Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-10

in any form but tie blsckness an
sadness is first enlarged n Il shoula
have 10 be contradicied almost befor
the Ink ia dry which gave It publ
currency. Never a rejoicing that diu
not have iis oouleur dc rose modified
by after thought and sober consldetn-
ton.
Why should this imitation Of facts be
20 far beyond the realityY Why 10
prone TO spread and make sensational
the crime, the conditions aud con-
illusions, ~ 10 the real or the probable?
when a bank fails, when a firm meets
reverses, when dull times prevail and
when business 10 not exactly brisk,why
make things worse than thoy are, anu
why assert that oil the trade OF a COM
munity is going to "demnition bow
vows" because here or there, from
causes not understood Of the onlooker,
men In business cannot at a moments
notice pay one hundred cent? on the
dollar2
There never wac community that
suffered more from this spirit Of
exaggerated misstaiement than this
same Utah. Her social, political
and religious status have scarce.
ly ever had an unbiased or a
truthful word. Persons aiar of be-
lievod that treason, anarchy, Ignorance
and sensuallty prevailed here, that life
was near valueloss, and that danger
lurked IN every bush aud 1t the corner
Of every street. The facts were all
against this representation, but lies
had their influence and mountains Of
prejudice have for years been acoumu-
lAting, which only now begin to melt
away. The "rawhead and bloody
bones" specialists have partially lost
prestige with the increase Of travel,
and II is now being understood that
there Is as much safety, content and
all the virtues here NJ In any other
section OF the country, while general
morality ranges equal 10 the best.
Utah In common with tho rest
Of our country is today feeling the
pressure Of what is called "hatd times. -
Money Is none too abundant, and con.
siderable OF the labor OF the Territory
] Is unemployed. But the elasticity OF
the community Is unimpaired, the
dlsheartened are few-very few In
deed. Yet there are extremists,
who with apparent earnest truth
iulnets make the most and worst
Of everything. Because there IN
but little sale for real estate, and boom
prices have been "knoched ondwsys,"
II Is asserted that Utah's star IL setting
never to rise again. SO in regard to
businesi-if there IL one failure or
more, the optimist and pessimist are
equally at work, aud usually the truth
Of the matter he midway between the
two extremes. The one would give a
"black eye" TO business, would
awaken distrust and suspicion among
creditors, would destroy confidence
and precipitate panic; while the
other, ignoring common conservatism,
would 20 overestimAte conditions and
prospects M 10 bring about the same
results by an overweening hope and
Trust.
Rival guardians Of hnanolal and
commercial interests shout at least
approach uniformity in regard TO fact
with which they are supposed to deal.
Their representations should be- clear
cut and with tquEl opportunities there
should not be n disparity Of
one.third In regard to the mum.
Der OF failures in any given
month OF the year, nor should the re,
port OF assets and liabilities OF firms OF
individuals involved vary 40 much a,
"six times" difference in published
reports.
Representations which mislead art
OF no value In either case. They can.