Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-10
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THE NEWS Is In receipt OF the fol-
lowing letter from o. w. Warner, OF
Moab, Grand county. II tells It's own
story, IA the reader will observe:
would like to lay my feelings before
tho public in regard to tho Territorial
Fair. II lisa known fact that parties who
wish to exhibit tholrproduco havo to pay
for transportation thereof and Mt tho
same time pay for spaco, also TO get TO
see tho show: and what docs producer
got In roiurng. know what / received
tho only timo that | exhibited. | got $40
for tho largest fruit, that was all. Should
have received anything more? A small
piece Of paper stating tho facts would
have been worth moro to mo, as make
fruit growing a buslness. Now, exhibit
in Colorado; iako my fruit to the depot
In Utah, they pay tho express charges,
send rnea complimentary ticket and give
me free admission to the fair grounds.
DO we sec m army Of officers at tho fruit
shows like we SEQ in Utah, to swallow up
all tho money that Is appropriated and
that Is received ut the door No; we and
there horticultural society, that
manages that part OF tho fair.
We arc letting Colorado get tho
start OF us, and why should We? We
have tho best fruit climate and the host
soil. We did at one limo hayo the name
Of raising fruit, but tho people ~ a mass
havo quit and Let their orchards grow up
to woods and grasses. a man mood not
expect any ro,urnsfrom an orchard
that has not boon cultivated than ho
would from corn that Is growing In weeds
and grass. Now, Mr.. Editor, II you
would leave out of your columns some Of
tho accounts OF fights and horse races
and FIJI the space with facts In regard to
our Emo climate and fruit land and how
TO produce the fruits, you would be doing
some good for tho country. II you do not
believe we have a fine fruit country, stop
ovor here and SEQ the largest and finest
and most to the tree that you over saw; II
not, will pay your expenses for lhetrip.
Now, lot us have horticultural society,"
The greater part Of our correspondence
missive deals with matters which come
within the purviow OF the hoard Of
directors OF the Deseret Agricultural
and Manufacturing Society, and 1t Ia
for them to say and act regarding the
complaints made and the suggestions
offered. Doubtless they win find in
his plain statements something tC
think OF II not TO act upon. They will
use their own Judgment IA TO that, and
we are not presumptuous or arrogant
enough to ask or desire that they either
favor or oppose. We can offer them
space for any reply they may choose t
make, but for ourselves can only prop
erly deal with that portion OF the letter
which renects upon tho business In
which the Ngws ia engaged.
Brother Warner objects to accounts
Of prize fighting, horse. racing ant
such like, and thinks the space shoulC
be filed with facts regarding fruit.
raising. Perhaps he has never taker
into consideration the amount Of space
which this paper devotes 10 the sub
Joots objected to, or he would b'
I likely to conclude that no little OF Il
set apart for a matter 10 which he II
30 devoted would do him aud his
business too small an amount OF gool
to DO Of practical value; II he would
then scrutlnizo further, he might add
TO his stock OF Information the Rddl
tionsl fact that this paper devotes NOR,
space TO the subject he prefers than doe'
any other general newspaper in thin
part OF the country. Furthermore, oui
columns are always opon to him oil
any Others interested for suggestions
statements, statistics, complaints and
grievances regarding the subject
spoken OF or any other, provided
always such matters be OF general In.
terest. We are not personally in the
fruit raising business except ON very
small scale, nor is this an agricultural
horticultural, genealogical, viticultural,
arborculturhl, stock raising, irrigation
scientific or sporting sheet; II deal.
with each and all Of these In proper
time, and we hope in a proper way. Il
In the ordinary channels OF inioTma
ton sufficient OF one or more Of sucl
subjects do not appear to satisfy III,
reader who 10 interested in that par