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Show THE CITIZEN S ed far into the Eastern section of the United States in 1922 at profitable prices to producers. It is estimated that Utah will produce THANKSGIVING DAY. over 100 carloads of commercial strawberries in 1923. Utah celery is pronounced by prominent authorities the best grown in America. roads O The automobile and the construction of the have increased the transportation facilities in Utah. The concrete roads are feeders for the railroads and act as feeders reaching out into the various communities to bring the produce to the larger arteries of commerce. Thanksgiving day has come and gone and the day found the United States at peace with the entire world and in a healthy and flourishing condition. The mills and factories and all industrial plants are busy and the people generally employed, with no apparent suffering in any part of the United States. Thanksgiving did not become an official holiday in some states until 1631, although the first national Thanksgiving day was proclaimed by President Washington, Thursday, November 29, 1789. It has been the custom of late years for the executive official to name the last Thursday of November for a national day of rejoicing and expression of gratefulness to the Giver of all good and perfect hard-surfac- ed MORE HIGHWAYS NEEDED. The chief point to be considered with paved highways is that they should be built to carry the necessary traffic, rather than to be poorly or cheaply constructed. The public should be educated to consider the value of good roads to increase human comfort and save time and money. Model paved roads which will give the maximum of service must be smooth, safe, rainproof and frost proof, and have a resilient cushion surface to absorb the shock and vibration of modern auto and truck traffic. State lines should no longer be drawn in transportation matters, and legislatures should act to make uniform highway rules and regulations, together with laws as to automobile licenses and fees. More than sixty electric railways in twenty-thre- e staes now operate buses for feeders and extension units. Paved highways must become feeders to rail lines and net destructive competitors. As the road tax bill is one of the principal items of public expense and as the country needs greatly increased mileage of hard surfaced roads it is necessary that public officials approve only such road construction as has demonstrated its ability to withstand traffic over a long period of years in actual use. The city is preparing to go a little deeper in debt $500,000 in refunding bonds must be issued. They are drawing per cent, but the new issue will draw 5 per cent. These bonds become due January 1. These bonds can be renewed without going before the people for a vote, notwithstanding that when first voted upon it was definitely stated that the issue was for a certain number of years. The refunding process is allowed by law, and up to the present time we have had no city officials who have concerned themselves very much about the payment of any bonds. There appears to be a general opinion that city debts should never be paid and that is one reason why indebtedness climbs higher every year, and the money lenders pull down more interest every year. No private corporation could long exist under a similar plan. However, partly through the efforts of City Treasurer R. N. Young, the .city now is setting aside $92,000 a year for redemption purposes. The amount ought to be much larger if the red is to be eliminated. The treasurer ought to also have a fund of from $50,000 $100,000 to take up bond offerings whereby a great deal of money could be saved the city. Many bonds are offered at reduced prices and there is never any money to pick them up. With a special fund of this character, the citys credit would be greatly enhanced. The commission must also see to it that about $2,000,000 in tax anticipation notes are sold to carry on the city government for the coming year. It is seen that the city is also a year ahead in its expenditures, the tax money for 1924 being used to pay off the running expenses of 1923. Interest must be paid upon this money, which is another big leak we are allowing in our government. The interest we pay every year would go a long ways towards paving every street in this city. 0 $ $ $ gifts. There is one weakness which I have observed among our dusi-nemen, and that is that they are altogether too inactive when it comes to selecting public officials. If the American people are thoroughly aroused, I have the utmost faith in their intelligence and sense of justice that they will support any man, or group of men, who fight to preserve our American principles and to preserve our government for the functions for which it was created. The conduct of business is not a proper governmental function; it has been demonstrated time and again that whenever this has been attempted, the service to the public has been impaired and untold waste has been committed. Jesse S. Phillips, General Manager, National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters. ss . For over fifty years efforts have been made at Washington to have congress erect a fireproof building in which to store all the United States valuable records, but up to date nothing has been accomplished in this direction. Many valuable records have been destroyed by fire, the last fire taking place among the record files shortly after the first of the year in 1921. gfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllU In the Selection of Your INVESTMENTS Safety of Principal E should be the first consideration. E Our record of 36 years without loss to an investor is one big safeguard behind our E ( First Mortgage Securities E And they yield up to I The people yill welcome changes in the parking ordinance reg-Th- e elimination of special ulating traffic in the downtown district. No Parking prvileges will be; hailed with delight by all. The public wants the streets open to all. Trust Co. j Halloran-Judg-e $ E i i ! ( Main at Broadway E Wasatch 633 E niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii |