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Show ! Where Do We Go From Here? fTXHEKl are torn figures not to be resd cas-J. cas-J. ually and dismissed in th report hsnded to Governor Henry H. Blood by Sumner G. Msrgetts, director of the ttate plsnnlng board. Thee deserve th thoughtful study and continuing con-tinuing interest of Utah' taxpayers. They pose th question, "Where do w go from here?" Sine 1900 th population of th state ha Increased 1U times. In th asm period th cost of government has incressed It times. At statehood the per ceplta cost of government govern-ment wat $3. By KM this per ceplta cost hsd grown to f 142.38 for Salt Lake City taxpayers. Of this amount, the state took $4121; Salt Lake county. $8.18; Salt Lake City, $20.34; Salt Lak school district, $1191 snd th federal government, $J$,14! The ttate spent $34,654,000 In l38l While government cost swelled II times, industrial in-dustrial production, including mining, manufacturing manufac-turing and agriculture, increased only five timet. In the five-year period 1133-1937 industrial indus-trial production wat only 315 timet at large a in 1900. When th cost of ttate welfare is added to Cther government costs of 1037 th total increase amounts to 22.17 timet that of 1800 and in 1838 It rose to 25.3 time as greet We submit thee grim figure without argument argu-ment But Where do we go from heroT . |