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Show I. The Salt Lak By Douglas L. Parker Tribune Staff Writer If all the published materials of the Utah Foundation were piled high, the accumulation would be impressive. But the detailed, statistical working papers, preserved in file cabinets, would dwarf the published output. That's but one mark of the accomplishments of the foundation, the private research organization which marks its 25tb anniversary this year. - Tne distillate of thoe working papers has resulted in ISO major research reports on taxes and goierumental opera-ton- s since 1943 and another 193 research briefs, occasional bulletins on topical governmental issues. members of the foundation will observe its birthday Monday at an annual luncheon meeting in the Hotel Utah where Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, will be the guest speaker. g Firms Subscribe 1,509 Cl 3 29, 1970 Utah Foundation Celebrates Silver Anniversary Bata-Spewin- g Dues-paun- Tribune, Sunday, March More than 1,500 Utah business firms subscribe to the annual budget of the foundation in two classes of membership, sustaining members who pay annual dues of $25 or more, and associate members, including individuals and small businesses, who pay from $1 to $24 annually. The foundation was organized to meet a need for factual studies of state and local government operation independent of government itself, a need recognized hen by business and, agricultural gations. .To understand fully the place the fountain occupies in the community and - the image it strives zealously to maintain, it is helpful to understand what the foundation is not, said Henry R. Pearson, who has been staff director since shortly after organization. comments over the years came from the principal of Monticello High School in 1961 concerning a course in the study of state governments. Our attempts to find information on the government of Utah have been somewhat fruitless with one exception, the principal wrote. That exception is the information provided by the Utah Foundation. We would like to thank you for the research reports we receive from vcur organization and request that you send us 25 copies of our senes of charts, Government in Utah for classroom Provides Factual Data The foundation is not, and has never been, a militant organization dedicated to the promition of specific causes, he said. Rather, its purpose has been and is to provide accurate factual and statistical data which may be, and frequently are, used by individuals or groups seeking to promote or to oppose various causes, and by private citizens desirous of forming their own judgments. It's not unusual, nor is it incongruous, for both candidates in an election campaign, or for opposing groups in the debate of a public issue, to quote basic data developed and published by the Utah Fountain The degree of success which has been attained in the pursuit of these goals by the degree may perhaps be judged of acceptance they have received from public officials, civic and professional groups, educational institutions and organizations, the business community and the general public. Mr. Pearson said. use. Supports Broad Princples While the foundation has tried scrupulously to avoid taking sides on political or factional contests or debates, Mr. Pearson said, it consistently has suppor-e- d certain broad principles and their He jaid application to government. these include: Using modem, proven techniques of business management, fostering modem methods and independent accounting auditing, and maintaining a balanced tax structure which distributes the tax load over all segments of the economy with reasonable equity irrespective of the total amount collected. The foundation has been credited with a part in changes of government play-istructure or operation through data assembled and published over 25 years. Some of the changes pointed to: Better control of travel by public officials and employes, including establishment and regulation of the state motor ... Draws Muck Praise Praise for the timely research and reliance on data obtained by the foundation staff have come from governors and a Utah Supreme Court justice, various legislators of both major political parties, governmental department heads, educators, and other research organizations outside the state. One of the most telling and memorable pool. Improved administration of state retirement policies and the State Insurance Fund for workmen's compensation payments. Adoption of a state - administered reappraisal of county property assessments on a continuing basis to improve statewide equity of valuation. Improved purchasing procedures, providing better prices for quantity purchases, an emphasis on uniform accounting methods foi all cities and counties. Changes in the organizational structure of the State Highway Department. A variety of publications have been issued by the foundation over its quarter-centur- y srian. Best known are the Research Reports issued monthly (with occasional exceptions, such as during the course pf a legislative session when the staff is left free to develop information of special public interest). y Need for Information The subject matter varies, including education, highways, welfare, budgetary reports and fiscal problem areas. The concept of establishing the foundation itself grew out of the need of the Tax Study Committee created by the 1945 Legislature for a source of factual and statistical Information. Another publication, State and Local Government in Utah, is a volume which was adopted by the State for use in the Textbook Commission public schools. It has been revised and updated once and another revision is planned after the 1970 federal census is competed and Hs impact, including reapportionment, can be measured, Mr. A Statiscal Review of Government in Utah has been issued annually since 1958. It comprises more than 100 pages of