Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-22
HERE TO INSTALL
U. S. ASSAY OFFICE
|. S. Kertoot Arrives to Repre-
sent the Governn1sss: in
Bullion Proposition.
MEANS MUCH FOR SALT LAKE.
Fourteen or Is Civil service Positions
TO BE FilIcd-Amazcd That APP
preparation Went Through.

The government assay Office 10 be es-
lablished here and in working order.
we hope, by Jan. j, 1909 viii be the
best in the service.
The statement WAS made this after-y
noon To the News" by l.. s. Kerfoor.
Of the us. government assay service.
Mi. kerfont and wife arrived i'll Salt
Lake city this morning from Seattle
and registered at the Knutsford. He
is here for the purpose of installing ths
assay office. and has already got down
TO hard work Recently Mr.. Kerfoo.
was IN san Francisco, ana from there
Went 10 Seattle and then TO Boise Oil
government business He came here
With instructions from the director TO
install the government plant and get
the same in working order. He is con
tident that it will be in operation by
Jan. 1.
Il believe II was through the efforts.
OF senator Sutherland that the appr6-
.pilation for an assay Office here
passed said Mr.. kerfoot And l
want 10 say that we Were amazed at
Washington when it went through, for
the reason that the department was cut
ting down expenses IN every way pos
sib!e. That the appropriation went
through was due to hard work on the
part OF your senators and they deserve
great praise and credit for the same
As said before, il was great sur
prise, in View Of the fact that expense;
We're being cut down In this departs
inent in every way possible, and the
senators and the people here are 10 tic
congratulated for the establishment of
an office here.
1T means the saving OF millions an
nualiy. of course ] do not know What
the colo and silver output is il, this
state hut With an office here II means
that delay and the expense of ship
ping bullion viii be entirely avoided.
All the bullion will be sent 10 the as
say office here, treated and sent to- the
mint either to Denver or Philadelphia
ahd it will be maid for here and full
value will be paid
LOCATION TO BE SELECTED.
Mr.. Kerfoot said he did not know
| at the present time where the office
| would be located, and could not sa,
\ just when the equipment would ar
rive, but stated that he was here 70
4 the purpose Of installing the Plant am
| would remain here until the Work wa
nnLshed. He also said he was not ii
q rttsitfon to state who would be Ii
| charge of the office. 1t is general,
understood, however, that j. U. E!
/! dredge, Jr., will receive the appoint,
sirent.
There Will be n or 10 positions in
| the office and civil service examina-
atfons for the same will be had soon, "
| tsaid the gentleman. Bids for the ma
! chinery and furnaces have been ad-
/ vertfsed and the very latest, best and
up-to-date machinery Will be installed
! The director wrote me that it was the
| desire of the department TO make the
! Salt Lake office the best in the service
| and you may depend upon it that we
! Will do all in our power to carry out his
| wishes IN the matter. The Utah sena-
tors are deserving OF the greatest praise
! and credit for securing an office for
| Salt Lake, 1t will mean big thing for
| the city and state"
Mr.. kerfoot stated that this is his
first visit TO Salt Lake. and while he
has not seen much of the city. what
he has seen has impressed him most
favora bly,. Mr.. Kerfoot said he did not
know Just when the examinations for
positions would be held. but he thought
in the near future.