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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
How Plan Works.

Here is the way it is done. Every
motor car in the state of Maine is
texed according to its horsepower in
lieu of all other taxes. This tax was
bonded for a period of twenty years
and at tho time tho law was passed
the tax was large enough 10 pay in
terest and retire four million dollars
worth of bonds in twenty years, tt was
accepted as fact that the number
Of ears would increase every year, but
the building of the roads increased the
sale of cars to such an extent it is now
asserted the automobile tax will retire
the bonds in loss than seven years.
The plan is simple one, but it re.
mained for the good roads boosters OF
Maine to first put il In force. Com
meut was made on this law al the
time il was passed but its actual work
ings has proven such a success that at
teution to Maine is now drawn by ey.
cry advocate of good roads in the land.
1t is such a law that Benner X.
Smith of Salt Lake county proposes to
introduce in tho legislature the coming
winter. providing only he is assured
of the support of all good roads sdvo,
Gates in the state. He has discussed
his plans with number of automohil.
lists and in every case has received
rrop,iea of si,rnort
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
DAM TO PROVO
LOG.
Via Spanish Fork Canyon.
d5.1 Miles.

Via Spanish Fork Canyon.
45.1 Miles.
(Stowart Speedometcr.)
o.O-Strawberry Dam: Follow main
road going west with dam on right,
bearing to right past dyke at "a; ~
forks, keep to right. crossing ditch
at o.S, follow main travelled road to
summit at 10, down bill all the way
now to Provo; 1913 construction
camp; 10.9 construction camp; lis
forks, this is run around road, keep
to right; 16.9 cross creek; 1913 hot
sulphur spring on right; 1916 hot sui
phur spring on left; 24.1 forks. this
is run around road, keep to right,
crossing bridge at 25.S and again at
26.7: 32.1 forks, keep to loft, cross
ing railroad 32.2; 1928 railroad station
on left, this is
Diamond Switch: Keep straight
ahead. going through gate into main
public highway in Spanish Fork can.
yop. Turn right here for Provo,
(Note: road to left up canyon goes
to Thistle about two and onc-half
miles away; going down canyon to
Provo, cross railroad at 33.1 and q
few feet further on cross river; 33.6
forks, keep to night around grove of
trees;
33.s-Castella; Hotel here, keep
straight ahead down canyon; 3s6
main forks, keep to left crossing
bridge over railroad; 3S.8 forks, keep
to right and a few feet further on
forks again, but keep to right; 392
forks, keep to left aud cross canal
800 brick guardhouse on right; All
main forks. bunch of pressed brick
houses here, turn right (Note: Main
road here straight ahead leads to
business center OF Spanish Fork) !;
d2l turn right into main road be.
tween Springvillc and Spanish Fork,
keep straight ahead north and at
45.0 cross railroad
Springville: Gas, oil, hotel gar.
age and general stores; keep straight
ahead 47.6 cross creek. fish hatchery
on right 49.6 county ipfirmarY on
right; 51.4 main forks, brick grocery
store here, bear TO left: 52.l main
cross streets. turn right here, lumber
yard on left as you turn;
52.3-Provo; Gas. oil, hotel and gen
era) stores, garages.
PROVO TO STRAWBERRY DAM
LOG.
52.3 Miles.
0o.0-Provo: Gas, oil. hotel, garage
and general stores; 90 straight south
with library on left past tabernacle
ON right and at . main cross streets,
lumber yard aA right, turn left here;
o main forks, brick grocery store
here, bear to right; 81 county mfr
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
AuTOMOB|L|STS CAV
EASILY PAY BILLS
Intent Is to Use Tax on Cars
to Create Fund That viii
Retire Bonds,
NO LEGAL OBJECTION
Maine Has Successfully
Handled Plan Utah Will
Be Asked to Try.
NO LEGAL OBJECTION
BY w. D, 2ISHEL.

