Show e i 0 jj e PARAGRAPHS PJ I l ln n iI Well oll tho the Strawberry bridge went out last Saturday morning it could not remain forever it had been sick for Cor several years ears nobody was as personally per per- sonaU Injured though hough there were wera at least two close calls The state road commission Ju In th the spring of of 1921 promised L. L A A. A Hollenbeck that If f he ho would manago manage to hold that 1 bridge In n until taxes were collected tn n the 1119 fall they would put in a steel ridge through constant watching and aid from Mr Murdock and oth- oth rs he was able to to hold time the bridge The he The road commission r rc- rc I I Its agreement to put in a anew anew abridge new new bridge saying that they could not raise tl the tho o mane money and now ow the ridge bridge must be replaced by a n new on one Well Vel let the tho county com commis- commis mis- mis and the state stat road commis- commis ton lon get set busy It Is time Ume to act now md Ind this bridge is used as much as any in the county There Is a constant constant con con- constant stant stream of of travel over over this thir road bel between een Duchesne and and Myton and nd Immediate n. n action Is of p paramount paramount para para- rn- rn mount Importance The st state state e road commission said I It had no money money There has been about seven million ll dollars dollars of r road bonds I Issued sued In n th the last few Iye years rs for roads roads' and a very big fraction of this Was tiras as used for unnecessary ex ex- pense pense We all know w how a lot of boy engineers rs surveyed the roads from Helper to Vernal vl via of ot Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne and U that at th they y spent spent very little little little lit lit- tle time at actual work work went went to o work late In the morning and came back ack early In Inthe the afternoon and received re- re received J d big jg salaries These were young engineers educated at the state university and elsewhere Th The e t te r state spent much money to educate them them land and then alien then tur furnished ls-hed ls a Job for Cor thorn thom at handsome wages the tho most of f. f this money did not help the roads there was too much overhead That Tha was under a Democratic administration administration adminis- adminis Is It any better under tinder the Republican administration That Is is' for tor those to say who know It Is known that that- last summer a n sigh high priced engineer came all the way from Crom Salt Lake City to set four Cour pegs peg's for tor a bridge at Antelope creek A A. high up Is reported to have ha said saidI I suppose It Is a n part of tho trio system BS B'S tem tern Yes a system of ot extravagance Time TIle road commission under th the present present pres pres- ent administration smelled to high heaven and It Is reported that there is s a new road commission m. m Is It doIng doing do- do Ing anything Is there any differ once ence Between it 16 and ana me tue former r commission save as to w the me men who draw the salaries or was the tine former Cormer form Corm er one dum and the tho present press pres- ent eat one one dee It may be too soon to unduly criticise the present resent commission give them a ashow ashow show and ve will b be qui quick k to com commend mend lend m merit and action but t t. t we want vant results j jesuIts r. But Dut the state commission on revision revision revis revis- ion of the st s-st system system r q of taxation other other- wise viso called the tho state tax commission wants to revise the tax ta laws so that the slate state will wUl get bet more money money- There has been a depreciation in tho the assessment assessment assess assess- me ment nt and they want time the rest of the property of th the state slate to meet the deficit deficit and also to raise more more money I It It doesn't se seem m to appeal to them hat the way business men do In handling their own business Is to cut down the expenses to meet the time threatened deficit but the time com commission commis- commis mis- mis slon sion was created to get et more mores mone and the time legislature the legislature the last one ono one gave his commission that it created to find a way to get more taxes and spend mone money for tor fees tees and expenses That money Is little but gift It Is the tho small leaks leales that get away with a treasury Of course people must be taxes taxed or Jr the improvements must cease That i Is all true and we are are ready to stand tand a reasonable an and sensible taxation but we want results wedo we wedo do 10 not want vant want the time larger larter per cent oft of e a t Mils his a inn money ev C on 1 e r red he hed d tape a and d overhead e expenses t that J are an injury to the public w wo we 11 1 want it spent for Immediate and I substantial results and It Is time that the people must some hoZa-some on one onea a responsible for these matters and let the time responsibility be as to th the I party and the individuals both And Anc i dont don't forget that a strict accountability accountability account account- I ability and a demand for the time best bes I men men who are not only t I ethnically but who are aree nl t n n a business way are absolute y I essary for the success successful CuI handl t ng ng of f the time public business W V We e know who can handle their own ow n business an and we know who can no not t handle their own business The man ma n who succeeds in his his' own business n n the same line will successfully successful handle the publics public's business business but but t however it must t be remembered d that hat h t man many people who fairly handle j heir own owlet business lose their heads head s when they are put in positions o of f trust You have to look out ou t for them too But Dut th the public sent neat nent must be right or the time pub public lc business will not be controlled right Let us then cultivate a public sen sen- sentiment that will make for economy md d good men to to handle our our r b busi busi- sl- sl ness The state tax commission will formulate for for- a theory C for r time the next legislature legis legis- legislature lature to act upon You will remember remember re re- member it has been the custom for tor a self appointed committee to get to together to- to gether tether just before the he legislature t ure convened to tell it just what laws it shou should d make and what It should not make In other words the time regis legis- matures seem to have needed a guar guard guard- I Ian an This committee was not accountable ac ac- countable to anybody not even the legislature But Dut now time the legislature h as a commission for fol time tIle same pur per purpose pose and that to to manage to get got more mone money Probably the time self appointed appointed ap ap- appointed pointed committee will also show up up at time the proper t time me but the tho last legislature seemed to fear that the tho next legislature would not be able to take care of ot its itself e Jr and so it hada had hada a commission appointed to take care of ot it It is to be toe hoped that that the tho next ext legislature will be able to tot t take ke care of Itself and to protect the people In reducing a aO alot l lot t of need of-need- need needless l less ess and unnecessary expenses expenses expenses' that will not and does not benefit the s state stale tate o 0 o LETS LET'S GO If you would like to see a n place That's full of push and snap A town that hits a faster pace A town that's on the map Yes if a way you'd like to know To find it In a jerk Ill I'll tell you where you ought to go go go- You ought to go to work 0 0 f |