The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24
THAT ssSURPLUS" WATER.
Another Wall From the Dry
Bench.
And Some Structures on the
City Council.

I cffer an apology for nay seeming
continual trespass on yoursp and
patience. but all that has been writ.
ten and said, all our prayers to ter
restlal beings, have been hitherto
like water on ducks back, as if an
agreement had been entered into by
the City Council, of Salt Lake City,
to treat all our petitions, prayers,
lplesdiDgs and wailings with silent
contempt.
1t puts me in mind of the greedy
school girl, of previous time, who
had an orange given her by friend,
and she sat down to enjoy 1t, in
presence of her Rchoolmates, with
the remark: "Now. all who ask for
itshall not have any, and all who do
not ask for it, do not want any,"
We have asked though, and 1t
cannot be said OF US, we have not
asked respectfully. We have
pleaded. prayed, petition ed, begged,
personally appealed, and have been
go very patient for so long a time,
while suffering more than can be
well conceived by the public, or the
Council, Awho have abundance of
pure water, to waste lavishly. You
cannot understand the distress the
people on the north bench of the
Twentieth bishops ward endure.
They cannot all conveniently pres
emit themselves &C the City Hall; at
a given time; nor does it matter,
for their presence would only give
occasion for jsers and taunts from
some of the members Of that Coun-
Gil who ought not BY any means to
enjoy place in that body, who
have the general welfare of all the
people, without any discrimination,
to overlook. nidt01 -. aasll fg
How sad it is that we can get no
justice or mercy extended to usl
Here we are day after day, week
after week, month after month, and
year after year enduring famine for
pure water, while millions OF tons
are being conducted by the city
fathers into the Great Salt Lake; ;
but we are cheered in the midst of
our repinings with the clark, listen
to the trickling, The murmur and
the gnrgling of the long expected
torrents of the wsters in Black
Mountain Psha@! We are not
hanging our hearts upon such
a wild goose speculation. We
charge our city fathers TO treat us no
longer as children whom stick OF
chewing gum will appease, but un~
derstand that although poor and
toiling workers with the shovel and
pick, the trowel and bod, the
saw and plane, the hammer and
anvil, we are human beings entitled
to life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness equally with the members
OF the Council, and DESIGNING ana
requiring for. our comfort, health
and existence, much the same treat.
ment at the hands Of our fellow
creatures, as others receive. We
have feith in governments and insti
buttons and are loyal to our trusts
and obligations, but our confidence
in men is very much shaken,
through their own acts; for holding
power, they have willingly, and uR-
feelingly, trampled upon the rights
and privileges, of us, as American
citizens, as citizens OF Salt Lake
City, and as recipients OF the favors
and attributes of the Almighty.
How can any " no are oppose to
US enjoying the use OF the surplus
water of City Greek, which at pres
ent does not help living soul to
morsel of comfort, bend their knee
in prayer morning, noon, or night,
and ask OR Medi4Jor, to inteEcede
with the Father, in cur behalf when
they can rene alher, that they have
not obeyed his commands, to 1--we
one another? And moreover He
said in 4s muc7, "if yLu viii each
one read aud study his sermon on
the mount, which has been handed
down to this generation, "kthat ex-
cept,hiS III ciples did this, they were
none of his. N0&, who are yon, and
who are We? Are you the very elect
because by some means, you can
handle mort d liars than the ,or
on the bench, or have you bee IN
trusted with q speculative degree Of
divine power, and opposite" that
you Can Look wi.h gu RENE con-
tempt on us, the 10 Of the bench?
Blessed are the poor, for they shall
inherit the earGh.' l will add the
sea, the fountain Of waters; they
will have 1t pure too "a their hearts
NAV be pure before the Spirit OF God.
1t is now August 22n6, 1884, and
there is to-day twelve inches square,
IA cubic inch, 3, of water enjoying
itself into the Jordan River, or sur
plus water, da ly 'rom City Creek
alone.
On The other hand, there is to day
thrse-eighsbs of AN IL eh III twelve
inch fume, or four aud one-halt
cubic inches, o. ws'er gushing from
the amaigamated streems Of Dry
| Canyon.
LOOK on this picture and then on
that, ana draw your own conclu-
sions; but to the City Council we
say, cease your pickering. be men.
and in such an Overwhelming
amount Of evidence as you are SUR
rounded by, render justice, by Civ
ing the surplus water Of City Geek
to the North Bench people, to allay
their sufferings at present at any
rate. a