Show GOVERNOR SPRY ADVOCATES A STATE CAPITOL if governor william spry yesterday fave gue out to the art prisa as the following with respect to the approaching pro aching election on the proposition to increase tho the state levy 1 mill to pro idd ilde for a state capitol op on june 8 there will be to the people of the state a question which aich I 1 regard an a one of the mot most vital bushma importance shall tho the state to erect erelt a capitol building the question is one into par pitr doca does not enter in which pal pot itice is 1 not a factor unit into which factionalism should rot be injected it is i strictly and anti solely a bJ Biness ulness dropo ld to the states stockholders the property ing a ps as to they de do iro im to continue to transact thu the allala of state as a tenants in t with ith the local government of salt lake lako city and county and numerous owners of salt lake busiutis busi ia block blocks nt at enor moua rentals with meager and absolutely inadequate accommodations or whether hether kc with the tice of other of the union they will pro awo quarters for the various branch q of state nt for the 1 and transaction of tho th st stated atoll botne is I 1 rhe ne action in a cei tain quarter for thet removal of th the state estate capitol at thi time is irrelevant anti anti inti unfair tho the location of tho the capitol of utah definitely and finally settled section 7 of the En knablin ablin act 0 july 16 provides that we admission of the said state utah t to tho union in fit accordance alth ith tha th provi provisions lions of this act one hundred see eions of pf the lands in the eaid state to be selected and located in subdivisions aa As provided in n section ti G of ti thia act shall be ile and aro are hereby granted to said state for the purpose of erecting erect inK public buildings buil dinga at the said aid atatim abat when pe pet manent manc nily li loea located ted for legis legislative latife ex and judneal jud nial pur posco f LOCATION la IS FIXED the question of the location of the state capitol was exhaustively III air cussed in tho the convention and was definitely and finally settled under the provisions ct et section 3 of article 19 of the constitution which permanently located tho the seat of government at salt lake city SetI lon 1 of article 22 of abo tb constitution ution further provides all I 1 land ids of the state that have been or may hereafter be granted to the elate state b by y congress and all landi landt acquired b by y gift grant or devise from any person or corporation or that may be otherwise acquired are hereby accepted and declared to be the public lands of the state and ahall shall be held in trust for the people t be disposed of as may bo be provided by law for the respective spec tive purposes tes for which they have ben been or may be granted donated devised or otherwise acquired the constitutional conen convention tion fixed the capitol site permanently at salt lake city doing this they complied with the condition of the land grant of tho the enabling att and already the state has select selected d of the C 1000 acres granted by congress acrea acres by WAY OP OF CONI comparison PARISON the argument that salt lake county exhibits it voracious disposition in the matter of appropriations at the hands of the legislature is without foundation of truth ao A a matter of information I 1 may state eliminating the a assessed valuation of railroads telephone express and car companies a ar 1 I net proceeds of t mines the total assessed valuation of the state outside I 1 of salt lake county was in round figures while salt lake county was assessed on its real rea estate improvements improve mente and personal pe 11 I 1 etc approximately abr r about bj per rent cent as much aa as tho the entire state outside of salt lake cou county n ty on a like comparative statement the next largest county in point of ta t u a I 1 ses paid on a basis basig of about 10 t per cent on an the entire assessed on of the state and notwithstanding this fat fatt till 4 same county rec revved ived I 1 i P bior r of u uw WWI appropriations by the legislature for state ills ti the fact Is that a 1 1 composed posed 0 oi roon man representing every sec tion of the state familiar with the th conditions under which the state con ducts its business posted thoroughly on the condition of the state and her people deemed the timo time opportune for a definite move toward the erection it of i a capitol building A careful ifal investigation of the provi of law aw the t of the 1 tation and the cond condition tion of the states fi 11 resulted in the enactment of four measures under thu the ri of ahl h the state maa ina with great t ape proceed to the of the end desired under tl la a plan formulated the scheme couto biot be curried out without each of he lie sc averal eral features mea turee Tures bu be broming oming law and the burden to the people vas as lightly distributed saver a period of fifteen if teen ejr ears certai dy the legislature was wits fully con vinced of the urgent we the of a capitol building TENDING TOWARD CL tle the united states government Rover mient is rapidly making lii provisions for the housing of the la ard ita its administrative officers in the arious states in tit modern convenient bivil 1 imposing buildings build inTs thia this Is I 1 sign leant the modern Wit lency ia Is dowat owai I 1 centralization in the aa uc of alt all lires of busl busine ners the adminis ration of the affairs of the state of lanh involves the handling of business bus long along exactly the aine same lineal lines that at 41 u employ el in thi successful diluting of tho the affairs of any business ini int aution under tho the pro arrangement this Is 1 an absolute beginning with the which is 11 bit i convened it hw tia seat of government and continuing th ough every coordinate branch of go ROV the accommodations amen am nrc en inadequate to thu the growling grow lin lie do nande mands of tho the state the scattered eatter ered cd location lon tion or state officers renders the thu transaction of busl business slow and cumbersome and tho the ever increasing volume of busan buelna s transacted males it impe imperative thit proper accommodations bo bt d A 1 for fo ite its speedy transaction state pride U u a factor alch can not bo bv overlooked ovet yet looked ivr pi sister agates many of then them 1 les CS 4 efin Wan tAtt ta undertake the construction ts of C capitol U pa to 1 buildings than utah naw haio IM nicca ing and stately building buil dinge 1111 utah tah hail has taken a po jitian it o 0 th fore ranks of the tile progressive progress iva yo inger states c f tho the union in thu the pi ri of which the poss poa of a state cu o c 0 u itol ito I 1 is without Wt hout fear of successful centre contre diction I 1 make the assertion that utah has one of the most commanding anil anti magnificent capitol sites to la lic found in the he united states these gounds have been lying idle while the state has his been playing the role of a tt architects of national reputation ahu ito have been over to the capitol s tite it declare c that it lends itself moot admirably to wonderful architect architectural ura I 1 treat benl utah has varied resources in buil 1 ing materials and anti I 1 would like illo to eo so a capitol building Lull dInK construct cj of horn home products as far as possible and tho the i thought has occurred that the arloua arlous counties of the state could be represented in the building each by ita its special product let the entire state stat worl eort together for a capitol building |