Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-01
SOMETHING MUST DE DONE.

The San Juan excitement flashed
in the pan, 20 to speak; that is, II WAS
nm expended force before II had time
10 do either very much harm or 80
complish any good at all. Some Ia
formation has been gained OF region
concerning which little or nothing
was known before by the general pub
lie. But rs II relates largely 10 an
area where no one Is likely to 20 Tor
anything but the precious metals, tins
can scarcely be- recognized as belong
Ing In the domain OF good, useisi or
specially desirable things galnei'
Nothing regarding mineral wealth
that was not known before has boon
brough. out, and until gold 80 hne as
TO be impalpable and imponderaole
can be extracted and solidiled, there
ia no ius.l n cation for the expenditure
. of an hour's effort or dollar In money
in that direction. That tho great
bunch Of mountains northwest OF there
by two or three days travel,nnd conse'
quently 30 much nearer Salt Lake,may
contain an abundance OF hidden treas
ures IL more than probable because evi-
dences which may not DO overcome
are abu ndant, all going to show that
those mountains are the fountain head
from which the golden sands OF the
San Juan and lower Colorado came
forth.
But even with the Henry mountains
sending forth a steady stream OF fuddy
wealth, there would still be much more
requiring attention at home. Tho
farmer viii In most cases stick to his
farm and thus add substantially,
steadily and surely to his possessions
while supplying the rest Of us with In
dispensabie products; but there are
good many who are not farmers aud
who could not readily II at all turn
their hands or attention to that occu-
patton. These are the ones that give
VA as community ths greatest con-
cern. They must be fed and clothed,
and to do 30 they mus, have profitable
employment. A vast system OF CHAR
tiles, n great and continuous relief
fund, even II practicable, would not DO
desirable. aud the problem 10 to supply
the employment In such shape and to
such extent that those who give rs well
as those who receive will DO benefited.
II seems useless appealing to
capital; this pioneers nothing. The
ground must DO broken, the founda.
lions laid and the field generally pro.
pared before the attention even Of
capital can be enlisted; Ia n word, the
people a. = community must act nrst
and perhaps altogether.
The proposition to erect a copper re-
finery here Ia one that CONNIE nds
itself to the good judgment OF the
people, and II they make pressure
sufficiently uniform and steady In
that direction something may be nc.
complished. Already tho Ogden press
IL calling attention to the fact that the
location OF that city with It's natural
advantages entitle II 10 the fret con-
alteration In connection with such an
enterprise; but, without detracting In
the least from our neighbours merits, II
would be very difficult II not alto
gether out OF the question to name one
feature possessed by the junction
which we do not also have. Such
action, however, generally counts, and
We should be making ourselves heard
loud and long. Then. 40 suggested
yesterday, the proposed homo con
SUMPTION club must be encouraged
the wooden factories must no
only be- enabled TO continu,
In business, and profitably NO
but II possible others must DO eslab
lishsd and upheld. There Ia ampl,
patronage In the Territory for iou
times the number we now have II only
we could organize or IN some manne
direct II; this means employment 4
many and the retention OF the mean
whereby employment Is afforded with
In our midst.
Concerted action Ia imperativel.
demanded--more 80 now than Mt an.
other time In our career. Whether o
not we have as much inchoate wealt
as we ever had; whether or not ia
mountains shall again turn to th
assistance Of the valleys; whether an.
more railways shall be constructed O
not, one thing remains M u palpabl
fact-we must as community u
something for ourselves, thus holdin
what capital we have and inducin
more to come out OF Its hiding plac,
The condition In which this city fnd
itself today is like case OF starvatlo
in the midst OF plenty; 1t Is one bege
ting and fostering crime, suilerin
and sorrow, while all the agsucle
needed to create the other and health
Ter condition exist In abundance.