The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-29

case on record where city the size OF
Salt Lake remained in territory. 1t
hampers and retards our growth. True,
the taxes would be greater, but we could
afford to paw them if we had the financial
advantage which would come with state
hood. I am for the highest kind OF lib
erty, no matter what it costs.
COLONEL ]. w. DoNNELLAN,
cashier of the Commercial National bank
and ex-president of the chamber OF COM
Terce-I favor immedia t. statehood
from business standpoint, because IN
the case Of every western territory bust
ness, population and wealth increase
marvelously upon their becoming states
and don't think that Utah will prove an
exception to the rule. Colorado and Utah
are much alike in soil, climate and nat
ural production. Colorado was admitted
into the Union in 1875, after eighteen
years of territorial existence, during
which time it only reached q population
of about go, 900, Denver having then about
20 600 inhabitants. Immediately after
admission the city and state began to
grow at g wonderful pace and today there
are half q million people within the
boundaries of Colorado and Denver has
100, eco inhabitants. Cheap money Tor
loans and investments will pour into a
new state, but such moneyed capital
/
means the starting OF new enterprises and
the rapid development of our resources.
With statehood We will have two
senators to aid in achieving legislation at
Washington favorable to our silver and
other interests We will also have one,
or possibly two representatives in the
national House, and such delegation
ought to secure a federal building for
Salt Lake city, costing at least a million
dollars. They ought also to secure for US
United States mint. They should also
cause to be largely increased in import
ance the military post at Fort Douglas,
and to cause the reservation to be con-
verted into beautiful park. Such a
delegate in Congress might help our city
in many other ways through the opera
ton of the federal government. They
development OF the marvellous resources
Of the new state of Utah.
NJ. H. WALKER
of the Union National bank-It will adj
vance our taxes very materially and ]
would prefer to see the matter put off two
or three years. l do not see how we could
suffer by the delay, as the Lord knows our
taxes are high enough already.
]. NJ. sToUTT,
president of the Utah National bank
believe statehood is coming, whether we
desire it or not. 1 do not care to be
quoted on either side of the proposition.
S. F. WALKER,
cashier of the Bank of Commerce. am
not in favor of immediate statehood.
think it will be all right after while,
but not just at present.
A. HANAUER, sR.
Utah will certainly be admitted under
the next administration, if not under the
present. What the result will be is hard
to tell, but in my opinion, it would be
better if statehood did not come for con-
siderable time yet.
T. R. JONES,
OF 7. R. Jones & Co., bankers-I
would rather see statehood postponed for
couple of years yet. I don't believe it
would have much effect on the material
interests OF the territory.
FRANK KNOX,
president ofthe National Bank of the Re-
public-I am in favor of statehood.
W. E. HUBBARD,
president of the Chamber of Commerce
and gentleman who has invested more
outside capital in the improvement of ad-
dition property than any real estate agent
in this city-StatehOod will be for the
best interest of the city and territory, as
it will draw in outside capital and induce
to come here a desirable class of imi gra-
ton. 1t will also make our people more
united and cause them to work more har-
moniously together. Eastern men who
are now figuring on locating various en-
terprises here say they would prefer hav-
Ing Utah a state.
WENDELL BENSON,
president of the Business Mems associa-
ton and protector and part owner of the
Knutsford hotel.-When l first came here
three years ago | was impressed that the
only way to settle the wrangling between
the factions was to admit Utah as state.
There will always be men who will
sincerely believe that statehood would be
followed by direful consequences. The
best way to dispel these fears is to meet
them by heroic action. When [ was asked
to go to Washington to urge the passage
of the Home Rule bill by prominent
Democrats, / said, E'no, let us ask for
statehood like men,"
I believe in asking for what we want. l
keep in pretty close touch with eastern
capitalists and am convinced that they
would rather place their money in Utah
as a state than as a territory. What we
need most to develop our resources is
cheap money and plenty of it. Many of
the large corporations are prohibited by
their charters from placing loans in ter
ritories. The laws in regard to invest
ments are vague and uncertain and will
be wiped out of existence when Utah
comes into the Union and new statutes
take their place. Capitalists have no
guarantee until a constitution is formed
and statutes enacted, what laws will gov
ern their investments Until this is set
tied they will hold back preferring to
make their loans in states where the pol
icy OF the people towards capital has been
defined.
have talked statehood to persons liv-
ing outside of Utah, some of them the
most prominent men in the country. Al
ter explaining the condition here, found
that their objections were based on "gen-
eraI principles, - and / had little trouble
in dispelling their fears.
I was one of the first men to publicly
declare in favor of statehood. Many of
my friends came to me and said: ''Ben-
son, you have made mistake I now
find many of these same persons are most
anxious for it. Statehood has been one
of my hobbies. 1t will give our people a
greater interest in the Union by admit
ting them into the family than by telling
them ssyou can't be trusted. -
Some object to statehood on account of
the increase of taxes. l figure up that it
will cost me from $40 to SIS year, and
l would be willing to pay that every time
vote is had in Congress on the silver
bill. All patriotic American citizens de-
sire to participate in the fullest and most
complete blessings OF free government,
and are willing to pay for it when eco
nomically administered by a Democratic
Congress. The intelligence of the people
and the population of the territory en-
title us not only to ask for statehood. but
to demand it. want to see Utah the 45th
star in the galaxy of states.
R. @. CHAMBERS
Il think that we are certainly in bet
ter financial condition than either of the