The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-25
THE CANAL.
Another Appeal for It's Compile
tion.

SALT LAKE CITY, Mar. q, 1880.
Editors Herald;
The Canal Question is the topic OIL
interest just at present, and as it is q
very important one, it should be dis.
cussed freely. I am pleased to see
the stand the HERALD has taken on
the question, and am confident it will
be supported by the great majority OF
thinking citizens. There is no getting
around the point that the canal is a
necessity, and an immediate neces
sity, too. Even some of the directors
to the enterprise concede this much,
and then with strange inconsistency
say they will vote mo" at the coming
special election. The idea of some OF
these individuals is that the CITY
Council VIII build the canal anyhow.
whether the bonds are issued or rot,
and they say they prefer to pay
extra taxes for few years
than to have the corporation Dor
row money and pay intereat on it
for a lengthy time. The persons who
ho.d these views. l am happy to be-
lieve, aye in the minority, though,
and what is more, are not property
owners to any great extent. Thus,
the tax Of eleven mills on the dollar
would not affect them as much as it
would the larger taxpayers. And
then they seem t. forget that if the
city is compelled to raise the money
to build the canal by extra taxation,
the enterprise is liable ID drag along
for years, instead of being finished up
a. once, ready for usa next summer,
or as soon as possible thereafter. The
persons who would retard the build
ing OF the canal on any auch grounds |
cannot really think what the results
of their course would be. The drouth |
of last summer should have taught !
lhem q lesson, ba. it seems that il
did not.
Then again, some of tle residents
Of the lower wards oppose the scheme
IN the ground that they already have
heir water rights, and 90 not see
Why they should be taxed ito build a
anal that will only benefit the peo-
lie OF the upper part Of the city," To
which | would reply: On the same
round that the north-benchers were
axed to lay gas and water mains,
nd to make improvements in the
over portion Of tOWn--on the ground
f the general welfare of the whole
ity. The residents of the north
ench helped to pay Cor the gravel
lat made it possible for the people
] the vicinity of the Adobe Yard to
ct up toRn during the winter season; !
hey were tsxed to pay for gas. the only ;
enefit they receive from which is the
Election in the distance; they paid
leir proportion for WaterWorks that do
OF come anywhere near their resi-
9nce.
But then the residents OF the 8
anches are not the only per5ons who t
I'll he benefited by the canal. It is l
n evident fact that water, under c
visiting circumstances, may fall short 9
by year, aud when that does happen
Re whole city suffers. The scarcity
{ the aqueous fluid last year was not
Onfned to the north benchers; there
ere fights, quarrels and discussions .
! the lower wards as we'll as the :
PIPER; trees and garden truck suf- :
red on eli hands. The recollection
the parched and Withered trees, :
le thick clouds Of dust, and the op-
ressiye heat OF last summer should
3 enough to make our citizens vote
yes, ," en- HGSSe; every shrivelled lawn
lould be an argument in favor OF
le new canal. b
Let those persons who say they :
ave enough water be just to those :
DO have not and to Gil who would y
lie mo" against the proposed canal, u
say, visit toe people of the benches, y
ID see the suffering and priYation y
at a lack OF water causes; see the =
tie children carrying water for =
ocks in the broiIing sun; the tired :
to1er, alter MS days work, putting d
more bours getting a small supply :
the fluid for the next dag; the ,
sgs and tubs and buckets OF a liquid =
at o1ce was water, and which is
led by many in lieu O. that article; a
e dried and desolate appearance OF
e whole district. Already we hear
cir crieo Tor the life giving clement
the City Council has thus early 10
e season been petitioned by over {
70 families for water for culinary
lrposes. If a trip through and an 0
vestigation OF the district would not J
ave the effect OF making the objec
rs to the canal vote yes" leaving
.e general welfare Of the whole city
1t of the question, then they are 4
,void OF the commonest principles 4
humanity. VDI.