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Show REPRESENTATIVE GARDON HOME v. FROM WORK ASLAW MAKER X Received Fair Treatment at Hands of Republican Members. State Agricultural College Amply Provided For. Canyon Road Appropriations Stricken From Budget. State Roads And War Veterans Get Aid t After two months of zealous labor for his state as a representative from Cache, Joseph E. Cardon has returned return-ed home from Salt Lake to shake oft the duties of a legislator and to devote de-vote himself once moro to his private business. Mr. Cardon Is well satis-fled satis-fled with tho work of the Tenth session ses-sion of the state legislature and while he entered upon his duties at the beginning of the session with more or less of an anxiety as to what the attitude of tho majority party In the house and senate would be toward to-ward the minority party, he Is fully satisfied with the treatment received and has nothing but praise for the Republican members for their fair treatment to their Democratic friends "I am frank to Bay that what llttlo friction we did have on account of party prejudices, was as much the fault of tho minority as of tho majority ma-jority members," was the statement mode to a reporter of the Republican Republi-can by Representative Cardon yesterday yes-terday morning. "Speaker Sceloy," I he continued, "showed extreme fairness fair-ness in all his rulings and proved himself to bo a capable presiding officer. of-ficer. He won tho esteem and admiration admir-ation of every member In tho house and to show our appreciation of his excellent services, wo presented to him at tho close of tho session, a lltt'o token of remembrance in tho shape of a beautiful gold watch." Speaking of tho legislation which found its way upon the statute books Mr. Cardon said there wcro but few sh laws passed of special Interest to this - country. Tho measures enacted Into f- law were for the most part of a general nature and aside from tho fact that tho Agricultural College was amply provided for, little was done to effect any local policy. "The bills Introduced providing appropriations for tho construction and maintenance of tho roads through Logan canyon and Ulacksmlth Fork canyon, to Bear Lake," said Mr. Caraon, "were killed and very properly so, considering consid-ering the fact that so many projects Just as meritorious and some moro Continued on page eight I REPRESENTATIVE CARDON HOME 1 FROM WORK AS LAW MAKER H A H i (Continued ttom iiHKe unp H do, .u o asking fur sia u aid und m .mr. .Wuttctl, owing tu tliu luui that B i. e .ntuH Income was over npiro- H ' itiUUil iitiuii tliu Mate piojects ami B ... , ioiik v dicli Imvu of necessity H li b muni a tied." B '. lojghout the fiit.ro session, tlio rcpn gfiitntlU'B from Cliche kept a V ' tcnunt-watch mid guarding cyo up- V in t-.o Interests of tlio Stu'o Agrlcul- PB . i ii College. This, however, was . not douo with any disregard for the V Interest of oilier instltutlonn. The j uniiis Lint Ikivo been waged In tho .pr , perhaps, had something to do ! with tills attitude and observing the V km i y leellng or the majority of tho hiiuso und senate members. Mr, Car- tliiii says (hut many times, tlio feel- Ing of mi animosity toward tho Stato PPJ Unlvorslty, wits exhibited. This, ho j sas had to bo checked for It was tho J desire of ovcry member of tho Cacho j delegation that that Institution re- J colvo duo consideration, j While it was somowhat humiliating j to tho Unlvorslty to loso control of j the Ilranch Normal, tho matter camo PPJ about on tho part of tho pooplo In PPJ tho southern counties, thomsolves PPJ from tho fact that thoy desired to PPJ com0 under tho Influence ot tho ag- PPJ riculiiiral work of tho Logan school. PPJ Tbe matter ot appropriations as ask- Pj cd by tlio various stato institutions PPJ v.-ns far In advanco of tho revenues PPJ of tho state for distribution and nat- PPJ urnl'y a trimming bad to bo dono. PPJ The U. A. C. however, wns given PPJ tho appropriations asked for tin Pj chemistry building, raisins of tho j roof of tho Mechanic Arts building, BVJ shed for farm machinery placed wltli PPJ tho collego for demonstrating pur PPJ poses, an nmoiint Hiilllclent to com PPJ plcte tho central heating lilant, In PPJ addition to tho regular mill tax pro- PPJ portion for gpn.-ral mulntenanco pur-J pur-J PP In re lowing tho npproprial ons. PPJ Mr. Canton thought iho one provul- PPJ lug for tliu ex elision work of tho B. Agricultural College to be carried to PH the homes of the fanner and ioiim- P- wives, In tlio ,irlbiis coiiutlfH lliiuiiKii out tlio State. WIH Ollu of t.io moat far reachlr.g iiionsiuos ol tmuuit.ik-en tmuuit.ik-en by a legislate o body In tho ueBt. H I" providing a fund for this purpose PPJ ,,!'1 1ms been mado for government S a!d In educating tho pcoiilo ot tho M tho stato which could havo been ob- S tallied in no other way. PPJ Provide Road FunJ "This body of representative)! nf hhh tins uooy or representatives ot PH the people havo gono on record, Sir. BH (.'anion continued, "as being a friend PH j to the gooJ roads inovcnient." "A J I l eclal bond Ihsii0 was provided for PPJ of 5270,000, to bo divided equally B ' among tho twenty-seven counties of B ) tbc state. This amount In addition B I tho regular appropriation ot $196,- BPJ 400, ami an additional amount of Bpt 740,000 for road equipment to bo pur- B I chased by tho state road coniiiilailon and tlio 140,000 appropriated to pro- PH i Tll,o for tho maintaining and opcrnt- PPJ ln of tho convict labor, sliou d so PPJ n long way toward bettering tlio poor PPJ road condition In tho Btato." BH Mr. Cardou excused tha leglsl Hiiro PPJ for the Binall atiproprlatlon to tho PPJ War Veterans. Ho said that It was BH tlio desire of both houses to amply PH remunerate them for services but PPJ ?&0,000 was all they had at their tils- PBb posal at this session for this purpose. PBk Referring to the matter of Btato ap- PP polntmeuts by Coveruoi Spry, Mr PBB Cardon said, "While tlio Governor PB lias exhlb.ted a feeling ot frleudll- BBpB ness toward (he Democrats In tho BBpB matter of Btato apiiolntments, some BH think his olllclal family is a little top heavy with Republicans, out uad'ir tho circumstances 1 think there !s little, If any grounds for complaint. It the conditions had been revcrsol I havo no doubt that party lines would have been oven nioro closely adhered to than thoy woro by the picscnt executive Ho has chosen capablo men for tho various positions mid this fact Bhould appeal to all thinking and fair minded citizen-). The appointment ot Jos. E. Qulnncy upon tho collego board was a very proper one and wob done rrom tho standpoint ot morlt only." |