The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-31
PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT.

Its very desirable that the population OF
this city shall increase. We would all like
to see Salt Lake city of one hundred
thousand or more people. 1t would be an
inspiring spectacleif our streets were noisy
with the activity and hustle of traffic. 1t
would delight the residents if the stores
were crowded with buyers, if business men
were so rushed that the time would scarcely
permit them to do all that was required OF
them. Your American likes rush and push
and business. He also takes pleasure in
big cities, the pleasure being intensified &C
cording to his financial interests and pros
poets in the city.
But suppose Salt Lake were to grow, as
some expect and hope it will, within two or
three years into city Of large population;
suppose the thirty five thousand now here
increase to the one hundred thousand, the
number which a certain few are aiming at;
suppose the overland trains come loaded
and dump their men, women and children
at our depots by the hundred, until Salt
Lake shall become phenomenal in the mat
ter of population increase. Let US suppose
these things occur, we say, and then let US
reflect upon the natural and inevitable re
suits. How long would Salt Lake be de-
sirable place of residence for its owners
and citizensi Not long, we take it.
How many months would pass be-
fore there would go forth an earn
est honest protest against the influx!
Not many, we may be assured. How long
before hungry men and women would be
I'd tho dow
which brought them to Salt Lake! The
police records would show a greater pro
portionate increase of crime than OF pOpu-
Iation, and this would be anything but the
charming place Of residence thatit has ever
been
There need be less eagerneSs and far less
anxiety as to the matter of inducing immi-
grafton, than as to finding something for
the newcomers to do. Nobody need fear
that people will not come. There is more
fear that they will come in too large
numbers and before we are pre-
pared TO receive them. 1t would be
no trick at all to bring in hundred thou
sand or twice as many people during the
next twelve months if there were an as
surance that all could find steady and
profitable employment, and the incomers
would be of the most desirable class-the
workers of the country, the bone and sinew
and skill which create and form wealth and
give prosperity.
Instead of arranging for big excursion
parties and inducing people to come here
by the bait Of cheap railway fares, would it
not be better for the city if few enter
prising men with capital were made to see
the advantages of investing in manu-
featuring enterprises and industries which
will give employment to the people that we
are so persistently coaxing TO cast their lots
with uss A duplicate of the z. c. NJ. l.
shoe factory would be worth more to the
city than a weekly excursion thousand
strong A wooden factory giving employ
ment to hundred hands would be more
valuable to the city than visit from
hundred thousand men and women who
took advantage Of cheap railway tickets to
look at the city.
Boomers, let US turn our attention to pro
viding employment for willing hands, and
let the matter Of immigration drop. The
people will come just as fast as there is
need for them, and a little faster unless
Salt Lake shall prove an exception to the
rule This will be a city of hundred
thousand inhabitants just as soon as that
number of people can obtain living here.