Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-10-08
MR.. srEvENsoN's RECORD.

1913 to the middle Of July 1914 the records of the county clerks
office show Commissioners Sharp Hamilton and Randolph to
appropriated the Stevenson Lumber
gegatng than 100000 chiefly for lumber used in
ton with bridge construction The Stevenson Lumber
has charged the county approximately $500
thousand higher than other lumber companies writing offered
furnish the identical county The quota
lions of C. Weeter Lumber company the Smootxon
Der file in the clerks office and the foregoing
statement be corroboraed by taxpayer
Stevenson chairman Of the progressive and conducting
the campaign for the reelection Of the progressive ticket being
successful In which would continuation in office
missoners Sharp Hamilton united rendered
extortons from the taxpayers possible How does II &
Mr. Taxpayer the padded
claims of Stevenson for yourselves County Clerk Horsey
will show claims Of Stevenson Lumber company referred
in this article II win call for them. They numbered
follows PISA 2iS6 2096 2095 1862 1888 1918 $685. 7 5l9
$685. 203. $780, SO. 43. 1856. 1857. 116s. 1167. 1853.
Your attention particularly directed claims Nos 1862
dated May 1914 for $3757 claim No 59 dated December
1913 for S36327 claim No 30b dated H. 1913
$4187 claim No 49, dated August 1913 S573 o. and
claim No 1853 dated May 6 1919 for $45556 These only
few but they reveal their face the systematic
and outrageous eehngs perpeated upon taxpayers
this other county Examine determine for
yourselves whether not honest
fare Of his do other than
in office OF such fathless officials
II Is the duty Of the purchase county sup
plies the advantage comparison of the prices paid
Stevenson with the prevailing prices Of his competitors
that approximately 100000 has paid
Of the offers Of his competitors The commissioners suk
behind their ignorance for the that the prices
Imber company and SmooNxon Lumber company made
In writing and filed with the eer who directed the
attention Of the board.
Mr. Lehi Jessen obtained bridge timber from the
Weeer Lumber for which he quoted price Of
$2s rs thousand bin such bid was
filed with the board Of county commissioners and paid by
Stevenson has charged the county character Of
eras occasion s28s0 numerous oc
casions $50 90 thousand This ootng
OF the county treasury has been going systematically
Sharp and Hamilton seated office protege
Taxes IN Carbon county higher than any county
the state and unnecessarily grating this tyne stopped
On September 1914 Stevenson furnished one bill of
M The
Der Of the character dimensions which the
claims above referred TO show that he had charging Carbon
county at his yard Of Taxpayers
do wish the reelection of who
have such conception Of their official duty? situation es
abishes beyond all doubt that the progressive
have entirely dsregarded their obligations the as
well their oahs Of office they entirely
TO be charged with the responsibility Of handling public money
affairs.
Thousands upon thousands have been wasted by
these men In payments made to sevensons Stanley
Price o. c. Nelson. Allen T. Sanford W. Edmunds and other
progressive pets who constitute the noise makers present
campaign Many Of these claims not detailed in compliance
with the provisions OF law and many upon
their face the extorton high time that
malice and ncompetency should govern
ment toa competent and business administration
progressves to believe that corporations should
not be interested Carbon county politics. persons should
look at the claim allowances progressive
showing the Stevenson aggegatng
than 81 10000 during period Of months for %
Der and supplies furnished from that
honest with themselves they will corporate in
trests and all other axpayng interests have only right
but is their duty TO clean this by assisting
in the election Of business administration will honestly
economically expend the trust funds placed disposal by
the taxpayers
What wonder it that the people Carbon county are ap
paed when they contemplate the spendth policy of the bull
moose commissioners who have permitted the Stevenson
company during short period of fourteen months
to extent which constitutes their administration the
most disgaceu in the history of the county this any
other
Fifteen thousand dollars would put in pipe line from Price
above the town Of Helper. That would help some