Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-01
POLICE PROTECTION.
Two salt Like Offers Wanted in
Chicago by Chief BOlGed.
AN ARMY or DETECTIVES.
How They wiz Operate Inl. the
Direction Of the World'a columbian
Exposition Secret Service.
An ARMY or DETECTIVES.

The fact that Thousands Of criminals
OF all classes will assemble at Chicago
during the Worlds Fair this year bns
excited TIE apprehsnoions Of the
Columbian Exposition authorities to d
great degree. Many people have
wondered how proper police Protection
will br given to the miilions Of yisIlora
who shall go there.
The plan, however, Is plainly tp,
forth Ia The following paper sou, 30 ex.
Mayor scott OF this city by John Bou.
field. chief Of the street service Of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition and
whluh has lceu roiorred 10 The Council
committee on police; Ia view u tho
expected influx OF visitors 10 the
Worries Fair In this city this summer.
and the necessity OF properly Protect.
ing them imm the criminal classes who
will no doubt concentrate here nj thlf
time, am led 10 address you, asking
your hearty cooperation and Rssilt-
unCc.
Tho fair not being local 10 any seusp
but national and univeral Ia IT, chgrac.
ter, ~ success in every way uppenls q
the pride Of Americans, aud that hon.
orRhle pride, IN the ondcavOf 10 secure
the test leads g. this communication.
To this department will bc given the
protection Of our viuitors from law.
breakurs while within our gates a
force consulting Of at least two Of the
most experienced mon from each city
Of 25,0ll inhabitants and over, from
cyOiy slate 10 the Union, and from tho
principal cilio, OF foreign countries,
would be u model aud efficient one;
aud Therefore would respectfully
afk tnGt two men OF worth and rE-
perluuce be- assigned here from your
city, the hone department paying
their regular SALARY and the Worid's
Columbian Exposition paying their
tfansI oriation and mako An allowance
Of $50 per month for EXPENSE.
Two plans have been suggested 10
the council Of administration. Ono 1
have attempted TO outliue. The other
N to employ mon who have had some
experience, from the various cities and
states In the Union, these men 10 be
paid liked salary without any allow.
auct for tTanspoftetion aud pxpDnsts.
OF this class | have IA large numuer Of
applications, covering with 4 Few ex.
ceptiOns all the states, and "A
large percentage Oi the oi;ics
Of this county. Should the dif.
forent police departments rtlu'e
TO make details "a suggested We will
he compelled to elect our iorcs from
the latter class for financial Ttssoua
alone. lie grent cost Of paying salary,
transportation aud expenses 10 force
such as IL IL desirable 10 have, would
amount T. n larger sum IN the aggro.
gate than the manag loeis JUST.
fed In assuming.
/ believe, anj my experience aud
| Judgment tells me that tue hrst ptopO.
-itlon IL inc0mpafHbly the beit.
rot only fer the Columbi ~
| EHpositiOo, bu, II will R!ao
10 for the beet interests of the 20.
lice departments Oi the country TO be- IL.
presented her, officially by two OF thslt
best men, and TINT The experience aul
know ledge giin,d would more thlu
cOmpCnsate id the outlay.
IL may be veil perhaps IN this COM
neot.on 10 give you an idea Of how |
propose to organize this force. NY ia.
tentiona are, when these men arrive
here, say ON or about the l5th Of A pril,
the ground ~ h. divided into six III.
visions corresponding with the
six months Of the Fair. ON
GERS doing duty In Division A
nj the end OF tie first months service
will move In Division IL and 80 on 10
the end OF tao period, In that way
the officers desilet hero VIII serve Tor
one month A. each division. Each
division will 10 subdivldei into two
| sections, the sections alternating In
their division every two weeks, ana
continue this way through each
division. Ib officers viii travel IN
| pairs. In no instance, however, will
the men seIt here by one muulri-
pnlity be deailed together, but DO
| paired with officers vi other oitin..
Onlcefs - paired viii continue
travelling together for say about ten
dnys, and then be changed for Bn OIL.
| Ger Of some olsr city.
Ny intention In thu, changing them
is tOnt the diicuJs detailed viii
make each OthC's Acquaintance, inter.
change viewE, iolnt nut To each other
the crooks from their locality, Rud IN
that way add o thrir knowledge ana
experience, mahng thoirsery ices much
more valuable the corporation that
detailed lhcm y wei gs to the Exposl.
ton company.
tbs plan uets with the approval
OF the authorizes here, and am au.
thOriaed to lay b6lolu you, and would
respectfully al for yCug cooperation.
| shall DO ptaSed 10 hear from YOU
at your aTlicst convenience
in connection with this matter anu
trust you will AXE generous view Of
this appeal andattrlbuie my request u
the only moiiv possible, - place the
necessary safeguards around the mil
hons OF people 1hJ look TO an eSperi.
enced police foeo az their only hrotec.
tiOn from ofimhRls, and ! confidently
anticipate from you cordial apprecia.
ton OF tho mller presented and a
favorable rssrOsC.
Party Forest bale.