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Show LjT e Vters of Logan: IM Tho qnty Issue of importance In Iognn nt this erection Is prohibition. It Is almost n waste of tlmo to dls-cuss dls-cuss any other subject. Tho Hauor forces nro strongly nrrayed ngnlnst the Betterment League mid If they win wo will fall back iho or six 5 ears of th0 city's growth Howoer, our opponents la-op bringing up other Issues nnd Just so ou may really know tho truth wo propose to tak0 enough spneo to discuss dis-cuss them, Tacts About Financial Condition of Logan City In a recent pnmphlct Issued by tho N'ori-Pnrtlsnn Commltteo of tho Im provoiuont Leaguo It wns stated that tho Bettormcnt League had wilfully misstated the financial condition of tho city nnd tho water fund, In order or-der to refute this Ic1our nttuck upon tho truth wo nro stating some facts from tho auditor's report of Logan City, January 1, 1915, nnd also from tho minutes of tho city commission containing tho resolution by which tho $30,000 was borrowed from tho Cacho Valloy Banking Company. If tho voter will look ovor tho rcoolu-tlou rcoolu-tlou carefully he will seo that things nro oi en worso than tho previous statement suggested, becnuso $1G,-000 $1G,-000 of tho inonoy belonging to tho electric light plant was also used. Get n copy of tho auditor's report for IDIR and seo for yourself In order to cover up tho deficit ns far as possible, according to tho auditor's report tho pity commission used In 1914, $10,000 belonging to '.the electric light plnnt. In splto of this when tho Now Year opened on January 1, 191G, tho overdraft it the bank was 120,221.88. Debt of Logan City, according to resolution January Janu-ary 1, 1915. $32,501.23. Borrowed Money Borrowed .Tnnunry 15, at 7 1-2 per cent, $35,000. Deposited to wntor account, ac-count, January 15, 1915, $22,300.05, (This Is part of tho $35,000 borrow-od. borrow-od. It was borrowed at 7 1-2 per cent nnd placed back In tho snmo bank nt 4 per cent)) Paid Nelson, Worloy nnd Nelson, $4,502.20. (Pine, cd In tho bank at 2 1-2 per cent.) Dally bulanco' $8,197.95. Resolution Whereas, Lognn City hns present outstanding current liabilities in tho sum of $32,501.25 as shown by tho statement of tho city auditor, and that it Is necessary, In order to moot the payments of such part thereof as may bo Immediately duo and pnyablo, and In order to provldo funds for current expenses In anticipation antici-pation of tho rovonuo for tho current year, to borrow tho sum of thirty. Ave thousand dollars. Now therefore, bo It rcsolvod by tho Board of City Commissioners of Logan City, Utnii, that tho Bald Logan Lo-gan City bo and It Is horeby authorized author-ized to borrow of tho Cacho Valley Banking Company, tho sum of thirty-fivo thirty-fivo thousand dollars, and as evidence evi-dence thereof to oxecuto and deliver to tho said banking company the notes of tho said city as follows: Ono for tho sum of ton thousand dollars dol-lars payablo Novomber 1G, 1915, one for tho sum of ten thousand dollars, payable Decomber 1, 1315, and one for tho sum of ton thousand dollars, payablo Docombor 20, 1915, and ono Tor tho sum of five thousand dollars, payable December 20, 1915, with Interest In-terest at tho rato of 7 1-2 per cent, per nnnum, pnyablo quarterly and Mayor P. A Thntchor of said city is hereby authorized and ompowcred to sign tho said notog on behalf of tho said city and tho Ex-ofTtcIo City Recorder Is authorized nnd empower-ed empower-ed to nttost tho snmo, under tho seal of the said city. And upon tho said notes being executed, ex-ecuted, and the money received thoro on, tho city auditor is authorized and directed to draw a warrant for, nnd pay Into the special fund for tho improvement im-provement of tho water system tho sum of $22,300.05 and to Nelson, Worloy and Nelson tho sum of $,-502.20 $,-502.20 duo for construction of street Intersections, which sums constitute part of tho said $32,501.25 of cur-rent cur-rent Jlabilltles abovo montloned, thoreby reducing tho saUl current liabilities li-abilities by the said sum ordorod to be paid out of tho moneys received on said notes to bo exocpted on behalf be-half of tho said city. Passed by tho Board of City Commissioners Com-missioners and npproved by tb,o Mayor May-or of Logan City, this 15th day ,pT January, A. D. 1910. P. A. THATCHER, . Mayor. G. W. LINDQIIIST, Commissioner JAMES LARSEN, !H SEAL Commissioner. ILiifl Attest: 'LH WM. EVANS JR., UH Ex-Olllclo City Recorder. 