| Show the utah slate S ate pension PW plen Is 15 launched at ogden 0 dea drive for self S elf liquidating diqui dating plan throughout state to aid Fros stale stae districted and officered Officer zd ogden utah at a meeting neld held in the county court house friday may 27 and 28 an organization was formed to be known as the UTAH STATE PENSION PLAN with the following follow ln officers alfred T hestmark state chairman R A moyes ogden state secretary and treasurer chas 0 larson salt lake vice chairman two other vice chairmen to be elected later the state was divided into five major districts with a district chairman to preside over each as follows northern district parley D lee chairman embracing the following counties north davis weber box elder cache morgan rich and north summit north central district comprised of salt lake south davis and tooele thoele counties chairman to be selected at a meeting to be held in salt lake city the following week south central district comprised of utah juab san pete sevier and carbon counties H W startup provo chairman southwestern south western district millard beaver iron washington garfield kane and other counties to make up this district chairman to be selected later south eastern district was satch south summit duchesne uintah daggett grand and monticello counties chairman to be selected later some of the remaining counties have not been placed yet as to districts but will be assigned soon object of the organization the object of the organization is to make preparations to place on the ballot in the november election a proposed amendment to the state constitution providing suitable life pensions for old people the full particulars of which will be released for publication at an early date it is understood that it will follow to some extent the ideas of a plan now being advocated in the state of california it proposes payment of pensions with state warrants which would be liquidating self through stamps affixed or some other mea means ns of collecting the revenue from a transaction tax provision will be made to prevent the possibility of the abe warrants over taxing the capacity of wholesalers and manufacturers to handle them and the sponsors of the plan are confident that when presented to the public it will be welcomed these pensions are not intended to be regarded as a dole nor as charity but as a citizenship award in recognition of services icis rendered in a life of struggle to bring children into the world to care for and educate them which takes the best years of mortal life ind all that a couple can ordinarily gather together leaving them at old age without means of support there seems to be ample justification fi for the presentation of this matter a at t this time and many have expressed their determination to render all the assistance possible to carry the undertaking to a successful conclusion the plan does not call for new commissions new boards or new jobs in state or county but the utilization of the present state and county machinery for its oceia opeia operation the originators of the plan have every confidence that it will meet with approval by a large majority of the people and prove to be a means of recovery turn copage to page sixteen UTAH PENSION PLAN continued from first page from present distressing conditions meetings are to be held in salt lake city brigham logan loga aj R monton provo cedar city cit uc chesne helper and many other places throughout gout the state in the near future |
