The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-10

extent of all other good citizens in
the enforcement of rights under the
law, and to no greater degree. are
Interested. The territorial treasury
should not be required to paw the
costs in civil causes in litigation be-
, tween individuals; but the courts
must be open to, and the channels
OF justice as free to the poor man as
10 the rich. A jury fee of say 50
should be required in every civil
case filed. Provision empowering
the court to require money de.
post to cover probable costs in or
binary cases should be made. If; in
opinion of the judge, or in his alb
sence the clerk, justice is denied by
requiring deposits from either or
both sides, then a bond with proper
surety should be substituted there
for, when it is shown on oath that
such is the case; the collection of
costs to be by rule or execution
upon motion CT either side, or by the
district attorney in behalf of the
territory, and all amounts so col
lected paid into the treasury to the
credit of the jury fund. In order
that Justice may in no instance be
denied, where a person is without
money or friends willing to serve
him as surety, the court shall be
authorized to allow such party to
proceed in lorna pGupeTiS, and
costs in such cases should be paid
out of the treasury.
Witnesses in the class of cases
last referred to should be compelled
to obey the subpoena and paid for
their attendance by the territory.
Provision should also be made for
the payment of all fees Justly
chargeable against the Territory.
which are or may become due to Of
fcers of the different courts of the
Territory.
HOUSE OF REFUGE.
The reform Of convicts, as well as
their punishment, should always
enter into legislation for the GRIM
inal class.
This should govern with reference
to youthful offenders. Boys and
girls of tender years should never
be confined in the penitentiary with
hardened criminals. Such incarce-
alton tends to their debasement, if
not to their destruction and sften-
times disgrace, which years of up
right life does not eradicate.
The establishment of house of
correction, and which may be
joined with house of refuge, to
which courts in their discretion may
send minors convicted of crime,
which, as the law now provides,
must be confined in the penitentia-
~, is recommended.
INSANE ASYLUM.
The work of erecting one section
of an asylum for the insane, under
the provision of an act of the last
Legislature, is in progress. Under
the efficient management of the
persons named in the act, all has
been accomplished that care and
economy permitted. Provo City
was the place of location. The 1e-
port of the board of directors adj
vising you in detail Of the work Will
be laid before you.
IEhh1IOhlAL LlbhAR4s
The neglected condition of the
Territorial Library is deplorable
1t is practically useless for the pur-
poses intended by Congress, or for
any other purpose. There is in the
collection the basis Of creditable
library. Such action by you is
recommended as will allow the Ii
brarian to add to its capacity and
volumes, andImake it the repository
Of all books that from year to
year are received by the different
officers of the Territory.
STATISTICS.
There is imperative need for a
statistical bureau. The lack of au-
thentic information Of the re-
sources and products of the Terri
tory is daily felt by the agricultural,
manufacturing, mining and mercan-
tile interests. The act of February
20, 1874, provided for such bureau
in connection with, and under the
direction of the Deseret Agricul-
tural and Manufacturing Society.
For want Of appropriations it is in
operative. Legislation that will
constitute this an independant Office,
with greater scope of inquiry, and
facilities than is now provided, and
an appropriation that will enable
the officer in charge to group and
publish reliable information, is
warmly commended for considera-
ton.
POPULATION AND INDUSTRIES.
The population of Utah, as shown
by the United States census of 1880,
is 143,963, an increase during the
last decade OF SLIT. Our pOpula-
ton may reasonably be estimated to
be 10000.
From the census reports in part,
and from statistical information for
which am indebted to o. J. Hol-
lister, Esq, / am enabled to give the
leading features of the agricultural,
mining. manufacturing and herling
interests in which the people as a
rule are engaged.
AGRICULTURE.
The reports of 1880, which give
complete the crops Of wheat, rye,
oats, Indian corn and barley, for the
year 1879, are as follows:
o... Rye. x...4.
is Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres Bushels