Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-11
IMPROVEMENT or PUBLIC
THOR0UGnPARES.

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IA advancement and congratulate
,,r,s.,f upon the fnct that the world
Nm has progressed, N n surptisins
-. aimee the discovery OF the new
saun.nt Every department OF sci
nee has received a wonderiuljmp
,ve,v invention for mans comfort anu
stya,csmsnt has been fostered and
G.,Ileo and Copornicus would not
\. ostraclsed for heresy. Liberty,
learning aud progress have gone
S.,d in hand and we believe that tue
ro,ld will presently make an upward
pavement in religion and morality.
,ye shall then be surprised TO discover
hat even the atheism and inhdeli'y n
,pr time were preferable to tho fanatic
..,vility and gross ignorance OF the
middle ages, iuasmuch M they gave
..ope and impetus to independent
boueht upon those lines, caneele
,uoerstilion and opened free channels
"a high thought and broad reason.
We bosst Of our advancement and
In many ways We have reason to do 20.
The middle ages have but little to
.ufaet w, though the heaven that has
worked the brtnd OF the present was fjr-
INFLATED nj i began to icrment In that
n.tiod. But let US step behind those
,.eucs IN the vista OF time. The old
Roman mas asiutdiness that commands
Dur admiration, in spite Of his FAULT.
A little farther back we could almost
,nyy the ancient Greek. Farther
ain, the old Egyptian. Where shall
Ne ind a pranuer hero than Rsmese-,
ora PEOPLE who spoke 80 clearly anu
strongly to coming generations WIN
.ourues Of stone as those old
INDUSTRIOUS, hard working, grt.living
EryptiausY Our beau iful residences,
nav. we fear even the "crown stone
lrouis,, Of our Nundorbiit- and A-tors
are mere Imitation lace work when we
q mpafe them with the architectural
monuments Of these dead generations.
We know not how the pyramids were
built or how the Obeliuks were raised.
we PONDER and arc lost m We think
ulun lut " Ah"Aaa eHh
Hsliopolis, aud, well yes, We almost
,lgh Tor that beautiful, lost civilization.
Then we think OF those causeyA and
,piendid roads which were made and
enjoyed by the ancient people, Egyp.
tAns, Romans, Greeks anu Arabs
alike, aud again we almost envy thcmc
This Cloths ami VAndGls, while yet'
barbarian nomnds, may have Travelled
lN..a. fsh
roads a. ours, but the civilized RO-
mans, Greeks and Egyluans, newell
Even tho descendants OF the Goth anu
Nandal were not slow in detscting
Anl correcting that source OF disc m.
M; bad roads; but the American
politician, shall We say that he IL too
busy with politics anu the seeking anu
securing Of bis oiliCe TO think much Of
public improv, irnlS2 Or Is 1t that he
never travels except iu a Pullman
Palace and l. not therefore aware oi
neterrors OF travel loh railroad lines.
wevish that he might have occasion
10 lake a trip over the wagon fOaus of
sosihern Utah. He would perhaps
think II privation 10 live without u
nilfoad; but TO behold the painful
hbor OF dnught animals rs thoy drag
ibeir heavy buriens OF freight over the
iOugh, uneven, cut.up, rocky roads be-
Ieath the cruel lash " the impatient,
weary driver, would alone awake a de-
sire for better condition. We
Will not mention women anu
children who must endure agonies Ia
travelling or else remain NJ home.
But what Is the use Of calling atten.
ton TO the suiltriugs Of animals or Of
human beings, the Inconvenience Of
dragging 10 church, school, lecture or
theatre lsuch theatres "a we can have
ia a country where troops will never
venture acrssa the roade) through wind
and dust, over rocks anu holosY What
Is the use OF saying that our civilization
Is retarded, cur iiuer feelings degraded
aswe gOad our teams, our vehicles
piema,utely worn out aud broken
uown, the price OF our goods increased
Cur necessities Tor luxurles can
scarcely be transported with eafety--
the burdens Of our whole lives In.
cfeased by ihu condition Of the roads
over which we are obliged 10 travel, 10
walk every dnyp Only ono voice will
be heard IN our day; tho cry Of the
merchant. Then let sven his cause he
tmmpstedl For the goods he sells
have too often TO he dragged over
AheAvy rOs o by the Huimuls fOt whom
there Is but ilttle anxiety; aud thuse
goods come IN cost 10 much that they
eannot easily be disposed o our roads,
therefore, ietard anu hamper buslnvs-,
and business Is today the goal OF Ameri-
iahs.
True, our country IL extensive aud
u wtuld doubtless require much
labor anu means 10 make our roads
Equal those OF Europe, but they can
H' least be improved, and that greatly,
Without great deal Of expense 10 the
government.
The improved facilities for traffic
thl general convenience would soon
ltbund to repay the expense. Aside
Hgn o'hes aud more important con
hNehlions, the railroad was Godsend
nlfaught animals. The present CON.
union OF wagon rORdp, W.T. earnestly
Nl'eiate, IL u cruelty 20 those poor
creatures who serve US 30 faithfully
ma well ana whom we use 10 hardly
IN return. Not that our team.
,Nn are necessarily unkind,
guy conditions compel them 10
uuAlndness. Hete alone II good
stound and Wide sct 10 for the efforts Of
he society for prsvet ton Of cruelty
amin Ia aud We earnestly invite
'r tNentiOn TO this subject.
y uoubtlose u fnct that In proper.
uoh as people arc mails generally
,onioi.able and happy and relieved,
-, we coffosion VI care they have
un1 Jog lhe htuuy md contemplation
mgher things and are thereby
'habltu to cultivate their htgnar