Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-12
OUR STATE INSTITUTIONS.

w the state the first Of the pres
ent month, the editor of this paper
had an opportunity of visiting and IN
spectng the State Mental Hospital at
Provo, the University Of Utah at Salt
Lake City, The State Capitol building
and other points of interest, including
some Of the offices of state officials;
and after a somewhat critical and ex-
haustive inspection of conditions as
they exist, we arrived at the conclu-
sion that the people of Utah have rea-
son TO congratulate themselves upon
the competent administration of the
affairs of state.
The State Mental Hospital certainly
does great credit to not only DR.. Cal
der. who has been experimenting the
institution for the past fifteen years.
but also TO the board of Insanity, com
posed Of Governor William Spry, State
Treasurer Jesse Jukes and State Aud
itor Lincoln J. Kelley, as well as the
other employees of the institution.
IL is a model of order and neatness,
and is small commonwealth in IT.
self. When we consider that II is the
exclusive home of nearly 600 unfortu-
nate people, whom nature, environ
ment or accident have robbed of their
reason, and who therefore would not
be expected to help themselves very
much, and might reasonably be ex-
pected to destroy and disarrange ev-
erything coming within their reach, it
is indeed a surprise to find the entire
institution from cellar TO garnet, in
side and out, cleaner, heater, better
conducted and more orderly and sani-
tary than 95 per cent of the homes of
the state OF course, the furniture
and decorations are somewhat meagre
and inexpensive, but nevertheless
there are flowers. pictures and other
ornaments, which have been gradually
introduced of recent years, and which
the inmates have been learned to re-
spect and leave undisturbed. The
beds, the floors, the walls and every
thing else about the buildings are
scrupulously clean. There is a mod
ern laundry, we'll equipped, large
bakery, herd of nice Jersey cows
and a model little creamery, by which
bread and butter fit for the kings are
produced, and the other food is plain.
but substantial and healthful. The
institution is a great credit to the
State Of Utah, and we feel sure will
compare most favorably with the mem
tai hospitals of other states of like
population. There seems to be spir-
il Of kindness but firmness in dealing
with the patients
At Salt Lake City, besides visiting
the University of Utah, which, de-
spite the internal strife on the part Of
officials and faculty members, appears
to be pursuing the even tenor of its
way and educating the usual large
body of students, we spent couple of
hours in the Office of State Treasurer
Jukes, whom we consider to be one of
the most thorough, honest and effic-
lent public officials the state has ever
secured. We are all more or less ia
miliar with his record in connection
with the offices of state auditor and
state treasurer, and critical inspec-
stalled in the latter Office, and which
stalled in he latter Office, and which
has been wholly originated bv him
self, proves that the reputation he
bears I'm official circles is fully war
ranted by the detailed conduct of his
office. As Mr.. Jukes states IL, sour
system of books and accounting have
been made to fit the business of the
office; we have not nodded the bust
ness to fit the books" The entire
system is as complete, comprehensive.
neat and thorough as can be found in
anv bank. and his successor in office
will merely have TO step in and take
over a we'll organized and perfect
WORKING system or machine.
Officials like Jesse Jukes are not
picked up every day, and IL is great
mistake to make state offices depend
ent upon the whims of politics. and
to limit them TO one term. as the Of
fees of auditor and treasurer are at
present. The test OF merit is the only
one that should apply in such matters.
and when an official of the better kind
--one that possesses initiative ability
in addition to the qualities of honesty,
INTEGRITY and industrv-is found, he
should be retained as long as his effic-
ieney and satisfactory service contin-
ues.
This year Mr.. Jukes will be a can
didate for the position of secretary Of
state. and If elected, he will make a
model of neatness and thoroughness
of that office, just as he has done of
the office of state auditor and treas
urer.
The foregoing may SAVIOR of politics
TO some of our over suspicious friends
but right here we want TO say that II
has no political connection whatsoever,
II is merely matter of giving credit
where credit is due, and any person
who has zone over the matters re-
fa~red 20 in en- unbiased manner can
not form conclusions other than those
we have expressed.
We believe that we have an honest
and efficient administration of state
affairs in Utah and save for that un-
warranted thrust by Governor William
Spry AGAINST the expressed wishes Of
the people no the question Of prohibit
ton. we have very little "lirk COM
ing" For that act there is absolute
ly no justification.
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