The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-19
GOOD UNIVERSITY WORK.

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Secretary j. H. Paul. OF the Uniyer
sltv of Utah. IN this city, has under
taken a work Of a good deal of I'M
portance TO the public He recognizes
that ono of the most valuable sources
Of material for legislative reference
is the current newspaper. And the
Library Gymnasium Commission of the
/ University seeks diligently in the seV'
eral daily and weekly papers for raln
able comment on or criticism of any
law in any state in which the ieGisla
tors might he interested. When any.
thing VALUABLE is found II is clipped
and filed with the subject Of which it
treats. In this way defects in the prac
teal operation of existing laws may he
pointed out, and valuable suggestions
of amendments can be obtained from
ideas found in the various newspapers
Of the different States, This uewspa
p material saves the legislative ref
ercnce lihrar" from any possible charge
that il seeks 10 anvancc mere dreams
ar theories. The various commissions
ions Of experts and students. holding
these at the service of the legislators,
IL ereby enabling lawmakers To nudge
Of the law. not only as II is but as
srecialsts believe that II should be.
The ifferencr between this method Of
obtaining information and the ordinary
means OF referring to library collcc
tlous. is that this method aims espe.
cially TO collect all evidence from the
actual working of the law under given
economic conditions. The purpose Is
10 make the work ms practical as pos
siblc. The proposition is to give mem
berS of the Legislature the opportunity
Ia know tho law Of other States. and
how that law works where il is en-
forced
Carrying out the general idea indi-
Gated. Secretary Paul asks to have for
wardcd 10 him, rs Secretary of the
University, aud of the Utah Library
Gymnasium Commission, clippings onI
the following subjects.
Agricultural colleges: automobile rcgu-
latious; banks and banking; bird prcscr-
Walton; building laws; boards of public
control: cities commission government
civic Improvement. home rule. municipal
ownership. lighting, water service, street
railways. charters, coal prices, child la
bor convict labor, corporations, corrupt
practices. divorce druGG. drains and ca
mails. elections. cducaiiou. employers
liability; fairs; farm products; foods
(purcI, factory laws; grain inspection;
game laws; garbage disposal; health
laws; humane societies; hygiene in
schools; immigration; industrial eduCa-
ton; Industrial schools. initiative and
referendum; injunctiors; insurance. in
nile courts: labor legislation; liquor laws
lobbying: law codes. monopolcs: munich |
psliticS; mining laws: navy; old age pom |
Siops: public utllitics-commssions laws. |
banks. railroads-ratcS. regulation, laws. |
reports. TAXATION: recall; road laws. |
building OF, state aid to; schools-laws.
reports. tax for: StaicS-constItutions |
institutions. tax commissions telephones
connections. Compo tition. rates rcGula
tion: tenure OF of1cc-Tcmoval by gov
crnor; taNation-incomc tex, inheritance
tax. single lax, corporation tax. insur
ancc tax. rent tax; uniform laws. uni
form accounting: UHtcr-riShts. water
pollution. waterways
The desire is 10 obtain the most 70
cent information available in tho form
of magazine articles, newspaper clip
plHSS. l'SieldllNt DIIle. OIIlCldl reports. |
etc. on tho subjects named. or on any
other subjects of public interest. The |
publication of the design - made in
the belief that many citizens viii be |
willing to cooperate with tho commits.
sion in making this collection. Arti-
cles for or against any expected or sug
gested measure Of legislation arc cspc.
cially sought for. Duplicates of the
same articles are useful as offering the |
commission opportunity TO give these
TO those who arc most interested. 1t
is not desired TO have the whole Of any
ma Csziuc or newspape but il is asked
that those who arc willing to assist in
this work will clip out the article. or
tear out the pages Of tbc magazine con
tanning such articles, and mail the
same to Secretary J. II. Paul at the
UNIVERSITY
1t is an excellent undertaking that
is thus set forth, aud The Tribune ioinF
Secretary Paul in hoping that the peo
pic of Utah will take u lively interest
in this work. and will cooperate tol
the utmost extent Of their ability in
collecting the material suggested, and
forwarding the same.