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Show I DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U. S. In Rentals Charged by County. Government Pays Three Times More Than Does Question Raised as to Whether Utah Will Lose Revenue Office One Case of Ingratitude. 1 "Why is it the United Slates revenue offlco Is located In Iho Joint building?'' asked a citizen when he learned that part of the Stato offices arc located there, and part In various parts of the business dis-trlot dis-trlot of the city, principally for want of room In the Joint building-, "Why, don't you know? That's dead 11 easy," replica a incnci. "Maybe It Is dead easy, but you will J have- to show mo." ."You know who the revenue collector Is, don't vou? Well, vou also know what Is I his principal occupation, too. don't you?" , "Butting In, some any. Is that what you I have reference to?" was naked. "Exactly. You see Calllster has precious llltlo to do as collector of Internal revenue, reve-nue, so he has taken It on himself to run i thu Stato of Utah and the county of Salt lake. As most of these offices nro In the joint building- ho finds It more convenient j to run In and out of his quarters and butt into tho Slate and county affairs that It would bo were ho locnted In the Dooly building, where tho postofllce, the United States court. United States Marshal and othor Federal offices are located, for In-ntnnco. In-ntnnco. ; "It Is worthv of remark, too, that Salt Tako countv has to pay Salt Lake City 5000 a venr for an office for Judge Arm-i Arm-i strong "and a District court room, just to I be able to accommodate Collector Cnl- Jlster. Uncle Sam Is Worsted. I "Nice arrangement? "Well, I should say I It Is!" the speaker continued "Couldn't I bo better. Now what do you think Uncle Sam has to fork up for the two offices used by tho n.venuo collector? One thousand thou-sand dollars a year! Tljat's right a cool two-fifty a month. Possibly that Is not more than twice whnt amplo quarters would cost over In town at a point more , 1 convenient to the public, but that Is what j is paid Just the same. "One thousand dollars a year for a ccuplo of offices wouldn't seem so high were It not for the fact that the Slate ot Utah Is let off with a measley sum of $4000-That's $4000-That's right, Just 1000 for all of those offices, of-fices, j "Just look at them for a moment. Tho I Governor's suite Is composed of five rooms 01 the Bocond floor, the choice of the f I building. Then tho Secretary of State, has one very large room, probably doublo tho floor spaco of tho revenue olfices, a nice I prlvato office and a magnificent vault that i j cost many thousands of dollars. Tho Su perintendent of Public Instruction has two fine large rooms In a choice location. Tho Supreme court and the State Librarian Librar-ian occupy one-fourth of the third lloor. six or seven rooms. Tho State Auditor lms two rooms, Stato Food and Dairy Commissioner and Chemist three or four i rooms, the State Hoard of Pharmacy and !' Medical Examiners nice quarters and i the Stato Land board Is comfortably quar tered In four or five rooms. There may be ethers, but I do not recall. ' "Looks like tho United States was ; getting considerably the worst of tho deal, don't you think? Charging the Stato ' of Utah an average of about $150 a room and Uncle Sam &00 a room! "I suppose the Revenue office will bp moved to tho new Federal . building on South Main pretty soon, will It not?" was i risked I May Lose Revenue Office. "Rovenui' Collector Calllster counts on moving about the 1st of July, 1 believe. 3t Is no cinch, however. Fact is, It la no cinch that Utah will retain the Revenue til office. You know. It was taken away , from Montana by Tom Kearns shortly after he was elected United States Senator. Sena-tor. It was one of the good things Tom did for the Stale which those who were tho real beneficiaries have never appreciated. appreci-ated. "Why, don't you know, Senator Kearns got Ed. Calllster that Job? One would not believe it to hear Calllster bemoan be-moan him. Ingrate'' Why, I should say lie is. You have noticed, haven't you, that when a fellow borrows money from (i you that nine times out of ten he falls i out with you Just to keep you from ask ing him for It? And many a time when n. nominating or appointing officer gets a person an appointment that person becomes be-comes his b'.tter enemy. Ed Calllster is t In that class. He owes Tom Kearns tho Job he' is now using and has used as a means of livelihood while he pounds hie benefactor nnd his friends over tho head. "No, r don't think the Revenue office will be located In tho new Federal building. build-ing. When It Is moved it will go to Mon-i Mon-i tann.. I'd be sorry to see It leave Salt 'i Lake City, but It's a good guess that Senator Tom Carter of Montana will havo I a bigger pull with the Treasury depart ment and the President than will tho Utah delegation. Besides, the business of Montana Is far greatcV than that of Utah. The district Is composed of Idaho, Montana Mon-tana and Utah," D. R. Hammond has sent in his reslg-. reslg-. nation as an assistant to the Secretary ' of State, to take effect the 1st of April. Mr. Hammond has been employed In tho Secretary's office for about eight years and every one "who has had to do with tho office will testify to the good qualities of ' Mr. Hammond, both as a public servant Ii anu as a gonuemun. Mr. Hammond will devote much of his time hereafter to Irrigation enterprises in ' Box Elder county, which he and his brother, J. T. Hammond, arc promoting. I County Assessor C. M. Brown and his I official force Is very busy these days making up the assessment rolls. "I'll tell ' , you," said Mr. Brown, "that It Is prnctl- i cally impossible to make forty odd thou sand assessments within sixty days and ' avoid Inconsistencies, One may bo ever so M. careful and conscientious, and annovlng things will creep In." Mr. Brown thinks there should be a commission provided that would make np- pmlsementa. ( The establishing of a juvonilo court In Salt Lake City soon, as provided for by n recent act of the Legislature, which rc-1 rc-1 eelved tho approval of the Governor, has produced a lively Interest in political clr- ! elcs. . Among thoao mentioned Tor tho Judgeship are Clcsson S. Kinney, Henry S. Tanner. Theodoslus Botkln. Hlrum 13 t Booth and James T. Hammond. . None of ii these axe known to bo aspirants, how- '( ever. |