The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-22
A BETTER ADMINISTRATION.

We are reminded on every hand that Salt
Lake is boom town. The number and
magnlhcence of the buildings erected
WITHIN the past three years and those now
In course OF construction proclaim this. So
also does the amount of business trans
acted The attention that our city attracts
IN the east assures US that we are ''boom-
Ing" Never more than now has Salt AXE
been brulted in mems mouths. Transients
passing through our city on pleasure bent
attracted by mere curiosity in the first
place to visit Us, have, before leaving. re-
solved to make this their permanent home.
NO place OF the same population is more
widely or more favorably known Nor is
there city OF equal population in all the
land with more fiattering prospects. What
has brought this "boom?n What has given
US this favorable reputation abroad? To
NnaI 90 we owe our fiattering prospects
10 our unlimited wealth producing re-
sources? The number, variety and wealth
OF our mines in the adjacent mount
aims The wonderfully fertile val
ley in the midst of which our
city sits as queen? Our match
less cllmate' Our splendid scenery3
Our advantages as a health resort! Yes.
all OF these have contributed to our
"Doom," and have given US favor in the
! eyes of all who have come to see us. But
all these would have been as nothing had
they not been accompanied by fact more
valuable than them all, fact which made
all the rest valuable-the fact that our
country was occupied by thrifty, in
dustrlous, law-ablding populace: that in
our city there was more order, sobrietv
ana purity than could be found elsewhere
IN city of like population; that persons
and property were more secure; that crime
ana deoauchery were less prevalent 1t
was this condition of things-this fact.
that made Salt Lake a desirable place IT,
live in. Men said: This is a good place
IN which to rear family, will make my
nome here" and SO they came. The
people of this city and the terri
tory lived down the vile SANDERS
which lying tongues had sent out to
the world. People from other points
OF the country came here and instead of
nnolng a semi-barharous people, content
only when shedding blood, reveling in de-
oauchery or Matching rebellion and treason
as they had been led to expect by the mis-
representation of their enemies-thev found
an Intelligent community pursuing the avo-
catlons OF peace, and having a respect for
law and order, which, under all the cir
cumstsnces enforced upon them, will vet
Oe regarded as phenomenal; and while en-
tertaining religion different to that of
people living In other parts of the union
yet manlfeSuing spirit of federation un-
usual lie communities where any one relig-
Ion becomes largely dominant. The char
acter OF Salt Lakes people, the conserva-
tive methods and uniform honesty and
economy OF its government did as much to
establish our city fame as a desirable place
TO 1--we Ia as did our natural resources.
That the city's reputation for law and
order, for security of person and property.
for sobriety and freedom from debaucherv
Is In very great danger, goes without The
saying. The rapidity with which crime
and lawIessness are increasing is simplv
appalling. Dens of infamy are sprinpinp
up on every hand, and seem to thrive
rather than fall uLder the surveillance of
the police; while the assault and robbery
OF citizens near the very central thorough
fares of the city, seem to create but little
concern among the city officials whose first
duty 1t is to provide for the security of
persons within the city limits. If this
thing shall continue. it will not be long be-
fore Salt Lakes envIable reputation for
peace, security, respect for law and
decency will be destroyed; and when that
reputation goes-then boom, farewell
And not only farewell ''boomn but fare.
well everything. Not only will thousands
OF desirable citizens be prevented from
setting here by reason of the state of af
fairs that exist now, but many of those al
ready here will draw away from us as thew
drew away from other cities to come here
The citizens of Salt Lake owe it to them
selves, TO the city in which they have made
their homes, to their families growing nm
here; thsy owe it to decent respect for
morlity and the general good of the com. |
munity, to demand of the present city gov