hard-boun- d tables and charts. Special are issued to meet particular needs, a recent example being the series of tax comparisons of the western states. This was distributed in booklet form in 1967 by The Salt Lake Tribune. It is revised and issued a new periodically. Fountain members receive all regular publications. Publications ar available to the general public although a charge to cover production costs may be assessed. Reports of special interest to schools are provided them without charge. An average research report mailing may go to 6 000 to 10, 000 recipients. Publications analyzing the intent of proposed constitutional amendments appearing on the 1966 and 1968 ballots were reprinted a number of times and the distribution totaled about 25,000 each year. Fred S. Mulock, president of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce in 1944-4organized community discussions which !d to the formation of the Utah Foundation. A consultant in the original deliberations which shaped th format for the foundation program ws the late Roland Vandegrift. then legislative auditor for California and formerly on the faculty of the Un.cersity of Utah. The late Herbert A. Snow was elected president at the organizations first meeting and served the first 10 years. Other presidents have been Howard Price (1956-1960- H, C. Shoemaker ) Raymond L. Arnold (1960-1962- Many widely known Utahs have served on the board of trustees. Herbert J. Barnes, F. Orin Woodbury, Charles L.-- . and George S. Ecdes, members of board elected at the organiza-tion- a the lmeetmg in 1945, still are serving' on the board this silver anniversary-year- . Rd 35-m- Current executive officers include Douglas J. Fife, president, Fife Construction Co., Brigham City, first vice president; Grant S. Thorn, board chairman, Thorn Construction Co., Springvilie, sec-- . ond vice president; and Roy M. Simmons, president, Zions First National Bank, secretary-treasure- r. Foundation offices are located at 818 Kearns Build-- " ing in Salt Lake City. Became Director in 1917 Mr. Pearson became the staff director In 1947 after serving briefly as director of research. He is a graduate of the University of Utah and holds a masters degree in government administration from Den- ver University He served five years as director of the Wyoming Taxpayers' Assn. Allan J. Witt, senior research analyst,' joined the staff in 1950. He is a Brigham-YounUniversity graduate and also holds a master's degree from Denver University. John R. Talmage, a former newsman who served eight years as assistant to Gov. George D. Clyde, joined the staff in 1966 as a research analyst. Raymond H. Shaw, a Utah State University grad- uate who holds a mster's degree in gov-- ), Paul J. (1962-1967- ). DeVine and the incumbent, Dilworth S. Woolley, president Redman Warehousing Corp. (1967-1979- ), eminent management from Denver is the staff field representative. Uni-versi- Ban Destructive Talks, DAV Chief Says Persons advocating destruction of this country should not be allowed to speak, and Im ready to clean them up, even if it takes force," a veterans group leader said in Salt Lake City Saturday. Raymond P. Neal, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), here to speak at My Favorat the ite Charity Program Utah DAV at the Ambassador Club, East, Saturday night, said in an interview earlier the security of this country stands greater than freedom of the alleged speech. Although not in Salt Lake City when Jerry Rubin, one of the Chicago Seven, spoke at the University of Utah Feb. 8, Mr. Neal noted that while he had not talked to Mr. Rubin I wouldnt give him the he had talked time of day to others like him. 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Making it tough on first Im disappointed bar association 20 Nevada Elks . Ely Las Vagss Neal added. William Kuntsler, one of the defense lawyers for the Chicago Seven, ought to be disI would he said. barred, defend anyones right to but counsel doesnt counsel, have the right to berate the court. ,frtrQsoo . at f pm. Hi9h - ... ir-d- modern while Quantity Lasts! ip-i- p j les will ba partly with variable clouds Sunday night. Increaslna cloudiness Is expected Monday with scattered ram and snow. Highs Surday in mid-40Lows in upper teens and 20s. ll-n- Convention. I would never permit . . . to speak (Mr. Rubin) . . He here, Mr. Neal said. has no right to come on that campus and speak. Free speech is a privilege which should only be enjoyed when each party in a discussion is allowed the right to disagree and say why, Mr. lng of the family unit, he said, as evidence by the permissiveness toward youth. But parents simply can't let the tail of the dog wag the head of the dog. And somehow the public must be e aware of this, Mr. Neal declared, but it's going to take an awful lot to DAV said. wake them up." Much of the permissiveness A tougher enforcement of can be blamed on parents, laws was seen by Mr. Neal as he said. Many of todays para method of lowering crime There are sufficient ents grew up in the Depres- rates. sion years and dont want laws on the books. All judges have to do is enforce them." their children to be deprived But, he continued, Going as they were. to jail should be a punishment This has caused a weaken- - . . . Im not for providing the this sort of activity, continued Mr. Neal, himself a practicing San Francisco attorney. But officers of bar associations wont take action because theyre too liberal. forces in Ultra liberal this country have created a permissive society which I dont like, the national commander of the nonpolitical pre-season- Dita From U.S. Wtattiar Buraav TEMPERATURE Data ta Saturday ready to dean them up, even if it takes force. Mr. Rubin spokes at the U. shortly before the conclusion of a trial in Chicago on charges against him and six others stemming from the riots at the 1968 Chicago Democratic 262-467- 2 twai ' ' x yy. 385 East 3900 South V44 o |