Show WE VE E COPY the following from Science of May Map 1st 1st- 1st In In a letter received by the American Metric Society G. G Q Coray the Secretary of t the e Utah Metric Society conveys the information that the metric system has been under constant agitation in Utah for nearly two years As a result practically every teacher merchant and political leader is committed to the policy of adopting the system to the exclusion of all other weights and measures at as early a date as possible The metric system has been recognized by constitutional provision and unless Congress takes some action that will operate against the system in the near future the metric system will take the place of the old systems in m the used in the Utah public schools The State Teachers' Teachers n the Legislature of Utah and the State University University University Uni Uni- have forwarded memorials to Congress asking for forthe forthe forthe the passage oJ of the bill now before the House of It is expected that the Salt Lake Jake ake Chamber of Commerce will take similar action The Utah Society proposes to send a representative to Washington to bring the merits of the system to the attention of the Congress Congress- men Mr Coray states that the business men of Utah are practically a unit in favor of the movement The Metric Society numbers over 1000 members and is comI com- com I I x iL h posed largely of the business classes The success of the Utah Metric Society naturally sug suggests ests the formation of similar societies in each of the States I It is encouraging to the active members member's members members mem mem- bers ber's of the M Metric Society of Utah to know that their efforts are re r receiving recognition in the East and are pointed to by a scientific popular paper as an example to the citizens of other States T The e bill providing g for the adoption of the metric system has been sidetracked sidetracked sidetracked side tracked to in the House of Representatives and may not come up again this session The friends of the metric system must be patient and everlastingly persistent and in the end they will succeed When the end will be we know kno not J |