The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-06
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.


The Union Pacific Railway company will
do well to consider carefully the filling of
the vacancy caused by the death of FRAN
CTS Cope. There is more than one reason
why the appointment of Mr.. Cores success
sor is worthy of careful consideration and
not the least among the number is the an
nouncement that General Manager DODGE,
of the Rio Grande Western Rail
way company, is to make his Headquarters
in this city.
Human nature is about the same the
world over, and it is feeling which is
natural to almost all men to give the pref
erence to those who do the most for our
personal interest, and next to those who
do the most for the interests of our city.
The establishment of the headquarters of
the Rio Grande Western in this city means
that that road is working to secure the ben
efts of the prestige which the Utah
Central held for so many years,
viz: that of local or Utah road.
1t would be waste of time to attempt to dis
prove the fact that a large percentage of the
patronage accorded to the Union Pacific
in the years gone by was due to the circum-
stances that the road was connected with
Salt Lake by a local road Differed by our
own citizens, and that the general freight
and passenger agent, Mr. COPE was one
OF the most efficient and pleasant gentle
men to be found in the city. Had it not
been for these facts hundreds of cars of
freight which came to the city from the
east that were routed via the Union Pa
cific and Utah Central would have come
the other way. To-day there is no Utah
Central, and if the present management
imagines for one moment that it can go on in
the future as it has in the past, completely
and almost entirely ignoring the interests
of this city and treating it's citizens with
little or no consideration, said management
may awaken one of these fine mornings to
learn that the business of Salt Lake has
been transferred to competitor.
Corporations have no souls" Is an old
saying and a true one; at the same time
the men who are managing their affairs
should endeavor to convince the patrons of
the soulless institutions that the business
which is accorded to them is appreciated.
1t is only few weeks ago that very
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irons of the Union Pacif ic was handed in
requesting the appointment of very pop
ular gentleman, Mr.. JOHN H. RUMEL, as
the successor of Mr.. Core. The HERALD
has heard nothing whatever as to the man
ner in which the petition was received by
the officials of the road, but we wish to
say that in case it shall be disregarded by
them it will be serious mistake and one
which will be fully appreciated as the
years pass on. Utah has been treated in a
manner that does not invite the most pro-
found and overpowering feelings of love
to fill the hearts of her citizens
for the Union Pacific, and it would be well
for those in charge of the company's af-
fairs to endeavor to mend in this particu-
lar if they have the interests of the road at
heart and do not care to see it's business
pass out of its hands into those of a rival
Nearly all the citizens of Cache valley feel
under such obligations of gratitude to the
Union Pacific company for the treatment
accorded them that all they lack to show
how fully they appreciate the efforts of
the company in their behalf is the chance
to patronize another company. 1t is too
well known to need comment from us that
one by one the men in the employ of the
old Utah g. Northern were forced out of
their positions, to be succeeded by
men from the east Mr.. GEORGE w
THoTCHER found things were so unpleasant
for him that his own self-respect demanded
that he retire from the management of the
road. corporation should try, inasmuch
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its representatives not only men with abil
ity and who are the possessors of souls,
but those who are also the possessors of in
fiuence in the place where they reside
We look around US and see one man out
, of twenty succeed, and we naturally ask.
what is the reason the other nineteen do
, not succeed. AS a rule the failure cannot
be traced to the lack of ability, but is due
to the failure to get a firm hold on the
, affections of the public, and therefore a
failure to get the support of the com
munity 1t is hard for an individual to
, stand alone in this world and make a
financial success of life, or other kind of a
success, for that matter, as we are depend
!. ent on others for nearly everything in this
, life. While this is true of individualsaitsis
| also true of corporations, although it does
not seem to be generally recognized Salt
/ Lake city has had no favors from railroads
in the past, and is therefore under 20 debt
, of gratitude and her citizens can recall the
fact that they have more than one slight to
repay.
? Now, don't misunderstood US. This is
not written for or against the Union Pa
: cific; neither is it written in the interests
| of the Rio Grande Western; nor do we
wish to influence trade in the interests OF
: the Union Pacific as against the other road
The HERALD is for Salt Lake city and when
, the leading citizens and the patrons of this
| paper make a reasonable request of the
Union Pacific company we desire them to
know that they can count on our support;
and we also want the railroad company to
know that it would do well to prove
to the public that it is appreciative of the
interests and wishes of its patrons, even
if thereis no soul in the corporation.
1t is gradually dawning on the minds of
: the public that the Utah Central has passed
out of existence and that it's place is occu-
pied by one of the biggest corporations of
America. The longer the people are in ap
preciating the change by seeing their
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