The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
METRIC SYSTEM
HAS ADVOCATES
Mayors and Others Who Believe It
VIII Be Welcomed When Gen.
orally Understood.
METHOD IS VERY SIMPLE
WILL PERMIT OF RAPID CAICU.
LATION BY EVERYBODY.

Sentiment in favor of the adoption of
the metric system seems to be growing
judging from the opinions obtained
from prominent citizens yesterday.
They are as follows:
Il agree with other assayers," said
W. H. Tremayne. assayer and chemist,
that the metric system is the only
one. There are no fractions at all,
only the decimal points to take care
of, and of course that makes it very
easy to calculate. / don't think that
there would be so much trouble in
changing as some seem to think. I
think that after its complete adoption
in scientific work that it will be Used
in all commercial work also. I hope
that the present bill will pass and that
it will also be declared the only stand
ard in all lines Of business"
'T think that the metric system"
said J. w. Currie, assayer, would be
the best. I use it entirely now. AL
though I haven't thought much about
it I think that probably it would work
as well in other lines as it does in
mine"
The Only System.
'T know that it is the only system
for our work. said Frank J. Nichols,
of Crismon & Nichols, assayers and
chemists, when asked in reference to
the universal adoption of the metric
system" but as to making other people
use it in their lines of business l am
not so certain that it would give as
good satisfaction as the present sys-
tenn. ] have tried the English system
in my line. but it failed to be satisfac
tory. Not having any fractions to deal
with, makes calculating very much
simpler and with less chance for
errors. Everyone should know which
system is best for his own business
and use that one"
"The metric system is the best first,
last and all the time" said S. c. Dali
las of Dallas & Hedges, architects. Il
think that by adopting this system
that thousands of dollars worth of
time would be saved in calculating.
All you have TO do is point off the cor
rect number of decimal places IN most
of the work and there is the answer.
It should only take a short time for
the people of this country to learn how
to use this system, as it is very simple.
All architects and craftsmen know it
now and use It constantly. By its uni
versaI adoption all work in every line
of business will be simplifed."
FaVors Old System.
CT don't consider that the metric sys-
TEN is any better than ours said
Samuel J. Paul, civil engineer and
United States deputy mining surveyor.
Great complications will be the result
Of any change from the present sys-
tenn to the metric. Our foot is a more
accurate measure than the meter be-
cause there will always be difference
of opinion as to the true length of the
meter.
"Of course if the Littauer bill is
passed ! will be forced to use the
metric system. although I prefer to use
our system decimalized, as it is so used
by all surveyors now. Any good math-
ematician can use any system that
YOU want him to, and so I don't see the
reason for the change and, moreover,
no one can advance a good reason why
the metric system is better than ours,
when it is decimaliZed-'
81 am in favor of adopting the met
ric system for all lines of business"
said J. II. WinWOOd, mining engineer,
although by decimalizing our pres
ent system it works fairly well for our
surveying work now. 1t would be bet
ter, however, to have the metric
81 stem universally used.
although I haven't thought of it,
said J. c. Craig, an architect, "since 1
saw the discussion in The Herald, the
other day, 7 guess that it would be
better to have the metric system, al
though l can't say at the present
whether I would advocate a change or
not"