The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-26
THE TIMES.

A4O vain SAAA~NO ~ ~
coming painfully chronic. There il
so much Of it that soma people be-
gin to think that they are suffering
or are going to suffer before the sea
son ends and more life has been in
fused into trade. There is no occa-
sion for alarm over this matter Of
depression in business, even If we
are to endure a period of depression
which we do not believe can be long
or severe. Dull times in Utah do
not mean the same as dull times
elsewhere in the West. The popu-
lation of this Territory is largely
permanent, self>supporting as indi-
viduals, and non-speculatiVe in in
clination and practice. a large
percentage of the people raise
their own supplies of food
their bread, vegetables, meat and
fruit; and not few Of them clothe
themselves from their own fOcks
and through the HON 7Iy labors Of
their own hands. THY are not de-
pendent on daily wages for the
necessaries Of he; hundreds here
do not know wha5 it is TO work for
others for g certain stipulated sum
per day or month. They own their
homes, till the suil, feeI ard tend
the stock, gather the harvest, and
do it all in their own time and in
their own way, being as nearly in
dependent as it is possible for people
to become where there is organic I'd
society. Their system Of barter is
also q means Of salvation IN times
of money scarcity. One trades
steer for -four, another gives Wheat |
for potatoes, and so on through the
list OF the countrY's products, so that |
each is supplied. with whatever
he may require. II the coil |
or climate should turn against |
them, or unpreventable disaster
oYertake them, their condition
might soon be deplorab!e in the ex~
treme; but there is little danger
from thoss directions the present
season. The prospect is that the har-
vest this year will exceed every1
thing before gathered in the Terri.
tory, and there was never a more
outlook for those engaged
in the live stock industry.
It is true, there is depression in
money affairs; there Is scarcity of
coin, and the labor market is dull;
those who toll for daily wages may
find it difficult to make ends meet
should no enterprises spring up re-
curing many hands; merchants also
may suffer because of this lack of |
and consequent inability
Of the people to buy their
goods; spectators, too, will find
Few opportunities to probably exer.
Use their peculiar faculties; but all
these combined are few In number
rs compared with the entire popu~
alton. They are the only depends
snt classes. and the only ones who
are grievously effected by "dull
5imes,' With full gransries, fat
cattle, well stored larders and an
ability to trade and traffic in kind
'ather than through the usual me.
iium of coin. the people are not
Ioing to suffer much, however dull
The times may become. With plenty
% eat, drink and wear, and con-
ented minds, they can endure
Tears of slack trade in the cities and J
owns and on the railroads, and
never know but they are
Is happy rs they would
70 If money were plenty
md business brisk. Should the
gloomy future which some are pre-
licting actually come, Salt Lake
md two or three Of the large cities
n the Territory, would feel it
Zeenly, but the masses would know
title of it. Dull times elsewhere,
mean suffering and distress; but in
Utah, they practically mean nothing
outside a limited circle.
However, THE HERALD is not
ct ready to concede that we are
DING to, be afflicted with very dull
ines. It believes that at the close
( the season those who are now 1
1aking the worst predictions will
q the most disappointed.