The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-27
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SALT LAKE Cry, June 25th, 80.
Editors Herald:

SALT LAKE Cry, June 25th, 80.
Editors Herald:
1t would seem to an observer thai
when the HERALD proprietors gave il
the Dame of the Peoples Paper, they
were not far wrong. II abuses need
correcting; il evils sre desired done
away With; if citizen wishes 10 speak
bis mind on any public question, be
| Immediately writes letter to the
HERALD, and II written in respect.
full manner, it usually appears in
print. That the people prefer the
columns of the HERALD for the dis
custom of questions Of public interest
is evidenced by the number of com
munieations on such subjects put
lished by you as compared with your
contemporaries. And this is as it
should be. When a man pays his
taxes, minds his own business, end
proves himself good citizen gener-
ally, be has q right to know why
others should not do the same; if
public money is to be expended, he
has the right II use his influence and
vote to have It laid out TO the best
advantage | am not believer in
cor poputi. rcr Del, but | do believe
that the man wLa pays taxes has az
unquestlonable right to klow u what
use they ST, put.
The Woman's Bill was discussed ia
your columns with good effect; the
canal question was pretty thoroughly
ventilated, and what now comes
before US is the question OF the loca-
ton of the territorial asylum. There
are few of the residents OF this county
but would prefer that it ahould be
built here 10 Sci. Lake, or some
where near az hand; but as the
chances seem to favor its erection OF
the site of the private asylum now
owned by DR.. S. B. Young, if it is
built in this county at all, many would
prefer that it be erected elsewhere.
a gentleman who is thoroughly &C.
qusinted with both sites says he would !
much prefer it being placed at even |
that indefinite point, 1.-The mouth of
CsnoD," than that it
should occupy the grounds at present
owned by Or. Young, He comedies
heartily with the idea of the gentle
man of the committee who is reported
as saying that he would always vote
against Salt Lake County as long as
there was a chance OF It being erected
there. | believe the gentleman's
views on the question are sound.
Index" thinks to the contrary.
Very we'll; every body to his own
aste. The site offered by Salt Lake
City and coanty caa be bettered in a
hundred places in either of the four
counties specified. 1t is too fer
away for the proposed building 10
add anything to the beauty OF the
city ; it is Lol as close to the railroad
IS it should be; aud is. altogether, a
-sther undesirable draw it mild)
place to condemn the poor unfortu-
lates to, especially when the fact is
that better sites can be
lad nearly anywhere. If there are
)stter places. why don't I suggest
,ne? Becal se, if l should, eur Davis
county friend would perhaps hint
hat expected fat contract, or had
i piece OF ground to sell, as be did in
he cases OF some other contributors
N the question, and he has already
altered quite enough of such mean
For my part, do not
ARE greatly where the asylum is
coated, providing only the best stu
.uon is selected for it. | would
ooner see it placed in a good position
n either Of tue counties OF Davis,
Utah or Weber than in a poor one in
Salt Lake County. am convinced
hat the commissioners will no: locate
{ on the site on the east bench, even
+ they conclude not to hove it at the
mouth Of Shepherds Gallon, and l
earnestly hope they will not. The
are too apparent to
leed Tecounting TO an5 extent
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