Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-24

ce ntraI point IL established for trade
Tor the reception OF produce, for
storage, for advances, desuliofy ship.
ping from every railroad station will
become the rule Of the Territory, which
means competition, disorder, loss Of
goods, scani profits, u any. Il means
trading abrosi on the Fart Of every
little store, the destruction Of cur
wholesale business, the obliteratlon OF
our commercial standing, the pay ing
Of more u railroads, more for goods,
and the securing Of less, and still less,
ior our produce, until decentralization
sets In and we become without reputa.
ton for enterprise, economy, unity,
patriotism, sel,.lnterust OF seli.proieo.
ton.
The circumstances Of the people have
changed radically within a couple Of
Year,. There must be an adaptation In
our business methods 10 that change, for
II will take long-very long-ior home
Industry TO supersode Importation.
Many things we must have, aud " our
only resources are production Outside
OF silver, eic.l many lessons will be
forced upon ~ ere we become iacllo
In the application by new methods to
the undcniablo change.
In the interval we need not loss sight
Of the fact that every new man en-.
gagged Ia manufacturing Is In great
degree customer and consumer OF
home produce, aud that a home
market IL more stable than any market
In the world. But until that squilibrl-
um IL reached, lhefc will DO always
something to export, and how to do
THIS most economically and success
fully IL the problem now. Combina.
ton Ia the necessity, and 10 secure
this, years ago every county hal iis
board Of trade. For obvious teasons
they were a lieles' or spaamodio or.
gauizstion-born before their time,
Iofchancr. Hut from this on, some.
thing similar is certainly pocdod TO
lranquilIEv tue public mind, aud h act
~ intermediate bontiactors 10 the
toilers oi our Territory. Aud u those
boards representing counties aci Ia con-
sonRnce with this city through such
depot, exchange or wafuhtuic, system
would come from olals, profit from
prssrnt loss, aud progress from the
felgogrelsiye OF staud.s.ill order OF TO-
day.
Money being cut OF the qucsli on,
and not likely to be very much "ln iW
at preiuut, some substitute would have
10 be- devised as medium Of cxchaug'
n only Tor convenience. but this, with
all tue details oi control anu manage
ment, would have 10 be left 10 the su-
petvlsion OF tho business mon OF this city
who, having nn Interest, would from
natural and practical business con-
servGtism take as few risks as possible,
anu never exceed this total capital sut-
sciibed, or restricted portion OF the
stock on hand. Time was when this
locally convenient currency was the
life OF business. Every oao had II aud
everyone took II, particularly when
Issued by reliable ilfm. We are apt
TO sneer now at what was called scrip
aud due bills, but there are huniteds
OF men aud scores Of families who
would be only too glad could they te-
euro for labor that which would
simply bring them bread, meat,
potatoes, or the primary necessities o.
subsistence. IN the besiowal OF charity
doubtless many o dollar Of this kind
has been G1iseud here and there, ani
II there was objection It was because
Of tho limited supply.
1t might be- asked what could not be-
done n such a firm AZ Il. 9. NJ. 1. was
building, II tho city, county or Terri.
tory was making improvements, or II
the general government was Issuing III
"ptoiniases b puy" upon foil under
standing OF the scientific limit OF Issue,
and Ia acceptance for oil demands IL
would take clear eye TO See that
government eau Issue a ten thousand
dollar bond or ten millions upon q q