The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

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a. Ieast two addresses. and probably vii
give some practical demonstrations. Thos
n eharse OF the arrangements for tn,
meeting believe that nearly a thousaa n.
delegates viii attend
Ire nope IS that. at this convention
concrete plans will be laid for Svsteroai II,
y, ~o,s " Stah. The most important thing
70 De done. OF course, is to present tn,
matter 10 the legislature in such FORM "a
VIII enlist the sympathy Of the members
ne cfatung of bill or a series OF bills
nFief and 10 the point. will be one of tbt
items that viii require careful attention
May Bond the State.
Included in the discussion incident to tho
esta oilshment Of system of good roads
Under state supervision is a proposition
20 bond the state for 100000 IL is prob
apie that the legislature will be asked to
submit such proposition TO the voters at
TIE next general election. Friends of the
movement are confident that the people
would agfee to the scheme and that the
proposition would carry with little or no
oppositloH- They point out that other
states are expending great sums of money
IN road construction and that Utah must
ciimb INTO the band wagon The time has
PASSED, they say when the rural citizens
or this state must live ia isolation with
FEW. and sometimes no. facilities for mar
kttting the products OF the farms.
New York is bonded for 100000 for
sad purposes, and California for slS.O00 =
49,. The county of Los Angeles is bonded
10 the extent of S3.5o00Q vet the tax rate
IN Los Angeles is only = mills for all
Purposes. while here il is 31.l0 mills, ami
TINS t based on the same basis Of valuation
minnesota is bonding for si2009.000 Colo
RADIO Is building a state highway and Kan
sas is doing the same Indeed. practically
every state in the union is falling into
line
Governor spry Friendly.
.Gev,ernor,eiect William spry declares
that ne IS heartily in favor of any move
ment that Will bring about the extension
OF good roads. You can say for me
said Governor Spry, that 1 am ready to
good roads In Utah. ] have not deer
mined in my mind what plan would be
better. il is a tremendously big question
Bonds Well. the people of Utah are
cautious about issuing bonds for any
purpose They do not want to go into
debt Il IS characteristic Of them. Bond
log IS ticklish business. and while 1 do
ispt know the temper Of the legislature.
am OF the opinion that a three-million
handing proposition would meet with op-
position How strong that opposition
would be, Of course. l cannot foretell
IT Is certain, however. that we need
~ tier roads We need roads that will
bring the country people closer to the
city aud the city people closer to the |
country.
Should Get Together.
= have had talks with some OF the
people who have taken an interest in 1
ttto SDCu roads movement. and Il have
learned that already multitude OF bills.
you may say. are in course of prepara-
ton. l have pointed out. or tried to !
that Il anything IS to be accomplished |
Gerry body must get together All of the
bills must be either put into one
measure or concrete series. Nothing
III the world can be done II a vast num-
Der Of bills are dumped into the legisla-
teie' The good roads organizations. the
automobile club and the rural interests
must set together-that is a certainty.
1t may be that this movement will
have the effect of so eliminating the sec
ional FEELING that has existed in the
state Tor years a. to bring about a har-
nonious condition between the town and
The country. We cannot be blind 10 tbs.
'ect that the farmer IS suspicious OF the
,itv fellow and that the city man has
not hesitated in times past to take undue
idVantage Of his country neighbor."
Bonds for Capitol. Il
1T has been suggested. governor. that
he state Jay be bonded for the builG-
ng Of a capitol. and also that the god /
pads project is far more important than {
pc new state house Have ylc,l eonsld-
sfed that phase Of the natter was 7
tsked. {
As I said before. the matter of bond l
ng is tickiish business. L believe sait J
AXE would vote TO bond for a capitcE /
'ut | an free to confeSs .bats1 have heard :
considerable opposition to bonding in :
lily. IL was pointed on to me that there
aignt be objection in Salt Lake To paw
hg Tor roads, we Will say. ia San Juan :
ounty. On the other hand a man from
'ooele told me that he could not see why
he people OF his section should be taxed
D build a state highway, when II would
OF be Of use 20 them. Neither one OF e
hese interests, take it, views the SIT
alton IN the broad sense, and for that =
eason any state system of highways v
aust be comprehensive There must he . .
OF only this big highway, but there must &
2 highways equally as good running =
re tNs Psrt 81 Use stale :
"a re matter OF bonus j. "a very grave / -
roblem- II We had TO bond for roads -
" 100000 and for a capitol for Si00aU-D =
lore. see what we would be up against" -
Governor Cutler Enthusiastic. Fl
Governor John C. Cutler Is an enthn- al
astic friend of the good roads move ia
ent. in
III it came to a question Of bonding 81
+ state capitol OF for good roads
0uld unhesitatingly say bond FOR good m
ads, F" said the governor yesterday. al
Time was when I did not believe thar W
" debt should be incurred. the assured &C
yment of which was not aDpa rent With NJ
Q Individual this is true, but with the pT
it is not. We are com Ar
rtably fixed in the joint building and an
ale we have to hire a few offices up ~
wu, we can get along very well ~
Ink. with our present accommodations
: the present
We are building these roads not only
ourselves. but for our children and of
Fir children as we'll. we are going Gu
cad fifty years II is they who will IN
70 the greater benefit and it j. tb.,, / en-
10 will bear. the greater share OF the sa-
rden. It is certain that the time has tol
lived to join in the march IF progress on
c time has arrived when we must IaV tht
de little 1eaiousies and forget our
fishness. the
II must be manifest 10 every THINKING me
son that the building Of roads dement's | cal
only the property served BY these Gel
de. but that u benefits everybody. Ths ne
ldiDE u a great hikhway does not f,es, / do
I.oessn. ogden. Salt Lake, Prove ~ | or
IartlcatsF place any more than II ma
= the whole slate fhe
Want to see great transcoatinertattl Lab
hWay buils from New York to san RIA
sncisco- Ii would be fine sbsns ia ese
= this come through Utah, OF course. are