The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-18
SWEEPING SENTIMENT
FOR DIES MONIES PLAN
Civic Improvement League Secures Formidable
List of Signatures Among Salt Lake
Business Men.
Petition Arayng Substantial Interests in Favor of Measure to
Be Presented in Legislature Today

been an excellent success and there is no
doubt. before many years. that all pro
grCssiVe cities in the United States will
change to form of government along
these lines.
The Civic Improvement league consist
ing of several thousand members, heartily
indorse the bill now before your honorable
body. We also take pleasure in present
ing to you a petition signed by a large
number of business men and property
owners of this city. No thorough canvass
was made for these signatures as the di-
reCtors of the Civic Improvement league
are all actively engaged in business and
have had but very little time to devote to
this work. but in securing these sigma
lures W. found but few people who re-
fused to sign and it is our firm opinion
that from 80 to % per cent of taxpayers
and property owners of this city would
have signed this petition provided they
were given a chance
Trusting you will give this matter your
prompt and early consideration, we remain
yours respectfully.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.
Per W. Mont Ferry, President.
r. 3. Porter. Secretary.
To the Honorable President and Senate
Of the State of Utah.
We, the undersigned taxpayers and
property owners Of Salt Lake City, re-
spsctfully petition your honorable body
to pass fsvcrably upon the Des MOinas
plan of city government bill which Is now
before you.
This bill provides for five commission
ers elected at large instead of fifteen as
at the present time. direct primaries, the
recall. civil service. city employees hired
on merit. not to pay partisan party debts.
in fact this plan provides for complete
city business administered ton with partisan
politics eliminated.
Walker Bros. bank, by n. II. Walker,
president
W S. Mccormick & Co. per H. A. Nc
Cornick-
Lewis 5. Hills, president Deseret National
bank.
W ". Ritter. president Deseret Savings
bank.
National Bank Of the Republic. per Frank
Knox. president
Utah National bank, by R. T. Badger,
cashier.
Commercial National bank. A. II. Pea
body, assistant cashier.
lions Savings Bank & Trust Co, by
Thomas G. Weber John T. Caine. W.
a. ROssitsr, executive committee; o. e.
Beebe. cashier.
Salt Lake Security & Trust Co. F. E.
McGurTin. president.
Charles s Burton, cashier of State Bank
of Utah.
Heber N Wells, cashier Utah Savings <
Trust Co.
Byron Groo. cashier Utah Commercial &
Savings bank
Keith-O' BTien Co.
Paris Millinery Co, per ". .. Carbis,
secretary
L. & A. Simon Co, per Adolph Simon,
treasurer.
Gray Bros. Co. ciothiers.
J. II. r. Franklin Co, per Lemlev.
J. IT. LevsO1 Co
L. & a. Cohn. inc, per Louis Cohn, pres
ident.
A. H Crabbe. clothier.
The SiegeI Clothing Co.
Royal Baking Co.
Royal Cafe. per George Mueller.
W. L. Nicol. clothier-
II. w. Lawrence. real estate and mines
Sweet Candy Co. Leon Sweet. manager.
Symms Utah Grocery Co. by p. L Do
ran. manager.
Hewlett Bros. Co. uer o. II Hewlett
George F Felt & Co.. per ~. G. Burton.
Z. e. NJ l.. executive committee, per
Thomas G. Weber.
Silver Bros. Iron Works. per Joseph A.
Silver.
Magazine Printing Co, D. r. Lyon. man
agCr.
Utah Soap Co. per J. r Bruff. manager.
Lubra Oils Manufacturing Co, per J. c.
Howard. manager
Howard & Merrill, merchandise brokers
II. A Silver Foundry & Machine Co.,
per II. a. Silver. manager.
Salt Lake AIiil & Elevator Co. per Albert
Mabey. jr.
George @. Cannon Association Real Es-
tate Nicholas G. Smith.
Salt Lake Mattress & Manufacturing Co.,
A. e. EbeThaTdt. secretary.
Joseph Smith o. D Romncy
Charles B. Stewart. 4. W. Carlson.
W. J. Bateman. John r. Barnes.
r. c. Badger William +. James.
Edgar ). Hills David ECcles
+. Z. Wiicoy Elias a. Smith.
William H. Mcf1tyre
George Romney. F. s Murphy.
r. D. Millet. George ". Snow.
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