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Show the eastern states have this kind of law, and the Income derived runs up Into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. "I believe there Is a tendency to, want roads too wide at the crown. In the cast, roads are built twelve feet wide, and that Is wide enough for all ordinary purposes. Here In Utah tho farmers object If tho width falls be- j low thirty feet I am in favor of allowing al-lowing the farmers to set their fences in and thus cut off the waste of land that grows up In weeds. Iet the farmer farm-er have this land and beautify our public highways. If I have my way, the nxt legislature will pass a law allowing this privilege. vThere are many things on which to spend the money derived from taxes. There should be an effort mad to regulate taxation. There Is too much property In Utah i?olng untaxed. One Item, gentlemen: 800,000 sheep in the state are not listed for taxa tlon. When we stop this and raise our valuation, then we can begin to see our way clear to do these things we are talking about tonight, and the automobile owners of the state should cooperate with the state officers to this end. Let there be no hardships worked on any Individual, but let each property owner do his part, I. pi us have wagon roads, good wagon roads, and all wo can get." Ogden Mayor. Mayor Glasmann of Ogden was Introduced In-troduced and spoke for a few minutes. min-utes. He said: "I think it Is time we got down to a point where we know what kind of roads we want, I?t us quit talking about roads costing $5000 a mile and talk $1,500 a mile, for I say good ronds can be built for that amount; in fact, we have started a road from Ogden and have It built this way seven miles. Ogden business men are not afraid trade will come to Salt Lake. We will take care of ourseHes. Up our way the county commissioners are using the water treatment for the roads, and it works well. By sprinkling th roads no ruts form, a hard surface 1s made that sheds water when heavy rains come. At the last Good Roads convention held. we pn?sed n resolution favoring a license of oue dollar a ho-sepower on automobiles, and demanded that a like animint be irlven by the statf for use in building good roads. I still believe in that plan." : Bransford fr Good Roads. Mavor J. S. Branrford of Salt Lake, In speaking on th proposition, said: "I, too, am a bel!ever In good roads and know what It will do for a com munlty and a state. This city has done a great deal of paving and grading grad-ing and is doln? as much more as our revenue will permit. Salt Like City believes In good roads, and I am sure you all are Interested In the city. Under the present law, the city hears HO per cent of the cost of paving pav-ing streets. In the last year street Improvements hae been made to the amount of $700 000. I am in faor of more paved streets and moro eood roads. As an automobile fiend. I say there Is no pleasure without good roads In motoring, and T feel thnt I know. There is more real pleasure for the money In motoring, than in any other pastime I know. With this great body actively at work, there Is no reason why wo cannot secure good roads." Several Impromptu Talks. Members of the club were called upon for Impromptu talks. Judre O W. Powers, an active member of tho club, indorsed what the other speTk-ers speTk-ers said on the question. W. J. Hil lr?n also Insisted on an active campaign. cam-paign. 00 ' MOISTS AT A STATEJEE1G Two Hundred Members Automobile Club of Utah Have Good Time. Members of the Automobile club of Utah and their friends met at the annual an-nual banquet at the club Wednesday night at the Commercial club in Salt Lake, to discuss good roads In Utah. The large attendance was the signal of rejoicing for those in charge of the banquet and the management of the club. Two hundred participated in the banquet, which was erved In six courses. Everybody In attendance attend-ance had a good word for the magnificent mag-nificent spread. C A. Qulgley. president of tho club, served as toastmastor. In a hearty talk he told of the objects of the club and tho special o')Ject of the meeting Wednesday night. Spry Is" Heard. Governor William Spry was Introduced Intro-duced as tho first speaker of the even-In?. even-In?. He was given a cordial recep tion. Accepting the introduction, he said: "Until your president made his speech, I did not know there was to be a serious side to the banquet. I thought we were here for a good time. But now that I know you are hero to talk good roads, I am glad of the opportunity to speak to you. I am In favor of good roads, and want to see them built. In the past no end of money has been wasted by trying to build roads with no system of construction. con-struction. Now we have a law that Is helping us to get the worth of the money srent on the building of good roads. The people of the state want good roads and are with you. Tho roads are bound to come. Outside of the railroad there Is no greater developer de-veloper of a state than good wagon roads. Since we havi- neen unable to get new railroads, let us turn our attention at-tention to good wagon roads. "Good roads Is one of the paramount Issues In Utah, In some communities the county commissioner are doing wonders In the way of making tood roads. I believe that In many parts of the state good roads can be built at a cost not to exceed J30o u mile. If the county official Is doinpr things in the ay of good roads, I am for him. It is the man that Is doing things that rets my support, and not the man that merely fills the office chair and looks wise. I beMeve that a new law should be passed to assess the property prop-erty owner for the road It will Increase In-crease tho value of his property. 'Must here let me throw our a hint. I believe In a law taxing automobiles according to their horsepower, that each may bear Its proportionate part of the expense of good roads. Say up to one dollar a horsepower. Some of |