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Show 299 We pledge the Democratic party of the state, and its public office, to do their utmost to assist in inauguration ad perfection by the federal and state governets of the comprehensive, cooperative system of good roads building, throughout the entire nation, recently provided for by the Democratic Consress covering a period . for nomnees the of twenty or country; successive years, and peranent good roads to that last for a century. more construction of roads REGARDING looking every to home the in speedy the IRRIGATION We also pledge the Democrats of Utah, and its nominees public office, to do their u t r.o s t to secure the neces sary legislation by Congress and by our state Legislature, to provide for coo8erative action beteen the federal and for goverents in buildino te necessarv reservoirs works to conserve-the head wates of all of state irrigation rivers and s t r e arn s w ithin the and state i.c» DeC'litted and the to winter s?ri:1g season; and to make such waters available for the irrication of te vas tracts of farming lands now above canal lvels and which cannot be settled upon or be brought under'cultivation until provi run to waste is ade sion The in the for of cost long-time bonds, and water such works at low a them. irrigate to to be et rate of interest, issuance the by and of the redep water rights tion thereof to be provided for by the sale of to the settlers at an ecuitable 8rice Der acre, oavable in installments covering fc ten t; fort years' tl, but sufficient i aount to fully reiurse te feeral and state q ove r ruaen t s for their ex pe nc i tures vii th interest. Yle feel that such an acco:-:1plishnent Hould soon resuLt in doublino the v;ealth and D08ulation of the state; and in keeping at horne to build UP o:- own sta t e. thousands of our - - and sons daughters native their stae would who to beorced otherise homes make in and build up to leave other corrunonwealths. NEW pledge We and tors a Law our ACT and party reesetatives, crea til1g a public PROMISED if its ncminees.for oven, elected, utili ties to c orarn i s s sena ledlately enact ion s fr the ta te authorlty as the il1cluding the rgulation of state is authorized to confer, to safEty devices and proper oper':ltion _of trains, lokir:g the health, safey and well-bclng o emplcyees_or r3l1oad anc determlne and other CO3nies; to supervise, regulate t8 the quality o service and all rates.ad charges b made and to confe UDon it full poer and gas, poer llgn, trnspratl?n service corporatlons or every klna dOlng egraph, c as |
