Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-07
OFFICIALS URGE
CAPITOL. MATTER.
Governor spry and Others Sub
nit Final Appeal to
People.
MEvvHousE FAVoRs THE PLAN
in Interview VIII, tho News lie
Calls Attention 10 the Need of a
State Building.

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The election which viii decide whcth-
ert Or not I, capitol building will be
Z built for Utah, Willtake pace tomorrow.
andin connection Herewith ! he follow.
ing Signed statetaent was issued to-day
s by Gov. William spy seey. of state.
Z e. S. gl'inecS, Al G. Nel8on. state SUI.
pefintetident of schools. ltt9id Mattsoti,
+ state treasurer, Arthur It. Barnes, at
tprney general, aud Jesse p Je%kes
state auditor. calling the attention OF.
ii the people To the Importance of the
occasion.
The statement Is as fotlows;;SS IL
Tuesday there win bs submitted to-
The people OF the state 81 question Of.
vital Importance, and one which Is
worth the most careful consideration OF
every voter In the state. Shall u tail
\ have "a state c5pltafl
That citizens generally may be. awake
\ 3to8thei Importance of the ST acial elet-
ton, We take this opportunity Of pre-
senting to then The considerations
which have led the legislature to make
provision tor the Submission OF the
\ capitol question. e
Utah slliis nov enjoyed the tiistinc~
ton of statehood for q period OF
yeaIs; during ali OF Which time She
& has occupied the pasitiouof tenant to-
y Salt LAX q City and county and various
II landlords OF SD I Lake City. With the
assumption of the territorial debts and
the then unknown needs of tire new
state in the mat ter of.suceoHffnodations
for state officers. the con-
SsGtlitional conFention, slsctHed 1T pril-t
II dent to defer. provision forS a state.
capitol building upttl 38a date in the.
& future whom the. needs Of theI state.
OFFICERS become apnarent. and the5 I'M FIN
amelia n con9 tion5 Of the state would
permit @5of ITS building Zen years
these daNeloprnenfs Thirteen Years.
81 have e1aspeeIi since the granting OF
statehood. Those 4 years hape been
years of prosperity for Utah and
! her people, they nave been
Years of activity and accoIfpiishmefit.
NTH the growth or He state aud the
development ufs her reaoiirceS there
A has naturally come an ever increasing
volume az 81 business for transaction
3 nv the officers ri stnte. While 4 3
wears aeoStll Recommendations afford
\ cd at tho City and Ghnnt~ building
L not house MANY o the state officers
and those Officers who do
siti,id quarters there are in
Il iplpepative need Iof more cnmmodious
Recommendations for the cxped tious
ist TRANSACTION OF business NJ
NIB Iii addition to this the governments
cf Salt Lake city and county are each
i year in need. of additional rooms in the.
\ city and county Building and the statei
must give way TO ttie growing demands
Eel those Wllo8oWn the building.
3 The present scattered location OF the
of state government renders
the transaction of business Slow md
cumbersome. Especially is this true
With relation to these from the outside
[ counties who visit Salt Lake and are.
compelled TO spend hours in locating
i the officers With whom they desire to
transact business.
tTtailSh;is9 n magnificent and valuable
canltoi site--a 21-acre plot commando
s Ing a Standardization, which has been
ibeautified by trees and lawiiund shrub
s8berY, and stands ready for the i.ecep-
81 ton 5of a stately and cotntnodious capt.
iStp building Utah has o. mag tlicent
grant OF 400 sections pf lands. the pro-
cehclsSuf Which may he converted to the.
building OF "a seat Of government. The
has made provision for an
Immediate start toward 4 capitol build
Ing and has presented to$ti1a neopiea q
scheme for the accomplishment of the
end, which plan cotltAmplates the TAX
ing advantage OF the land grant and zns-;
Y Ing It's proceeds us far as possible, thus
making the burden upon he I'd Xpayefs
as light as possible, and ditributing the
y tax over 4 pr iotl OF 10 years
81 Ne deem II imperative that nnne-8
2diates provision be made for a state cap
itolsand We4regard the plan contemplate
Z ed by the recent legislature ms u most
business like lnethod of gaining the
end. We feel that a rental Of approx
&inately $4,000 sper year for office aG.
date either officials or the public is q
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