The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-28

not necessity in Salt Lake City, an
Is not to be obtained, then is he
history, if not her epitsph, alread
written. As sure Sc water flows O
the sun shines, if the canal is no
finished, the growth and progress @
the city IS. The skeptic may sneer
the demsgogue shout, the rich maj
button his pocket, and the poor mar
SIT on the fence of bis sun-scorcheC
meadow and complain of high taxes
but they cannot hide from the pres
ence OF the Withered spectre tina
stares them in the face and shrieki
Tor Water ]" Water We must have
and grumbling. complaining and en-
oeaVoriDg to paralyzs the efforts o
those who have the welfare of the
commonwealth at heart, will neither
reiute the stubborn fact nor supply
the much needed demand. Think OIL
It, inhabitants Of the parched and
sterile bench lands, fruitIess only be-
cause they are Waterless; think OF ii
farmers, whose broad GeIds periodi-
cally wither for want Of necessary
moisture think of it capitalists.
awaiting In the country's Develop
ment an opportunity to invest your
millions think of it Christians. :"
protesting to serve God and your fell
low creatures, yet unwilling 10 give OF
your bounty a mite to alleviate
their suffering; and last, but not least,
think of it Lstter-day Saints, who
send your missionaries to the ends of
the earth, preaching the redemption
OF the wilderness and the gathering
OF the poor and the outcast to the
land of their salvation. Without
water, your bench lands will remain
barren. your farms continue to wither,
your millions remain uninvested, your
fellow creatures suffer, and the work
OF God come to q standstill, so far as
The redeeming OF the wilderness is
concerned. The time will coon come
when immigration ID this valley must
cease, II water is not to be obtained |
rom a source more prolific than those
which now provide barely for present
What is q slight increase
n taxation to the evils that will FOL
ow lis suppression under the circum-
stances? Do not the advocates Of this
1enny-wise pound-foolish policy see
hat 10 this instance increase of taxes
means increase of prosperity, and
hat tina advantages to accrue from
he bringing of water To irrigate the
barren wastes and enhance the value
# all other property, will repay 8
hundred fold for the small additional
to be made? Water is
What We need, and we can afford to
,ay FOR it. The snow now crowning
be SUBMITS of the mountains will not
emain there forever TO inspire de-
usiye hope that the days of drouth
re ell over. Nor will the water now
0 be appropriated remain long I'm
laimed, awaiting the time when
nat which may now be had for
hundred thousand will cost over q
million to possess, and those who
iesitate at extra taxation be glad to
ripple their assessments to pay of the
Indebtedness. Tue completion of the
ordan and Salt Lake City Canal is
necessity which will sooner or later
make iteeli heavy enough to be felt
y all. It is a work that will affect
Ii classes, rich and poor, high and
Ow. The roots Of a tree cannot be
without nourishing the
ranches, nor the roots be deprived
f their nourishment and the buds
TO blossom overhead. The
nan who votes mo" on this ques-
ion of wafer money, votes mo" 10!
lis own welfare and the advancement
4 the community in which he resides.
lie who votes "Yes" not only mani
ests a will to better his own con.
ition, but to add his mite to the i'm
of the homes and fortunes
{ his fellow men. YES.