The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-01
LET Us DO!

AHA SS -
Aneut the talk IN yesterday dEKAt1L
regarding the boom and Its possible
collapse, there are many other loeas
that present themselves. BUSINESS
men NAV set it down that they cannon
;,snire in others a confidence they DO
not themselves POSSESS. They may
bona that others will show courage
which thew lack and go ahead IN enter
nrises hut it is not likely that strangers
can be tempted to do what those living
hare are afraid to undertake. WeAere
are willing to reap all the benefits ana
LET strangers take all the chances 1nlS
shirt nav be very good for those VINO
can catch gudgeons, but it IS not the
way to father prosperity to a city
From the beginning The HERALD mas
maintained that there was but one way
to lengthen the life that has lately been
infused into affairs here; that was. 1or
all TO contribute-business men anu
the municipal corporation-and let
visitors see by our works that we nave
an abiding faith in the coming OF a
great future for Salt Lake. Our
preaching and blowing" are perfect
Init We fear our works do not
correspond with our professions.
Wehave City Council elected on the
presumption that extensive improve
ments were to be undertaken. 1t was
chosen from among business men. we
have been talking for sewerage LOT
months. What has become OF 1t! a
huge undertaking ii IS, truly out II
has got to be commenced. We have
large park. What is being done to-
wards much needed improvements
with il? A thousand dollars or two are
being spent periodically on the streets.
The gravel is brought on in the spring
and summer and carted off as mud IN
the winter; ami our streets are either
mud or dust the year round.
Orr sidewalks are Simply frightIul.
WHY should not the city corporation
require property owners along business
streets. and in front Of lots the prices
of which have gone up incredibly IN the
last three months to put down credit
able sidewalks? From the Utah Cen
tral depot along South Temple Street
TO Eighth and Ninth East, fair slds-
walk and q permanent one could be
mt down without working hardship
10 any of the OF owners The rise in
property justifes the demand that this
be done and it would neither tax the
genius of the Council nor the city ex-
cbequer out of all reason to Issue the
decree.
There are hundred things that
could be done, that would bring re-
turns sufficient to make the enforced
investment of means profitable; that
would beautify the city, that would
show we had little of the "ginger"
which we want others to manifest; that
would indicate that we expect to live
here always and want to make our
home not only pleasant to ourselves
but attractive and delight to the
stranger Wat we want is a little
i ,al pride and patriotism for Utah,
as well IS for our purse strings.
The first thing a stranger with an
eye to business asks on coming here, is,
where are you moving dirt? Where
ar, your improvements" We SIGH, !
and ask that question too. Gentlemen,
it takes more than real estate Offices, |
more than trust and tile cQmpani9s,
more than the opinion of bankers that
the boom will last, to give permanent |
prosperity to any locality, and Salt /
Lake is no exception to the rule. !
Put Up! Build, Beautify. Give
little Of your new born and unexpected
wealth for the employment of others
and in assisting in putting the country
where it can invite people from afar
to come and find profitable work, build
up the commonwealth and delight in
it's wealth and fame,
Talk is great; but greater is that
which rears some monument to the !
lasting benefit of all men-good roads, |
schools, churches, manufactures and |
nomeGke and beautiful homes.
pvrrNOING THE STRIKE.