The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-12

stance. means the closing OF the doors
u me Agricultural college within two
80, u means death blow 20 the az
rieuiiirsl industrs Your snelter smoke
- killing all your vegetation vet YOU are
i ,iot SATISFIED You want me 10 send my
oYS or girl here TO breathe that smoke
Mr- Hone said he believed ne expressed
ts ie HleWs OF - per cent Of the people If
IL, NJ. HlstIlet when he opposed the BILL If
$3.50 MI thiS Oil said MI Hone the
peopie viii rise up and pray God to bless
Mr. Jackson. also Of Utah. made
stfong address in favor of the bill Ii
ms colleague said Mr.. Jackson. represent
"a % per cent of his constituents. he, the
speaker represented 95 per cent and that
20 - Per cent he knew to be for a consoi-
icstlon. because he wanted schools for the
masses. schools for the farmers. He
was not afraid to trust the people to
osteiinlne this question. even as the peo- /
ne nag trusted him when they elected
Inn nm he was no greater than those that
had sent him to the assembly and he did
I'ot Deiieye any other member was. MT
jackson favored a greater university. lie
hoped to live to see the day when the
University of Utah would be second to
none IN the land. when Utah's young men
OF miles from home to study medicine or
law ana where young women could take !
the highest courses in music.
Mr. Hendricks Of Cache opposed CONSOLE !
cation He believed that the people would Z
ne taxed lust as much under the consol- |
idaton as they are today. He was for
HSaNtbS NHAISS as tneN are
The American Spirit.
Mr.. Jensen Of salt Lake made a pat
r1otlc speech He dwelt upon the spirit !
OF the constitution and declared that the
principles laid down in that document 4
were the principles that ought to govern /
every action. He was not against Logan. I
not against the Agricultural college. The I
he said. The issue is: What Is best for 4
Utah? The people alone are the ones 70 /
settle that point They are the ones and /
they alone who have the power TO make /
and unmake laws Mr. Jensen trusted |
the people and would stand by them.
Dean for Delay.
MIR. Dean of Weber was for delaying I
the matter two years. If the change were
made for an agricultural college to |
nigh school il would deprive many stu
dents of an education. he said The DILL /
said he, was only a compromise at best, !
ana the question would never be settled |
by it,
Mr.. Parry of Iron advised his fellow /
members to be calm and to forget it after /
il was all over. If the consolidation prop
osition were not acted upon now it would /
be two years from now. He was not |
afraid to have the people attend to il.
Mr.. Joseph. who was on the floor. at |
this point thought TO make sport of Mr..
Parry. He moved an amendment to strike
out the provision for the establishment.
and maintenance of branch normal in
Cedar City, in Mr.. Parry's county. Some
unthinking person gaze the amendment
life by according to it a second, but Mr..
Joseph's Joke" fell flat for his was the
only voice heard in the affirmative. while
A thunder of noes resounded through the
hall The smile on Mr.. Parrys cOunte-
nance was pleasant TO gaze upon.
A Business Proposition.
Mr.. Henrie of Garfield made a bust
ness-like talk in favor of the bill He
contended that the money that had been
years could have been spent to far great
er advantage. He believed the people
were capable of settling the vexing ques-
ton for good and all and that in no other
creation of high schools in every district
and the elimination of high school work
from the university.
MIR. lotions Address.
Mr. Toiton of Beaver relieved the seri-
Gus strain with brief speech that was
really humorous MI lotion said that
since it had become generally known that
he was to make a speech on this bill
the people of Salt Lake had been on the
tiptoe of expectancy He said that du-
vention stenOgraphers were present to
take down every word that was uttered
and those words go laundering down in
history. SO il is today, said Mr.. Tolton:
IL will give them the opportunity of read
ing all about what manner of great
statesmen we are Mr.. Toiton desired
to pair his speech with Mr.. Hansen, ''yok-
ing the mule to the OK
Clegg Has Statistics.
MIR. Clegg IF Salt Lake favored the bill.
He produced and read extracts from
lengthy report prepared by expert
relating to the cost of maintaining both
Institutions Mr.. Joseph wanted Clegg
to read all of the report, which would
have required about a week. but Mr..
c ne u-O1 Tfra
much of his time Mr. Clegg referred
to the Implications and their cost. He
declared that the Agricultural college is
practically Il high school and those that
do take the college course are mostly
from another state. The addition of a
dozen on more students would not be
roticed in the University, whereas the
money saved would be a benefit to all
the people.
Talk Half the Night.
After a bite of supper the debate was
Mr.. Hansen did not object to
be paired. hut he objected to being the
mule of the ToIton-Hansen combination.
He declared that the mothers were deeply
interested in this question and that if it /
were left to them consolidation would
rever be affected. ,
Mr. Bowers of Utah said there had al
ways been jealousy and. strife and there .
would be until final disposition was made
Of the question. Under one board of con-
troll there would be harmony where there II
now is conflict. He made an earnest plea .
for high schools. saying they accomplish
ed more good than the Agricultural col ,
lege ever could hope to.
People Capable of Judging.
Mr. Eldredge of Davis said he would
never have voted for such bill as No.
i45, which proposed to move the Agri-
cultural college TO Salt Lake. He had
all the information possible. and
had come to the conclusion that the pres
ent bill was one which would present the
matter to the people who pay the taxes. :
MIR. Davis of Uintah declared that the
proper thing to do was to let Utah de-
tide. Bickering and strife would con-
tinue as long as the present conditions
prevailed. he said. He favored in I'M
qualified manner the high school plan.
Joseph Has the Floor.
Then it came Mr.. Joseph's turn He
had his own ideas about settling this
question. They were embodied in house ,
bills Nos. 134 to ls,, but for some reason
hose bills had never been reported. Mr..
Jackson was in the chair. A point of
,rder being raised. Mr.. Joseph desired to
continue his speech at another time. Mr. /,
Jackson ruled that Joseph must speak T,
hen or forever hold his peace That was !
90 much for Joseph, so he made a switch +,