Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-09
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error AMI failure, than 10 ignore either
that or the results when have ~.
lowed. There may be- limcs indeed
when the discovery shat We have boon
led or mislgd by retousi iatsrCs; Or
rfod, would he lesson almost beyond
price.
The present time Il one which has
taxed tbs query Of AMI suggested
things practical and impractical 10
every thoughtful mau al least, psf,iou.
larry ~ a Laticr-day Saint WHO
originally gathered 20 this locality isr
% revision anu rovorlon % a thousand
things ianilisrto tu8 Goutilo world.
The inJeaucagl, rresohing u ihe
Gospel included tho gathering, a.
least In spirij gathering imrlIed here
In this desert tho promise Of, labor ,lo
certainly efa home, redemption from
poverty, aud the opportunity Of rearing
family Ia peace and righteousness.
This vas grand Ia theory, and In some
directions II was glsudly carried out;
In others We began we'll but gradually
focoded, ami almost denied principles
taught authoritativrly for temporal
salvation; and today thu, man would
DO bold indeed who would publicly
fovofl b aud enforce Ideas which were
Of Immense value 10 tae mighty dead.
Need We apologize Tor alluding TO
mercantile cooperation, to lie intcat
to its success In parg shall We tell
how ils genius has been decrIed, how
10 has been denounced, deridcd anu
overthrow? II tue record Il settle.
mont after settlement were enrolled,
would II not be- found that prominent
men have been IL bitter enemies, that
they have fought Il, worked against It,
Withdrawn their patronage from IL
representative house, Unconscious NIL
the time apparently u the blessing It
haa bCuu-thut II has conserved A.
most everywhere the financial In.
terosls OF their local trade?
DO we not know that this great Ia
stitution Is still differed by our II.
yettd leaders ne In the days Of Pfesl.
dent Young, aud that Its directors anu
others ato appointed, sustained Of that
authority Aud while little or moth.
Ing Of this may DO said In public, can
Il not DO easily seen that In proportion
10 private aud public detection has
grown, unity, cohesion aud mutual
interest have dsolined2 We arc rt-
minded Of a certain report made by b
prominent northern citizen Ia the city
hail here, when the advocacy Of Co.
operative merchandise was general anu
ere any organization was formed. Pfesi.
dent Young, presiding at that meeting,
asked tho gentleman referred & what
the prospect was IN Weber Stake. The
reply was, avery poor" "Why, why2"
said tue President "BucAlse every
mau's interest was the other way"
An the missionaries about had been
(poThsps unconsciously) selected from
those engaged ia business for them.
selves or others, Such advocacy was
OF couue rs hoarlless and MS unsuc-
co,sful ~ tho preaching Of the G1spel
would be. 1: confined TO tue followers Of
Wesley or members OF any opposing
church.
The original Intent was 10 have ore
OF more buy Tor tho people Of this
Territory, Or at least ior those called
LS.ttr.dsy ssiu,si to have one central
uutfiualiug poini, or more As change
mlght determine; 10 have one or mltr
auxiliary branches In every settlement
owned BY the people Of tnst place; for
none Of these to sell Tor eEJrbi,gut
profit as had been doue, or fjr Tue
special advantage Of any inIS,dla,;
aud that while tnemain purchasing wa.
TO be- regulated by lone supplies, every
distributing outpost or store was alsJ
10 foster !gsal Industry by creating a
reserve from the annual profits Of their
store % be used for home mnnutic,ufe.
thIsprogram had been fully carried
out, the hum Of buslurss activity would
today have been general. Conceu'fa.
ton would have been colossal
force. Tho multiplication OF stofes,
igummors, indebtedness, failure and
bankruptcy would have been averloI.
There woull nave been m ito mercln.
u,e hOnlt and less OF unfair compC-
uuor; more confidence and ooncen.
JaN0u, Men would not have sold
hemsulye8 Tor an offered quarter u
cent per ynrI, or ten cents On a dOz u
% anything; nor would they hav,
Seen despo,lrI ( Iollarl ia the cu.-
alag ouIgav5r o. save paltry cent.
Probably tGu bist ability now o.
luiiuess hero aud there wolli have
constituted an advisory board, ani b..
tad Of trading as now on lhelr oga
aec0un, tom Now Vo.k O. San Fran.
cisco, In au iadlscrlmlnala auI uis.u,,-
ating way, they could and mil,
aaye been tue crtai)Ts a1i supporters
| "A buHIupsa phaiauN iuyinc.t.I.