The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-12

Torrance. II is the agreeable habit
OF Republican calamity howlers to
make prophecies on any and every
occasion. Neither was there anything
particularly remarkable about the
prophecy. AT least a score of that
stripe had made the same one. But
DeVine in this instance said in San
pete county that under the Demo-
cratic administration and free wool
that product would be down to 8 cents
in 1895. Wool has been down. So
have other products. There has been
no demand for anything. But with
the return of prosperity wool is
gradually going up. Instead of being
at cents wool is now bringing in
Sanpete county 915 and 1015 cents. 1t
is raising all the time. The buyers
expect that by next year it will run
up TO Is or il cents. In Montana it is
now selling at the latter figure. When
the country is back again in its
proper condition the wool calamity
howlers will be effectually silenced.
The farmers are beginning to laugh
at them.
scandinavian Democrats.
The Scandinavian Democratic So
ciety held a rousing meeting last
evening. The large attendance of
men and women showed that Dem
ocracy was still fIourishing among the
Scandinavians of this city. The fol-
living delegates to the territorial con-
vention were elected: Mrs. Martha
Amundsen. Mrs. Campo. Mrs M.
Ertman, c. NJ. Nielsen. C. G. john
son, C. A. Carlquist, John Fagergren.
c. o. Bonneard, J. P. Meilstrup and
H. NJ. H. Lund. Alternates-Mrs. NJ.
P. Madsen, 3. Shultz.
Delegates to the council of Demo
cratic Clubs-C. NJ. Nelson, c. A.
Carlquist, P ]. Nelson, c. G. john
son and F. S. Erbman.
A meeting for the election of officers
will he held on Monday evening,
July %, at Social hall.
MexicO's Silver Basis.
According to an interview in Denver
W. n. Murdoch. assistant general
agent Of the Mexican Central railway
stationed at Mexico City, the republic
was never in a more fiourishing con-
dition. A silver basis seems to suit it
very we'll
There is a great deal of capital go
ing in from other countries and the re-
sources are being developed very rap
idly" said Mr. Murdoch. The fact
that Mexico is on silver basis does
not frighten away investors. The gov
eminent is stable, the revolutionary
period is past and the successor to
President Diaz will be a conservative
man, in sympathy with the republic.
The high rate of exchange because of
this country's being on a gold basis
and the tariff prevent much business
being done with the United States. In
the City of Mexico there are only about
half a dozen representative American
firms The exports from Mexico nave
increased within year from 100000
to $50. O0O 600, and new manufactures are
starting everywhere. The English are
investing very heavily in bonds and
mining; the French, Germans and
Spanish go in for mercantile invest
ments. while the Americans are Syndl-
eating on large tracts of land and this
will be followed by colonization.
''To show the remarkable growth of
the republic of late it is only necessary
to state that Texas cotton is being i'm
ported as the supply of the native ar
ticle cannot meet the demand. Mexico
formerly exported a great deal of cot
ton, but now she is paying % cents
Mexican money for cents Texan
cotton
Sugar House Society.
The Democratic society of Sugar
House ward held a good meeting last
evening in spite of the storm and had
some good speeches to arouse their en-
The following delegates
were elected:
Joseph Jensen, w. c. A. Smoot. ST.,
NicoI Hood. W. c. A. Smoot. jr., Chris
topher Aston. Alternates-Jacob earn,
Samuel earn, Henry McCardell.
Mrs. F. S. Richards and Mrs. Mar
garet Caine went to Riverton last
evening to assist in the organiza ton
Of the Democratic society there.
Twenty-Third Ward.
The Twenty-third ward society has
elected the following officers and dele
gates:
President. F. S. Fernstrom; vice
president, George r. Jones; secretary,
Johannes Halvorsen; treasurer, Mrs.
Jane McDuff.
Executive Committee-H. B. Folsom,
chairman; Bryant Young, James
Stacey, Mrs. Mary Young, Mrs. Emily
Delegates to Convention-NIrs Jane
McDuff. Mrs. F. S. Fernstrom, F. S.
Fernstrom, George r. Jones, Johannes