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Show THE CITIZEN citizens with individuals sense in the sense that out of the political schemes, intrigues, adventures and mix-i- f cep foreign governments, that, as Washington said, Have a set have none, or a very remote rela- Hilary interests which to us And to quote Washington again: Foreign nations are now rtd in controversies the cause of which are essentially foreign That is about the only way we are isolated and concerns. God for that providental isolation. to the very to awful and sinister object lesson now flames ms before our eyes Turkey, Asia Minor and the Balkans are nswer, with bolshevistic Russia lurking in the background. True, Hies have decreed that Turkey come back to continental Europe, a split in their ranks that for a time threatened to kill any lance of an alliance as between France and England and with talian government covertly backing France. Everybody now beholds that had we. gone into the Wilsonian of nations we would have been on the battleground with per-- a million men and that our warships would be dotting the water and the Dardenelles. Had we been trapped of the Bosporus we would have now been pouring out the Armenian mandate of another war staged is of American coin to pay all expenses irily to establish the permanency of England in control of the ish straits. The scheme failed with the defeat of the Greeks now perhaps considered a trifle more he unspeakable Turk kable and fit to associate with other nationalities in that gory laming section of Europe, has been permitted to take back his of our Rowing personal relationships Vc are isolated only in a political j f )i 11 b 1C a n pi vl t( e T 4 e iV C 8 iV( ;o s V a li il- - in 1; n 10 appears from late developments in Europe that' not only must cep hands off of the European political situation, but that every of the more than ten billions loaned Europe by American work-eopl- e t eri 10 prodigious at a;: cr to oi ra oi who shall supervise a narrow body of water which the giant empire of Russia and furnishes an outlet to the seven to other submerged nationalities. 'till they cry slacker to Uncle Sam because he fails to dive in his money and his young men to help them put over their te schemes to control the trade lanes of the world. When rin they are noble saviours of mankind all by themselves ; when loose they charge their defeat to the fact that this country failed er their privately hatched offensive and defensive world govern-schemdecide e. lse iri th :n a la historically speaking, mankind may be in utter chaos if urk decides to carry on the war, after getting back over the Then they will cry out for a serene and stable example of and freedom to guide them again to peace. In. that supreme i human destiny America will be Gods only answer, because lea has remained unfettered, untrammeled, unpledged and un- - oon, ei: M ik to STATE es idii ill li finance and purchase department. mind his promise and also the promise of the party, the honor to have been chosen to lead in the state in the of 1920, to use all possible diligence in the administration of ates business to the end that a sound basis again be reached a reckless and profligate expenditures be stopped, Governor laving in d 111 or after election, began to cast about for a plan that Serve this end. It soon became evident that some system of te checking of expenditures and a better method of estimating e(k of the various departments, together with the governing Purchases of supplies for the same, would be the thing, to ' n shortly ,n m rf vogue. ere was created by legislative enactment at the last session a ? an(l Purchase Department, following the governor's idea, apartment was placed in operation in April, 1921. Natur-- 1 outset it met with a condition not generally appreciated 15 cf. . co-ordina- co-operat- ted ion bi-ann- co-operat- um ion the results. J. H. Glenn is director, succeeding Mr. Lincoln G. Kelly, the first director, some few months ago. The public is invited to the department and you, Mr. Taxpayer, too. You can learn very much of value and interest to you and how and where your money is being spent, and you will be inclined to praise rather than to scold. However, honest and constructive criticism is always welcome. . MINING AND PROSPERITY. standing armies, greater than before the world's can afford to equip and send these mighty armies into they to si by the public and possibly not altogether relished by some departmental divisions of the state, who, as far as expenditures and pur- chase have, from time of existance, been a law unto themselves. But by dint of effort and persistance, things have been brought together, shown that, and the value of such properly while perfection is not claimed, things are running smoothly and effectively. It may be stated at this point that eighteen states of the Union have now in operation similar departments to ours and are finding it to be good business. The budget system is incorporated in the workings of the department and each division of the state is required to submit a budget to the Department of Finance and Purchase, and these budgets are carefully sifted out by the director and placed before the governor and his cabinet for final revision. As a direct result of the findings of this department in the course of its operation a saving of at least $360,000 has been made and it appears also that of the allowances made for the approximately $200,000 will be returned to the state treasury, thus making a total saving of not less than $560,000 surely a commendable result. During the period, there have been upwards of 12,570 purchase order issued covering expenditure of upward of $1,800,000. The constant aim is to secure closer and better of all the various departments and institutions of the state with this department and the more nearly this approaches perfection the better must be repaid in the fullness of time. This is a legal and ldebt. They say they cannot afford to pay and yet they can 1 5 Mining news from Utah and other western states is the most encouraging that has been reported since the readjustment period started. Lead has reached .0635 cents per pound ; zinc is up above 7 cents ; silver is pegged at $1 an ounce by the Pittman act ; gold mining is increasing as cost of operation declines ; and copper is holdng its own around 14 cents a pound with larger amounts being used as it slowly period. replaces substitutes which displaced it during the war-tim- e The future for the lead market looks exceedingly good for an indefinite period. Reductions in railroad rates are enabling mines to again ship ore profitably to smelters with the result that increasing activity in mines and smelters is taking place. When the mental industry is producing on a profitably basis it assures prosperity in many western states. Given reasonable taxation and freedom from destructive industrial warfare and labor disputes, western mines seem headed for a period of activity which will furnish employment to thousands of additional workmen and usher in a protracted season of prosperity. cabbage heads in Japanese gardners arc raising twenty-poun- d Idaho and shipping them east. It is permissible to surmize that there are other hefty cabbage heads in Idaho, else American gardners would be tilling all the soil of that remarkably fertile state and shipping out ponderous cabbage heads, spuds and the like. Whether the Idaho whites know it, or not, it is a fact that the wily Japs are more interested in land grabbing and propagation of their species in America than they are in any cabbage heads of the prize variety. A veritable wave of grand jury reform has taken hold of Utah. Since Salt Lake county called its jury of sovereign voters to scan the coal situation and to check up on the city commission and other institutions, three other Utah counties have followed suit. Grand, Duchesne and San Juan counties have made demand for grand juries to investigate public expense and official manipulation. Evidently this grand jury business promises to become epidemic. i ' ' . I |