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Show APPOINTS IN r FORNIIflTOL: Governor Spry Names Commissioners Commis-sioners to Plan and Supervise Super-vise Statehouse. OTHER BOARDS SELECTED TO SERVE UTAH'S NEEDS Executive Announces Total of Nineteen Appointments to Fill Official Places. New State Officials. Stale Capitol Commission C. E. Loose of Provo. John Henry Smith .of Salt Lake. John Dern of Salt Lake, Matt S. Browning of Ocden. State Board of Architecture Lewis T. Cannon. Walter E. Ware. W. It. Lcpper. all of. Salt Lake; Joseph Xcl-son Xcl-son of Provo. L. S. Hodgson of Ogden. Commissioner of Immigration. Labor La-bor and Statistics II. T. Haines of Emery county Director. Utah State Fair Association Associa-tion T. 1 Thomas of Salt Lake. j Examiner of Public Accounts J. Perrv Goddard of Cache county. Slate Inspector of Livestock A. Carrington Young. , , , State Horticultural Commission .7-Edward .7-Edward Taylor of Salt Lake, stale inspector: W. II. Homer. Jr.. of Utah county: Thomas Judd of Washington county. . ,. ,, , State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners F. Parker of Ogden. J. W. Gray of Salt Lake. J. W. Trcnam of Salt Lake. ' Governor William Spry last night announced an-nounced nineteen appointments of state officials, including the members of the state capitol commission, which will decide de-cide on the plans and supervise the construction con-struction of Utah's now state capitol. Nearly all of the appointments were to positions created by the recent state legislature leg-islature and these appointments are effective ef-fective beginning on May 9. sixty days following the adjournment of the legislature. legis-lature. All appointments nre for the recess re-cess term, until the next legislature convenes. con-venes. By the provisions of the law providing for the creation of the state capitol commission, com-mission, that body consists of seven members, mem-bers, three being state officers who are ex-offlclb members of the board, and the other four being appointees of the governor. gov-ernor. Bv the terms of the law tho commission com-mission is non-partisan, not moro than two of the appointive members being members of the same political P.arty. , The state capitol commission, completed complet-ed by the appointments of yesterday, consists con-sists of Governor William Spry, chairman; chair-man; Secretary of State C. S. Tlngci'. vice chairman; Attorney General Albert R. Barnes. C. E. Loose. John Henry Smith. John Dern and M. S. Browning. "All of the members of the commission .arc to servo without pay. A meeting of. the commission will probably be hold some time this week when tlie commission' commis-sion' will -organize, 'elect a secretary, and a superintendent of buildings and grounds and make preliminary plans for the nrst steps to bo taken towards the construc-r construc-r tlon of the building. Are Prominent Citizens. The members of the commission named vestcrday by Governor Spry are all prominent Utah citizens who have taken i an active interest in public affairs. C. E. Loose Is a prominent Provo citizen, who Is at present chairman of the .Republican .Re-publican slate eomiuittco and a member of the Republican national committee. John Henry Smith is second counselor lo President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon Mor-mon church. He has been active In political po-litical affairs of the state and was president presi-dent of tho constitutional convention. He , is a Republican. John Dern has hcon prominently mentioned us the pemo-crailc pemo-crailc candidate for governor In 10 1-'. He - nivl lilr.1. In the councils of his party. In business Mr. Dern is 'o of the prominent men of tho state, having extensive, mining Interests, Inter-ests, and is president of tho American Mlninsr congress. M. S. Browning, the other Democratic member of the capitol commission. Is a prominent Ogden business busi-ness man. .Is Important Board. Tho state capitol commission is ono of the most important state boards ever created. Upon this commission will fall the responsibility of selecting plans and supervising the construction of the new state capitol. The commission will have the expenditure of two and one-half millions or dollars, the estimated cost of the new state house. Of this amount there is immediately available in actual cash STf.0.000. secured from the Hariiman Inheritance tax and appropriated for the construction of the new capitol. In addition, addi-tion, there Is almost Immediately available avail-able $250,000 obtained from tho redemption redemp-tion fund of the bond Issue of 1S02. and $70,000 from the sale of state lands as provided for In tho enabling act- Still further, two bond Issues have been authorized au-thorized to provide runds for the capitol construction. One authorized by the leg-lelaluro leg-lelaluro of 1000 Is a bond Issue of $'.'00,-000. $'.'00,-000. and tho other, authorized by the legislature of 1011. Is a bond Issuo of Sl.