The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-09

treason, will convince them. Any
material change would be as dis
astrous to the roads as to MGR.
chants, and to the public, for 1t
would unsettle values in every
direction and cause a suspension Of
labor in many industries. A new
classification in freight rates went
Into effect some time ago, and the
popular impression was that it
meant a reduction in carriage; but
to show the falsity of such impres-
sion, a person has only to run over
in his mind the number Of articles
that he purchases cheaper to-day
than be did in 1882, and he
will ind they are very few, if in
deed he can discover any at all.
Theclassifcation referred to reduced
the tariff on some articles and in
creased it on others, making the
average about the same; and while
we do not say such is the case, it
would not be surprising il, upon a
careful examination, it were dis
covered that the average was trihe
higher. Hence merchants will
overcome the idea that they have
but to wait, and there will be 8
tumble in the tariff; the only i'm
,minent tumble will be that of bust
ness men themselves, and they will
speedily begin to purchase as usual.
The competition of the D. & r. G.
has opened new country, which is
certain to pay tribute to Utah, and
will speedily manifest itself; while
there is tendency to open up a
trade between Utah and Colorado.
which is certain to prove OF great
benefit to both, and especially to
Utah, for the reason that she pro-
duceS innumerable article that
Colorado must have, and our terri
tory is now in a position to compete
wish any section for that trade.
This will ultimately prove a source
of great and Increasing wealth to
Utah, and it will be only short
time before there are palpable evil
dences Of the soundness of the
position here taken.
But to return to purely local con-
ditions. Utah has INDUCED in no
wild schemes, the bursting Of which
will retard her progress; every
month new industries are being
new avenues t. en-
ployment opened, and the pro
duction In older ones, in order
to supply sexisting demands, is |
Artisans and mechan-
les are in such demand that |
their labOrs command the highest /
figures, while laborers can find
steady employment at remunerative
building is in progress to an
extent never known before, and the
inc weather being conducive to the
Of brick and adobies, there
will be al unprecedented demand
or labor in this industrial branch
While merchants and the public
had hoped for livelier
lines, the proverbial caution of the
,eople of Utah kept them from
uinouS extremes and they are on a
ound basis; there is no marked de-
'ression in surrounding communi-
les, and for that reason, if for none
ther dullnesS in Utah could be Cnlv
hort lived; not day passes but
Utah produces more than she con-
umeS; not day that her wealth
ails to increase; her resources are
her Industries profitable,
or iaDorlng classes employed aud
upplied, and everything is really
satisfactory. AS a matter of abso-
ute fact, there is no depression in
us'ness for the volume is proper !
.onately larger than ever before and
assuredly healthy. The whole
hinges on the fact that
lerchants are not doing as well as ,
ley wanted to: there is no boom
9r which they should return thanks
and they are disappointed. Within
To months we will hear ne moro
these complaints, and we charge
othing for the prediction.