How does a two.million dollar bond
isf2e, guaranteed by the state Of Utah,
redeemed aud interest paid by the auto
mobile owners of the state. TO be used
in constructing good roads under the
direction of a non partisan commission
strike you, Mr.. Good Roads Booster 7
Sounds almost too good to be true,
but there is no logical reason why 1t
cannot he done. AT least one state in
the Union has adopted the proposed
plan, several others are now consider
ing it and Benner X. Smith, state sen
stor from Salt Lake county stands
ready TO father a bill making it a
law in this state All Mr. Smith asks
in return is that the advocates OF good
roads get topether and back him UP.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

mary on left; Al cross creek, fish
hatchery on left;
Gas, oil, hotel. gar
age and general stores; keep straight
ahead; Ga cross railroad; 1o.2 nam
forks, turn left going up hill (Note:
Main Travelled road straight ahead
leads to business center of Spanish
Fork); 106 bunch of pressed brick
houses here, turn left into main tray
elcd road between business center of
Spanish Fork and Spanish Fork can.
yon; l2.1 brick guardhouse ON left.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

Mrs. A. R. Tabor or Crider. Mo. had
been troubled with sick headache for
about five years, when she began taking
Chamberlain s Tablets. She has taken
two bottles Of them and they have
cured her, Sick headache is caused by
disordered stomach for which these
tablets are especially intended Try
them. get well and stay well. Sold By
all dealers. (Advertisemeut)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

A. E, Landman, travelling representa-
tive Of the Cadillac Motor Car tomplu:,
spent part Of the week in Salt Lake
AS visitor at the Sharmau Automobile
COMPANY. Saving be is enthusiasts is
putting 1t mildly. Mr.. Landmau lie.
c)srcs the entire output of the (,a,li)l,c .
factory for 1913 has been sold py more
than 5000 cars and that none of The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Smiths Explanation.

Speaking on the matter yesterday
he said:
have sent for copy OF this law
as used In Maine. and from what I
know now believe It Is the greatest
plan to raise funds to improve roads
ever devised In this country. The
more ! have thought of II the more
simple Il seems. and 1 hardly see
whore any person can offer any OBJ
jections We will have about three
thousand cars in Utah by the time
the legislature meets and a fair and
ressona bic tax on these cars would
pay interest and create a sinking
fund for twenty-year two million
dollar bond issue, Long before the
bonds become due we VIII have such
an increase In the number of cars
As n result OF the improved roads
that VIC can safely retire the bonds,
issue more and continue the work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Glad to Pay Tax.

At this time / would not say
whether 1, would be best to tax the
cars on their assessed value as is
done now, or according 10 their
horsepower. This is a small matter
of detail that can be decided upon.
There seems no reason To me why
the automobile owner, and 7 AIN one
myself. should not be glad of n
chance TO have the tax he now pays
and must continue TO pay converted
To building good roads instead OF
going into the general fund. On the
other hand. | do not see why the
man who does not own a car can
have any objections. He does not
pay one cent OF the tax and cer-
tainly cannot object IL the motor
car owner taxes himself to build
his own roads. The Maine plan is
certainly the most sensible one OF
raising funds 10 build roads at once
! have ever heard Of"
or course. the distribution OF this
fund might cause strife in the state
as the counties which do not contain
many automobiles would want some
OF the money spent there. This
could he overcome by making the
different counties put up n certain
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Automobile Branch Manager

Our clients who are
large manufacturers of
low priced motor cars
and who are establishing
distribution houses wish
to secure the services of
a branch manager in
this territory. Applicants
must be we'll recommend
ed and Of financial stand
ing. Address by letter
only to Henry Decker,
Ltd, Fuller building, New
York City,. N. Y.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

When you want n reliable medicine
for cough or cold take Chamberlain 's
Cough Remedy. 1t can always be de.
pended upon and is pleasant and safe
to take. For sale by all dealers.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Provo to Strawberry Dam Route
BY w. D. RISHEL.


the yherrvc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

Manager L. A, Burson of the Wcstnrn
Auto company of Twin Falls. Idaho.
was IN Salt Lake durlug tue past week
getting line of trade conditions frr
next year. He reports good vcar in
Twin rails tho past season and with big
crops beng harvested he secs 10 reason
Why next year should not be cvla bet
ter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Holds Plan Legal.

