Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-08
THE UTAH BUDGET

As result of the alarming increase
in the rabbits that are harvesting
crops for the farmers of Marysvale, a
general campaign is being carried on
against them.
Florence Costanzo, years of age,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cos
tanzo OF Salt Lake, was fatally burned
when her clothing caught fire from
the kitchen range.
Salt Lakes expenditures during 1914
totaled S1,651, 906.14 from its revenue
funds. From its special funds, repre-
senting public improvements mostly.
1t spent 1926, 046.50.
During 1915 total If 1890 head
OF cattle and horses and $1,000 sheep
and goats, slight increase over al
lowances in 1914, will be permitted to
Craze within the Wasatch national for.
est
The average of the lake level read
ings of Great Salt lake made by the
United States weather bureau during
the past year shows that the lake has
been A Of foot higher than during
1918.
Utah ranks sixth among the states
of the union in the matter of low per.
centage of illteracy and ninth in the
list as regards expenditures per cap
tia of population for educational pur-
poses.
During 1914 the fire loss in Salt Lake
was $106,7S7.5S, which is $4,000 less
than was lost in one fire in 1913. that
of the Denver & Rio Grande shops
The gross loss is less than 81 per
capita.
A permanent fund OF $4,000 year
for extension work throughout tina
state on the part of the University
OF Utah is sought by the board of re-
gents in its biennial report to the
governor.
OF the thousands of parcel post
packages that were handled al the
Ogden postoffice during the Christmas
rush, only one could not be delivered
because of lack of address, according
to the postmaster.
G. s. Page, general manager OF the
Arrowhead Motion Picture company,
| promoter of Alaska SNOW scene" film
dramas staged in Utah mountains, is
charged with passing worthless checks
on Salt Lake hotel.
That the wrapper of every loat OF
| bread sold in Utah must bear the net
weight of the loaf stamped on the
wrapper is the information sent out
in notices to breadmakers by the
dairy and food commissioner.
Orders to all saloon keepers to abol.
ish free lunches Immediately and in.
structions to all cigar store managers
and proprietors to stop dice throwing
and other forms of gambling have
been sent out by Salt Lakes chief OF
police.
| The Ogden sugar factory has com.
pleted the seasons run with $500
tons to its credit foi the season. This
is the greatest bet tonnage in the
history of the Ogden plant, but there
are indications that the record will
last only until next season.
Willrd Hansen, Jr., state dairy and
food commissioner, is warning bread
makers throughout the state to label
their loaves of wrapped bread prop
erly, showing exact net weight. He
says that he is preparing to enforce
the net weight law rigidly.
People of Utah will be given an op-
| portunity OF seeing the finest collec-
ton of poultry ever gathered in the
2tQtp at tho nnnnino of ha
nual exhibition of the State Poultry
Association of Utah, to be held IN
Salt Lake, January IL to is.
The eleventh session of the Utah
| legislature, which begins January IL.
| will at least open in the usual quar-
tiers in the City and County building.
and part If not the entire session
will be held in that place, the state
capitol not having been finished
1t is estimated that the University
of Utah will need during the coming
biennium $502,549.30, and its revenue
estimated on prevailing assessments,
| will not amount to more than $4S2,.
| 365, leaving a balance OF $20,284 80 to
be met by an extra appropriation.
More automobiles were purchased
by Utah residents in 1914 than Tor
any two years since autos were in
vented. The number totaled 2,25C
when the secretary of state closed his
Office December 81, this being based
on the number OF licenses issued by
| him.
The state is spending $4,500,0 900 an.
nually TO educate its children, which
is $38.SS per cent capita of school
population. 1t has a school popula.
ton of 1882 and an average at
tendance OF 96,679. The value of its
school property is estimated at
| 100000.
Because he operates a nonunion
shop, w. ]. Wright, low bidder for
the heating and venti'ating Of a new
school building was refused the con-
tract by the Salt Lake board OF educa-
ton. The board feared labor troubles
and CONSEQUENT delay in the compile
| ton of the building