Show iNV Record of Improve Improvements 1 t Shown 1011 By American Day Speakers Keynote of the Campaign Outlined Excerpts from speeches at American r I outing at nt La Lagoon oon yesterday During 1909 It is estimated that the amount of public construction In Salt Lake City CUr will w be as follows f A. A Miles i Street ewers s' s pawing paving I. i 18 f 6 ii Cement t F mains sidewalks sw lk S SO 9 9 t Curb ur and gutter 1 15 i- i for or the above are arc In force forc f and there I U no question but hut the they will VIII be ftp 1 completed before the thc end cud of the v pr wt Tit year year Frank Frank R. R Christensen iV Iii 4 f. f fj r visited d some fome of the best Jest western MI y C s and paid particular attention to th the il s paid and the kind hind of improve improve- they are making and I challenge a to i fair competition between these cities and Salt Lake along the lines of Improvement t ti that at we are making Mayor Mayor When I came here In 1882 we wad waded d through mud on Main street until tho the Lib Lib- eral eral party y came Into t power r In 1800 o i J A lAnd d when 1 I Ip p Pat t Moran or got oI Into t the tho c council council coun coun- cil what did h he do Tie lie gave us the thc most magnificent example e of what a pub- pub lI lift spirited citizen could do I challenge engo any man to show the equal to the tho character char- char act tatter acter r of oC work wl that Pat Moran is doing Joseph Lippman I Iam I am glad to be he able to ea call 1 your 11 a at attention attention at- at tI t- t to the skyscrapers on the Wall Vail Wallstreet I street of Salt Lake City to the thc miles of Improvements generally and the many 11 more miles of new sidewalks sidewalk the gr great greatline t line of sewers that are arc being put in for you ou and the many other Improvements Improve i that are being made by bv the city that amount this year to some sonic or more The city's portion of these improvements im mi- 0 has been borne borno without an additional tax to you rou people and the city's portion of the thEl improvements will wUl reach in the neighborhood of and I am here now to assure you that 13 mills mills' will be he the tax levy for city purposes purposes pur poses this year and no more Mayor Mayor Bransford Total cost of public e Improve Improve- men ments prior to 1806 1106 74 Total cost of public improvements Improvements Improvements improve Improve- ments for four years vears of American administration 42 42 Th These se figures speak eloquently for the enle enterprise t and d public spirit of our party A reference e to foregoing I statement t will show that public enterprise was wa at Its lowest ebb In the years ears 1898 when a party of of reform known as us the Citizens CitIzens' if S' S party t had 1 control t o of our city's t fI Cb nf affairs This should h be a warning to all l friends of progress against a new reform party breath rh which of its Ibl hybrid is now existence gasping g ga a and the e w which first tl Is to be known as the Independent party This independent movement h has s for its parentage the same people whose union produced the Citizens' Citizens party which h expired expired expired ex ex- ex- ex unwept and unsung without posterity and mortified beyond expression when confronted with its ancestry an an- Frank Frank R. R Christensen The Issues of this campaign will be clearly set forth to you vou but the main Issue will be what the American party has done for Cor Salt Lake City what Mayor Mavor Bransford the board hoard of public works the city council and the city officials officials daIs have done to bring Salt Lake Lak City out of tse slough of despond which It was In for man many years ears prior to the advent of th the American party That will be he our f slogan logan and our and we e shall ask you ou for your O support on that Issue Jo Issue Joseph Jo- Jo seph Lippman It was a glorious day for AmericanIsm American- American Ism lam yesterday at Lagoon and about 12 persons visited the resort The keynote keynote keynote key key- note of the American party's campaign was sounded by prominent speakers and the work of improving the city by the present administration was outlined with a forecast for future progress The crowd had plenty of entertain entertain- ment There were the ladies' ladies G. G A. A R. R band the German Harmonic Harmonie Singing society society so so- and the American colored So there was plenty of good music to ta keep th the happy happy happy hap hap- py and then there was a splendid program program program pro pro- gram of sports a ball game between the Occidentals and the Tribune Americans the latter team losing in a score of 9 to to 7 That part of the program which was devoted to speeches by leaders of the party was particularly interesting The speakers were Mayor John S. S Bransford Bransford Brans Brans- ford Frank R. R Cb and Joseph J J. E E. E Darmer Banner who will have char charge p of the American party campaign this fall was master of ceremonies All the tho speakers dwelt upon the improvements improvements im jot- made by the American party party party par par- ty of the progress made during the three and a half hale years rears of its administration administration admin admin- and sent forth the slogan that what has been accomplished by bv the party in