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Show THE CITIZEN ed, has been losing its saline compos ite year by year, merely from the winter moisture and soon it will be In condition, in spots, without water, to more grow. But water is now much available than it was when tile was ,wered, and is not even a problem. Experts, including government engineers, say that the land on the Epperson tract of 6,000 acres will be the most productive in the west when the irrigation starts. Since the pioneering of Epperson the Brighton drainage district of 4,000 acres has been completed and is growing fine crops. Other areas, owned by drained private concerns, are being as well and irrigated. and ease Because of the success west of Cath which the 65,000 acres drained and Salt Lake City may he of the sPled0 Irrigated and because that the tod the soil, it is predicted more than $200 generally will be worth near future an acre in a comparative we want We dont want any booms; as sensibly as the tod to be handled we want travelers, is tourists and sigbt-seein- g not an asset to the individual business house but to the state, and that travelers should not be compelled to have their beautiful views and vistas profaned by painted boards. Speaking of this idea in Illinois, Illinois has Governor Small said: seen the logic of preserving the right of way in this respect with ,the result that we have hundreds of miles of drives fringed with grass, trimmed to a lawn-lik- e nicety, and unmarred by unsightly billboards, which are so often seen in neighboring commonwealths. Col. C. It. Miller, director of tho Illinois department of public works and buildings, says: Connecticut has followed Illinois clean highway policy, has passed a law prohibiitng signs on the right-of-waMinnesota has also followed suit and a law in that state, effective Delember 1, 1923, provides for the elimination of advertising signs already standing, as well as prohibiting the construction of new ones. y. it and Epperson handled If square dealers just like Epperson, faith, said one men with exist-they of the Jordan t e of the pioneers west someother day. "Land that'll grow mine and a thing is better than gold us to prove that Epperson has helped Lake City an the land between Salt almost anyGreat Salt Lake will grow zone permits. thing that a temperate in filThe action of the government to Irrigate the ing" on enough water s entire tract west of Salt Lake City by all the be'ng watched with interest land owners here. the In some circles It is held that the water is problem of distributing and cne which sholud be dominated treasury of participated in from the Such is the the reclamation service. the optimist hope of those who have vision of Epperson. be able Whether Epperson will ever is to come to Salt Lake City again been suggested questioned, but it has Lake valley, that his service to Salt yet considered the most grandiloquent, this sensible, to have been enjoyed by oe recent years, part of the country in recognized. Chamber of ComDuring 1320 the to the merce directed an excursion watched the tile Epperson tract and realized (be being laid, but few then started by Epmagnitude of the work been termed in some has who person, Vircles The Man From Missouri. THE ROTISSERIE WAY. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE. FLOWERS For WEDDINGS FUNERALS and all occasions HOBDAYS Flower Shop 246 South Main I . j I j SALT LAKE TENNIS CLUB j Open for Private Parties BOWI.ING AND DANCING s We specialize in RAVIOLIS Frank Capp, Manager I Ilylanil 4044 nHniunnniiinunini liiim, 1 1 hi, min jiiiinnnnnniinnnnnnnnnnnniiinninnnninnnnniininnnunnnninnnnnnuj In the Selection of Your INVESTMENTS Safety of Principal should be the first consideration. 5 1 5 . j investor Our record of 36 years without loss to an is one big safeguard behind our - j First Mortgage Securities And they yield up to 7 Trust Co. ons. y Street (Keith Emporium) Tho . Hobday, Prop. Ihone Wasatch 987 I But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature! If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on THOUSANDS HEAR FAMOUS SOUSA AT TABERNACLE Sousa and his band was a real treat to music lovers and thousands of people went to the Tabernacle Thursday afternoon and evening to hear the famous band, directed by oJhn Philip Sousa. Edward F. Kimball of this city presided at the great Tabernaclo organ. Miss Nora Fauchalds aria from Romeo and Juliet, which she sang in the afternoon, and The Lark Now Leaves His Watery Nest, which she sang at night, won for her great praise. of Among the important numbers of 17 P- -r a 1, 1924, an increase the program were The Centennial, 1923. cent over January 1, cornet solo; The Lost Chord, as a cornet solo by John Dolan, with Edlaws passed the . Several states have tho ward P. Kimball at the organ; with on roads, prohibiting signs March of the Dauntless Battalion, by carrying automuoile, the idea that 11-pers- ;. Christmas seals, messengers of cheer and emissaries of humanity, have been on sale this week at various bootns in the down town districts, in charge of well known club and society women, under the direction of. Mrs. George Y. Wasson, chairman of womens activities for the seal sale. The sale of the seals, oy which the Utah Public Health association finances its fight against tuberculosis, has been encouraging, but the receipts for next week, the last of the sale, will have to be large to bring up Utahs quota of $50,000. James H. Wallis, secretary of the Utah Public Health association, reports sales in the state outside of Salt Lake as up to the standard. Enthusiastic endorsement of the sale is made by Ephriam Bergeson, president of the Utah farm Bureau. Something different, that is the motto of C. Rinetti and F. Capitolo, proprietors of the Rotisserie . Inn. It is a place where Italian and French dinners are made a specialty, and the reputation 'of the Rotisserie has reached to all parts of the country. The Sistine chorus, when leaving San Francisco for this city, wired ahead for reservations for the entire troupe carrying about sixty people, and the inn is the place where this famous chorus dined. After the evening performance at the Tabernacle, the Sistine chorus in a body went directly to the Rotisserie, where a splendid and delicious Italian dinner was served in courses, and the proprietors were h'ghly complimented for their excellent service It is a place where theatre parties and other parties are catered to and special attention is given to their most fancied tastes. During the holidays the ladies who come down town to do their shopping can make their appointments at this popular inn and be served for luncheon or dinner with the best that the market affords and in any style desired Italian, French or American cooking. world will have By Janaury 1 the in operation 17,000,000 automobiles, according passenger cars and trucks, ch.e to an estimate by M. H. Hoepli, deof the of the automotive division Of that topartment of commerce. In the Uni.ed tal, 14,000,000 will run eight perStates, about one to every of the wor.d sons, whereas in the rest 1 to the proportion will be about opThe number of cars in to show on Jana-areration is expected government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed; ana in. the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is no doubt the primary control on the gvern-mentbut experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. James Madison. Sousa; harp solo by Miss Winifred The Victory Ball, a Bambrick; fantasy; xylophone aolo, Nocturne and Waltz, by George Carey, and a violin solo, Faust Fantasia, by Miss Rachel Senior. Halloran-Judg- e Main at Broadway Wasatch 633 j |