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

which Will be put into effect by him
self in person, and for which no one
else viii in any manner be response
Die. / don't want 10 get rich. =" he
sad; unless every man employed by
the NewhOuse Mines K Smelter corpor-
alton can get rich with me- At pres
ent. as conditions are, [ could unload
this stock ana become fabulousIy rich.
but this would defeat my purpose.
Therefore | have no stock to sell al
though 1 receive inquiries almost daily
from prospective buyers. It is a great
er question with me than the mere
making of money"
Plans For the Town.
He then detailed a number of unusual
things that VIA be adopted as the mine
grows, some of which are as follows:
First. the town will not be made a mu-
nicipal corporation. as that would de-
feat the purposes IN view. But in the
system of prizes and awards i'm stimu-
lating the individuals to make it a
toWn of homes and a model camp, the
laborer Will be represented on every
committee deciding upon these awards
Grand and graded competitive prizes
ranging from $500 down viii be given
in different instances. The subjects for
preferment will be: The finest trees
the best kept and prettiest lawn tf2t
can be produced. the greatest amount
VI SdIutI pIOuuCe grown upon a certain
area or ground, the neateSt house and
grounds as a whole, and TO the one
making the best suggestions. in writ
ing, to the management as to Improve
mentS in any way for the operation of
the mine or mill. The division of profits
viii even extend to setting aside a GER
tain sum for the benefit of every child
born at Newhouse. This sum will be
invested in a conservative way so that
when che child attains a certain nge it
will have a sufficient competency TO be-
gin active life on its own reSp0nSib bill
ity- Mr.. NewhOuse further stated that
great care would be taken in selecting
the employees He then expects to be
personally acquainted-vith-e every man,
woman and child associated with the
corporation. He viii have an interest
in their welfare, and in return he an
ucipates that he will have the respect
Of all OF them a bond of sympa thy
and "a community of interest Will thus
be established that will make life
pieasanter for all parties concerned;
that Will make all the employees better
equipped financially than ia the case
under the present order of things in
enterprises of that magnitude and with
contentment, prosperity and industry
prevailing, he doubts not that a higher
plane of good citizenship viii univer-
sally prevail. Churches will be Quilt
as the employees demand them: school
houses VIII be erected and a school sys-
tenn will be inaugurated to meet the
demands as they grow. Details of this
feature have not yet been settled upon
as the number of children, and their
needs. Will be considered as the COM
munity grows. There viii be no saloons
but at the club house the best Of
liquors can be obtained at reasonable
rates. Treating Will not be allowed.
The profits from these sales win be
used in building up and maintaining
literature for the reading room and the
library
In short, it is the intention of Mr..
NewhOuse. by using care in the selec-
ton of his employees. to obtain class
of residents in this town who, with the
good treatment which will De accorded
them. viii. with one accord be enthu
siastic in building up a model COM
munity-a place where cOuTtesies will
be reciprocal and interests viii all
center in the common good.
May Solve Labor Question.
For years the people have listened
u arguments tending to snow that
there is an irrepressible contest rag
ing between the forces of labor on the
one. hand and of c1DifaI on the of hor