There is also no legal reason why
this cannot be done. ] have talked
TO Secretary OF State G. s. Tingey
and find We can issue two million
dollars worth Of bonds without
Strainlng out credit,
Further. 7 favor a strictly nom
partisan board TO use these funds. IL
should be composed OF practical. hard
headed business men who Will soc
that the automobilists get n dollars
worth Of good roads for every dol
lar spent From the talk ! have had
with automobile owners I believe wc
can get the unanimous consent of
every driver OF motor vehicle in the
state 10 back up this plan. and n
this can be done I see no reason why
Utah should not follow Maine aud be
the second state IN the linton TO
utilize Its automobile tax for the I'm
mediate construction OF good roads
Nor is Mr.. Smith alono IN his ideas.
Ono of the first things State Highway
Engineer W, ID. Beers said, when re.
turning home from the American Road
congress, held at Atlantic City, this
month, was that Maine bad them all
beaten on the bond issue question. Ere
has sent for a copy of the law TO study
il more with a view of irving to get
a similar law passed in Utah.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

The Randall. .Dodd company reports a
busy week with outside dealers accord.
ing to Manager A. f. Toursseu Dur
ing the week l., e. Rapey of Evanston.
DR.. Carl Snodgrass Of PocatclIo and
Alma Van Wagon of Provo. were IN
the city, all crying for more cars. A
says Tourssen. Mr.. Tourssen predicts
q shortage of cars of the better class
for 1918,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

dealers will be able to secure a single
car over their allotment He offevs
a bonus of $1,000 to any person who will
locate single 1912 or 1913 Cadillac
on the floor of any salesroom in Amer
lea that has not been sold.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

everybody who uses the roads gets the
benefit Of it. The automobilist is pay
ing the bills, so the farmer does not
kick and tho motor car driver is happy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

A Souvenir Postal with miniature
quick detachable 34H4 automobile tire
dated Akron Ohio. was received by this
department Yesterday. On The reverse
side 1t said: 100000 men employed IN
seventeen rubber factories here mok
ing automobile tires. Outlook IN De-
troit is bright and everybody is optim-
istic. Signed.
HFRANK ROTTFPJIT
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

g. A. Quigley, manager of the Stude.
baker brothers spent part of the nm
week in Boise, where he was busy ad.
lustIng the fire loss recently suffered
by his firm. ="
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
The United States Tire COMPANY had

IHC OIItEI OCdC6S TIC COnlOanV had
a visit during the past week from {
y; Gilbert, Western District Manager,
whose headquarters is in San FranciSco
AFTER spending three days ir SnIt Lake
Mr. Gilbert left for !wo weeks , t-;p
through Montana with Manager sid
Iheboid of the local branch. Mr., Gil.
bert declared his company had made
wonderful showing in this territory
a.1VripG inc past year and was more
thar pleased with future nros,,octS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

sum OF money to offset the money
furnished by the automobiles 10 build
roads In their districts However, it
is matter OF adjustment which I
belieYc COULD be cnSilH accnmnllshnh
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

Mr.. II. ". Smith, Salesman for The
Tom Botterlll Automobile company, re.
turned from Ely. Nev,, SATURDAY.. Mr..
smith drove Hudson "S7' overland
10 Ely for the Steptoe Valley Smelling
q Mlnlug company, which intends us
ing the car at that point. He reports
the roads in good coudition exccpt for
the usual desert washouts which are
at all times a menace to cross-counfrv
travel in that part of the country,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

company is located at Al State street,
ana VIII handle the Appcrson as its
ieadlng car, &, i. Horn, formerly
SSalesmanagcr of the Belcraft Automo.
ollo company Of Ogden is manager of
tpe new concern. Both the car and
Manager Horn arc we'll known i'm Salt
Lake.
Manager E. A. Crosser of the White
Automobile company OF Denver is ex-
pected IN Salt Lake today or tomorrow.
coming by the Wyoming Automobile
route. 1t will be remembered that q
party of Denver pathfinders tried to
reach Salt Lake two weeks ago by the
Graud Junction route and turned back
after making a failure Mr. Crosser
took the same car and is driving il
overland by the Wyoming route, lust
to show it can be done.
The Sale of Tires is aIwavs good
indication Of trade conditions. saws f.
NJ. Pumphrey of the Utah Tire and
Rubber company. When people are
buying tires there is a stroug demand
for new cars and business this fall is
better than it has ever been in the his
tory of Salt Lake, This is true of all
tire houses in the city and speaks we'll
for the steady demand for new cars
The Scalp of One automobile editor
hung in the balance a greater part of
the past week. The Tribune automobile
editor, through error mentioned ! q
klley. manager of the GOODYEAR Tire
and Rubber company as the big chief
IN charge OF the local branch of tbc
Goodrich Tire and Rubber company.
Manager *, X Kantzcr Of the Good.
rich branch as well AS Riley declared
1t was libel and threateued dire rc.
sults-ovcr the phonc-but both admit.
ted aftsrward ii might have been worse
had one OF the otbcr tire compapi,s
been brought into the mixup.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

