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Show I MEN WHO GUIDE THE SHIP OF STATI I Officials of the State of B Utah, the Salt Lake County H Government and the City Hj Commission. B ,, . WILLIAM SPRY, William Spry is just entering upon his second term au governor of tho atato of Utab, having been re-elected to that k popitiou last November by a plurality R lliaf whs a compliment to tic characlcr k ot" bis service. F. While fbc governor is not a native I of Utab, be has lived with bis pco-R pco-R flo bore since bis early boyhood, B Laving come hero "with hie pareuts U from England. His career has' been characterized by thrift and iudusfry nnd au uprightness of conduct that ha is won for him a great popularity broughonl Ibc entire state. His sin-h sin-h eerily and application, to any work I hat "ho may bavo had in band have brought lo" bim ' a fair measure of P material success. In politics lie has exercised the same diligcuc.o as cbar-! cbar-! acterized his devotion to private affairs, so that bis public service has 1 drawn around and close to bim the1 3 general support and affection of the 3 state's citizenry . l Few men in Utah enjov the popu- larity that is accorded to Governor 3 Pjt" 5,h 'bat '9 dcniouatraicd in the E splendid voto which gavo to bim a J vcond term in the gubernatorial office. I And not oulv is be popular in Utah, a hut be is held in high esteem in other slates visited by him during: his jn j fiinibcncy. Whenever he has attended j a meeting of governors, or has been B present at any other public meeting I in neighboring commonwealths in tbe union. Mr. Spry has been accorded a prominent plaeo aud his judgment up-jj up-jj on public questions has "been sought i with an 'eagerness that was a tribute j to bi wisdom and discretion. Indication? arc that when Governor spry shall co out of office, he will !' carry with him a record of such ser-j ser-j -nee" as will guarantee to bim t he t enduring en-during resncct of every good citizen 1 in the state. I DAVID MATTSON, Sccrotary of State. Although haviug made a good record iu the otl'Scc of state treasurer during I ono term iu tbe Ttcpublieau adminis-I adminis-I tratiou of the state of Utah, and con- I 'oqucutly being assurod of a return to I that office, David Malison noverthelcss I had an ambition to advance in the ?eale of public service. Therefore ho Jotcrmiucd to become, secretary of -state aud what ''DaNe' determines to do usually eventuates. Mr. Mattsou is to be classed among the "eclf-mado men." In tho first place be bad nothing to depend upon in tho way of special friendship on tho part of public moo or prominent financiers. Bat bo "was a worker; and while, working legitimately for bis own advancement, lie did not neglect those who showed interest iu bis ambition to progress. What miabt be expected from a mau of rilcrliiig worth aud --aggressive character baa iiomo about in his case. Bo has made rapid progress prom a tnnall beginning until reaching the high position iu the state to which Tie was pfeeted last November. Tn ad-djtion ad-djtion to having achieved this and 1 other successes of a business character, Mr. Mattsou has not ouly held bis old friends but has continually made new ones. ALBERT R. BARNES, Attonioy General. A lawyer of tried ability, unqucs-tional unqucs-tional moral courage aud the strictest integrity, Albert T Barnes is splendidly splendid-ly qualified to hold tho attorney-generalship attorney-generalship of the stale of Utah, to which he was re-elected in November last. Mr. Barnes has been practicing law for twelve years, and has won an enviable en-viable prominence iu the legal fraloru-ity fraloru-ity of this city and. of the state, lie has been serving as attorney general gen-eral since 3900 and prior to that time held the office of deputy attorney of Utah. He is a nativo of Indiana, and is a young man for the arduous duties that have been entrusted to bim. lie is a graduate of the .Ann Arbor university, uni-versity, graduating- with tbe class of ISflO, aud is considered one of the best-read best-read lawyers in the stato. He has a fine library, aud is regarded as an attorney at-torney of exceptional ability. As a public officer and servant of the people peo-ple he has proved bis true worth and has made for himself a host of friends. The state of Utah 'is fortunate to have in the high offico of attorney general a lawyer of recognized ability and of wide 'experience. " His offices are locatod in a suite of -rooms in tbe Felt building. j. D. JEWKES, State Trcasuror. j Tt is possible that in tho recent istatc Bopubliean convcutiou no other candidate for nomination was