Show 1 Moss Rapped by Wilkinson Sen Frank Moss' Moss re resent recent ent vote on state reapportionment is a tragic blow to the rural counties of of t m Utah who are deserving of ot representation representation rep rep- resent tJ n on on n an area basis In tn Inow our ow our state legislature declared Ernest est L. L Wilkinson to the people of Summit County today It is the big city labor boss's I to o wh whom r 1 Frank Moss Moos is Is' Is Isa a captive I who vho ho f favor vor big city control of ot rural areas I j I II I Out of of Control Control I I I instead of havI having g each coun coun- coun- coun I t represented In hi the State House of or Representatives the Moss sup sup Moss I I ported reapportionment would put put 1 control of both House and nd Senate In n the hands of two counties counties- Salt Lake and Davis whose Davis whose areas represent only 1 per cent of ot theland the tho land area of Utah I Under Moss' Moss rule the combined com corn populations of Summit Rich Morgan Daggett Uintah I Grand Orand Wayne and Piute Plute counties and part of Emery County would I be represented by only one man manIn manin hl In the State Suite Senate Instead of off ouch each f ch county having Its own delegate dele dole gate in the State House of ot Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- Summit C Co County o u n t y would share a representative with j I I Ian jan an area having approximately the population of ot Summit Rich Dag gett and part of Duchesne coun ties tIcs By way of contrast Salt Lake County's Senators will be Increased increased in In- creased from 7 to to 12 and Its Rep 1 I from 24 to 30 Such absurd results as the above bov will no now be imposed on rural areas of I Utah and many other states to the detriment of t our American system of ot government II I I Injustice to Farmer Farmers I H Another injustice of ot this ls system tem tern Is that in rural areas landowners land landowners landowners owners who are taxed on the basis of ot area and l land v values will wUl have no representation in inthe the the legislature on ona a land area basis baste In my judgement and I say Y this as a lawyer the Us Supreme I Court has its powers power n I l ruling that state legislatures both upper and Blower lower houses have hav to W be e app apportioned exclusively I on a population basis Were this opinion of ot th the Supreme Court to to l I apply to our pur our federal legislature Utah Idaho and Nevada assuming assuming assum ing a Senate of ot members I would together be represented by I I only one Senator I Mr Moss vote not to postpone courto r rd d e ere r e ed d reapportionment was was not in the he best interests of I the State of Utah Mr Wilkin Wilkin- Wilkinson son insisted I pledge to fight for a const constitutional constitutional amendment to restore the right of the people of ot Utah I to be represented on an area as IS aswell I well w ll as on a population basis in hi In i r our our 41 state legislature he con con- conI 1 I eluded |