The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-10
TooeIe Tonics.

TOOELE, Sept 9, 1S96-It is not Of
ten that anything tragic occurs in
Tooele, but just now, while the Tran
script is declaring that taxes are due
and that not 10 per cent of the
money to nay them is in sight, we have
few young men in town who have
just embarked upon the troubled wa
te1S OF matrimOny, who have the hardi-
hood to build houses for themselves,
and consequently one can see four or
five new houses slowly nearing COM
pletion and several others are in con-
temptation. 1t is certainly manifes-
tarlon of pluck for ordinary men TO IN
dertake to build houses in these hard
times, but when one knows how much
little cash will buy it is no wonder
that those who have a little are up
and doing. just think Here are some
OF the prices Of materials: Lime, so
cents per load; adobes, $25 cash for
1900; native red pine lumber for joist,
rafters, etc, for $17 per thousand; la
Dor, 81 per day.
On account of our phenomenally
large crops this year, new granaries
and bins can be seen all over the town,
and yet wnen the farmer meets his
cash obligations at three bushels of
wheat for 81, his surplus will not be
more than usual.
Monday was Labor day, and it was
universally observed. for everybody in
town was labOring, and when your cor
respondent went down town. he saw
no one with the temeTity to say Come
and take something"
The young people, however, enjoyed
themselves in the dance at Droubay's
hall.
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capacity of deputy United States sur
veyor and is surveying preparatory to
opening for sale two of our mountain
ranges.
Our townspeople are guessing where
the Salt Lake & Pacific railroad is at,
and the brethren of the lowlandS are
chuckling at Tooele's discontinue.
Speaking of railroads brings to mind
an incident that may be presumed to
measure the amount of patronage our
brethren of the lowlands would guar
antee the Salt Lake & Pacific.
1t was in August of this year when
Tooele countys excursion to Garfield
was made that the "Speciar' arrived
at the Tooeie switch, and it took the
conductor and two brakemen to keep
Tooele's excursionists from occupying
the two rear cars OF the train, which
were reserved especially for GrantsVille
pleasure seekers; Dut When the train
reached Mill crossing" where the elite
were to embark, behold! only four per-
sons made UP the number, while the
conductor, casting his eyes along the
road that leads by the adobe rock, ;"
saw d line Of some nineteen vehicles
conveying his passengers.
Tooele county has called a Demo-
cratic convention for September 10,
when the election of delegates to all
Democratic conventions will be held
and all county officers will be nomin-
ated.
The cause of free silver in Tooele
county is marching on.
While her people make but very lit
tie noise about it, the returns" after
November 8 will show as great a per
cent for silver in Tooele as in any
county in the state.
The election this year is of the great
est possible moment, and never again
in this generation viii the voters have
so favorable an opportunity of accom-
plishing, by peaceful methods, that
which, if they fail this fall may cost
millions of treasure, blood and bullets.
The silver forces should see to it that
not even a justice of the peace shall be
elected who is not known to be abso-
lutely sound for free silver. Only in
this way can the fight be won.
MCUISTION.