Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-19
AGAIN TIE INSPECTION.
One gutsrested" pn the "UhseisS"
Proposition 10 IaEo tho City
Under tho stncity ards wing.

sALrLAEE Cfry Aprilo, 1904
Edt9r Dcssrst Aces
trust you will kindly give me space
to reply, ms briefly as possible, To MI
dc Ricqlcs, director Of tie Union stock.
yards. We learn now from him tha
the inspection law which is No radical
10 IT, nature came from a party who
consulted with those who "hnd the
clty's good at heart" Suffice II to
say the law II now il force to meet
all the evils lao complains Of, ami his
soathing abuse ON tho poor restaurant
man IL rather late. We learn further
from him that his proposition IL sort
u gointo.tusincH-wlth.thc.cily affair,
the city " furnish the exclusive priv.
lloge and he to take oil the burden Of
IL operation. Nothing Is said Of divi-
dondu which, from tho elaborate out
lay made, must necessarily roach
great proportions.
Now II may be- fact as ho says, that
in the East tbs fefyices OF corporations
are desirable 20 relieve the city VI such
mattnfs aa these on uCCou1t VI honest
lneu being scarce, but our city Ia not
30 eiiemluate anu its administrative
officers no incompetent Rs 10 need
carrying along la any such way. 30.
ing IA tue West, plenty VI honest men
eau be obtained for public business.
Again, the modern devices OF the
yards are no excuse tor cxclusiyo privi.
lrges. Other places eau no made just
10 desirable, anu competition la this No
In nil other plants should be onCOur.
aged, Tbs condemned bovine ana tho
other animals should have their board
rs reasonable ~ possible, which result
would be- attained only by having more
than ono place appointed. The induce.
ments aud welcOmc now offered 10 the
butchcrs that the company wants there
and Will help ~ locate are apparently
good 10 those who desire 10 70. But
the logic Of the yards h. that their
fortune h depending on all the stock
going there; and by getting the city 10
designate them as the only place they
Can compel the butchers aud Btookmen.
NJ ouo mas been 10 ino0usidrrat1 ~
the stJokyafds. Al the butchers have
been willing that the yards should be-
one OF the places appointed, aud they
arc all In favor Of good inspections
law. Nothing Is said by them against
the inspection Of stock, but tno people
eau rec that n thi1 law Il administered
loosely II will work a hardship on the
stock man, butcher and the people
generally.
why should not tho yards become
successful on their own merits like any
other entsrphse2 Why this petti0u
Tor oro'uiUe privilege? Why this
asking g. relieve the city VI IT, fespOn.
abilities, " the yards are such mag
unanimous friends of tho butchers AMI
stock menu Why not appeal 10 them
In Straightforward business manner,
instead Of securing legislation fret anu
then proceeding under threat OF heavy
penaltioz2 According 10 Mr.. de h
the butchers ami stock men aru all
honorable, the ped ,lers only beiug the
excuse, aud the law will not reach
that.
A. to his attack on myself / will
only say that It ~ evident 1 am not
alone In the ,-iBAthcfing business,
but TOT lack OF "cheeE" We cannot ali
appeal 10 our oity government tor the
great exclusive privilege which the
stockyaTda management demands. In
regard 10 knowledge " sl0cRy arGh, I've
muy 1r may not possess more "a al the
gentleman gives credit Tor, but wo are
beginning 10 discern the TRICK Of how
one such institution would obtain H.
reycnut-by getting the strong arm Of
the law 70 smut out all competition.
Under such circumstances II would
be only lust 10 tho people OF the city 70
grant the petition Uf tue butchers and
stoCkmen anu not that VI a corporation
winch Is grabbing 40 everything IN
sight. ONE INTERESTED.