Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02
MUST HAVE RAILROAD NrD.

MUST HAVE RAILROAD AID.
the NEWS believes In conceding "a
the owners Of business enterprise. ~
rule, the privilege Of conduciint u
according 10 their own notions. Rail
roads usually come within tho opera
ton Of this rule. though they some
times afford exceptions 10 u, owing g.
their peculiar relations to the state aud
TO tho people. What We ATE about Ia
say may be- regarded perhaps, ~ an r..
frinromcnl upon the rule stated, bat u
IL said from a prof uud conviction Of
duty, ana with a kindly feeling to all
concerned.
Utah has n sugar factory. IL IL a
gigantic plant, and cost very large
amount Of money. A Tremendous Effort
was required to build II. Inspired by
pure patriotism, and lofty regard for
the highest interests Of all the
people Of this commonwealth,
number Of gentlemen pos.
sessed Of means aud credit,
stepped boldly forward and shouldered
the load which som,one had 10 carry
In order TO prevent the failure Of the
enterprise, aud the people ate grateful
to them. The Utah Legislature aided
Il by giving a bounty on sugar, AMI
every taxpayer ioels himself personal.
ly interested IN its permanent suocsas,
as he most assuredly IN. The bankers,
merchants aud business men Of the
whole Territory are very much con
crrned for its prosperity, anu are very
proud Of II. In n word. NJ the people
u Utah, individually and collectively,
feel lively interest In this factory.
To them II IL a source Of 10y and pride,
NJ well OF something more substantial,
a necessary article Of food. IL means
hundreds OF Thousands Of dollars saved
Rnnuslly TO this Territory, aud It
means profitable employ mcnt To many
farmers, ana other persona.
Just now the prosperity, ~ not the
existence, Of this great Utah industry
Ia monaced by the power aud un.
acfupulous methods Of one Of the rich
est and most gigantic commercial in
stiluuouH Of modern times, tho sugar
trust. nut this baneiul monopoly eau.
not succeed In orippling the Utah on.
torprise unless Il has the aid Of the
railroads. IL the Utah factory shall be
given the benefit Of reasonable
freight rate to be- paid ON imported
sugar, IL will be- able 10 compete sue
oessiully; but N the sugar trust shall
be given merely nominal rate, II will
undoubtedly DO able TO cripple, and
perhaps destroy, the Industry Of sugar
making In U,ah, The attitude OF the
sugar trust Is one OF assault upon every
man, woman and child In Utah, ana
the objects Of the attack distinctly un.
dsrstand the situation. Consequently
the Utah public, as one man, are aux.
Loudly waiting 10 zee whether or not
the railroads that haul sugar into this
Territory, viii form an uuholy alliance
with tho sugar trust, IN order 10 au.
complish the ruin OF tho local lac
tory.
The people Of Utah, A. citizens anu |
through their Legislature, have dealt |
generously with the railroad; but thy |
road which joins In making war upon
this or any other industry u Uuh,
Will rouse the an,agonism VI poOpI, |
who viii be strong IN tho unanimity |
with which they will adopt mrstutrs
Of seli.deiouse, II not Of ropussl. Thg
assessed valuation Of railroad property
has always been very low IN Utah. Il
could be doubled, aud perhaps tr,blcI, |
aud the Increase would stand the tcs. |
OF law. The people Of Utah are Ia o. |
position 10 return treatment In kind 90 !
railroads In different ways, and any |
road sharing their patronage would do |
well to consider with dclibefgtion be- |
fore o1unlving at the destruction Of Au |
enterprise in which tho entire Torn. |
tory financially aul seutimontaIly, g.
lo yltaly and enthusiastically iltol.
,s'ei as % 10 Boz the establishment 90
Lohl
Ihat the people Of whom we speak
sru .5ouH united auI determined
community is am.lY sltcsteI by tht
existence Of the tugar hclry itso.
and that they hove settled upon a Hxcl
ana rssl.u,e policy OIsu.tsuIag home
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