Show A OF LOCATION legislature has been wrestling vigorously lor for a long time with the problem of a location for the proposed reform school I 1 it seems a question of great simplicity city and it to is probable that the difficulty to in reaching a conclusion has been chiefly caused by a conflict of in te rests we are happy in the thought that we have none whatever ot of a local character at the same time we have no censure for members who stoutly y maj maintain the advantages for situation sit nation ot of the loci localities attles from which they hall hail in taking a position of that kind they are doubtless honest in their presentations of cit the higher claims of the see gions where their constituents reside it appears to a person perched upon the higher branches of a tree and ahm commanding a birds eye view of tile the situation mat the spot spec having toe the create t number of 0 advantages should oe selected we do not noi metia mean advantages to the locality from having havin the R reform aarm school plaited in a particular place hut but advantages to the territory and the me reformatory tu iu having it properly situated it sh should on id be contiguous to one of the larger cities or towns of the territory thi t ii conceded cou ceded but we believe iu it would nu ne proper to haveit outside of salt lake except for potent reason it eliou d not be at any great distance from the capital for the reason if for no other that this city would probably for orsome some time to come supply as many inmates as As the balance ot of the territory combined no institution should be at inconvenient distance from its principal feeder this Is not complimentary IL e neary to salt lake city but th the truth does not always flater liter as some people know to their discomfiture we hope we will not give mortal 0 offense f ense to ogden by softly aly intimating that the junction city would stand next to tha capital in that respect that Is a point of vantage in its favor for the location of the reformatory institution although it may not net be flattering natt ering to its moral pride any aay one who will calmly consider the position of our oar sister city northward ought to be frank enough cenowa to admit this even if he be lives there agdens circumstances are peculiar in taig respect owing to being a railroad centre to abich which is attracted a species of population whose morality is not of the greatest altitude unless the immediate saving ot of a large amount of money should muse cause the committee to incline to port fort cameron could be utilized for the purpose in question we see no formidable obstacle in the way of ogden or its immediate 4 vicinity logan is greatly desirable in many respects except for ohp tact laet of its distance from the territorial centre the provo beope may be properly left out of consideration owing to the insane asylum being iu itt their midst they will readily concede that ogden would ie be a more consistent selection lIou thus sandwiching salt lake between two important public institutions |