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Show SAYS UTAH CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE One of tl e Important measures ac cording to the i'w of many Is t a Hay ward bll now awaiting cons derat on in tho house providing for the creat on of an art Institute commission, with an ap propr atlon from the state of $2000 per year Leading art sts a d art lovers of t e city and s ate are beh nd the proposed leg s atlo which is calculated to per pe uate an organlzat on long es abl shed One of the most active worl ers In he ha f of tho bll is Dr George M Smart who while not a profess onal artist. Is a devoted o er of a t Questioned as to hs lens Dr Smart said Utah cannot afford to kill the Hay Tard bl It H to be ren embered that L ah was tl e pioneer in the es abl s ment of a state art Inst tute founded I belle e In 1899 The in st tute struggled along with $1000 per year and in 1909 was a owed $ 000 The institute has been productl e of great good to the ppop e of Utah and the quest on shou d rece ve eerl ous conslderat on In view of the fact that ow ng to cond tions in Europe America is destlred to become at an early date the great art center of the world The new bill has the ad vantage of creating a commission of five prov d ng for rotatlo in office end afford ng represen atlon to ex ponents of scu pture ai d the other crafts Tl e forty s x p eces of art of genuine worth that the Institute has acc mulated are evidence enough of Its genuine worth |