required !to beat dowD mi eh formidable opposition opposi-tion as thut presented against J. D. Jewkes. incumbent of the officg of stato auditor and candidate for the state treusurcrship. This . opppsition came not as in disapproval of the conduct con-duct of tho state auditor's office as operated by .Mi's .Icwkos. but it came a a the natural result of "trading" that usually, finds some place iu a political convention, aud which usually selects one proposed candidate as an outlet for discharge of all the bargains thai may have been attempted. attempt-ed. However, tho fact? romain that Mr, .Jowkcs won his fight for nomination as stato treasurer iu tho convention as against formidable odds, aud that the judgment of tho convention in nominal--iug him was confirmed and Tendered tho moro commendable by his election with a plurality that hold up amoug : tho highest scores achieved by nominees nom-inees of tho "Republican party in lbisi stale. Tho offico. of state auditor is 1 noted as having been ono of tho best 1 conducted juslilutions underMho staU government sinco its inception; and 1 "Mr. Jewkcs has not only maintained that repute, but has improved operations opera-tions to tho most modern point of expert ex-pert account keeping. Tic will doubtless doubt-less prove equally competent in tbe .treasurer rs office. A. C. NELSON, State Suporintendout of Public Instruction. In-struction. . Turiii the period of examination into tho merits of tho famous "Smoot easc?' bv tho senate committee 'u privileges and elections, in the year 1904, A. C. Nelson, who was, then state superintendent of public instruction, advocated Ihb divorce, at a speed compatible com-patible with obtaining physical condi tions. of tho public schools from tho ecclesiastical activities as affecting the training of children iu the outlying districts of the stato of Utah, At that time it was a somowhat precarious pre-carious stand for a public official lo take, in view of prevailing conditions, out Mr, Nelson adhered, to bis policy and to his course, the result being that the old. practico is being abandoned at a surprisingly rapid rate. And evidence evi-dence of tho fact that tho citizens of Utah Generally approved tho stand that Mt. 2sels6n bad taken in this matter mat-ter may bo cited in tho truth that ho was practically the nnanimous nominee of all political parties for ro-olcction to his position and that he was cou-tinuod. cou-tinuod. iu offico through general public ! indorsement of that choice. L. G. KELLY, Achieving the nomination for state auditor by the stato .Republican convention, con-vention, U. G. Kelly was one of the popular members of that party who found that tbev had hosts of frionds in Utah. Mr. Kelly's election to that important office was by such a plurality plural-ity as to briug promiuently forward the fact that be ia a young man who is held in great regard by the citizenry of this state, Mr. Kelly is well equipped for the position of state auditor, both by reason rea-son of education and training aiid by special fitness through lonjr residence resi-dence in the state. He has come to the front in public lifo because of hie faithfulness and devotiou to duty in his private career and in hia business engagements. FRED C. BASSETT, County Treasurer. Born in Salt Lake City and educated edu-cated in the local public schools and tho B. Y. academy at Prove. Fred C. Basaett is so conversant with. Utah conditions as to bo admirably equipped for public position. He has already pcrved one term as treasurer of Halt Lako vonntv, and at tho election of la t November he was cb03cu by tbe people to Miccecd himself V) thai office. of-fice. For ..eerul yenra he held an important impor-tant position with the old Utah Northern North-ern railroad, now the Oregon Short Line, and has been bookkeeper i'or a number of the- loading commercial houses of tho city. As training preliminary pre-liminary lo bis present work Mr. lias-sett, lias-sett, served us deputy county auditor and chief deputy county clerk. As n political claim to recognition he is ablo.to poiut to the fact that bu was among the original organizers of the Ecublicau party of Utah. I. E. WILLEY, County Attorney. I. JB. Willcy, county attorney, is a graduate- of the uormal department in the University of Utah, aud is an attorney at-torney of high standing in tho legal fraternity of the stato of Utah. Ho was born in Bountiful, Davis county, Utah, November 3, J where he attended the public school;, beforo coming to Sail Lake to study at tho University of Utah. After graduation from that institution he returned to Davis county, where bo acted as a public