The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-30
cal of gas in the swell of the boom is quite

deal of gas in the swell OF the boom IS quite
evident, but, of course, | no more dare say
this aloud than | dare to laugh at the con
tortions of the windy city of Chicago in her
tussle with the proposed Worlds Fair.
Having resided long in both OF these me
tropolises, hope / have learned how well
it is to keep civil tongue in my head
However, to indicate my full appreciation
of the benefit of gas, perhaps l may be al
lowed TO quote from the Arizona Kicker on
the boom subject, as follows:
Last week we established new de-
partment in the Kicifer-that of answering
questions concerning disputed points on
games of chance, as well as making de-
cisions thereon. These games will include
euchre, old sledge, seven-up, pedro, whist,
keno, faro, roulette, etc, taking in, in fact,
each and every game known to the sport
ing world.
This department will be edited by on old
gambler of thirty years experience, and
who carries seven knife wounds and the
scars of four bullets as proofs of his liter
airy caliber.
1.-THE fact that such department hit the
bull's-eye is evidenced by the fact that we
have added twenty one new subscribers
within a week, and they are still coming.
We were intending to devote this space to
religious news, but after looking the ground
over, and discovering that there was none
to chronicle, we gave way to the urgent de-
mands of the boys and instituted the new
department. 1t is the general belief that
this will do more to boom our town than if
we had secured $4,000 for new govern
ment building. All communications in
tended for this department should be adj
dressed: Gambling Department OF the
! Kicker. Write only on one side of the
paper, and do not attempt to write with
blood"
You see, the Kicker considers Arizona gas
worth more as boomer than even new
government building. Therefore, if Salt
Lake city in her eagerness to aid in ex-
pending "the surplus" fail to receive the
full amount she considers her merits en-
tile her to, let her not be discouraged while
her supply of gas remains as large as it i:
at present
In 1865, was in Omaha.
IGAzED WITH WONDER
at her muddy streets, her wooden shantiei
and brick blocks, her University HILL ant
her hotel fires, which ran me out of my be-
| into the streets twice in a single month
and listened to her booming talk. 1t i
twenty-five years since and Omaha ha
grown to be very respectable city.
In twenty-five years from today there i
no doubt that Salt Lake city will also be
very respectable city possibly far in ad
|
In 1871, l resided in Denver. There wa
no talk of a boom; but the city had begu
to put on airs even then, with but 3, 900 in
habitants. And now, in less than twent
years, Denver has become, like Kansa
City, one of the great cities of the grea
west. But gas did not accomplish thi
transformation.
Labor, art, concert, could not supply tn
advantages and opportunity which mad
these cities what they are.
1.-THE opportunity of a city ike NeN
York or Constantinople needs no diplomac
to force capital or genius or labor to i
They came of themselves as the water
flow to it,
If Salt Lake city possesses any excus
for becoming a second New York, she wi
attain to it in spite of her Gentle mayor {
her boom of gas, if gas is the chief factC
, in booming her.
And were | Mormon and did the II
marks of Friend Wallace bring to me bi
chief of the Omahas to buy my real esta
!. at ten or twenty times its valuation of tv
years ago, would let the soil and its cor
tents
, SLIDE INTO THE CONTROL
7 of the brave, just as quick as l could 6
2 hold of the ducats.
As the ancients
Say wisely. Have care O the main chance,
For what is worth in anything.
But so much money as twill bringH
w. H. H.