The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-01-07
UTAH BUDGET

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Utah factories was 45i.02S cases In
1919. and the 1870 production is run
ming about even with that of 1919
From the report OF the state dairy
and food commissioner II appears that
the dairy COW Is bringing In "A revenue,
I'm round numbers, OF $S,OO0,OO0 a
year.
campaign TO build an automobile
highway from Salt Lake City 10 Reno.
New. and from Reno direct to San
Francisco was launched at San Fran
cisco last week.
Citizens of Sewer county have filed
with the secretary of state articles of
incorporation for the Sewer Valley
Coal company, with IA capital of $3.50.
900. divided into shares of $40 each.
Revision of certain sections of the
Utah corrupt practices act is urged by
Secretary of State Harden Bennion
in his biennial report which was filed
with Governor Bamberger last week.
Members of the Utah Rabbit Breed.
ers' and Fanciers' association have
completed arrangements for the an
nual show, scheduled to be held at
Salt Lake during the week ending Feb
ruary >.
A fiye-acre tract of property In the
mouth of Emigration canyon, where
the Utah pioneers first looked upon
Salt Lake valley, was accepted last
week by Salt Lake City as II site for
a commemorative monllmput
Four months in the city Jail was the
sentence imposed upon George Vim
tiers, 30 years of age, of Salt Lake.
charged with carrying concealed weap-
ons. When arrested two large reNol-
yers were found in his possession.
The new county surveyor of Salt
Lake county has cut the size OF the
force in the county surveyors office
from nineteen to nine employees, and
he has sliced the pay roll for his as
sistants from $3.50 to S1195 monthly.
Vaughn Rees, u months of age, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rees of Cherry
Creek, New, died at an Ogden hospital
from the effects of n peanut lodging
in the lungs. The baby swallowed the
peanut at the home on Christmas day.
"Co-operatiOn" and "A Square Deal
for Agriculture" have been announced
be discussed at the three-day conven-
tion of the Utah state farm bureau
TO be held in Salt Lake on January
q, and s.
The cheese factories of the state
made 1,2SS,306 pounds of cheese the
past year. A pound of cheese would
come from about ten pounds of aver
age milk, which would mean total
of 12,SS3060 pounds of milk sent to
the factories.
Revenue receipts of the state of
Utah during the last two years
amounted to total of Sl3,414,3560S
In addition to this, the non-revenue re-
ceipts of the state were $l1,521,
S5361, making grand total of re
ceipts of $24,942 ,20969.
Charlotte Rachel Smith, widow OF
Joseph w. Smith, who was accident
ally killed while employed by the Salt
Lake Chemical company, will receive
1881 per week for a period not to
exceed 315 weeks as compensation, the
Industrial commission has decided.
During the past four years the price
paid to farmers for whole milk has
risen from 16 cents to y cents pei
gallon for milk which reached thu
state standard of 80 per cent butter
fat, while milk with greater butter
fat content has brought even high
er price.
A topographic map of the state o
Utah is urged by George h. McGon
agile, state engineer, in his biennia
report, which has been submitted t
Governor Bamberger. He also make
Il recommendation for $4,000 to b
appropriated by the legislature to al
this work.
A large number of farmers froI
Payson, Benjamin and Spanish For
visited Provo last week and met wit
the county commissioners, relative
drainage district No. 4, which include
several thousand acres of land nortl
west and north of Payson and sout
of Benjamin.
Permanent injunction has bee
granted restraining the county trea
urer of Salt Lake county from CO
lecting taxes levied in the last tire
years against the $l0,OO0,OO0 in !
tangible assets placed on the asses
ment rolls against the Utah-ldal
Sugar company.
Quail in large number are threa
ened with starvation this winter unle
some steps are taken to provide 1
available supply of food for them me-
their feeding grounds according to
report that comes from Pennington.
Meats killed and packed in Utah u
unusually wholesome and free fro
disease, according to T. +. Durham,
spector of the United States bureau
animal industry. who says the numb
of tuberculosis cases found among c
tia .rjlIpd In the state Is decidedly u