The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

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in the efficacy of hard wark i'm develop
ing great characters and maintaining
great nations. He has nad experience
among all classes and III many lands
ana yet ne still holds that the pIebian
csaSS are TO solve the destiny of indi-
Vldual and national greatness
IL is worthy of note that i'm the ac-
compllshment of the work OF this en-
terprlsc and the other mines which Mr.
NeWhOuse has developed such care
mas been observed that no accident of
any consequence has occurred and no
person in any capacity has been in
jured.
Evolution of Great Idea.
The accomplishment of this project
has not been the result of chance THE
whole has been an evolution. from
Wen studied plans. While the progress
mas been phenomenal, the element of
mushroom growth has been absent.
Behind IT all there has been motive,
dn' that motive has not been of a
Ven character 1t has been based
upon the broad principles OF equity and
humanitarianism- The accumulation
Of dollars has not been the prime OBJ
1ecJ, but only means for obtaining
broader and higher ends. Great en-
lerpr1Ses are, in the main brought
about by the application Of Information
obtained from the worlds rough school
OF experience. Mr. NeWhOuse's first
business observations were made at
scranton, Pa. the important center of
the anthracite coal producing industry.
Here was seen the squaIor and priva-
ton. Of toll which falls to the lot of
helpless poverty that INCREASINGLY
works to enrich the Golfers of sordid
capital. These abuses prevailed. if thew
were not iustifia bic, for the reason that
a vast tonnage Of mining products were
handled at an extremely close margin
The profit on the unit was small. Later
his experiences were transferred to
colorado, where larger profits were OBJ
tanned on material handled and money
was spent with lavish hand The
Cactus embOdies, somewhat of the fea-
lures found in both these places. While
the tonnage in the Cactus may be less
than the coal tonnage of Pennsylvania
the values are greater and al proach
those OF the mines in Colorado. The
Cactus is, therefore, in a measure. a
composite of his former observations.
After having satisfied himself that the
proposition would produce enormous
prohts he saw in IL the opportunity for
satisfying and exempHfying a greater
2mDltlon and that was to contribute
10 the financial and social welfare of
his employees.
IN iact, the circumstances cOnsDired
w DiAefOiC nm ~ &OIk OUT 20 a certain
extent. but just how far is vet TO be
determined. the labor problem Mr..
NeWhouse's achievements cannot be
likened unto the story Of AIaddin's
lamp He has been a laboring man
himself. He realizes that the ereStest
Denefactor Of mankind is he who gives
employment to the wortingnan This
work has been preceded by the man.
agement and development of two other
great mining properties in Utah, viz,
the Highland Boy and BOston-ConsoIi-
dated mines at Bingham While in
these properties he has been the ruling
spirit there were strings attached in
the way Of interests of other investors
In the Cactus enterprise he is the UNI
pire absolutely in every feature. In
speaking of this some time ago, he said:
i propose 10 show that this is a cor
poration of which IL cannot be said thar
IL has no soul I believe that labor is
responsive TO good treatment In this
corporation the profits viii not ali go
TO the shareholders With this pre-
face he outlined a number of fnnova-
tons that VIII be observed all Of