| Show LUDICROUS superfluity THE grand jury report which appears eise else elsewhere where in this issue shows how necessary it is for men essay es saying ing lug to per form any public duty to properly inform themselves upon questions cogl coil coming under their purview pun lew otherwise they betray ignorance that rend renders rs their position posit lon ion awkward and even ludl ludicrous the following passage occurs in the document the grand jury are of the opinion that wi with t h the increasing population in this territory and the th e present crowded condition of the as asylum that it gylum would be advisable for the le proper territorial rit orial officials to erect a building more suitable for fon fo an asylum and in ig accordance with similar institutions in the cast embracing all the modern improvements prove ments the grand jury do not seem to be aware of two important facts one if not bothof which renders their recommendation men dation superfluous the asylum they visited and inspected is entirely a private institution owned and conducted by dr young toung it is in no sense a territorial concern another thing outside of the knowledge of the grand jury is the fact tact that a territorial insane asylum is in an advanced stage of construction with all the modern modem improvements im prove ments in the vicinity of provo city on this building the territory Is expending exper expel laing iding the mu I 1 cincent sum gum of it Is singular I 1 that a body of men like the grand jury should be ignorant of a matter regarding in which the public generally are well informed perhaps they have been too busily engrossed in the manly work of putting I 1 delicate women through crucial inquisitional processes to get information from them in relation to their domestic concerns to pay proper attention to other and more commendable subjects |
