Show Metric System v A THE J HE House committee T on coinage weights and measures measures s has suba submitted submitted sub sub- a unanimous report in favor of the adoption by the government of the he metric etric system of weights and measures recommending that the system be brought into operation in the departments departments depart depart- m ments of government July 1st J 1898 and andin andin andin in the nation at large Jan 1st 1901 The general sentiment In m Congress and throughout the country favors the proposed change in the legal standard of weights and measures so that there is no doubt but that Mr Hurley's bill will become a law For the attainment of this result the Metric Society of Utah is entitled to a good share of the credit In November 1894 the Faculty of the University of Utah passed a resolution resolution resolution res res- favoring the adoption of the metric system in the State Constitution A A. committee consisting of President Talmage Vice-President Vice Kingsbury and Assistant Professor Coray was appointed to devise means of bringing the question before the people President President Pres dent Talmage delivered a public lecture on the system and the committee r aroused much interest rest in the the- movement by bl canvassing among prom prominent m prominent men ii Finally an organization organisation was was was effected q with with with- I th Hon n. n Geo Q Cannon as pres president president d dent nt twenty twenty leading men men as as' Vice d dents ts I-ts and Geo Q Coray as secretary T The ex excellent work done by the society and th the results attained attain d in the Constitutional Constitutional Constitutional Convention have been commented c upon pon i in the CHRONICLE LE It r remains m ins only to L-to be said that the society has has' since t. t taken ken up its wo work k with Congress Congress' and that the bill now about to to become a al l law lw w is is practically the same same as t the one drawn draw some up up some time ago by the secretary secretary secre secre- J t tary ry of tl the e Metric Society of Utah LJ c u uL L Ji i |