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Show Is derived; and the other Is' that Jthcre is no Incentive left for the banks to resort to scheming In order to win a rich plum. . The present method In Utah la a constant menace to the security of the funds of the State. The money goes to the bank offering the most attractive at-tractive terms to the sUte treasurer, nnd this offer may be nothing more than the supplying of the treasurer's bonds. somo $300,000 or more; but that obligation Imposed makes the treasurer the scrvnnt of hla financial masters. If the legislators do not deem It vise to follow the example of Ore-gem, Ore-gem, they at leaot can pas6 a measure providing a small fund to cover the expense of having one of the largo Burcty companies furnish bonds for cur ctate treasurers. Such a law would relievo the state treasurer from obligating himself to any of the banks of the state. STATE MONEY. Many states regularly advertise for bids to bo presented by banks desiring desir-ing to handle the money of the Stato treasury. By so doing threo or four per cent Is obtained on tho state's Surplus funds. Wo call the attention of our legislators legis-lators to this method of obtaining tho bout results from state inonoy. There . crc two good reasons why our legls- lators should favor tho law of Oregon, .whoro tho monoy Is placed in tho bank bidding tho highest rata of interest. in-terest. Ono la that an extra revenue ' ': i |