The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-30
FOR DR.. BEAT71
As sEcRE7AR|
Large Majority Of State r..
of Health Opposed te
Change.
DECLARE INCUMBENT IS /
PERFORMING GOOD SERylc
Has Brought Health Code N,
High Standard Of
Efficiency.

DE- T. Il. Beatty will rcr
re'aiy oi the state board Of boai,S =
ahtagonism 10 him has ar,oo, ~
Tar as can he learned II &c ~, ou'
tircly outside OF the hcaI,h -
mas I'ah tne erect Of drawing IN. Z.
hors Of the board moro ,,osa. Y
Dr. Beatty. for the reason rho, "a, az
position hn3 developed thrm,t s =,
sistence ON the observance OF N.
laws OF the state. %
Just who are Interested ,r e.,
10 dlsplacc Dr. Beatty Is M, e ater
Dr. w. Il. Caldcrwood. forr, snoHnl
physician. who has been n,en,,,sl eou'
candidate for the place. is nsc NO, .a a
10 nave any such aspirations Pslle.
n large private practice and in ,l ~
is cniGf medical examiner for ill., "'ulp rl
iicldl Life Insurance company IN ~, oe'
o. secretary is one OF responsibility y
plGnly or incidental trouble and ~.
salary allowance. auu lnsa'
Change Would Be Uuwiss
DIR. +. 5. Bascom, n-eeid.,
board "hcn asked as to The tr,,h ~ ~
report that Dr. Beatty was ~
placed. said; IL don't believe ,is
anything To IT. | have heard noth,.s
such purpose. IL seems 10 ,,'
To dlsplace Dr, Beatty wond i. we
calamity To the state Ue ba. a. ~
the best years OF his life IN Ih,s
and, largely as result of his NJ
ltah has excellent health laws sr,.
the best in the United States. In -
tl9h the work OF the board has atm
ed lavoraole attention all over the ro'
IrE. rms means a great deal 10 Il,
ne executive officer Of health h.
is likely 10 win :lisfavor by enf,,1
the law But even those wbo fasp'y fsss !,
DR.. Beatty has been TOO active xn
ont that his activity and insis,sre.t
observance OF the law have been for n
own benefit. Health laws are sornetIr
hard for the layman TO llnderstand |.
time Is needed for the fun rcalizats,
their Importance. | don't belIprs W
is The Tcmotest chance OF n charss
the Office of secretary. especIaIy as 4,
change would necessarily he made
men who are familiar with tho vodE !,
DR. Beatty is doing on that board
Majority Against Change.
a. r, Doremus. member OF tho hos
said II can answer only for myseIf'
lIliIlh II WDUlI NC misfortune for
state to displaCe Dr. Beatty. TIA 4
worked hard and intelligently 10 imprI
the puolIc health. I do not believe A
other man could take up This work /,
do as well. | do not believe a msjof
OF the board will desire any CHANGE
DR.. Fred Stauffer, member OF the boa
said that there had been some oppd
ton 10 DR.. Beatty in the northern D
of the stale. lie expressed the be'
that possibly one or two members oi
board might have criticised DR.. Beat
attitude He continued "Stlll. IA
think there is anything In the stoU|
his being removed, AS TO causing I
tagonisms. any secretary who doa
duty VIII meet with opposition
Stauffer expressed himself as tayora
10 DIR. Bcatty's retention.
DIR. Minor. who lives at SephL
quoted as being strong suppoftsf'
DR. Beatty. while DR.. Merrill OF Lo<
Is regarded as The only actual oppon|
he has. and even DR.. Merrill's oppoaH
is believed 10 be sympathetic wilh -
Cache county anger rather than ba'
on real conviction Of the adyisahiliu
Il change.