moab, and six m
!! across the line in Colorado, was fo'
~ In the clubhouse concealed un
.. grain and burlap sacks, according
eo reports reaching here. The head OF
W dead man has not been found.
-, The construction of the Lucin
~ off across the upper end OF Great
lake has resulted in the reduction
. the area of the salt lake and prod
. fresh water lake, now said to be
~ largest body Of fresh water within