J. w. Duffin Of the Studebaker
Brothers writes from Southern Utah
that prospects for ne1G year looks good
TO him. THE farmers are all busy"
SAYS puffin, "makiEg money which
means your Uncle Jimmy will have II
hard time supplying .hem all with
cars - He admits. however, he will do
his best TO accommodate .hem.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

In order TO make personal plea for
more ears and better shipment service.
Manager A. j.. Tourssen OF ibe Randall
Dodd Automobile company is planning
to take u trip ia tho Buick factories
at Flint. AIich. He will probably leave
next week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

The ApporsoD Motor Car Company
Is inc latest concern TO opeu = garage
and s3lesroom ir this city. The new
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
TRAGEDY Of
THE TITANIC
SENATE INVESTIGATION RE
VEALs SHIP SHORT OF LIFE
BOATS AND THAT VERY LAX
DISCIPLINE PREVAILED.

In an attempt to locate the blame
for the disaster, a committee repre-
senting the United States senate is
making a rigid investigation, by ex-
animation of surviving witnesses and
inquiry into the discipline and equip
ment of the Titanic, the White Star
Line ship wrecked April IA. by col
lision with an iceburg off the Grand
Banks of New Foundland. Some sur
prising facts have been brought out,
FIRST of all that no attention had
been paid by the Titanic's officers to
repeated warnings of the proximity
of iceburgs. and second that the
watch in the crows nest was not pro-
yided with glasses with which to
look out for iceburgs, for other ships
or anything else. 1t is also shown
that the Titanic's number OF lifeboats
was too small for the size of the ship
and the number OF people aboard,
and that in time of emergency these
we're sent away not properly filled
and inadequately manned. In fact,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
Cold Only Complaint.

All they said was, now and then,
that they were cold, and God knows,
although the sea was smooth and the
sky was bright and fair, it was cold.
We were threading our way through
fields of ice and were in the shadow
of the great iceberg which had sunk
the big steamer. 1t was $3.50 in the
morning that we saw the Carpathia.
II was 8 o'clock before We were
alongside. The steamer was bearing
down on us with her lifeboats swung
in the davits ready for action.
1T took three hours to get us all
on board. The best they could do to
get us on board was to put down
Jacobs ladders. There were only a
few of the men who could go up that
straight rope ladder. and they had to
lower bos'ns' chairs to take the wo-
men and children up to the deck.
They opened up the matches between
rail and water to make the work
easier.
Tine work of hosting us on board
was going on at four different places
on both sides of the ship. AS the
last boatload was hauled up the
steamer California hove in sight. She
had no passengers of the Titanic on
board.
We we're treated fine on the Car
pathia. Everybody did the best he
could for the survivors. The two
steamers took opposite courses and
circled around the scene of the wreck
for a radius of 20 miles before pro-
ceeding. Too much praise can't be
given to the officers and men Of the
Carpathia for the way they handled
the entire crowd Of us castaways."
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
Praise for Officer Murdock.

