The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-11
NO PROVISION FOR
INCOME; ALL 0UTGO
Proposed State Boards to Be
Created VIII Cost
Big Sum.
. STATE OF UTAH NOW
OWES MILLION DOLLARS
AT Same Ratio Of Increase. An
other Year Will Add
Half-MiIli0n.

"It is oil outgo and no preparations
for ipcome,'' is the way Salt Lake
ooljtician put Ii 10 The Tribune on
Wednesday,
These cormorants who are constant
" seeking place under city State or
Federal administration are the fellows
who are largely responsible for the ills,
the Indebtedness of the governments.
"You Americans know of the pulling
and hauling and clamor for place
better than others. for when your
party took possession OF the cltT the
pressure for place was no doubt fear
full
stMonday next the Legislature meets,
and the pressure for the minor places
which can last but sixty days is some
thing terrific.
"Not only this. but look what greater
CRAFTS are proposed; Here is a class
Of fellows-thev call themselves poll
who want a railroad commission
created. Then another headed by
former Chief of Police Lynch, who
want FIRE and police commission
created Of course the latter would
be unconstitutional and would result
in extended litigation. But what of
that: The State pays the bill
Few people stop to think of the
financial condition of the State. We
now owe 100000 AT the rate we
pre going, running behind all the time,
in two years more we will owe mil
lion and half dollars. 1t is all
outgo. with no provision for an income
TO meet these proposed increased ex-
penses.
iTnL z-.-.oo5 S.t1raod ,o~,n ,n;ee;o,
means what7 Why, an expenditure of
at least $4,000 per year. Of course
the commission Will furnish a soft place
for men who thoroughly understand
railroad work. like Fussy Jimmy and
Orson Hewlett, and fellows of his
jlk are the men who are pushing 1T;
but the taxpayers should be considered
Not only that, but railroad commits
sion would hurt Utah; would retard
the building of new roads into the
State And Of what use could il bef
Look what the railroads are doing for
Sale Lake and Utah today. Millions
of dollars are being expended in the
building and improving of terminals
and shops in Salt Lake. and the West
ern Pacific is pushing its line toward
the Pacific.
fThen there is the Moffat line and
The Burlington and the Northwestern,
all headed this way With the passage
of law creating a commission which
would be composed of impractical men
in railroading. does any one suppose
that the lines named will be in a hurry
TO build into Utah, even if they build
at all.
But setting aside this question, the
greater one of paying the bills for these
fancy boards is what faces the tax
payers. AS ] have told You, we now
owe almost a million dollars; that is
SO for each man. woman and child in
the State. a tax rate of $S per $1,000
Add 10 this 100000 more in the next
be9 | have not got much faith in
the coming Legislature, but [ believe
there are enough sensible men in that
body that will stop such legislation
as will create and saddle upon the TAX
payers of the State extraordinary and
useless boards, the only object of
which is to furnish soft places for fell
lows who cannot earn a living without
pulling the public teat,
Calls for a caucus of the church Re
publican members of the Legislature
have been issued, the caucus TO meet
on Saturday evening.
The House will meet in Judge
Ritchie' IS courtroom, and the Senate in
JuuEB Le"lS > COuFLTOOTn- no 5DDlj-
cation has been made thus far by the
Democratic members for place TO hold
their caucus. but the Secretary of State
will provide place if desired
There is no change in the situation
regarding the Speakership, Harry Jo
seph of Salt Lake holds the age
over all, and there is little doubt
that ne will have a walk-over. c. E.
Marks, also Of Salt Lake county, will
cut but little figure. as will Orvile
Thompson Of Millard county. Ru-
dolph Kuchler of Weber who had
aspirations for the Speskership, has,
1t is stated, stepped down and out He
will, it is said, help Mr.. Joseph.
In the Senate the cards now read
Stephsn H. Love for President of that
body, although Wesley < Walton has
an eve toward the presiding officer s
chair, but knowing ones say that his
vision is somewhat dimmed, and he will
be unable To land