'iH Commissioner Larsen In Violation 'iiJiH of the State Law Monopolizes City iLI Hauling JLI Sec. 222, Ofllcer not to bo Inter- jsjil cstcd In contract. No olllccr-'of any liLfl city, town or municipal' corporation jjLI shall bo directly or indirectly inter-' ' iiLh estcd in any contract, worx, or InisU jlLLv uoss, or in tho snlo of any article, Ll tho expense, price, or consideration H of which Is paid from tho treasury, MiH or by any assessment lovlcd by any jH act or ordinance, nor In tho purch- lLI aso of any real estate or any1 other iH property belonging to tho corporation til or which shall bo hold for taxes, or - M assessments, or by vlrtuo of legal , H process, at tho suit of Bald corpora- M tlou, mnyor, or other olllcor of Bald j fl city, town or municipal corporation. ! (Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907,, 'ifl Chapter 0.) . Lfl In Tho Logan Republican of,. ..Oc- liil tobcr 28, attention Is called to .tho , M fact that Mr. Win. Worloy is on a ' iil bond to Logun City. This Is truo, j Nelson, Worloy tind Nelson construct- iH ed tho sticut paving. It was, accept- H od by tho present administration ami , M pa Id for by warrants Issued against -fl tho property. Tho bond lsglvou, tp 'il support an agreement to ropuico tho 'B pavement should it bo found faulty,' liLLfl This will bo dono. ,' J iH How does this comparo with tho 1jLfl present situation? Mr. Olot -.Nolson 'ikl nnd Commissioner Larson are part- 'LH ners In an agency for the Salt Lake t'LH Portland Content Company. Some- ,'B ttmos thoy pass under tholr- owng '''il names, sometimes under .another" j H uarao. This agency Is active to.se- il euro city buslnoss In cement, pipes, 'Lfl ctp. Mr. 0',of Nelson by bid - so- 'iH cured Uo contract tor tho construe- 1i tlou of the now water system in Lo- 'H gan canyon. Commissioner Larson M an M. & L. Company in strict viola- H tlon of lUw does tho hauling of tho M atones and other material from Lo- H gan to tho now water system. His rt teams do tho work you pay tho tax- jH oj. Mossrs Thatchor and Llndqulst H stood by nnd permit this violation, of . H tho stato law. Commissioner Larsen 'B openly solicited tho support pfhls H friends for Thatcher nnd Llndqulst iH and Olof Nelson Is working day and -H night for them. Why should a con- H tractor on public work bo so, anxious .H for these men? Elect men who will ;H bvv that overy man who wants to jH use his team will get a chance. , , jH At all events, Mr. Voter, how does ,H tho wholo thing strlko you forpub- H lie Integrity? M Ownership of Hotel and Railroad H Tho Non-Partisan Committee of H tho Improvement League has at- H tempted to mako the public bo)9CO H tlu they built tho Ogdcn, Logaa & H Idaho Railway, that they hayo built' H the Hotel Logan and that they have H (Continued un pago eight) H rTvpfER3oVtS)GAN ' , (Continued 'Prom Pago One) .' bullf other pabllc.cntcrpriscsf Now, gentlemen, publish the amount Of your personal subscription to these enterprise's. Place after tho namo of cncli'Vommltteeman tho amount of stock that ho personally owns In thcao enterprises. If this is dono It wlllv$o seen by Iho public y that twenty-flvo of these men do not own a cent In the railroad or tho hotel and that tho others together do not own ton per cent In tho hof?l or two per cent in tho' electric rnllronil. Now bo fair, let us sco tho list. Tell tho pcoplo that tho railroad was built by Ogdcn Interests. IHuff docs not build railroads. Candidates' Business Ability Tho best measure of men's business busi-ness ability Is tho degreo of success nttnlnt-d In tholr own affairs. Tho supporters of MeBsrs Thatcher and Llndqulst havo made much ot tholr financial ability. To sottlo this point onco and for all, tho Better-ment Better-ment Leaguo challenges n public comparison between tho business ability of, measured In tornis of prop, crty owned, tnxes Paid, and debts owed between P. A. Thatcher and Wm. Worloy and Between Georgo V. Llndqulst and John Q,uaylo. If tho chairman of tho Non-Partisans wilt namo tho time and place tho chairman of tho lletterment League will meet him, each to bring a sworn financial statement of his candidates financial conditions. Tho Better-ment Better-ment Leaguo further ngrcos to have tho statements nubllshcd so that the voters can judge for themselves who Is financially successful.. VOTK FOR THE DRY CANDIDATES, CANDI-DATES, WOHLEY, QUAYLE AND EVANS. LOGAN BETTERMENT LEAGUE. Adv. i ' ' |