The collision was an awful bump
forward, but. owing to the great size
Of the Titanic. a hardly felt aft.
In a twinkling Murdoch had all the
men at their stations by the life
boats. When eight bells sounded two
NJ yhe boats had been lowered from
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28

Officer Lightoller and gave the child
to the mate. That was the last. He
and the ship went down and MUIR
dock-God help me, don't ask me
what | saw
Many Saved by Debris.
The men on the poop plunged into
the sea as the great craft went down,
both by the head and stern. The men
on the life raft were carried hither
and thither across the width of the
ship by the currents formed between
the two big tunnels. The raft with
its load was directly over the ship
when the waters closed above 1t, and
the miracle of 1t all Is that she kept
aftoat. There wasn't a bit of suction
from the sinking of the big ship. and
that's what beats me vet.
The men who had jumped into
the sea found resting places on the
chairs. matches. chests of drawers and
uooio "hi'h hdu ucCH thiOHH ONei-
board by Mr.. Murdoch. Everything
was now dark. The lights on the Tt
tanie had gone out section by section,
and there was just an electric arc left
TO light the noble ship down.
-Four firemen were seen on the
poop just before the vessel sank.
They were Matty Black, Mason, Den
ny Corcoran and John Bannon.
One of the boys named Dillon said to
Bannon: Johnny, there's a light over
there; I'm going to strike out for it.
Are yon coming?'
Not just yet awhile said
Johnny.
"Dillon went over the side in the
direction of the light on the lifeboat
and was picked up. The firemen took
off their shoes and were on a piece of
grating when the final plunge came
Through all this / never heard a
murmur from one of the women
either on the ship or on the boats. 1t
was cold, and that was all any of
them said. We made them pull on
the oars every once in a while to keep
up their circulation. The sailors on
the lifeboats gave up their socks,
their coats and whatever they had to
keep the women covered. They cut
up the sails to spread over them and
keep them warm as possible.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
Rowed by Living and Dead.

All through the night the fleet OF
~lifeboats rowed around in a circle.
We rowed through wreckage and
through lanes of bodies of the living
and the dead. The living were pull
ed into the boats. We would row for
half an hour and lay on our oars for
the next half hour and Their begin
the work of circulation again. We
had word that the Olympic was COM
ing 10 our rescue.
Poor Philips. the wireless opera
tor, who had saved all our lives by
getting in touch with the outer world,
died a hero's death. He went over
board at the last moment and man
aged to reach the raft. He had no
big boots or coverings on, and he
just hung to the raft and died from
exposure. They didn't have to push
him over.
The water on the raft was up to
the waist, and when Phillips became
exhausted he just fell and was wash
ed into the sea-. He saved the life of
every man. women and child who was
brought into port by the Carpathia.
ut was a long night. 1t was a
trying night on the women, but never
a complaint. II the men who gave
up their lives for the women and
children of the Titanic were heroes,
those brave women who spent that
night were Gods own angels. They
We're worth the sacrifices of brave
men.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
Explosion Split Titanic.

THE water was nearing the bridge
when the first explosion came. Ten
minutes later the second explosion
followed. The water had reached the
boilers and that settled the fate of
the ship. The Titanic was split in
two. All the passengers left were on
the poop deck. The eapsized life
boat was now adrift on the deck and
mon crowded upon 1t
Both Captain Smith and Junior
Chief Murdoch were now together on
the bridge, the water being up to
their armpits. The next | saw OF
Captain Smith he was In the water
holding a child in his arms. He
swan to the raft on which Second
The evening world., 1912-06-24
SUICIDE BEFORE GIRL
HE WAS TO WED TO-DAY.
Business Bad, Guida Shoots Him
self While Packing Trunk
for HONEYMOON.

Enrico Guida, a Washington Market
fruit. salesman, twenty-five years old
shot himself yesterday afternoon In his
home at No. 1913 East Forty-sixth street.
with him at the time was his nancee.
Miss Elsie l3ogiskl. OF No. PC York
street. Jersey city, to whom he was to
be married to-day. Miss Bogiski me,
Guida when she went to the market
three weeks aao. and In week the
couple were engaged.
She called yesterday at the Forty
sixth street address and the two wen,
for walk in Central Park. When they
returned Guida drew the girl into his
room and told her that he was tired OF
life because OF his business troubles. she
laughed at him and watched him while
ne wrote letters to his parents In Italy
and to n friend. Then he went to a
trunk that he had been packing In prep
aration for the wedding and. drawing
out revolver, fired shot through his
temple. The girls screams brought a
policeman. DIR. Andrews of Flower Hos
pital found the man dead when he ar
rived