The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
CAP|TO OL BUILDING
IS BADLY NEEDED
Views of w. J. HallOran and
f. F. COlbOrn Are
Given.
EACH ENTHUSIASTICALLY
IN FAV0VR OF PROJECT
Tax Amounts Virtually to Moth
ing and Structure Should
Be Erected.

~ cannot think that the people will
fail TO vote in favor of the capitol
building tomorrow, said W, 7. Halo
ran, president Of the Commercial club,
when asked what he thought Of the
outcome Of the election Monday night.
Personally, L am in favor Of seeing
Il handsome and adequate capitol
building erected on the site which has
been set aside by the people Of the
state. 1t is beautiful site, probably
the most beautiful in the country, and
tho people Of the state certainly de-
serve to have the place adorned with =
building which shall be a credit to the
intermountain region.
"The state is wealthy and the poo-
pie can we'll afford at the present time
The small, almost negligible extra
amount of tax which will be required
to erect handsome capitol building
One mill on Il dollar would give 50,
100000, a sum which would pay for a
beautiful building. This small amount
would never be noticed by the indi-
vidual taxpayers. We need building
in which TO carry on the business of
the state. We need state capitol
building, and now is the time TO decide
TO build it, We are prosperous. The
state and the entire country never was
in better and more prosperous CON
dition than it is at present. We should
begin at once TO take steps to erect
n new state building. and / feel that
every one who goes 10 the polls today
should vote unhesitatingly for the
proposition.
Judge Colborn's View.
Judge +, l.. Coborn, chairman of the
Salt Lake Real Estate association, also
gave out the following reasons why
people should vote for the new capitol
building; cit is most amazing thing
10 me that the people of the city
cannot see the need of capitol build
ing. Convenience TO the state, benefit
TO public officers, economy through saw
ing Of rentals for buildings in which
to care for the business Of the state.
all demand that we erect handsome
building TO house the state offices, TO
provide accommodations for the legis-
latlve bodies and for the officers of the
state, and to show to the people Of
other states that we are alive here and
are determined to make a showing as
good AS is produced in any other place,
''We have been among the list of
states for nearly fifteen years. vet We
have no state building Almost the
first thing undertaken in other states
has been the erection OF handsome
state building. There is almost no
state in the union which has not a
capitol building. and, as a matter Of
fact, those states which have no build
ing are hustling 10 get one as fast as
possible.
II am especially interested in this
matter. OF course, because tho Real Fs-
tate association was the organization
which first took hold of this matter and
which has been pushing ii for some
time. Every real estate man in the
city is boosting for the new capitol
building and is anxious to see il put
up. 1t is shame at the present time
that, with the magnificent building site
which we possess. we should not be
able to put up building which should
be credit to tho state and to the
intermountaln country