The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-31

his region attractive, and to induces
other men to come. When the other |
class locates. each man estimates
that HE neighbors well drive things
sufficiently to make his own proper
ty valuable, or each man calculates
| that the place and the people are
nothing to him; that the pursuit OF
particular enterprlsa will make
him e certain amount of money in
a given time; and if society only
holds togo her until then, why,
no matter; the place may then go to
the etefnal bow bows for ali that he
cares"
To this class, I assert that the
Tribune nen balong, and shall
briefly point out herein, why [ hold
the assertion well based.
The editor says: "The men VINO
bsve made money in Color ado, That
is, we mean great Gums Of monay,
have delighted in spending It In
Colorado" "The
other class is beautifully represented
in Utah."
Why is this thus? CoIera 10 was
settled by mixed population, bav-
ing nothing special in view but
their own worldly prosperity, and
as result they worked together in
commonalty. When new corners
came they saw that the people were
devoted to material progress, and
, Joined hands in increasing 1t. News
papers, like other business enter :
prises, wera established, all workei
. for Colorado, believing that in her
, future success lay their legitimate
/ rewards. Eow WRs it in Utah
This Territory was settled BY a
peo2le OF peculiar religious faith,
part OF which was the unfortunate
{ dog ma Of poIygamy. When new
/: corners came they saw that the pao-
pie were largely devoted to spiritual
D matters, and some of the adventure
j GUS cnes conceived the idea OF tax
{ ing advantage of the situation
: Said they: while these fsnatica
: fools are Tasting their souls
r on the above we will SEES
q on things below" accordingly &nt
i wealth began to flow into the coffers
ell of the more matter of-fact Gentiles
If The early business men msde money
r so fast that they became arrogant tt
y a degree, difficult to appreciate 8
It this stage, and although the mos
Y of their PROFITS came directly or IN
a directly from the Mormon people
q they used their wealth in ever,
1t conceivable fashion which conld /!
q any measure tanta ize their patrons
< Many OF this class never missed a
1t opportunity to make it appear tina
a- the Mormon teopie wsre the WoFs
" crowd upon the face OF the earth
i. and as the contest waxed Warme
/. the MormOps began at last to shin
Ia that their de;rac ,orS only carrie
q, influence through the money whic
d they contributed TO Gentle entel
Dy prises- Naturally they thought
rs d ing business for themselves, an
ss, when they started in they hung c
ry to the main chance with q tenAci
ly which failad to please the Cent?
.st merchants, who seemed
ed claim the Mormon trade st
ch right divine" La self defen
ed cooperation was inaugurate
IN and nearly all the mercantile m'
VI have spelled polygamy ever sin
q then, "Co>op." Newspapers we
Die started here, not with view
ere building up Utah, but With t
:or aYowed intention of breaking doy
e I? everything that did not accord wi
I'VE the pet schemes Ofmen who wish
are to make "a certain amount
nat money in given time" with t
ard express understanding that Ut
, il should ego to the eternal boz
HI Vows" If they did not. The II
al 6u3le has been from Its ince2ti
m the standard bearer of this ella
) It The editor, after telling how lit
am has been done to make Utah gre
t a State, says: ssAmopg the Gentil
Inf, the Walker Brothers and Mr.. Her
we Lawrence have erected some cos
ess structures. But what have the
az donap Il Professor Hold
mas cleared couple of millions out
ont Bingham. Is there any monumt
,e q of his gratitude for the mighty f
the tune Visible here?"
had When men maks money they g
ant errlly do as they please with
,ose and having once acquired it. II
Dad are not likely to listen to
and vaporings of q scribblar who
hat scarcely make his own living, M
m lees seek from him advice as to
cen best place to invest their capital
mill The gentlemen mentioned wo
the have built cost;y structures
i'm other improvements here if Il
AXE could have felt any assurance
yes their eafety and proflableness,
,rks the continued turmoils chiefly
,uId tanned by the Tribune, makes C
in talists afraid to launch out very
0 is tensively. This is the reason
lone u tab men invest their money e
tual where. The Walker Brothers b
lead long felt the necessity of solid
INKS chorage elsewhere-anywhere,
who side Of Utah. Why? Because,
and have felt the ground gradually
vest ing way beneath them. While
half this subject it may not be GU
" in place to state fact with refert
ariel to this firm. The Mormon pc
but have ever had them in high est
re- is for many reasons, but the Pc
this generally have believed, and
,redo large majority of them