The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25
DIES MONIES PLAN
IN COMMITTEE
Interesting Hearing Held in the
Mayors Office on Pro-
posed Measure.
THREE ARE IN OPPOSITION
FERNSTROM SAYS SYSTEM WILL
BE EXPENSIVE ONE.

An interesting meeting was held yestcr-
day in the mayors office by the commit
tee on municipalities of the house and
senate The meeting was attended by a
large number of the prominent citizens Of
Salt Lake. Speeches were made i'm favor
Of the measure by II. W. Lawrence, Will
liam +. Wallace, Frank B. Stephens, CT
A Badger, A II. Neiss and Orson H.
Hewlett. Against the proposed measures
there were speeches by Councilman +. s.
Fernstrom, City Attorney H. J. Dininny
and Lawyer George w. Moore.
The intents and purposes of the meas
ures were thoroughly explained Mr.
Nelss, who is president of the Fedora ton
OF Labor, made a brief but convincing
argument in favor of the plan. He Of
fered to present credentials from 500
union labor people in this city giving him
the right to voice their sentiments. He
declared that the labor unions were IN
the Des Moines plan or a similar plan,
whatever name ii bear.
Movement Is Non-Partisan.
Attention was called during the discus
sion to the fact that this movement is alb
solutely bipartisan, in testimony where
of II was pointed out that four parties
were represented by those who spoke or
who were prominently in evidence. First.
there was Frank B. Stephens. a Demo-
~ at NdAA a DdNEtAr q fttDlDitt1l Stlia-
tor; Henry W Lawrence. a warm sup
porter of the principles of Socialism, and
". Mont Ferry, an American party
councilman. and chairman of the finance
committee of the council
At one stage of the hearing Mr.. Moore
read from a Des Moines paper part of
an editorial to the effect that the system
must be corrected in certain details as
they affect conditions locally. Mr. Moore,
in effect, said that this was a denuncia-
nj a Nr- Ead
finished with the paper Senator Badger
picked it up ana read the part which Mr..
Moore had not quoted. This portion said.
in substance, that the Des Moines plan
was all right in every respect save in the
few points which were indicated in the
editorial.
Mr. Moore denied that there had been
any intention on his part to deceive. He
declared that he was present in his own
right as an American citizen, and not as
the representative of any party-it having
been suggested perhaps, that he might be
speaking for the American" party.
Ground of Objection.
Mr. Fernstrom objected to the measures
on the ground that their adoption would
prove very expensive to the city. The
printing of the proceedings in pamphlet
form of the commission alone, said Mr..
Fernstrom. would cost $4,000 a year.
Judge Dininny's objections were largely
along legal lines.
Attention was directed to the fact that
there was not one business man who ap-
peared in opposition to the plan, but on
the contrary a large number were there
to lend Endorsement, by their presence, to
the proposed legislation.
The executive committee of the Civic
league has received assurances from the
Commercial club of Provo that that city
is heartily in favor of the system. Last
night there was a meeting in Logan at
which the plan was Endorsed with enthu-
siaSm.
The progress Of the bill viii be started
in the senate There seems little doubt
that it will pass this body. Then il will
be sent to the house