Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-15

country. Al preseni the land r. rrar.
tioally worthless, owing 10 The foa CT.
Of wnter. II viii COtt iuHi S3l,tuj iH
rroprfly irficHtU tnis "trip oil country,
Now Nj the people could iOrrUw that
amount o. money from the govern.
mont without Interest, DC could be patio
in these rsg cent unusl ipsiallmenis
readily. In order 90 doffay the ~.
pentes Of the negotiations, tny TINT
Ier cent Of the amount borrowed wtulu
lie drdurfpd. This would give tie
people $40. 100. -Four per cent Of tue
total would b. 50, 200. Ihut would
leave an suuu0l tH4aliuu % - cents
m acre 10 pay back the borrowed
money IN twenty-five ycnW.'
LOCAL APPLICATION.
Geuerhl C8xly sali he hal learned
that Salt blse owned ne own water.
works system. but that IL didt'i own
its street cnr, gas and elect. G lIgat
plants. Commenting upon thni 1ni
he shld: CHOW uprusr inst your sif,Ui
ear line aud tl,CiHr light plnnIs are
worth 81 60D,OOl-l Hfe.umu they IRE
worth considerably more, Tut the u
lustfatilu will 90. Then suppose fur
iher thai y ur CHy Council lssDs boudH
for si,UOU,Uuu, running ilr twenty-five
years without Interest, ana ucp.oit
them with thc general government.
The government rUuld thtn start TIE
engthvtr ana printer 10 work and H.
cue n million and halt iull legal
tender currency, Itductiug unc Iuf
cent 90 $4,000, % pay eNpeuata VI
making the money, ana employing
boOkkouper at Washington. This
would cover tho Uuiifu cost for tue
money, which should promptly bu f9f-
wnrdri 60 thc Salt Lake cry treasurer.
and 10 paid out i0r street car aud
electric planu, thus tbIlishi & the
stocks auu bonds u both tn0s1 cIr-
cornt. whicn would ueiihef have %
pny dlvi ends 1r interest after that
Tie revenue would 80 into the city
treasury anu per cent Of the annual
borrowed from the government, 90
$685. pof year would be takon cut %
these revenues ID cent 90 washing
ton AMI ngfiei on the government
bonds each aud every wear for twenty
1veytars, VI the expiration Of which
time tue whole amount borrowed
would be paid bai 4 10 the government
ami the money retired, cnncollea
anu destroyed. Tue bond would
then BIO cancelled alno aud
the debt paiJ. TIE bnlsucc
OF the Receivers Of those iusiilutious
with the revenue u the watcfwofka
system which the city now OWE would
probably more than pay IL running
exrenses aud thus bring about the
abolition 0fmunlcipal taxes altogether.
LABOR AsD TRADES uNiuNs.
~ few words on labor AMI trades
uuions. Uuuor tho pfetuut condition
Of tbingb they arc not only great
benefit hut hu absolute tUcsfeliy. Tue
waRe eatBtTs nte forced into arfoTting
their rights ~ orpuuizlug for pf9tcc.
ton. They ATE often compelled 90
n1op, extreme meaiurgu. But whom u
comes down 10 ilur point they are rc.
tuAliy no wore oil than the capitalist,
merchants and big onpl)yefs TIE
government must come iuto cont eti.
ton with the employers Of lHb0f. Toe
wag0-cnfnur Will not DO all Tlgnt until
the government stands ready 10 give
all men work who will woIs anu pay
them not lees than dollar aud hsli
Tor n day Of eight uours. Then no one
outside Oi tho government eau engage
any one Tor loss than tuai."
No MORE CoMMONwEAL ARMIES.
"will there ever DO another cum
monweal army IN this CJuutTyVn
asked tue NEWS man.
81 DOM mink so" came the reply
from the lips Of the leader OF the nOw
happily deiuuct unemployed hosts
who created such CONSERVATION
throughout the country couple o.
yeas ago. "But Il ~ hard 10 tell"
"Whai was the caute Of tbs army
failuT?D
"Thu ordering out Of govsTamsni
troops Hud the fear ON tho part Of TIE
men that they would have nothing %
eat " hen they Got 10 Warrington
"Nhat was your object 30 marching
your msn 10 NAshiug On-whnt did
you expect TO RcGomrlifh by u2H
III simply desired TO ptvsrn, the true
condition Of tlaifs among tho iuuus.
trial classes 10 those icliUwH down there.
They uidu', believe that the people
were idle, NJ long us thrir own
slumBCha were well nliuI auu thty got
big wages tor u low nDuTs work each
uny, Tho movement WIS tuCutt.
Aztec all. We wanted % attract attvn-
ton ana dId 90 ~ tho extent OF attain.
Ing the ondt We sought. ~ that lime
evsfybUIy was ;AlGug tauu reform.
Today 10 De- n dead ifsuU. FiOm one
end VI the country % the other there 10
hut one cry anu ihal u fora new anu
heller money HYs,em.'