pub-lic school principal until he went to tho South Soa islands to sorve a four year-mission in church work. Itcturn ing to Salt Lake, be sorved again, aa a school principal until he acceptod a position po-sition m the government census offico at Washington, D. C. At Washington be entered tho law department of Columbia Co-lumbia university, completing a course at that institution. Upon his return from tho national capital bo was elected elect-ed attorney for Davis county aud upon completing his term there he was elected elect-ed to a Himilar position iu Salt Lnko county, having been re-elected lust Novomnor to serve a second term in that important office. A. H. CRABBE, County Cormniesioner. ! .Born in Salt Lako City April 1, 1S67,V and - being a heavy taxpayer through owning considerable property in this city. A, If. Ontbbo is well lilted to hold the popition of county commissioner commis-sioner to a four-year term, in whi-Mi office he was elected last Xovcmbov. ! Mr. Cralbc obtained his curly udipsa j ition in the old schools of the year? 1S72 to 1SS1 aud afterward attended night school for several years. Start -iuj; to work as caehiev for Walker IJros, in 1SS1. ho worked for this firniV i-. the capacity of cashboy, delivery boy, clerk and mauagcr of the clot'i'u department. de-partment. Later he worked at 'A. t'. M. I. as salesman in the. clothing department depart-ment aud also traveling salesman for several years. In 1SIU the firm of Nicol & Crabbe was organized. Three years later Mr. Crabbe bought out the 'interest of W. L. Nicol and! rcorgauiz-in" rcorgauiz-in" the firm, changed the uanie of A. irf Crabbe Co. Mr. Crabbe '3 brother, W. G. Crabbe, and his two sons, A. W. Crabbe and "Fred 0. Crabbe. arc interested inter-ested in tho business with him. CLARENCE M. CANNON, County Recorder. Clarence M. Cannon, the new coviuty recorder for "dalt Lake county, 13 .a native Utahn, having been born in this city thirty-seven years ngo. jIt. Cannon received his education iu tho Salt Lake - public schools and at the L. D. 8. university. For a number of vonrs be was employed in the publishing house of the George Q. Cannon & Sons company, boeoniing foreman of the printing department. From this employment ho wjjb called to servo as 'a church missionary m j Germany, performing- h$ duty with faithfulness aud returning with tho respect of all church officials' to bis credit. For about throe years bo has becu engaged iu the real cslatc business busi-ness with some of his brothers, being vice-president of the firm of C3uuou & Cannon. He is a son of Angus M. aud Ann Amanda Mouslcy Caunon. WILLIAM A. LEATHAM, County Assessor. Going into offico with good business experience, and with a thorough knowledge knowl-edge of local conditions by reason of birth in Salt Lake City ou February 12, 1S72, William A. Lea'tham is certain to mako an ideal county assessor. Mr. Lcatham is possessed of a public school education, supplemented by a normal course at the University of Utah. Ho followed the mining business busi-ness for a number of years, having been at one time employed in the assay office of the Golden Gate Mining company at Morcur. In 1S0S he enlisted enlist-ed in company K of Col. Willard Young's voluutcor regiment of ongin- j cers and served in the Spauish-Ameri-j can war. After ono year of service be was honorably discharged wliou mustered out at San "Francisco in 1S09. For the past four years ho has boon acting: as chief deputy to the assessor. Mr. Lcatham was a member of tho first Republican organization made iu Utab. G. RAYMOND WALKER, County Commissioner. Ono item ncccsarv to a knowledge of property conditions in tho county of Salt Lako is possession of some of that property, and in this respect George Raymond Walker, clectod county commissioner last November, is particularly fortunate. ! Mr. AValker is a son of -Joseph I?. Walker, a pioneer mcrchatit of this city aud state. With bis family he lies on his farm in Cottonwood, eleven miles southeast of Salt. Lake City. He, was educated at the Univcrtuty of I. tali. Much of Mr. Walker's lime has been ,Jttn devoted to mercantile pursuit- and agriculture and stock raising. At present ho is operating farms at Cottonwood Cot-tonwood and Taylorville. H0 takes much interest in tho subject of good roads, haviug paid a great, deal of attention at-tention to modern methods of construction con-struction of public highways. Tn this particular respect bo will provo to bo a valuable servant of Ihc people of Salt Lake county. HENRY W. LAWRENCE, City Comniissloucr. A Utah jjioucer, and carrying a joug record of iair dealing aud good eitizcu-ship eitizcu-ship