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

enough as it is. think that statehood
will come, but believe it would be better
to postpone it for a couple OF years II
the church has gone out OF politics, 1t
would do no harm Tor them to wait and
show that they have.
JAMES GLENDNNNG,
who was elected as member of the last
territorial legislature as a Liberal, and
who has always been one of the largest
subscribers to the Liberal campaign funds,
on being asked how he stood, replied:
81 am in favor of statehood. Make 1t
strong as you like and will stand by it.
The people are as intelligent, and Utah
has as great resources as any territory
ever admitted into the Union. There 10
nothing the matter with US any longer
SIMON BAMBERGER,
general manager of the Great Salt Lake
q Hot Springs railway: 81 do not want
statehood yet. l want Cleveland to have
an opportunity to make such appoint
ments as he may see fit. L want to see
what the Democrats can do in the terri
tory. Statehood will keep. I think the
territory Will continue to prosper, with
or WI hout statehood. We should do less
talking about statehood and look after
our material interests.
JUDGE E. F. ooLBURN.
Real estate and investments-Our
non resident partners in Popperton place
are in favor OF immediate statehood. If it
is to come within a year, 1 prefer to have
it come now, so that the gift NAV be
credited to a Republican administration.
1t Will probably induce investment here
OF capital, always reluctant to enter ter
rltory. 1t will remove the prohibition
against foreigners who cannot now pur-
chase our real estate or mining property
hold
corporations. 1t viii enable insurance
companies to place funds here on mort
gage securities and in great buildings. 1t
will start boom; it will increase taxes;
1T will behead present and coming terri
torial officials; it will do a good many
things, the real effect of which will be ap-
parent later.
ACTING-MAYOR BEARDsLEY.
There are some things in favor of it,
and some against it, the latter prepoder-
ating. Statehood might, and probably
would, increase our population. but L do
not believe the benefit which would ac-
crue from this added population and bust
ness would be material in the balance as
against increased taxation. Silver, which
is the food of Utah, is very low, and we
cannot afford the expense of statehood
OF course, capital much prefers state to
q territory, but we are doing pretty well
IN our present condition. The political
situation would not be changed, and ex-
cept for the dignity which might attach
to Utah as a state, which she does noteu-
Joy as territory, / see no particular
benefit to be derived at the present time.
HARRY MccALLUM,
ex-chairman of the Liberal campaign
ommittee-Statehood cannot come any
too soon to suit me.
WALTER P. JENNINGS,
of the Jennings Investment company-I
am in favor of statehood. 1t would give
eastern capitalists more confidence if we
were managing our own affairs / think
statehood would bring in more invest
ments and result in increased business
activity.
JOHN CLARK,
OF Clark, Eldredge & COL am in favor
Of statehood as a general proposition, but
l think there is no occasion Tor hurry. 1t
is just as well to wait until next year.
The times are SO hard now that the people
would feel any additional burden of taxa
tion.
FRANK ROSS,
of Gray, Ross & Wyatt am inclined
to think that statehood would be good
thing for Utah. 1t would tend to settle
matters and stop the local fight. It will
bring in a large amount of capital here
which will never come while Utah is a
territory.
II. J. GRAY,
of the board Of directors OF the chamber
of commerce-The change to statehood
would, in my judgment, be benefit.
Capital does not go into territories, and
while we have been exceptionally fortu-
nate in that respect, it simply indicates
what would come with statehood. 1t
would stimulate railroad building and
give Utah stability.
RICHARD MACINTOSH
I'm agin it, politically and from
business point of view. The time is too
soon. We would get back into the old
Peoples party, in fact if not in name.
J. P. BACHE,
clerk of the supreme court and agent of
several eastern investment cOmpanies-Au
l have to say is that il there is any objec-
ton to statehood, it must be based on
something other than the Mormon ques-
ton. That is no longer factor.
CAPTAIN ADDLEMAN
in my judgment statehood cannot
come too soon. l believe the admission
of Utah will exert a most beneficial effect
upon business, and will be followed by
new enterprises. Capital will not seek a
territosy for Investment. Something more
stable than this transltory form of gov
ernment is required.