The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27

the station is discontinued. The perma-
nent station is a mistake, we want tenn
porary stations, where the needs of the
state call for help The expert did not
the state Of Utah would not establish
one, since only one part of the work
should be near the college-the animal
industry. horses, cows, pigs, chickens and
other animals.
Would Aid High Schools.
Forty-five-If part of the money saved
by the combination were given to the
public schools by increasing the mill-tax,
the high school movement, which is so
important to the success of either the
university or the Agricultural college.
would be aided in all the counties OF the
state, and students of the high school
age could get their training at home
under parental influences.
"Forty-six-High school training would
be much cheaper at home than either
in Logan or Salt Lake City, as board
in either case would cost from $50 TO $3.50
per student each year. If the two In
situations were combined. all high school
work would be dropped except the indus
trial courses, which should be made a
part of the normal training school Thus
both high school and all kinds of college
work would be advanced.
Special Session Asked.
1.-The foregoing has been given with
reference to combination itself, regard
following in order to urge speedy set
Element of this very important question,
and feel that special session or the leg
islature should be called as soon as pos
sibe:
"First-The present legislature has al
ready given much time to the cOnsidera-
ton of this question; the commission Is
creature of it's own making, and no
other legislature would probably be bet
ter able to decide this important matter.
The present legislature could act In less
time with more attention to this one Is
sue. and with a better knowledge than
a subsequent legislature would get IN the
course of regular session with so much
else to do.
"Second-If a special session be called,
then on the basis of the amount, SIS ,lSJ,
asked for by the Agricultural college from
the last legislature, and the amount. SlD.-
500. received, at least S140,5O0 will be i'm
mediate1y saved to the state by favorable
action on the majority report.
Benefit to Public Schools.
Thirdly immediate settlement Of this
question, in accordance with the majority
report, some of the public schools now
suffering on account of lack of means,
and the closing of these schools after six
and seven months could be quickly re-
lieved by enabling the next legislature
to divert means to the public schools
means now being wasted in duplication.
"Fourth-The people are entitled to have
this important question, involving waste
of hundreds of thousands of dollars. inn
mediately considered, and settled in the
interest of peace, harmony and economy.
"Fifth--If a special session is not called.
and this important matter is left unset
tied for two more years, it will become
involved with the senatorial and preSl-
Dental elections, politics will enter and
bitter contests will be Waged for two
years; the higher education of the state
will become belittled and degraded and
demoralized; while the agricultural col
lege will suffer by the delay on account
of the uncertainty of its location and pol
icy:
''Sixth-If settled by this special legis-
lature no partisan or other legislative
measure would interfere TO prevent thor
ough and impartial consideration.
,''Seventh-If a special session of the leg
islature is called and combination is eff
fected. making the agricultural college. as
we believe, even, better on the university
site than it now is, the legislature of 1907
would have TO appropriate only for the
agricultural building $4,000 and for barns,
coops, etc, $4,000 making in all $100 900.
The appropriation for the agricultural col
lege at Logan by the legislature of 1909
would then be nothing. If a special SeS-
sion is not called the legislature of 1907
for maintenance of the agricultural col
lege at Logan say $40, 500. Then If in 1909
combination should take place the legis-
lature would have to appropriate for the
agricultural college on university site, for
the agricultural building $4,000, and for
s oarnS o0o to so RAT is s n
be saved if combination is effected now
instead of waiting for the action of the
next legislature, while the cost of as
sembling the legislature in special session
would not exceed $4,000.
''1n view of the foregoing facts we earn
estly request that a special session of
the legislature be called to convene not
later than August l.