The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-04
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american manhood. and afierward in
sp.te OF the many obstacles constantly
p'SbSeu III INC way by the Democracy
ouoa was given Il FREQ government and
| Su,aed on her way To Independence
ihese ana many other achievements
va. are miIestones in the forward march
| VI thc nation have marked the progress
ol our country under Republican ruln
ana mention them and This perIol 81
Ere1, progress because il is well for us
| IN Utah to remember that the parry Voc
| support is not local. and is not tcmpnrar,
| inc greatest men who have lived and
worked in this. the most progressive
period or our countrys llfe have hon
| ored tho Republican party with thc,r sHn-
port and have devoted their intclijecnce
ana energy 10 determining its policies
ana lighting It's battlcs
| And the greatest things that bayo boon
accomplished toward bringing tho nation
| INTO It's present condition OF strength and
power were brought about by the Republi
can party: II lives throughout the length
and breadth of this broad land Il living.
energetic power. fighting for every lust
cause eau an ana opposing every false principle;
! ana lhe Republican party in Utah is
but small part OF one great being We
| must honor that party and the great
men who have given it life and pcrma-
neps by ever-keeping in mind the high
and noble purposes that have Inspired
the sous OF its great leaders.
Ley us forget the local. petty qusrrcls
ana the selfish personal jcalousics that
Inevitably lead to party defeat The
loss of ono county in Utah is Il blow
| TO the party In tho nation. II lessons
| the strength of that party and makes il
less able TO put into operation tho great
| principles that have given us freedom
and pre-emlnence as nation.
We arc proud OF the part Utah is
taking in the halls of congress Our
| senators and congressman are men whose
| marked ability and loyalty 10 party prn-
ciples is such that they have enjoyed
| the fun confidence OF President Taft and
| his counsclors. They have taken Il lead
| Ing part in forming the important laws
| that mean so much 10 the nation at large
| and especially TO the west.
The people of Salt Lake county are
| Justly proud of the administration given
| the county's affairs by the Republican
| board of county commissioners.
Modern macadam roads are being
constructed throughout the county, AL
| ready twenty-five miles Of crushed Stag
macadam road is built at a cost OF about
| $4,000 a milo. One hundred and twenty
| five miles Of road hayc been brought 10
permanent grade preparatory TO putting
on macadam. For two years past rein
| forced concrete construction has taken
| the place OF lumber in all bridges and
culverts where reconstruction was nee
| cssary. thus making the Improvement
permanent. Forty-i1ve miles of road arc
sprinked regularly through the summer
and the caEyon roads are in splendid
condition. You men who travel through
the farm districts can tell perfectly we'll.
merely by the condition OF the roads,
when you cross the Davis county line on
the north or the Utah county line on the
south. or for that matter when YOU reach
the Salt Lake City limits, coming from
any direction. From the we'll grndcd. wcll
drained firm roadbcd you reach the old
fashioned dirt roads. filed with mud
and chuck holes and covered with dust.
And so year by year the mileage Of mod
ern permanent roads throughout the
county is increasing until the thorough
fares of Salt Lake county VIII equal. If
not excel. those OF any of the older states
where road building and rebuilding has
been going Tor century past.
The new county Jail. modern IN cv-
cry respect and uncuualcd in the west
has been constructed at cost OF $40
OoO the entire cost of which is now fully
paid.
| Lake. sI2O.00O has been paid and the
bonds retired. County warrants arc
as good us national bank notes, and the
| wages paid TO laborers have been In
creased from 10 to 20 per cent IN the
last two years.
The orphans home and day nursery on
State street has been purchased at
cost OF $4,000 and extensive improve
ments are now being made unon the
buildings and grounds at cost OF about
| $4,000
paid for, not by special assessment
against the abutting property but out OF
tho general tax fund.
The payments for the retirement oil
| The county bonds to which have Just re-
| ferrcd and for ali these permanent I'M
provcmepts. necessitating an expenditure
| of about half q million dollars nave been
made and the increasing general expense
| OF the county met promptly without the
| Issue OF bonds. ana today the TAX rate
| for county purposes is oniy half mn
higher than II was ten years ago. tur- 1,',,
ing the same period Of time the tax levy
of Salt Lake City for city purposes mas
increased six mills. The citys bonded
! Indebtedness has increased more than one
! and ouc-half million dollars and prac-
| tIcslly all Of the citys permanent I'm :
| provcments have been paid for by specIal
! assessments levied against the aoutllng
| real estate.
At the present time the county Is ad-
! vertisins for bids for the construction or
| a much needed county hospital. winch is
to cost Sl50.OOo Al The county lnIlrL,li.la Ii,,!
new water and sewer systems arc peing
| Installed and tho buildings improved
throughout so that the county SlGk ana
| the County's poor VIII nc cared ioF IN
! modern sanitary and healthful surround
And the countys finances are in such
excellent condition that all TINS expense
as well as the general expense OF t!e
! county can and will be met without the
issue of bonds and without increasing Ihe
| tax levy. ,,,. nov
| eminent should be maintained. Honest.
| economic government can he accomplished
! orIv by placIng In office citizens whose
character. and qualifications VI 'henl "
| nnofc fearless high minded citizens and
staunch Republicans the county ,,r,. analrs
will continue In thls present aHlls.aJ 81 S't -, !;
state The Republican party rs 1uil OF
men who measure up to tnis his, s1mmnara, nnm;,1
and have no doubt ih9l eacn m"n,s,eG 'I,.lsseF
! Of this convention viii be so impressed
with the responsibility resulting m from from M 1ne
traditions OF his party and the sacTeo Ia
turc of his trust that the very '''EIlSs
type and most economic form OF counIy
government win result from theif seeo-
ton.
When Mr Loofbourow concluded
and Secretary White and Sergeant-at
Arms I.oftus had been introduced, th'
towering form Of Pariey Christensen
laio candidate before the church lie
nubIican state convention for congress
was seen. and when he was recog
nizcd by the chair, SAID;
'In the absence of the gentiemai
from The second municipal ward, wh'
usually makes the motion IN our con
ycntions. I move you that committee
\ on credentials, order Of business ah'