Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-26
CITIZENS ASK FOR
SPECIAL SESSION
Prominent Utah Men Appeal 10
Governor Cutler 10 Call Law.
makers Together.
ALL FAVOR CONSOLIDATION.


Gov cutler this afternoon received a
petition signed by many Of the leading
business men VI Utah asking that =
special session NJ the legislature De held
Tor the purpose u taking action 10 the
matter Of tho proposed consolidation VI
the state agricultural college at Lo-
gan and the University of Utah. The
petition sets forth thar The question Is
one ~ grave Importance. ana Involves
the peace aul harmony ~ the entire
population OF the state. should Il be
allowed 10 go over un,il another regular
legislative session the question win be-
come more or less Of a political one, 10
the disgrace Of higher education In an
IT'S branches About 20 reasons are Of
forcd tending TO show why the IHsli-
iuilous should occupy one site and be-
come one consolidated educational in.
stitution.
The loss through duplication Of
courses. instruction. appliances, etc. IL
entered into with particularly, and Is
estimated as running into thousands OF
dollars annually. The rival lobbying
every two years for the government ap.
propration would b. done away with,
ana a combination Of the two lnstitu-
tions would be stronger and greater ~
every way than either institution is az
present likely 10 become. IL Is said u
b. impossible 10 prevent Duplication IN
the two schools under The present ar
raugements ana experience has gone 20
show that combined Institutes Of learn
inr are enabled Ia obtain stronger and
ing are enabled In every way 20 DO bet
ter and more generally satisfactory
work. $4,000 Is mentioned as the
amount which would be saved during
the coming year by combination Of
buildings alone It Is pointed OUT that
tho farm Of the Agricultural college
has been abandoned, and that ground
has 10 be rented by the state for eK-
perimental purposes. and that another
six acres Of land must Doe purchased at
once should the college continue Co oc-
cupy its present quarters The present
legislature by reason Of rs familiarity
through newspaper publicity etc. with
the situation. is loo better position 20
cope with the matter than would be
the new one. 10 Is estimated that the
necessary Appropriation for 1907, should
the Agricultural college combine with
the state university. would be 100000.
OF which Sf0.0 would 20 into new
buildings. and the balance into harms.
coops new equipment, etc., and this
amount would DO away with the neces-
siy Of any appropriation whatever In
1903 As matters now stand. $4,000. II
Is argued. win bc required by the COL
lego should IL retain It's present quar-
ters
The petition was signed:
Heller NJ. Wells NephI L. Norris,
Rulon $. Wells, T.. A. Wall. Richard
w Young B. r. Cummings. Thomas r.
cutler. John e.. Mackey. +. T. Miller.
Frank Knox, W. t. Adams Waldemar
Van Colt T.. y. Straup. Ezra Thomp-
SON j. =. Moreton Rudolph AIN Og-
deu Hiles n. G.. Mcmillan. J.. II. Farms
worth, j d. Wood j. 4. Bamberger,
Moses w. Taylor. john ". Smith.
Abram Hatch. Joseph r.. Murdoch.
James G. Jensen D. e.. Hanks. James
y. Wilson James A. Mcdonald a. J.
Adams, +. L. Chapman. Joseph II.
Storrs, James II. Clark, II. T. Reynolds.
W. L. Worsencrott. Heber G. lex, r. L.
Bird. George NJ. Cannon. a. a. Hlnk-
ley, John T.. VI. Barnes. II. j. sheffield.
David stoker Mat Thomas. Hyum
Stewart. Thomas Z. Allen, william $.
James John X. B8nes, George Romney.
l.. 5. HIS Joseph 4. Silver. William
H. Peitlgrew. James W. Paxman Geo.
McCune, Louis Anderson. 4. l.. Larson.
+. ~ Olsen. John b. Booth. J. W. Arid.
j. L. Brown. W. t. Biersath. ]. =.
Eggertsen. l.. L. Nelson, j. II. Frlsbie.
Alex HeadguisL j. ~ Whtec0tton,
George T.. Robinson. Fred W. Taylor.
NJ. D., "A. VI. And. O.. n. Wood. +. "A.
Goodwin. J.. a. CuInertson. Z. h. IT.
vine, Jr.. r. r. Irvine. A. d. sutton,
George pau.sen. J. NJ. Kimban. Jesse
knight %. d. HoutE. a. c.. Lund VIII
tam T.. Bassett