during an honorable and respected course of life in Salt Lake City. Henry W. Lawrence, a mcmbor of tho oitjr' commission, is one of tho municipality's munici-pality's most valuable and valued servants. ser-vants. Probably Mr. Lawrenco first becamo known in' Salt Lake when ho( was a member of tho pioneer morcanlilo firm of Kimball & Lawrence, which had an interesting and finally successful career here. Mr. Lawrence was one of tho first group of men iu Utah who adro-t adro-t catcd mining "as a source of wealth to tho impoverished and struggling terri-i terri-i tory. IILs perseverance along this line of adv resource re-source 10 Toward To-ward in the subsequent opening of primitive mining propositions that have since grown to immense productive stature. On account of bis intimate knowledge of tbe details. in Salt Lake City's history, Mr. Lawrence has often proved to be a wisdom meridian point to tbe present city commission. lie has always contended for the highest form of free citizenship, aud his every I act in public service has been of a j type to practically carry out that idea. R. P. MORRIS, City Commissioner, liichard P. Morris came into the board of city commissioners with a splendid experience iu municipal affairs as an advantageous possession, having served as mayor of Salt Lake City under the old form of partisau government. govern-ment. As a good citizen, Mr. Morris has to his credit an unbroken career of honor mi public, private aud business affairs, I '.- i? one of the most popular men in Salt Lake and holds tho esteem of residents hero because of uprightness tiu his dealings with his fellowe. From the time that he first becamo active ly interested in politicx hc LB' prominent in that public nn.tivitJM'. political coun.',e has been ouj9e cauo of his repute fur tiofitielB dom and acumen. Fur some voifll he has been engaged iu busiiHi a coal merchant, bavin.; IjiWH Micrcssfnl in tho pursuit '0f tbatjH trial activity. As a member of tliH of city commissioners he ii? n fH bo reckoned with uu all publiH lions. He has the courage, trl aud to maintnin a conviction! once he has arrived at it, and hvH of his stc.'sd fast uoss he '13 cstoeH be. an imporfaut factor in thH progress and development, iHf NOBLE WARRU1W Commission Secretary, Noble Wavruni, secretary city commission of Salt Lake, c9 Utah from Greenfield, lud., whSI father wns prouuuent in LusineH duriug the years of bis rcsirl! this .state hc has been more orH Mr. Wnrrum has had a nowsfitB rcer, having owned the Log&Q-vH for a time, after which he waH in chief of the Siilt Lake Hcriu was a member of. the consfit convention for this atato, and1 Hober M. Wells was elected ii governor Mr. Warrum wag bu1c a member of the governor's sta has served as a state seuator ai acted as chairman of tho Doni county committee of Salt Lake Mr. Warrum is general manager! Utah Mexican Rubber company,') has more than three-quarters of lion iuvestcd iu a rubber plants tbo stalls of Tabasco, Mexico.'! to the brcakiug out of tho rc in Mexico tho company had pa banana plantation and hud con for I ho sale of its product to ai pendent fruit concern. The tixr Mexico has temporarily retard Yclopmcnt of the company's, i there, as it has done with otha in due course of time the plan are certain to prove of groat pi tho owners. I I W: H. SHEARMAfj City Auditor, The present city auditor ot Lake, W. IT. Shearman, is a nat tho town. Whcu a boy hc attenc Murk's school hero and aubseq finished his education at eastern tutions of learniug. Ho comes. fi old and respected family, wine! promiueut in the earlier histoJ Utah territory. : Mr. Shearman's business caro beeu confined almost exclusive the banking business, this trainiM ting him admirably for thp P?' citv auditor. Ho is now a one of tbo state's foremost 1W institutions, tbe Merchants DSJ this city, aud 15 hold high 1 in H teem of financiers and 'na" throughout tho cutiro coinnioM DAVID H. BLOSSOM Having bad a wide Pd.!cnM eucc in handliuj: larjro . anJ gineering projects. u..'l,T JjM municipal cuginccr for !31:1lly'nin went into that office well W"WM the compcteut discharge of tuo V connected therewith. piieM Mr. Blossom was born September 10, 3S72. .flff tho Middlcbury college ".JJM of bachelor of arts, ajMgB eeiviog a degree m cml 0"?g from the jrassaclms.it w WfM Technology. He came (Continued on FoUowlnff M- wEN WHO GUIDE SHIP OF STATE .HKr,flfl bad active supervision o Ke- ,Hne and construction of that mjScnb, bcin 2cacrnl man Cfertic corporation when ho left Hwrico prior to takiug tho position Hkf enpincer for the King Mill rcc-Bin rcc-Bin project near Gleuns Ferry, Titter coming