The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
WHY THEY FAVOR
EXTRA SESSION
Petition of Advocates of School
Consolidation Is Given
to Public.
GOVERNOR CUTLER is MUM
WILL NOT MAKE KNOWN DE-
CISION FOR A FEW DAYS.

Governor John C. Cutler made public
yesterday the petition of a number of
prominent residents of Utah asking him
20 call a special session of the legisla-
ture next month TO submit to the people
at the election this fall a constitutional
amendment consolidating the University
OF utah IN Salt Lake and the State Agri-
cu.tufal college at Logan in one insti-
tuIlon TO be located in Salt Lake.
Inc governor declued to indicate wheth-
er or not he would call the special ses-
sion, but he will probably make known
his decision within a few days.
List of the sisners.
Following is complete list of the sign
ers OF the petition:
Frank Knox. w. p Adams, Waldemar
an Cott, ID. \. Straup. Ezra Thompson,
!: & Moreton, Rudolph Aft, Ogden Hiles,
n: u Mcmillan, l.. IL. Farnsworth, j. ID.
Wood, J. +. Bambergeri Moses w. Taylor,
Conn w. Smith, Abram Hatch. Joseph r.
Murdock, James c. Jensen, d. c. Hanks,
a. J. Evans. S. l.. Chapman. Joseph H.
Storrs. James II. Clark, II. T. Reynolds,
w. l.. WorsencrOft Heber c. JeX, r. L.
Bird, George NJ. Cannon, A A. Hinckley,
, John q. NJ. Barnes. H. j. Sheffield David
Stoker. Mathonihah Thomas, Hyrum
Stewart, Thomas l.. Allen, William F.
James, John z. Barnes George ROmney
Lewis 5. Hills, Joseph A Silver William
Mcclure, Lewis Anderson, A. l.. Larson
!. Nj. Olson, j E Booth, j. w. Arid, ].
5. Brown. "; L. Biersach, L. E. Eggert-
sen, L. J.. Nelson, j. II. F'risbie, Alex He'd
quist, ]. w. N Whitecotton, George E.
Robson, Fred w Taylor H. NJ Arid, c.
III. Wood. 5. III. Goodwin. l.. A. GILBERT
son. r. r. Irvine. A. d. Sutton, George
Iowelson. NJ. Jensen, Jesse Knight. D.
d. Houtz. A. C. Lund. William E. Bas-
set. Heber Nj Wells Nephi L. Morris
Rulon S. Wells, E. A. Wall. Richard w.
Young, B. F. Cummings. Thomas r. Cut
Ter, John c. Mackay, e. d. Miller.
Text of Petition.
After considering the proposition sub
United by the state commission created
by law OF the last legislature to inVeSti-
gate the duplication of work and the
waste of means in the conduct of our
higher educational institutions, we have
deemed ii our duty, as citizens of this
state, TO address to you this communi-
cation.
THE commission in a very exhaustive
end complete report, covering 40 closely
1ypewritten pages. have now reported
their findings as by law required, and
lave submitted the following results and
conclusions
''FIrst-That there is unnecessary and
expensive duplication in the agricultural
college. and the University of Utah in the
work of higher education. This duplica-
ton includes (a) courses and subjects: Oh
apparatus and equipment; (c) instruc-
ilOildl SciNltts Nut scope anu purpose.
''Second-Tha commission reports that
this duplication involves a needless and
continually increasing loss that already
runs into hundreds of thousands of dol
lars
"Third-The commission has, therefore,
recommended to the electors of this state
the desirability and. considering the flu
ture, the necessity of amending the con-
stitution, section 1. article X, so that
wherein it now provides for the separate
location and maintenance of the Uni
Versity and the Agricultural college, It
shall provide for their combination under
enc board and upon one site.
In brief thu state commission appoint
ed by the governor in pursuance of law
TO investigate the work of these inStitu-
tions has shown that consolidation is i'm
perative for the following reasons. which
are proved at length in the complete and
impartial Investigations conducted by
the commission:
''First-Both institutions will be made
much stronger commanding greater re-