the past is is but an augury augury of what will m be achieved by tho the organization tion in the future Frank R. R Christensen made a splendid speech in which he quoted liberally y tI figurea figures fig fig- ures urea of the work accomplished In the city during the American party tion Mr Mr- Christensen said Among the large things that hat have re recently recently recently re- re been completed by private enterprise enter- enter prise or that arc are In the course courle of com corn II Uon Is a most thorough thoroughly equipped equipped and appointed well street strett t railway system and terminal facilities on a most comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive compre compre- scale by bv railroads centering t here two commodious passenger depots for the accommodation of the tha traveling trl public two tl modern hotels that will rival In magnificence magnificence mag mag- and luxury and cost of construction con con- similar buildings to be found in any part of our broad land several so-eral other hostelries of oC less prett pretentious character but fully l In keeping e with t the remarkable growth vt of our u city ety W s scores s st of i warehouses a and business blocks at the h head ad of which stands the e Judge t the Boston and the Newhouse u b buildings representing p ar the e investment In- In vestment estment of millions of dollars splendid monuments to the business sagacity of the builders and enduring testimonials to the commercial Importance of our city Thousands of Homes These together w with Ith ith thousands thousand's of homes that ha e b been en recently erected or are now no In the course coure of f construction In m every ery quarter bear ample testimony of general business prosperity end and pay tribute tribute trib trib- ute to the party part whose wise and Just ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration has made these things bit ble Salt The Lake eyes o of The ll Investors t business t are world turned de deh throughout throughout through through- h toward h out the land is attracted b by her rapid growth and general promise of ot It ity The most remarkable thing In our recent history Is the fact that whIle a n aL L t general business busness depression has existed I and been sorely felt In ever every section of the country for t the past eighteen months m the great r work i of btu i l Salt Lake ks t ha had hulS continued without interruption On r. r BO ac other city In the country has the financial finan man i aa cial stress borne so as here I ese gratifying conditions exist be- be the American party is In control because Am American sentiments and Amerl- Amerl s sCan an ideals have supplanted and displaced reactionary Influence thus creating confidence 7 dence In the ability of our city to realize upon Its natural endowments We Ve may be pardoned If we make a few comparisons which support our conten conten- tion In III making these comparisons re remember remember remember re- re member that the periods of greatest Improvement Improvement improvement Im Im- im- im provement have been at those times Umes In which the element constituting our O party part has been the most moat assertive at the time Uma when it has most strongly d demanded lI the tho recognition n nI I of the principle tj f i for whIch ht it stands Stand Here Is the Showing The Th tabulation fully folly substantiates substantiates substantiates this p position It should be borne in mind that prior to 1889 no public Improvements Improvements improvements Improve Improve- ments of any consequence had been un un- 0 The cost of this class of irn- irn Plo movements from that year to the present I Is II presented for your consideration 1 I 1890 U 1801 L I oo 1893 1693 1 19 94 t g I Ug 1897 w to j ft ll U i v vS 1900 4 23 01 1902 1903 1803 M 1 J. J i 99 1905 1 1 g 1906 1908 r. r J 1907 n I 1908 1906 1909 projected and largely I under contract n t We may be Jn 1 Jon Jor i further pursuing pursuing pur pur- suing comparisons comparison The Tiie he total amount of public Improvements In Salt Lake City ill mm the line hell hereafter after mentioned up to th the co close coee e of 1908 Is as follows Miles Street pavement 1 ewers v 97 Cement sidewalks Curb and gutter glitter 1200 Of these totals the amount constructed l In three years of Amerl American nn control endIng end- end Ing Ilg December 31 1908 was as Street pavement Mites 1333 ii Sowers 2378 Content Cement t sidewalks A S Curb and gutter 2910 During the year 1903 1909 It is estimated that tho the amount of ot construction will boas beI beas be bo I as follows c J Miles Allies Street paving 6 Sewers Hewers vv 1 18 is 20 20 Cement sidewalks lk 80 Curb CUlb and gutter 15 5 Contracts for the above work are aie now In force and there Is no question but they will wl he full fully 3 completed before the end of the present year car Record for Four Years Among Amon the larger improvements completEd completed com corn plated during the past four lout years are the Big Cottonwood conduit at a cost of This structure is of a permanent e f Ye r and 1 sl substantial n character a el and insures an adequate water supply even after our city shall have advanced d far beyond Its present population The completion of this work removed ed a a. great obstacle to the growth of the city The