Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-10

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bic lar .5,,u'I.,.r,,. ''''e si'oilai-
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ms
''Ir'u p' nHl'l'u terms ON some
U.1,Lsrs ', ,'t'a la suVli aa TO make the
r,l,, i''i'....''I. u". 'pPolu yea practi-
s,,..,.'.'l'.. .'.'"- on "ll,'I OF popular
,.ls'i.,,- .'' Az, ,," ol years ln tho
,. u' l'''s VINO framed tho state
a. "Ugi'' Io0I years wac nude
i0 t'"..u' lsiHl OF elective officers
1'0 .l.,.'4 '"a' OF Jne supreme
49, 81 , l."' 'tiIl' win a tapping
Ig,.i t'U' I.l'", "'s hNed' mink tho
'U''0. "lNh' Ia were lGdlcious IL
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of ft. ~ .,.i'..."' wee. ne acton
ol we Legislature in the past, making
','' '1I'. oi some officers extend over
ito' %. seven years, / regard
r' gus ilI'.,iy wrong lh its practical ef-
u'' -l'Nt terms are long enough
IT,. ',,''".'a vi state boards lt a mem-
n.t uld"rs % good uhcep then recap
recruitment Us ln .in..
I'm me case of the supreme court lt
lakgs Dut four years at the most for the
p'"p' 10 erect "a change iu control. hut
JUL case OF state boards and OF county
oplui'lSsloners ana city councils where
snort ana long-tefm officers are put in
aI Au'n election there Is an incongru-
!E' me class distinction be-
tween snort and lOng-torm off,
''lS causes a. local Irritation.
or am assumption of superioritv TINT
produces lack of harmony The same
,I'lss OF officers should have uniform
'e',ls OF service, that their burdens
ana responsibilities may be uniform.
w 10 lhe state boards particularly. I
recommend that the maximum term be
IouI years and that the time OF APP
polHIneht DO made 70 coincide with
SO that tbc state odCers oo INNS
people, ana the state boards that win
NoIH WIN them may be In perfect uc-
tolu III period or service and IN poll
Icy pursued Nhen II comes to meet
ilB lne argument Tor laping-over OF
tsriuS / peheVe the appontive power
OF we SUITE when consists Of the ex-
e,uuIe ana honorable senate, is
apuhuahtly a0Ie TO determine, az occa-
sion requires now many and what
uuViolS shouId be retained for further
service
~ 10 HppnlnuNe oitcers under the
H"''e ADMINISTRATION ! recommend that
NE commencement and closing OF
lNelr terms De made practically Con-
'gnpoIueous with the opening and
CLOSING OF the terms or the general
sutte olIlcers' The reasons for this
WIZ appear IN my suggestion on this
point relating to the state boards
! believe that this branch OF legis-
lut1EH lufinn Ia iDNnprfufI -,
cure your carry attention, and upon
thls, as upon every other matter
when IS placed under your iurisdic"
ton, | invite your personal and oiN-
clal consultation and advice with n
view 10 deciding ON that which Is for
the best good OF all
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The great problem Of retaining tho
arid and alkali lands Of the west is
receiving the attention OF the best
minds Of the country. There are three
methods by which this reclamation Is
being accomplished; LIST, Bringing wa
ter on the arid land wherever possible
2nd, Arid farming of land for whicn
water is not available Bird, Draining
alkali or water logged lands
The first OF these problems Is in 4
fair way Of being solved through the
combined efforts Of state and govern
ment experts The irrigation act
passed by the last Legislature was
largely an experimental measure, and
It is being carefully tested.
A beginning IN the matter of arid
farming was made by the last Legis-
lature. IN the measure providing for
experimental arid farms. Under tho
provisions Of this act. six experimental
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