Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-12

other articles Of commerce for local or
foreign use; that q the people cinn1t
support themselves by the irut Of the
toi'. either INTEGRAL or vegetable, aud
by Tho outcome Of their factories, then
commercial aud Industrial failure lsin.
viief They also realize that In order
to achieve permanent success In any
Industry II must return profit on the
means invested. But Ignoring the
prospect OF any Immediate return and
hoping tor tho best for the future, they
lay aside the question Of profit 10 them
selves,and measure their venture by the
advantage ii gives TO the public. In
this way meet oi the class Of institu.
iions known ~ home Industries have
maintained their existence, n few Of
them having attained financial success
In the way Of paying dividends. Others
are yet barely able TO keep their heads
"above water" but hopefully struggle
on.
There are very many men here Who
arc making money who would sot 10.
vest any capital In an Institution Of
that kind. II might DO hard to cay
that the reason IL they are too selfish,
hut n the truth is spoken no other csusc
can be assigned. They will not take
up anything unless there Ia money
In u u them, Independent Of any
proposition Of benefit TO she people
generally; ana il is not an uncommon
thing Tor this class Of people to 90, ali
the praise Tor business success. They
only touch schemes we'll known 10 bu
Of the money making order, while the
others who look nfsl 10 the general
oenr ~ and second 20 theit individual
advantage plod along unthanEsd ami
unapprcciated, for time at least. Thi'
condition Of afiaif- has done much to-
ward eniarglug merchandising inter.
otla IN the slate, sud bolittling those Of
the manufacturing OF producing order.
oiall people, those who live In these
valleys ought TO display though,iulues'
ami confederation In these matloff
Tho subject Of seli sus,vnanoe has re-
oeived thorough discuusion here; Their
IL only oae side TO It. The people who
sustain themselves are the ones "a
achieve success. Aud every citizen
who IL interested In the welfare Of the
slsie ought 10 show full appreciation
Tor the eeli-aaorl1eing spirit which
loads men TO sifu glo on, In the iaos
Of great difficulties, TO establish local
industries. These ought 70 DO meas
ured ~ tbs good they are 10 the
locality they cover ~ n iield, anu be
given preferences accordingly. When
people learn % do this, aud TO esiimAl,
the les, 10 their c1mmunity that would
result from failure to extent aympa'
thy and iTiendship 10 local industry,
there will DO more reason for eelf.oon,
graduation with many than there Il
now.
We only need 10 20 10 our noighboI
Colorado tor an example which would
DO pIonlabls to follow Ia this State, tc
some extent NJ leasi. In Denver, fol
irs,anee, It'll tho policy 10 put hom'
fif.l ana foremost. Whatever tenis {,
local advancement IL given a iron
place. Every other Interest IL maJI
secondary 10 Denycrand Colorado. OH
efs can No thinss well, but tue Colorado
an overIopa them all 10 HE own homs
Carried 10 aa extreme, this might b
called seliishness. tat u reasonable
extent Il IL merely an example Of tina
charity which begins At home. Ulal
has several forward steps 10 take &
reach this point In some localities D
least. Yet tho friends Of the propl,
arc those who nave stood by them, al
Indicated, and who have, In too mani
instances, been comparatively uu
aptrfciatod.