The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20
what my conduct in this respect has


didates for cadetship at West Point
and Annapolis. When my son John Q.
Cannon reached the proper age he was
DESTROYS that I should nominate him
as q cadet to the military academy. He
was physically qualified and no doubt
existed respecting his mental fitness
tor the appointment-he having re-
celVed certificate to that effect from
the president of the University OF
Deseret. But declined to accede to
his request and that of others who be-
friended his candidacy, resolved that
it should not be said Of me that had
used my official power to advance the
ambition or prospects of my own kin.
As further evidence of this, not one
of my children has ever been employed
/ in our large mercantile establishment,
! lions Cooperative Mercantile Institu-
ton, though I have been longer con-
| nected with that institution than any
| of the present members of the board of
! directors, having been one of the first
incorporators.
/ I was one of the incorporators Of the
Utah Central railroad; not one of my
children ever occupied a position in
connection with that railroad.
| was one of the first organizers Of
lions Savings Bank and Trust com
pany; not one of my children has
I ever been connected with that bank.
! I have been large owner in the
/ Bullion-Beck and Champion Mining
company for nearly thirteen years; not
one OF my offspring has had any posi-
ton nor any employment from that
+, company.
1 took an active part in the organiza-
| ton Of the Utah Sugar company, de-
f; clined the position of president, and
was elected vice-president of that COM
pany; not one of my family has ever
had an hours employment from that
| institution.
1 can say the same with equal truth
about the Saltair Beach and the Salt
Lake & Los Angeles railroad.
have been one of the twelve apos-
| ties since 1860 and a counselor in the
! first presidency since 1880: not one of
my children, nor any relative, has been
employed by the church through my
! influence or because of. his connection
with me.
And with the exceptions above
named, not one of my children has
ever occupied q civil or political office,
with the exception of my son Frank J.,
to whom shall allude hereafter.
So much for the charge made against
me that I have used my influence and
power to forward the interests OF, or to
furnish Office for, any of my children,
! I might reply in much detail as to
the manner in which this anonymous
writer says I became the owner Of
stock in the Bullion. Beck and Cham
pion Mining company. Mr.. John Beck,
! without my solicitation or knowledge.
has amply refuted, in both The Herald
and the Tribune Of this city, The ale
cation made by my assailant concern
ing the method by which had be
come possessed of stock to John Beck $
injury. To his statement [ may make
this addition. that President John Tay-
lor and myself bargained with Mr..
Beck for one-ttird interest each in that
property. We paid him according TO
agreement, each of us becoming pos
sessed Of one-third interest. After the
purchase we parted with one-seventh
of our interest to other parties. Since
then I have never sold share of
stock in that property; and it is q sutf1-
cient refutation Of the slanderous
charges of this correspondent it seems
to me, for me to state-and the books
of the company will fully bear me nut
that though have never sold one
share Of stock in that property, yet to-
day I scarcely own one-sixth, through
causes which, if they were of any pub
lie interest, 1 might relate, My share
has decreased from but little lass
than one-thfrd, without the sale of a
single share on my part, to about one
sixth of the property. This does not
look as though 1 had taken advantage
of any person.
am next charged with being the
owner of real estate, and though there
is nothing definitely stated, 1t is limited
that by some surreptitious means
have become possessed Of real estate
which belonged to the church.
This is so utterly false that should
be glad at any time for any committee
of church members to examine into
every real estate transaction that
have ever had. and thus satisfy them
selves as to the atrocious character OF
this falsehood 1 do not own a piece
of proprty today in my own right that
\ ever BELONGED TO the church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints, or to its
trustees. There are two pieces Of prop
, erty that were bought by George Q
Cannon & Sons company, one where
the Office of the Juvenile Instructor
: now stands. and the other little south
Of lions savings bank, which came
through the trustee-in-trust; for these
full values were paid at the same price
at which other pieces Of the same lot
were bought. This is the only tranSac
? ton in church real estate that ! Car
possibly be connected with; as say,
! myself was not the purchaser in this
: instance, it having been done by the
: company. AS to the real estate which
/ own in Salt Lake city and county
those who are curious to know how
became possessed of it can easily laarr
all the particulars from the county
records. Every piece was bought ant
paid for by myself, and was uoe 90
: tanned through any church influence o.
, through my ecclesiastical position.
The next charge is that I am bank
er, and that [ became such through
using improper influence and taxing
. advantage of peoples confidence.