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

| expense, no matter what llS portion IN
| the amount realized This is an MUS
| tee Tor which ! trust you viii hasten TO
| provide a remedy In addition to the
| unfalrness OF the system, II has been
| found TO permit Of operations which are
| questionable II not indeed criminal.
| Recent disclosures as 10 the placing OF
| fictitious names upon county's pay
! roll whereby the expenses Of tan coli
! lection We're made 10 appear larger so
! that the states half could be utilized
! IN making the C0unty's half less grleV-
! Gus, are fresh IN the public mind.
| Whatever changes in legislation are
| necessary 10 enable the counties 10 en-
! ploy capable and sufficient help In maxi
! Ing assessments and collections | viii
! cheeriully join you IN securing, But
! under no circumstances should we con-
tlnue a system which Is attended by the
evils have briefly attempted TO point
| out
IRRIGATION.
II Is a pleasure to invite your atten-
| ton TO SO exhaustive ana admirable u
| report as that which has been filed In
| my Office by the state engineer for the
| years l90l-l9O2, Ii deals IN the most
/
subject Of paramount importance In our
| siate-that of Irrigation. In It's recon-
! mendati0ns IL suggests that which
| am compelled TO admit, namely. that
| the reputation which our people enjoy
as pioneers in the use Of water for irr-
| CATION is not at present equalled by the
adequacy ana consistency Of our laws
upon the subject Yet your predeces-
! s0rs have acted with caution and pru-
/ dence which should not hastily be crit
! iclsed, for they were aware Of the IN
! tricacics Of the subject, the divergence
| OF Views among our rrgatofs as to the
! need and scope Of proposed legislation,
and the natural jealousies and fears In
| the minds Of those whose existence de-
| pended upon the maintenance Of ac-
! dulred rights which ill-consldeTed stat
utes might jeopardze These difficulties
| VIII still confront You, though happily
| lessened in a considerable degree, for
| experience ought TO have, and surely
! has. taught us something about law
/ making on this most vital matter
! trust that at this session you may he
| fuzzy Impressed with the Importance OF
! the subject, and that at a date early
! enough to insure the most careful con-
/ sideration you viii undertake the prep
aIaton Of needful addition 20 and
| amendment Of existing laws, In line
! with the suggestions contained IN the
| report referred TO. This duty becomes
| the more imperative because OF recent
! congressional action calculated to aid
| in The construction Of reservoirs and TO
| promote generally the reclamation of
| the arid lands. The firm and friendly
| attitude OF the president on this great
| question was supported in a most graf
| flying manner by the national legisla-
| ture, the result being that possibilities
! for the future of the dry regions are
| immediately opened up before us to an
| extent hardly dreamed OF before. We
| cannot too soon place our state I'm a po-
| sti0n TO realize the benefits OF these
| laws, As the birthplace OF American
! irrigation. and its most prosperous
home Utah should be one OF the first
10 extend cordial recognition to the gem
| eral government for its prefer Of aid
and make Itself at once ready to utilize
| to IL fullest extent the opportunities
| nd 4. forced. OF flsst inheritance is
! probably the definition OF existing water
| rights at present only lmperfectly pro-
| Nided for Any controversies OF this ma
| ture must be settled before the adVan-
! tages Of the national laws may be real
| lied. This one item is appropriately
| designated as the primary need Of pres
ent day irrigation. THE settlement Of
| all conflicts has been represented In
recent convention In this city as con-
| dillon precedent TO any action OF the
| government under the recent congress
slonal acts in aid Of Irrigation extension.
| A plan for the accomplishment Of these
| two purposes--the one dependent upon
the other--wlll be worthy Of your best
| effort The labors Of disinterested com
1 mittees and citizens, such as are now In
! progress In this city and other parts
! OF the state. viii be productive OF great
I good IN accomplishing an adjustment Of
water rights and an amaigamatiUn OF
water interests in the districts involved
| suggest that II by any provision OF
| law the endeayors Of such persons can
be encouraged, 10 the ehd that the
merging Of water rights and interests
may be FASTENED and legalized such
provision should be promptly forthcom-
/ ing; and in furtherance Of the same
idea ! recommend an appropriation Of
5000 for the ensuing two years to be
used under the direction OF some per-
son or board already holding official
position, or by commissioners 10 be ap-
pointed for the purpose. IN meeting The
necessary expense OF continued work OF
this character In these matters a sub
iect Is presented which I conceive is in
all respects worthy OF your solcitude
I and wisdom. 1t need hardly be said
that my cooperation In the enactment
OF wholesome and necessary measures
viii be cheerfuly accorded.
EDUCATION.
OF all the sources OF state pride,
there Is none so great and so lndisput-
able as the educational facilities offered
the children of this state. From the
kindergarten TO the common schools up
through this to the high school and
thence to the university, a complete
system of public instruction Is provid-
ed, and all Of 1t, free 10 every child
OF the state. II is true that in some
parts OF the state there are no high
schools but these are gradually in
! oreasing In number as well as in ell
cheney, there being no fewer than nine
teen within the state, located at the
| following places, Salt Lake city Og-
den Park City, Brigham City, Draper
| Sandy, Payson, Springyille, American
Fork. Lehii Nephi, Eureka. Fillmore,
Richfield. Moroni, ST. George, kanab
and Moab Certainly the enthusiasm
Of our people over our splendid educa-
tlonal advantages is empty Justified by
the following statistics:
Increase I'm attendance in public and
private schools during the seven years
since statehood, 6496 Increase in ex.
| penditure for schools per annum $685.
/ $40 Increase IN valuation Of school
property SlS33.3OS. II anything fur
| Their Is needed In support OF the fact
that our educational standard IL well
high advanced, It Is furnished by Cow
| eminent Commissioner Of Education
Harris, who gives In his report for 1909
the amount per capita expended for
| school purposes In the various states.
| The Lowest was North Carolina, where
d cents per capita was spent the high
est was Nevada. where $3.50 per capita
was spent In Utah during that year
A.05 per capita was spent, and IN the