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Main Street in Milford. (Utah State Historical Society) Milford long distance users, this new circuit would "relieve the situation somewhat, by providing two direct wires to Beaver, and also will provide Minersville, Greenville, and Adamsville phone subscribers with direct service to Beaver."207 Milford was made a third class city in August 1946 with a town board president and four trustees constituting local municipal government. Town ordinances would be revised to city standards. It was anticipated this would make it easier to regulate and encourage civic improvements. 208 Milford businessmen began discussing the organization of a chamber of commerce in 1947 to help attract business and resources to the area.209 Within weeks, forty-six "progressive citizens" became charter m e m b e r s of the group and held their first meeting in the I.O.O.F. Hall in Milford. They described their objectives as follows: "To encourage active participation in all things that have to do with commercial, civic, and industrial benefit, and to cooperate with all other organizations in worthwhile endeavors for the public's welfare a n d the advancement and b e t t e r m e n t of Milford."210 Early discussions of the board of trustees included construction
