Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-13

stringent legislation be enac,aa
compelling county commlsslonss.
have maps prepared for use Of ~.
sorsi that specific penalties he lmre.',
for failure by county auditors IN rn9t
their reports upon the date reduIrs5 4.
law; that the secretary Of he s,l
land board be required to furnish 49,
sors each year The total amount p,1
up to the time of mGsing The r,n s~s
upon each piece or parcel Of lana ~
by the state, with name OF purcbass.
and that a law be passed defining ~.
as one OF the products from which ~
mining companies receive net proossi.
These suggestions are all tie rsse,
OF the best thought and z, perIenra y
the board and rhould receive nroy,,.
Incorporation into the ntatutes and i.'
greatly improved conditions ALREADY y,
listing In the state In assessment ma.
tiers be materially strengthened Their
by
STATISTICS.
The commissioner OF statistics reno,,
that there have been many dlscouraz.
ments In the work of his bureau ~
that on the whole the result is gratis.
ing. A beginning has been made m NJ
important work in which our STATE Ma,
hitherto been SO remlss. or collectIr,
and publishing Industrial statl,te
preJudlces have been overcome ami n,
seeming offensive inqusltlyeness h
the bureau is being understood as
necessary requirement for the genera
welfare. The commissioners sugga
tion 10 the effect that county assessors
be required TO collect only agrleuur
statistics and that all other statistic
b. collected by the bureau llsef Il
suggestion born OF the experience b
two years Intellectual attempts to al
accurate information ander the presqn,
law, and should find favor with you. /
recommend an appropriation Of Nla
for the general purposes of the law asl
81, 900 For the salary of the commiss.oa.
cr for the two years. a
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION,
am reluctant to recommend thc mul.
tipllcation OF offices or the creation q
new ones, except to meet the mpg VI
gent and apparent necessity A ynaI.
|. ton OF this Kind. however, csa.y
seems to exist row. IN our lack Of al
provision for an oiiclal or board 81 oii.
cials having In hand the enforcement q
the laws and the pioption VI egu2.
tons relating to contagious and nle.
tious diseases of armals, Utah IS M
gularly lax and behind baud in us
important matter and the eosuli Is t
only that shipments Of i've STOCK fron
this state are the objects Of irimedais
suspicion, which gives our stock INTER
ests and the state itself a Dad nane
but that our shippers are put TO graz
annoyance and pecuniary loss through
the delays Of inspection, guarantee
etc. upon reaching or while Ia trans;
to their destination. Testimony Is b.
fore ne from prominent wo0l-srouas
as to the alarming prevalence Of Ni9
among our iiocks, causing The ahail
loss of thousands Of dollars throws
the decrease and dete ioration Of t.s
wool-clip. They insist that strong o.
actments have been able 20 accomplish
and to AFFORD such sheen-1Whsis
are frequently made innocent suft''
ers. that encouragement and protecun
which would come from compelling 81
owners to comply with the law, las
evidence and the suggestions iefeHa
to | commend 10 your early nolf
adding the recommendation that thee
be created without further delay
state board OF live stock commission
ers. whose secretary shall be a quiA
fled veterinarian and whose compeo
sation shall be such as 10 justify ia'
bestowal OF his entire time upon ne
performance OF hls duties, am COD
WINGED that the expense Of this com
mission will be saved to our I've STOCK
owners many times over every year
and such regulations and Inspectors
as would be made by an energetic ana
competent board would soon restore Y
a condition Of health and Credit oI
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