The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-25
A RUN ROUND
Utah and Juab Counties, and
Some Items Gathered
Thereby.
Editors HerGld:


OF you is pleasure at certain sea-
sons Of the year, and just now is en-
HANGED by the freshness and verdure
which everywhere abound, smiling
on mortsls with natural bright
ness that cheers and enliVens all
lovers of the beautiful.
l have tod of the marks of i'm
provement in Provo-some of them;
but had forgotten to mention one
thing which l think must strike
people interested IN the welfare and
| development Of Utah County's cap.
ltal, and that is its journalistic near
future. Some young men have ia
contemplation the starting of
another paper there; but difficulties
seem to beset them in their Efforts,
the smallest OF which is not the lack
of means-and brains.
They have no capital: no backing,
and az far as my experience goes,
they need both and considerable of
them, especially where there is an
established newspaper, which to all
appearances is thriving. The young
enthusiasts have been scheming
and turning and !rying their best,
even to the purchasing of an
amateur" outfit in Payson, at a
cost of $53, and will get "endorse-
ments" to help them out. but from
their movements, as [ observed
them, they need mere than they are
likely to getjust now, and therefore,
/ am inclined to think their present
underlined position and en0eavors
are like one OF Shakespeare's pieces,
Stoves Labor Lost" It wouldn't
surprise me bit to hear of Graham
starting a daily in Provo ere many
more moons.
At Springville the people were
very much exercised over the high
water question and the population
interested were fighting the aqueous
torrents with might and main, and
were being materially aided by the
recent cool nights and shot overly
hot days keeping back the fiowwhich
has scared all who have watched the
washing and the dashing of the
waters around the bridges and eros.
sings of the streams in that neigh
borhood
At Spanish Fork the people were>
q few days ago, protecting them
selves by keeping their dam in
thorough repair, and under the eff
Gent leadership of Bishop Smell
were succeeding admirably.
Here Is one of the best managed
little businesses in this section, and
under its present superintendent
will prove profitable investment to
all stockholders. / refer to the Coz
operative boot and shoe ana harness
store, William Hughes "boss." Dur
ing the twelve months ended about
three weeks ago the profits were
$500, and the establishment bad
been run on only half time for nearly
half the year, and II this does not
smack Of successful engineering
and management, I am puzzled for
suitable application of that term.
The wide.awake citizens of this
place have taken in hand the cree
ton of new theatre, md as this
Is considered a frst-class "shoW
town." the step will be seen in the
light Of good move. The present
old tumble-down affair is not pa,
troniZed by many because of
fear that it will collapse some
time while an entertainment Is 90.
ing on and hurt somebody, and a
company has been formed to build
new amusement hall, Arrange
ments have been perfected to begin,
carry out and complete the new
building by October, or thereabout,
and travelling companies will then
lind suitable accommodations for
their business, which they cannot
now.
Speaking OF travelling companies,
I would like to suggest to the man
agement OF halls in the country,
particularly in American Fork and
Springville. to exercise more Justice
toward those who are essentially
their friends, and net exact too
much because of "previous arrange~
ments." They wi j be in pocket if
they will hereafter observe the
maxim: "Do unto others as you
| would have others do unto them"
They will profit by this hint if they
will observe the application. Moro
business for their houses will follow
a just and lenient course toward all
who travel, especially when there is
very little money In the country and
people do not turn out and crowd
their theatres from "stage to back
WALL"
The company owning the Payson
theatre have been battling with an
element which has given them a
great deal of trouble and almost
discouraged them. They have lab &.
ored hard, expended some S11, 200
in finishing and furnishing their
dramatic temple, giving to the pub
lie as pretty aud comfortable a house
| for histrionic entertainments as
there Ia in the Territory outside CT
your city, yet for some Gauss or
other they are discouraged by the
authorities, who should have the
public good at heart sufficiently to
aid them all in their power. They
are charged an exorbitant
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