hero to accept tho Etatnt of city cnginocr under the FRANK GODBE, BV perfectly natural, iu a way, Hjnsk Godbe to rise from the posi-mtl posi-mtl thief deputy of the city trens-tbo trens-tbo principal position in that Hv, bat iu this particular instance K&dlon of Mr. Godbc to that rc-Kole rc-Kole position is a special tribute irerth as a public servant. Hkr the new form oi city govern-Hpiid govern-Hpiid under ihc new law establish UystenTil va nccesua ry for all H taiididates to co before tho peo-W! peo-W! primary clectiou, instead of do-z do-z Upon the possible manipula-HE manipula-HE a convention. Mr. Godbo won Mcilnation .u a clean fight before inure pcoplo, and his election to f o.fice by a plurality that would M Jourco of gratification to any W 'iiB2 public placo attested his KT.n,J'' Ii the city treasurer 'a of-tliicf of-tliicf deputy comes into per-fjjmtact per-fjjmtact with the majority of tho Hr'r men of tho city, and "tho fact HE,1? Gdbo. in that place, HP" to lumaclf the support of the HP" men generally of Salt Lake ? Wut to him as a public servant HKMtMJ and other worth. fcllAM H. BYWATER, Wk Hrc Chief. JfDK out of the ranks of the old H!V-r fw department of this city, 8 joinod about fhirtv vcars HEVrnVin5 ,lc'rc rro,n "K"5l"nl, HrTifi 3 J'wt(-'r, present chief or department, has had a wide V experience in fighting the jpvoral years Mr. Bywater held J hI .HB Hu B&n?P2iue' fr tbc stcam-Bfet stcam-Bfet of SJ.".' Hlace through a. HHK ILW .nSlneor of the "teo in i b!WnK. Uo returned s ob5. 0 m dopnrtmont soon U Ut?lue,?r under Chief Dovluc Ne EtaLnppo,ntcrl captain of the Wij, f'-! position ho held for BWea a, -fc lbo service to take rct.,rCJ,0,1cnt!icr of z- 0 turned to harness as chici W of the firo department iu 1891 under Mayor K. P. Morris. When Ezra Thompson was elected mayor sis years ago Mr. Bywater was removed and returned to hi& place at . U Ai. J., which position ho has since held, as wo 1 as being supervising engineer en-gineer of .tho Hotel Wn plant! A Democrat in national politics, he eaya that he has no local politics 1 al ways voted for men not party emblems," em-blems," he iays. B. F. GRANT, Chief of Police. ITavinp boon born in Salt Lake Citv, Chief or Police B. P. Grant naturalfy possesses a. superior knowledge of tho town, both in its modern aspect and in its earlier constructive period, and has a wide personal acquaintance amonc tho citizens here. Recoiviug his appointment to tho office of-fice of ehicf of police from tho present city commission, Mr. Grant has endcav-orcd endcav-orcd to set tho forge under his command com-mand upou a substantial basis of efficiency. effi-ciency. His object has been to mingle Christian con&idcrnteness with the ; sterner duties of his office, having in view the idea that kindness will sometimes some-times do more toward reform of the nowly wro'ward thau will stubbornly harsh methods. Jn the meantime ho has directed tho men under his command com-mand along channels of activity which would mako for a clean city, and as a result be is tho recipient or much congratulation con-gratulation from thoeo who have the city's, moral welfare and dignity at heart. Leaning toward tho "Golden Rule" h-ystem of enforcing tho ordinances ordi-nances of Salt Lake. -Chief Grant has made for himself and his force friendships friend-ships that extend generally through the citizenry. W. MONT FERRY, Stato Sonator. Having connection with some of tho most important business and 'financial concerns in Utah, W. Mont Ferry as state senator will prove to be a valuable member of the stato lawmakiug body. Mr. Ferry was born at Grand Haven, Mich., March 12, 1871. His education v.-.. . .Jw ' was had iu tho public schools and at (ho Michigan Military academy pt Orchard Lake, Hero ho achievod the distinction of becoming first lieutenant and adjutant of tho cadet battalion in his senior vcar. Later he attendod Olivet Oli-vet college in Michigan and was graduated grad-uated by this institution in 1001 with tho degree of bachelor of science. Coming to Utah in 1001 ho went to work at tho Park City mines, wibsc-quent.lv wibsc-quent.lv attending the bchool of Mines at Golden, Colo., whore ho completed a course iu mining engineering and metallurgy met-allurgy In Salt Lako ho has. bron president of tho city council, a director in the Walker Bros, banking institution, institu-tion, director with tho Utah Savings & Trust company, director in tho fctber Kiug Coalition Mines company, and as-tociatcd as-tociatcd in many other busiucKi concern". SAMUEL C. PARK, Mayor-Commissioner. Conscientious iu u bigh degree. May-or-Commisfeionor Samuel C. Park ot Salt Lako