The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-15
THE SITE SCRAMBLE.

1t might as well be understood right
now that unless the schemers call halt
on themselves, Salt Lake viii, in all prob
ability, lose the appropriation for federal
building. The bill is in excellent shape.
1t has passed the Senate, and the amount
appropriated is all that has been asked.
The House threatens to reduce the sum,
not particularly through spirit of econ
omy but so as to pacify other cities of
equal population which are asking for pub
lie buildings. 1t is believed, however, that
such representations can be made as will
induce the House to pass the bill as it came
from the Senate, thus providing for a
structure that will be credit to the gov
eminent and to the city, and provide the
room and accommodation demanded. But
the bill has not yet passed the House, and
it is not likely to go through if any ccnsid-
cradle number OF members get the impress
sion, as they are apt to get it, that local
parties are a good deal more interested in
the location of the building than they are
in the structure itself; that is to say, that
they care less for federal building for
Salt Lake than they do to have the build
owned by the schemers. 1t is generally
understood that one crowd or syndicate is
working quietly and cunningly to get
the building west of West Temple
street, as the property of the syndicate
is lying whereabouts. The building would
put hundreds of thousands Of dollars into
the pockets of a few gentlemen who are
roiA 90 no. oln, -
the Washington end OF the line. Our
Washington correspondent, on Friday
brought to light some interesting facts re-
garding the working of parties on the
east side The latter bring the powerful
argument Of economy TO bear. It is an
argument which will be likely to have Its
influence, especially with the Democrats
in Congress, who see that the majority is
extravagant to the degree of recklessness
with The public money. Now, we don't
think for moment there is anybody in
Salt Lake who is so conscientious, or who
is so considerate Of the national treasury
that he will trouble himself to pre-
vent the expenditure of the government
money for local improvements 1t is pos
sible that we are favored with.people so un
like their fellow citizens elsewhere tina,
they would object to the expenditure of
million dollars of the government cash il
y half a million could be made to answer
the purpose. We prefer to believe thai
our people are like other Americans in this
that they are eager to get all they can from
the government. TIE east siders propose
that the Industrial Home, that monument
of local fanaticism and Congressional ignor
Rnce and stupidity, shall be given up to the
use of the federal authorities; they point
out what an immense saving it would be
and show that the home is useless for the
purpose for which it was erected
The representation is decidedly clever
and will have influence with those
Corgressmen who think it i:
craftsmanship to carry economy into the
dominion of stinginess. But clever ant
seemingly patriotic as is the work of those
who are urging the utilization of that mon
urental folly, the Industrial Home, we viii
venture the assertion that they either owr
Or have options on real estate in the neigh
borhood of the home.
Other schemes for securing the site o.
the federal structure, all with real estate
booms In the background, are on foot, ant
it has been limited that gentlemen who
owing to the positions they occupy, should