Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-19
IN GENERAL DEMENT'S OFFICE.
New Business Methods and Demo-
cratic Reform Introduced.

Shortly after his arrival, the DEMOCRAT
published an interview with U. S. Sur
veyor-General Dement,, giving his inn
preston OF Utah, its people, etc, and
touching upon his future policy in con-
nection with his office. That General
Dement, has since won the hearts of our
people by his straightforward business
methods in the conduct of his Office is no
news to the readers OF the DEMOCRAT, but
little item incidentally dropped yester-
day, in conversation between friends of
the General, and overheard by DEMO-
Graf reporter, was OF sufficient interest
to cause said reporter to HE away to the
U. s. Surveyor-General's Office on voy-
age of discovery. The substance of the
conversation alluded to was to the effect
that General Dement, had just received a
highly complimentary personal letter
from headquarters at Washington, in
which his new system of official records
and methods of reform had been COM
mended in the highest terms, and the
following sentence was quoted as being
suggestive Of its contents
~ am much pleased with the zeal, industry
and intelligence you have displayed in your
office-you are realizing my best hopes"
When our reporter called General De-
ment was found at his desk debating
letter to the General Land Office at
Washington asking for special instructions
for the Territory Of Utah in relation to
the regular appropriation.
Turning to the reporter after closing
the sentence to his secretary, he said:
"You see 1 want to get the folks
down at Washington to let us have our
own way out here. There are rulings
required for this Territory that will hardly
apply to any other section Of the Union.
Much OF the public domain of Utah is
unlike that Of any other Territory, and
rulings that work admirably elsewhere,
simply tie our hands here"
Rep.-To what do you refer?
Gen.-Oh, it's d long story, and would
require too much space in your columns
to describe it. The solution may be
given you in few "sticks," when we
reach it, and / have every confidence
that my present communication to Wash
ington will be sufficient to that end.
Rep.-You have made great improve
ments (glancing around the beautiful
room).
Gen.-I am indebted to the kindness
OF my landlord for the new paper and
paint. He had all of my offices put in
order. l think, however, we have made
some improvements in the way of doing
things.
The General then showed his new
books OF record to the reporter, and ex-
planned them infinitely as he went along
you discover" he added in conclusion,
chat l had to commence from a begin
ming and create system. 1t is very
simple, and yet, think, quite complete !;
for, upon opening the proper book, every
department of the office shows up like
the balance sheet of ledger. Every
step from the date of application to the
date of patent must follow in its regular
and proper order. 1t is a system of
records that necessarily keeps itself clean
Every entry is checked against through
out the several books us accurately as in
any well-ordered system of double entry
bookkeeping. The slightest error would
be discovered ut once; the slightest irreg-
ularity would show itself at glance. 1t
is intended to compel equal and exact
justice alike to the applicant for single
patent or the corporation that applies
Wholesale"
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