problem of obtaining an am ample le supply of water had long perplexed those most anxious for forthe forthe forthe the period of oC growth and dt development which we are now experiencing Tho The new water supply mains on Fifth South street constructed at a a. cost of i OOOO Is another piece of work ork to our credit These Thele mains were built to aid aidIn aidIn aidin in the distribution of the water of the tiie Big Cottonwood conduit The he main int intercepting sewer and pumpIng pump pump- ing station constructed at a cost of Is another Important piece of oC work completed during the American party's control Other improvements of minor importance import Import- ance and less cost arc are Conduits for the Jordan Salt Lake canal at a a. cost of oC an extension to the main gravity fewer ewer at a cost of the North Temple street aqueduct under construction construction construe construe- tion at a cost of From the foregoing It will appear that during tile the fO four r years rears that the American party has presided over the destinies o of Salt Lake City the cost cast of public pub Improvements Improvements improvements Improve Improve- ments is almost twice as great as the total cost in the prior history of the city Joseph was tho the next speaker In part he said II You You have a ma mayor mavor or whoso whose honesty is is unimpeachable whose integrity rity has never noi-er been heen doubted whose veracity is unquestioned You have a set at of city councilmen who are as honest as in any city in in tho the United States You have havea a st set of Ils Is here the equal of which you ton win wil not find in lii any cit city of the Union The They have been made the he subject of criticism by the opposing opposing ID ing press hut but man for man they compare with any set of officials in the Union No man man has ever heard a word as to any dishonest act committed commit commit- ted by any member of the board boar of public works I challenge any man to f show how where there has been any graft raft or 01 any dishonesty II Notwithstanding the fact fart that there are occasional dissensions between the tho officials they grow out of no DO dishonesty dishonesty dishonesty dishon dishon- esty they grow out of a desire to give the city the very cry best lest administration that men are capable of giving Iriving Have vou ever heard about Ma Mayor Mavor or Bransford being mixed up iu in any dishonest deal or 01 grafting proposition Cries of H No NJ e Have you ever er heard a word against the honesty of H. H G. G McMillan Ic IiI IiI- lan Ian lan f Cries of No Did he ever eyer take a cent that did not belong to him Voices No Ko Have you ou er e ever heard a word of aspersion against the board of public works works' Have you ever heard a word against the city attorney or any city officials They are are all honest hon hoe est est and it is is because we have hac a city government go of the people by the people and ana for the people and not by the church of the church aud and for the church that the American party has been such a success We WI give an an accounting accounting ac ac- ac countin counting of every cent of public mon moo eys eye There is an accounting in the auditors auditors auditor's auditors auditor's aud aud- books and in the treasurers treasurer's of of- fice flee Look at Main ain street No Xo such magnificent magnificent mag mag- thoroughfare can be seen anywhere anywhere any any- any any- where either cither in the old oM country or in inthe in inthe inthe the United States State Look at Brigham street No more beautiful residential street can be be found anywhere The taxes are accounted for you You have got gotan gotan gotan an accounting and get a t quid pro quo for every cent expended Did the opposition op oc- oc position give he you on an accounting l Lon Long before the American party came caine into existence where was the accounting and where were the improvements When I came caine here in 1882 we waded through mud on Main Iain treet until the Liberal Libera party part came into power in in 1890 And nd when Pat Moran oran got ot int into the council council coun coun- cil what did he do do He save gave e a us the most magnificent example of what a spirited public-spirited citizen could do I challenge chal chit lenge longe an any man to show the equal to tho the character of work- work that Pat Moran is doing H Now ow what arp t you going to do this fall Are Arc you vou yon going to turn down the American merican party Cries of No u o. o No o. o No never r because vou you are getting a square deal for your your money money It is costing cost cost- ing jog von vou something on thi A but you yon cannot ha e luxuries without paying pa-in for them The only question is is Are you getting Settin a fair ret return rn for the taxes paid And I say no strangerS stranger no citizen can can- come COUle into Salt Lake and see the magnificent improvements im pro made in in the last four years without taking his hat off oft to the American Amer Amer- ican jean party and saying God speed you on your way Not Founded on Hate The Phe American party was not founded found founded oun ed on hate or in spite or ill will vill toward the Mormon church or the Mormon ormon people peo pee pIe be because man for man mall the Mormon people are a good people At |