Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-03
WHAT'S THE USE OF GRUMBLiNG

Grumbling is said 10 be peculiar
privilege OF Engllshmen, II Is obserya-
bic that Americans avail themselves OF
this right quite as much as do people.
Of other nationalities 1t Is easy TO ma
fault. Some newspapers make a epec-
laty OF Joining In with any popular
cutlery, no matter how unreasonable
It Is, or how unjust to the parties COM
planned OF. Take for lnstahce' the
noise that Is made over defects IN our
street car and electric light services
and other public utilties
There have been frequent charges
that the street railroad company has
not had sufficient number Of cars 20
accommodate the public. This has been
true, no doubt, but the company has
endeayored to supply the deficiency by
purchasing new cars from the east, and
fixing up the old cars at home IN such
way that more passengers could be
accommodated and this seems 70 have
made no impression on the people and
the papers that indulge in continual
outcry. when the company put on all
the cars at lts command, including, Of
course the open cars suitable only for
summer service, the use Of the latter
was proclaimed as an outrage" The
Outrage" consisted In endeayoring TO
accommodate the travelling public as
far as possible Tho new cars that have
recently arrived were ordered many
months ago. but could not be obtained
until now First because Of the crowd
ed situation al the works, and second,
because Of insufficient transportation
on the railroads
The same impedlments have been In
the way of the completion Of both pub
lie and private buildings. and indeed
Of nearly all works OF great magnitude,
but these obstacles have not been taken
into consideration by the grumblers,
In print or otherwise. II Is Just the
same In regard to the streetcar tenders
The Inconsistencies would COMPEL the
street car company, II possible, TO nj
them on to the cars whether they can
be had or not II Is CT no use to show
them that II IL impossible TO obtain
them from the factory, or TO have them
shipped here Immediately The clamor
Is TO the effect that the tenders must
be put on at once whether they can be
or not
In the same spirit the Utah Light &
Power Co Is assaied because OF the
imperfec, lighting and the lack Of pow
or, consequent upon the failure Of wa
ter supply In the canyons, II is very
annoying, It Is true. No one denies the
| existence Of the shortage, but the gem
eral public are not aware Of the en-
deayors OF the company, both to remedy
and prevent the evil Many months ago
the difficulty was foreseen and efforts
were made to avoid II by the erection
of steam works to supply the necessary
power In case Of the shortage Of water
power The machinery was ordered In
good time, but, as in other cases, 1t
was proved that ordering is one thing
and obtaining Is another
All the works In the country are
crowded and In many places orders are
not even promised TO be filed within
year. Then there is the congestion of
freight on the railroads, Goods shipped
from the east are frequently side
tracked and sometimes lost sight Of
for weeks. This has been the case with
shipments for the Utah Light & Power
Co. II the machinery ordered had been
received when expected, all the power
necessary would be now in use to render
the company independent of the water
power which is so inadequate. 1t is
expected that In a very short time the
evil complained OF viii be remedled,
The rush Of work in the great factor
les where iron and steel supplies Of all
kinds are obtained is one mark OF the
general Industrial prosperity, which is
so highly esteemed and pointed out by
| politicians The congestion of freight
on the railroads is one OF the eonse-
| quences, aud the failure to receive ma
| terlals ordered and to fulfil contracts
entered into Is natural result AS
| every evil eventually has It's compensa-
tons, so great advantages are usually
attended by disadvantages We must
take things as they come and when
difficulties cannot be avoided, view them
with philosophical endurance and not
make matters worse by eyerlansing
grumbling
When an individual or corporation Is
doing It's utmost 20 remedy existing de-
fects and to accomplish a purpose in
view, and this is found TO be impossible
Of achievement in time to satisfy a pub
lie demand, 1t is the hight OF folly and
injustice to inhame the public mind to
the Injury of that person or company,
People should be reasonable and not de-
mand impossibilities, nor should oppro-
brium be heaped upon anybody without
sufficient cause.
We know il is unpopular to speak a
word in defense Of a corporation when
there appears to be cause for complaint
and that to please the popular mind one
should join in the general outcry and
increase the general growl, even II no
good can come OF f. We do not care
for that. We desire 20 be fair and
just to every one, and We see the neces-
sity Of exercising patience when an
evil exists that cannot be Immediately
remedied.
We believe that both the street car
company and the Light and Power
company are doing their very best TO
accommodate the public and to act up
to the terms Of their franchises, and
We think that an reasonable people will
view the matter as We do, when sufi-
Client light is shed upon the subject to