Show THE observation PARTY our oar olty city officials now BOW on a junketing trip tri por or it may be mors more proper to say tour of observation to the pacific conet coast seem to be thoroughly enjoying themselves doubtless Doubt leaa they fully anticipated doing so go when they started out indeed it would be difficult todo to do otherwise in the midst of such generous hospitality as that accorded them at sah sab francisco and elsewhere for such kindly courtesies to its official representatives salt lake returns its grateful thanks we believe our office holders to be recipients of more than sumptuous dinners and views of curious scenes land and strange places we think they are acquiring information of what others have done and are doing in building up great and prosperous municipalities and we hope they will make use of the knowledge gained to the advantage of our citizens of course we do not anticipate that when they return they will expect our eur humble city to put on the sire airs of metropolitan ro politan san ban francico our municipality really cannot afford any money wasting for the sake ot of style the taxpayers have had more than a share of that al already realy nor is there a large cub cash balance to use in making experiments but there to is opportunity to improve the manipulation of public affairs both as to economy and effect tive live service and we trust that our traveling delegation have obtained ideas that will be of practical utility in this regard it they have then whether it be an improvement in street grading and in tho the operation of the sewer system or the adoption of fi a plan to remove and danger ous electric wires to an underground conduit the citizens will be satisfied that the junketing was of lasting benefit to the public when the officials return let jet them have a fair chance to give the city the advantage of the increased knowledge gained through their opportunities and by their powers of observation |