The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
NOT LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.

Our attention has been called by Mr..
J. A. Goodhue, who has, for number
of years represented the Geneva Nur-
sery in this region, to a small handful
which We are informed has been widely
distributed throughout the Territory.
It is curiosity in its way, ana the OBJ
ject which prompted its issuance is too
palpable to be mistaken. 1t is headed
Utah Nursery Company" an organic
cation which, we understand, consti-
tutes the agency in this part of the
country for the aforesaid Geneva Nur-
sery. 1t also presents the names of
the stockholders of the association as
follows: Phillip A. Dix, Justin A. Good
hue, Charles 8. Varian and Frank
Pierce. The third name on the list is,
for obvious reasons, rendered conspic
uous by underscoring with heavy
black line.
The'remainder of the handful is de-
voted to an explanation to the effect
that &c. s. Varlan" with heavy line
under the name), associated with Mr..
}. A. Goodhue, who has been repre-
senting the Geneva Nursery Company"
did on q certain date make q statement
derogatory to the Mormon" Church.
MIR. Variants expression, which it is un-
necessary to reproduce, is given YER
batim.
1t is hardly needful to state that the
handful is anonymous, because it will
be patent to any person who will give
it moments consideration that it is
not such publication as an ordinary
individual would have any appreciable
eagerness to affix his name to. Being of
that character it can only be properly
viewed with contempt.
We cannot sustain any process that
is not direct and straightforward, and
there can be no justification for an at
tempt to build up a business on the
ruins of another.
In expressing this view we believe we
give utterance to the sentiment of the
Latter day Saints at large. 1t cannot
be admitted to the legitimate province
of private individuals to, anonymously
or otherwise, drag into business mat
tiers the public utterances of other per-
sons for the Interior purpose of increas-
ing their pecuniary profits. Such a
process is imbedded in selfishness, with
no reference to the public good.
that if application had been mad to
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the character of the one in question, it
would have been respectfully declined,
on the ground that this Office could net
give to it, even in business way, the
color of its approval. B s-i
An appeal to the prejudice Of the
community to. further private ends, is
highly improper, and can have,nO ulti-!
mate beneficial etfectupon the interests
of those who resort 10 it.. Mr.. Varian's
views are his own property and there is
legitimate method OF dealing with his
public utterapces. That Is not the
method employeddn this instance, and
we have given this prominence to it be-
Cause the pablo manner in which it has
been treated, by the distribution of
handbilis, has made 1t public property,
and we do not wish an idea to gain cur
rency that such .doings have sanction or
countenance of the community of
Latter-day Baints.-Neos. ~.
gs5to, feia eiTot,oe safa4n bette
Whereas, certain parties are and have
been trying to injure the business of the
Utah Nursery Company by certain
false claims, 1 publish the enclosed
SALT LAKE. December4, 1887.
j. a. Goodhae, Esq: .,.s !.
Dear Sir-Reterring to the attack made
by A. Milton Musser upon you /: your
business I ha only to say, that I. not
share of the stock OF the Utah h =. cry
Company, nor any interest therein. did
subscribe for one hundred of the 5000
shares in order TO incorporate the company,
but with no purpose of investment and the
stock was never issued to me.
Very truly yours,
G. 8. VARIAN. +
The Utah Nursery Company was
organized to do legitim ate business,
and hope By honest and fair means to
hold the trade they now have and in
crease it.