Citv has made for himself npd tho commission a sp endid record during dur-ing the ono year that he has held that important station. When he went Into offlco at tho beginning be-ginning of 1912 Mr. Park was confronted confront-ed with an entirely new situation in municipal government in Utah. His is So first administration under tho now-Iv-adopted commission form of city gov-ornment. gov-ornment. However, he undertook the tK : before him with dignilv, calmness and n sincere desire to do his very best for tho town in which ho was reared, and whoso citizens interestedly were wVtcbing his course. That he has come Throu-h bis first vcar so successtully is a iact that stands forth n n guarantee pt luturo faithful and efficient servico in behalf of the municipality. Not only has his administration been high-y high-y competent, but his attention to dutv has been honest and sincere in a determination deter-mination to givo to tho public service tho best effort that was in him to tho accomplishment of tho greatest good in he most economical way. He has tho good wishes and congratulations of the citizenry in the closo of his first year at. mayor of Salt Lake. W. H. KORNS, City Commissioner. One of the characteristics which distinguish dis-tinguish W. H. Korns as a member of tho hoard of city commissioners of Salt Lake lies in a disposition to first study well any problem presented and then to persistently maiuta'm tho stand which he may take in that problem When he was elected to tho coinmis-rion coinmis-rion a year ago Mr. Korns was the chief figure in tho Korns Warehouse compan3 in that business concern, ho now gives hit time entirely to tho work connected with his city commissioncrship. To whatever call is mado upou him in tho interest of Salt. Lako City, ho rospouds with promptitude and often under great personal inconvenience. Ho is forceful in expression at times when definite stands aro required, and tho other members mem-bers of tho commission usually have considerable regard for his opinions' in matters under discussion. At tho time that the commission form of government govern-ment for this' city was first proposed Mr Korns went dc'cplv into the subject, decided to espouse tho cause of those advocating tho plan, and waged a consistent con-sistent and clean battle for its supremacy. suprem-acy. Tn tho outcomo tho city was afforded af-forded tho bouefit of his broad experience expe-rience and of his thorough business methods. GEORGE D. KEYSER, Oity Commissioner. On account of his positiou as general manager of tho Kcyscr Investment company, Gcorgo T. Koyser, member of the city commission of Salt Lake. haB brought to tho public offico which ho holds a peculiarly valuablo experience i mi ini iramnwnrTn-m and knowledge which has often proved oj! facilitating servico iu,his work on the board. Another thing that has proved advantageous ad-vantageous to tho commission in the servico of Mr. Koyaor has been his broad grasp of general needs in tho details of municipal government. Tak. ing bib office under an entire change of svatoni and mode of procedure he has b'ceu quick to favor such rules of conduct con-duct in employees of tho several departments de-partments of tho city's daily work aa would induco tho largest results with economy to tho taxpayers. Mr. Key- ser i; oascntially a buwncrs man. not pretending to be much of a politician, so that his solcction by the people of Salt Lake City for tefvice in the responsible re-sponsible place of commissioner was a direct and potent tributo to his business busi-ness acumen and to his standing ns a citizen. L. P. PALMER, I County Clerk. One of the most dependable men who have ever served tho public in the stato of Utah is L. P. Palmer, last November Novem-ber elected to tho position of county clork of Salt Lake county. It is doubtful, too, if any other man in Utah is so woll known to the members mem-bers of tho bar. For years he served with exceptional efficiency a clerk of tho bupreme court of thc'Btate, and in that capacity he came in contact with tho most eminent legal talent in Utah and with news-paper men and statisticians statis-ticians who desired special information. His was a brand of courtesy that nov- or becanto stale or threadbare, and he won a high placo in tbo estimation of all who bad occasion to consult him on business and legal matters. Mr. Palmer is possessed of exceptional exocutivo ability and an ideal faculty for direction. direc-tion. Thofe qualifications will enable him to havo the forco of the county clork's office moving in such order as to facilitate the immenso amount of business done in that department. |