Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-31
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AtAAF Af@N -
Dear Showing to my Ions resi-
Asicc, experience, knowledge ana IA
miliarlty with conditions that exist IN
Bingham the miners and prospeetoiS
OF that place have requested me TO
speak with you regarding the nara
shlps and Inconvenience which they
suffer. and are likely to suffer at your
hands By reason OF the pFomulsaS,iuii'
issued out of your Office to the eliect
that their only resting place, or reiuse
from the hot burning rays OF the sun
in the summer time, and the extreme
cold in the winter time, the salooils'
must be closed on Sundays.
Now, you must not think that ! am
taking the side against law an dor1er'
far from II, my motives are from nu-
manitarian standpoint, and Know from
experience as justice Of the peace or
United States commissioner. for great
number Of years in Bingham, thAt
there. as well as I'm Salt Lake CITY,
certain evils are a necessity. we nave
on our statute books law against
houses OF prostitution but II Is not en-
because Il is considered q necessary
evil, there Is also law against Keep
ing open places of business In Blng-
ham and elsewhere on Sunday, But
why cond0ne the first and condemn the
latter? II Is the same law that covers
both. It is an inconsistency, and ifever
a necessity existed. It exists In Bi "
ham to keep open the poor MANS hotel,
the worklngmans theater and the
prospectors haven Of rest The rea-
sons are manifold. and should be con-
sidered as q humanitarian act
ONLY PLACE OF REST.
In the first place, Bingham is Isolated
from the outside social world, being sit
uated right in the heart Of the high
mountains. Its inhabitants are eXclu-
slyely the forerunners Of civilization,
who have blazed the paths and cut the
trails over these mountains. who also
risk their lives at their daily toll In
the bowels Of the earth extracting the
precious metals, that tha outside world,
at the expense and peril Of the poor
miners and prospectors may revel in
Injuries and carry the whlms
and diversions from the pail
ace u art 10 the palatal res
licences on the sea short, and
then deny The poor. half.starvod. fam.
ished prospector the scanty comfort
when he comes down OF the hills in the
burning sun. where he has been pro-
spectlng for days, thirsty and foot sore,
the privilege Of going into saloon, HIS
only place OF rest, throw down his roll
Of blankets, get glass Of beer. II he
has the price. and IL h. has not, he is
glad TO get cold drink Of water. free,
which he cannot get elsewhere. as wa
ter Is fast becoming a scarce commodl-
~ in Bingham, and II he cannot get
into n saloon to get il, he viii have ia
beg II at some private residence.
PAINTS THE PICTURE BLUE.
There the daily laborers or miners
coming from the mines. which, as YOU
know are situated miles from the town
have no place Of rest, no place TO get in
out Of the burning sun or the cold In.
clement winter weather excepting tC
go into the saloons. II Is also the case
where the miners or laborers comine
after their mail and before It Is distrlb.
uted or afterwards, has no place Of rest
except In the saloons. There are nc
sidewalks In Bingham no benches to sit
on, no parks, shade, green grass tC
roll on their only place Is the sa.
loon, Then we have a class OF
business men or outsiders who make
weekly trips 10 Bingham on Sundays
they too coming down or the hills foot
sore, tired and weary. feel the hospital.
ily, and a boon Of a 10 minutes resi-
In the frlnedlv saloon. which they can.
not do now under your recent order.
NOT a POLITICAL PLEA.
] might add II this was election time
my motives might be considered MS no.
litical but Il Is not SO. ] speak only on
hehlf OF the working men and no, IN,
liquor dealers Of Bingham. whom
believe, every last one OF them. wifi
the exception Of one or So are Pcpub.
leans. and they as such are reponsi.
BILE for the conditions and orders ms the,
now exist In Bingham. They we're mn.
dent supporters during the last cam.
palgn. end | guess they can be depond
ed on to take care their own inter.
ests at the newt election.
SUNDAY SALOONS NECESSARY.
But II 1t is an absolute necessity tina,
lhe saloons should be closed on sun.
Guys IN that Isolated mining camp o
Bingham, I hope your order TO vop,
deputies ont there con b. so moji6sl
that the front doors should be clossd
ne blinds pulled down. but thet M,
slde doors and back doors may b. lef
open or unlocked, and the piare ken
quiet 50 that The people or Inc mini
! Just mentioned may not suffer D.,
rfason Of the cloing up. ms thew mn,
sure 20 suffer II your order Is not MAJ