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Show THE CITIZEN 10 price of government and and cost of living. It should be borne in mind that the office holders and office seekers are one class of citizens and the taxpayers are, as a general rule, another class. The former class are, generally speaking, either small taxpayers, or pay no taxes at all. They depend upon their salaries to support them, and the larger the salaries the better it suits them, as they contribute so little for the upkeep of public affairs. If they are on the chameleon order, they manage to continue in office from one political administration to the other. Others, who pride themselves in having conscientious political convictions, must receive large salaries, so as to feather their nests while their party is in power and have sufficient to tide them, over till their party is again-place- finished, a complete steam plant will be installed, to furnish heat for all buildings at the property, including a modern change room to be built and equipped. Nor is this all, for during the present year a large recreation hall for the employees is to be erected, completely furnished with all modern appliances for comfort, pleasure and exercise for the employees, including a well assorted library and a moving picture outfit. Park Record. CON8I8TENT GROWTH. . In 1900, when the American Telephone and Telegraph Company took over the American Bell Telephone Company, there were 7,500 stockholders. In 1905 the number of stockholders had increased to 17,500. In 1910 there were 40,400 stockholders, in 1915, 65,500 stockholders and there are now more than 201,000 stockholders, more than half of whom are women. The average number of shares held by stockholders is 28. d PARK DISTRICT. high-grad- e A law has been passed in Czech Slovakia, where the telephone servS! is operated by the government co? pelling all telephone subscribers t buy a minimum of 6,000 kronen ! government bonds, the penalty f0r fusal being the disconnection of tl106 telephone instrument. The United States has of the two-third- s ono-sixteen- th worlds population and nearly of the worlds telephones Literal Allowance Ot For Your Old Range We will accept your old ranges of any kind, as a $10.00 first payment on the purchase price of a new Clark Jewel Lorain Gas Range Balance-E- asy General Manager S. A. Perry of the Twin Teaks, over in the Big Cottonwood district, is in the Park on a few days of business and pleasure. Mr. acPerry reports, considerable mining The tivity in that section of country. condiTwin Peaks is in fine physical tion, according to Mr. Perry, several ore being mined, cars of with development of a fissure that seems certain to lead into a body of s ore in the very near future. The Twin Peaks is close to the Cardiff, with great promise of soon being a steady producer. BUYING We Offer You a in power. is ;it safe to say that every department in the city, county and state can easily dispense with one of more of its deputies or clerks, or other employees, and in other cases might dispense with from 20 to 40 per cent. 1 am informed that in the city parks and public property department they are working with 40 per cent less employees than they were two years since, and still they have a sufficiency. This is certainly a creditable record in favor 'of Commissioner Stewart. The taxpayers are themselves responsible to a very great measure for the existence of these evils. They pay so little attention to the way in which public affairs are conducted. They have nothing to say about who, or how many, are employed; how much they are paid, or what are their qualifications. The officials do all this, and then make the tax levy as well, and make sure that the levy is sufficiently large to cover all these expenses, and then some. A well organized association of taxpayers can successfully combat. these defects in public affairs, and many others not mentioned. The Citizen has done much, and is still doing all it can to alleviate these conditions. Many taxpayers are also ready and waiting for some influential citizens and taxpayers to take the initiative in calling a meeting for organization C0MPUL80RY BOND Monthly Payments JTU Do not miss this wonderful opportunity to trade in your old equipment during the month of July. first-clas- Sure The fine office building at the Park Utah is completed and now in use.. It structure of varigated is a sandstone,- 16x36 feet, and fitted up in modern and convenient style. There are now on the payroll of this big property 225 men. Because of the Speedy Satisfactory two-stor- y Semce - tions. In the new dining room to be erected a maple floor will be placed to permit of dancing, when social features are Indulged in by the workmen. When the present work planned is fj 4 Sp and t UnUt PpER fact that so many of the contented workmen desire to live at the mine, a contract was let this week for a new boarding house, amply sufficient to accommodate lr 5 workmen, and also an addition to the bunkhouse to accommodate all who desire accommoda- ' Magic. Chef Urg tyort Utah Qas 931 South Jdin &. Coke Co. JPasatch 709 bya; toy first j nted that tons fis n 0V( CUSt |