-000.000. Sl.-000.000. This gives the commission a total of $.J70,000 with which to construct the' capitol. Plans Are Discussed. Plans for tho construction of the building build-ing havo been discussed In a general way bv the governor and It Ik probable that the commission will agree to follow the governor's plans. Before the plana for the construction of the building are llnally approved member of tho comnilsslom will visit fho cnpltols of otlitn- slatee and studv In detail their construction, soHbat Utah may uroilt eonsldorublv by the. experience ex-perience of other statea. SInco he has been the state's executive Governor Spry has vlnlted tho capltols of a great many states and has collected all the data possible with reference lo their construction, construc-tion, getting the advice of governors or these stales on the subject of capitol building. Several arohllocls are already preparing prepar-ing plans which will be submitted to the commission soon. Most, of the Utah architects-- will submit. plans. v. will also prominent prom-inent architects from all parts of the country. It will probably be several weeks before be-fore phms sue :ipproved .by tio commission. commis-sion. Then the work will lm prot-ocutod with vigor and as milch haste ns is consistent con-sistent with substantial construction will he made. It Is probable that the now state capitol capi-tol will be built largely of Utah materials, oven though the cost may prove a trifle higher than that of Imported mnlerlnls Ulah produces all building materials ncc-oK'jarv ncc-oK'jarv with the exception of steel for the framework. It Is estimated that tho building will be completed within four years' time. Tho state bonrd of architecture was i appointed by the governor In conformity J Continued on Page Two. Men Who Are to ' Direct Building; j of New Capitol j John Dora. I John Henry Smith. C.'E. Loose. APPOINTS MEN FOB NEWCAPITDL Continued From Page Ono. with a bill passed by the last stale legislature. legis-lature. The duty of the board will he to form a governing body for the architects of the state and lo work toward the Improvement of the profession of architecture. archi-tecture. The position of commissioner of Immigration, labor and statistics was created by the recent state legislature. It takes the place of an office now filled by a, deputy state auditor. The duties are enlarged and a separate department provided. pro-vided. II. T. Haines, who takes this position, po-sition, Is now deputy state auditor and eX'Offlcio state statistician. For State Fair Board. Thomas F. Thomas Is named to succeed suc-ceed J C. Lynch as a member of the board of directors of the Utah Stale Fair association. Mr. Lynch was recently appointed ap-pointed to this position but declined the appointment. The position of director of the fast horse division of the State Fair association Is vacant and It Is probable prob-able that the board of slate fair directors direc-tors will designate Mr. Thomas to 1 1 1 this position. The position of examiner of public accounts, ac-counts, which is to he tilled by J. Perry Goddard of Cache county, was crealcd by the recent legislature. The duties of the office consist of the auditing monthly of the books and records of thc various state offices and state departments. depart-ments. The last legislature ubollshed the office of tale veterinarian and In lieu thereof created the position, of state inspector of livestock. A. 0. Young, state veterinarian, succeeds lo the position of state inspector of livestock. Under the now law passed to benctit the horticulturists of thc state in keeping keep-ing fruit trees free from infection, a state horticultural commislson was created. creat-ed. J. Edward Taylor, slate horticultural horticul-tural Inspector, Is named as one of the members of this commission. W. II. Homer, Jr., and Thomas Judd, the other two members, are both prominent horticulturists. horti-culturists. The practice of veterinary medicine is placed on a standard of Importance with that of other professions and the recent legislature created a board of examiners lo license veterinary practice. Thc governor gov-ernor has named on this board three prominent veterinarians. |