Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-31
Never We're Such Great Holiday
ThrOngs as Successfully HandI-
ed Here Before,
CAUSE OF MONETARY STOPS.
All Cars Coming Into or Going Out
On Principal Streets Halted on
Request During the Parade.

~ don't object to legitimate critic
ism; | don't care II it is severe, II IT
is based on coditions that admit Of It,
but when facts are perverted, when
Islander and fasehood are made TO take
the place Of truth and the intention Is
apparently mlschievous and unques
tionaby misleading, then have a right
to make an objection, and vigorous
one at that.
Thus spoke Manager Campbell VI che
Utah Light & Railway company today
when his attention was directed to a
reflection on the way in which the
street railroad company handled the
great crowds of yesterday The Trib.
une. which has taken particular delight
in misrepresentinR the Affairs and man
agement of the company for a long
time, averred that the car service was
lamentably bad that the cars didn't
run when they should, and that when
they did run there wasn't enough power
to pr0pel them Considering that a
very great part OF the clty's popula
ton turned out at one time and that
they practically all wanted cars at
the same time. the service was unpre-
cedentedly good. But the Tribune
does not think so. At least, II doesn't
say so. IL knows better. however In
the interest of the plain truth, the Des-
eret News knowing what the facts
were, from inquiry and observation on
the part Of several of It's reporters,
asked MIR. Campbell for statement,
What he says should make an Inn
preston upon any fair minded man,
This Is his statement;
well, | want to say this at the out
set. There never has been time In
the history OF either the railroad or
light company when better service
was given than that which was afford
ed yesterday. SO satisfactory was II
that made IT my business TO person.
ally congratulate all heads of depart
ments over the excellent results OF the
day. This talk is not made to smooth
over anything or deceive anybody, II
Is the plain truth. The statement that
we did not have power enough Is
ridiculous. Thank goodness that diff
nculty has been overcome. The facts
are we had more power than was
necessary. more than we could handle.
our engineers know that; an the en-
gineers of the city who have given the
matter any thought know that Is the
case now. So tAe charge to the con-
trary is simply ridiculous, The three
stations that We have had are now
practically unified and an under one
set Of operators and with the most sat
isfactory results.
ABOUT STOPPING THE CARS.
"The complaint about stopping the
"A hp a IL
Campbell rs not well grounded Let
me explain: You Will note that the
paper which condemns us for not fur
nishing cars during the parade
praises aud quite properly the
G.. A. II, veterans and others
who took part m the procession
for the fine showing they made. But
they don't say that our company did
much TO make that fine showing posi-
BILE Here are the facts; Some DAYS
ago the G, 4. II. officials asked us II
We would not stop our cars during the
progress OF the parade. We informed
them that we would be glad to do so
but for the fact that the public want
ed service parade or no parade How
ever we listened 10 them and said we
would do what we could but gave no
definite answer Then came a request
iiNNl wv Nlu9 VI Nl lUt CITY lniONkn lnN
chief " police asking that the power
be shut on for half or three quarters
OF an hour, Still there was a further
request the latter coming from the
commandant at Fort Douglas who
stated that unless the cars were stop
ped on the principal street during the
| parade the horses would become fright.
ened dIsarrange the column and other.
wise Interfere with the procession No.
| indeed, 1t would not oudanger the lives
OF pedestrians.
So continued Mr.. Campbell I'VE In.
formed the chief Of police that these re-
spective requests would be complied
| with, to the best Of our ability OF
| course this delay, which was for about
~ minutes, upset AN the time tables
| as none Of the cars could come into, ol
so out Of the principal streets while
| the procession was IN progress. I'm.
| mcdiately after the streets were clear
ed sufficiently to admit Of the resump-
| tiOn Of car service, II was done, and
| from that time on, throughout the rest
| OF the day, there was scarcely a break
| OF minute As ! have already said
| the power was ample, IN fact, more
| than We needed Without exception. II
| was the biggest Decoration day street
car service ever given IN Salt Lake
| and one OF the top-notch DAYS I'm IN,
| history OF the company, Just why
| IN View OF these facts, and the common
knowledge that the service was unpre'