Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-08
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aud doubtless concessions or modifloa.
tion6 were secured, for there Il silence
on the subject now ~ n 'twere by
common consent, similar efforts, after
much buster, were made In California.
That state had dons duty rs the object
lesson Of Utah's grievance, the latter
wanting TO DO on a par with the
former as 10 shipments In or out.
Railroad magnates pointed out that
competition was an Ingredient Ia Coast
rates, that by Iathmus or Cape Horn
There was an ever present rivalry
which had TO DO mul--one, too, to which
Utah was not necessarily subject. All
California, however, wanted an out
let Tor its fresh as well a. It's
tremendous supply Of canned fruits,
aud 20 tho agitation Of rates continued.
Probably at that time II was not seen
that any revision would have 10 be-
somewhat uniform from east to west,
a. from weat 10 east, or In tho anxiety
Tor market this was overlooked. Now
there are consequent co ditlons which
arc esteemed disastrous. Outer rates
tmay bel are satisfactory but the Inner
rate has made California "the dump.
Ing ground for the surplus stock Of
eastern manufactures, aud another
modification IL now urged, which ~.
Sumes the form OF "high rates over
lAnd, and a low local railroad tariff"
tho fret ~ measure OF projection aud
the second a. iavoring home market,
which ia nOn.lrlginal phrase, the
press Volclng the manufacturer, adj
Judge to DO "the best market In tue
world"
tits claimed that concessions on
eastern freight has saved TO the farm.
CTS aud orohardisn OF that
state some 100000 In sin.
glo year, but that klndrod rates
for eastern merchandise has totally dc.
moralized ths home manufacturer,
until there IL leading 10 "general
distress aud dullness Of business every.
where" anu "iTade languishes all over
the Slate" Tue lessencd demand for
"home goods" moaus--as they ASSERT
90 lessened demand Tor labor, lower
wages, limited production, and a de-.
creased purchasing power on the part
of the multitude nnIing employment
In the manufactures carried ON nj
home"
With the ininltude Of local condl.
tons In the aggregated s aios, tho
problem Of general satisfaction will
probably never be solved. Local In.
dusIries, ovorywhe absolutely needed
Tor Increasing population, Ask ON.
phaiically, however Tor home support,
anu I. would seem as II patriotism
would or should secure this ut least;
particularly when quality IL superior,
aud not, as In the case west, where
competitive importatioua arc said 10 be
"the odds and ends Of eastern manu-.
lecturers and the product OF low.ptlcsd
labor ~ we'll ns surplus slock.n
Utah has beon--ls, In somewhat Of
similar situation on almost all her pro.
duct: wool anu wooden goods, soap,
sugar and quite n few less important
articles Of home manufacture have
had 70 run the & ,untlet Of competition,
save tho little protection secured by
railroad freight charges, aud It is
doubtful whether (uutil Of lats) the
people have realized that there was
more than momentaTy importance In
sustaining that which truly holped 20
sustain them. Who OF the older olll.
Gems does not remember how tho lead.
ing men here urged the people to
paIronzo the home meTohaut-men
who belonged 10 the community,
whose Interests were here aud whose
profits In tusinsss-if auy-Were
here expended? Who does not 70.
member how these same merchants
were exhorlsd to carry homemade
goods oIevery Kind aud to cease i'm.
porting such articles, 40 that use
thereof might be- somewhat on.
forced.
H. was on this principle that z. Q.
NJ, l. was founded and established.
Il was to bo the great entrepot OF
supply, the distributing base for the
entire Territory, and its policy was to
aid home Industry by excluding from
ita purchases the produo. Of every
struggling enterprise at home. Aud
We have u from the then purchasing
agent that two prominent articles At
least were 90 excluded from his In
voices ior quite length OF time: Home
made Jeans aud brooms were not im'
ported, until Tor cause II became com
pulsory' The people did not submit
gracefully TO restriction; they did not
zoe % well, nor as far, as the leaders
saw Then as uuinterested importers
increased, and Upah's uneducated pop
ulaslou Ga this sensel increased also,