The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-31
BOOST FOR THE CAPITOL!

The movement to erect a State cap
itol building is accepted generally
throughout the State with approval
There does not seem to be any reason
why the capitol should not be erected
as soon as possible. The hope and de-
sire is that the capitol may be sufficient
ly finished by the session of 1913, so
that the Legislature can meet in it and
the State officials be thoroughly at
home there to welcome the legislative
branch of the State government, on it's
assembling.
In all the State We have noted but
one expression adverse TO the general
sentiment that Utah should have its own
quarters for the transaction of its pub.
lie business. Too long has Utah been
single among the States in negIectinp
to provide a capitol building: quarters
for the transaction of the State IS bust
ness. That sentiment we find in the
Mt, Pheasant Pyramid, expressed as
follows:
Two years ago when the proposition to
erect a state capitol building was before
y
on the grounds that there were other
uses to which the money il was intended
should be used in the erection OF that
building could be devoted with much
greater benefit. This paper proposed
then that II the State had or could get
any great amount OF money with which
TO erect the capitol building that II get
II as was proposed. but instead of utiIiz-
Ing IL in the erection OF handsome
building. II be devoted to the develop
ment OF the magnificent resources pos
l1f -,zt
dormant because OF lack OF funds with
which to develop them. The conditions
that obtained then obtain now. The
development Of those resources is OF n
State is faring well without the build
ing now as II was then. SO the Pyramid
mas mas the same Idea Of the entire
situation now that II had then. The
capitol building can go over year or
Two longer without any serious harm
coming to the state or its people In
save the State money to continue as at
present But this State needs, more
than any other one thing IT'S resources
developed. y has thousands and millions
OF acres OF rich. cultivable land now idle
because OF a lack OF water with which
TO bring IL under cultivation: while al the
same Time II has ample water running
TO waste to irrigate that land and bring
II under cultivation. and II has other
resources. as valuable and as extensive
which need money before then can be
va 'tNHN-ii w a ppI.lA WiGTe 1nSy be
utilized by tho pcopIc Before spending
those millions of dollars upon that build
tnE. why not spend some upon the de-
vclopment Of those great resources,
Then. after awhile. when the State is
tecmlng with its millions Of population
and ,ts people are In the full enjoyment
nf all those gifts nature has placed here
for them. the building can be erected
The state should have ono and must
have one some time. But there is no
hurry.
While it is probably true that the
State could find other uses for the
money, necessary to build State cap.
itci. yet it may fairly be questioned
whether il could find uses more bene.
fetal. The general sentiment, so far AS
we have found il throughout the State.
is that the State could find no better
use for its money at this time than
to put it into beautiful. commodious,
and useful capitol building. Besides
the constitutional amendment adopted
at tho late election had this construc-
tion especially in view; that was in
the minds of those who drew the
amendment, who laborcd for it. and
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