Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-29

press is the proper public censor of
municipal morals and official life. by
its tremendous power, men and things
are made and unmade; It arouses the
people from their lethargy TO an honest.
public sentiment and regard of pub
lie duty II seeks out the CRATER. hood
ler. bribcr and corrupt official and ex-
poses him and his true character to an
outraged public
The press Of today tells us of the
movements of thought as well as those
OF men and nations, all find a place id
the schools and text books OF popular
learning. Our own lana proves the
educating power OF the newspaper.
other things being equal the man or
family who takes and reads a good
newspaper will be more intelligent than
| neighbOrs who DO not. and when you
have taken from the American people
the non-readlng foreign element, the
remainder is the best read and most
intelligent peonle of the globe
Let the gigantic force of the press DC
turned to the work of popular educa-
ton and the protection of the peoplN
These are times when We need a free
press-directed by wise heads, honest
hands: men who know the right from
wrong. independent men, men who ate
brave enough to publish the truth; men
who viii strike at public scandal and
official corruption, irrespective of poll
teal utilization or personal friendship
Well did the poet sing
God give us men, times like these de-
mdnd
Strong minds. great hearts, true faith
and ready hand.
Men whom the lust OF office does not
kill,
Men whom the spoils Of Office cannot
buy,
Men who possess opinions and a will
Men who have honor men who Will
not lie.
Men who can stand before a dema-
gogue.
And down his treacherous batteries
without wiuking
Tall men, sun-crovned. who i've
above the clouds,
In public duty and in private think
ing.
For while the rabble with their thumb
worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little
deeds
Mngle in selfish strife, 10, freedom
weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting JUS
tice sleeps
MINES AND SHELTERS.
Col. r. A. Wall was loudly applaud
ed when he arose to RESPOND 20 the
toast on mines and SHELTERS Col.
Wall was introduced AS one who want
ed 10 make his home town better He
said
In my effor, to respond to the subject
to which ! have been assigned | shall
assume that alluslon 10 the production
of coal, although essential to the sue
cessful operation OF the precious metal
mines and smelters, was not contem-
plated, and | am glad that this Is true,
because the conspicuous absence OF
anything like an adequate supply Of
that essential article at all times dur
ing the past few weeks calls for lam
guage more fOrceful than | am able TO
command II Is gratifying TO know,
however that our board of governors
has made vigorous efforts TO improve
conditions and have received at least
the usual assurance that the matter
will receive due consideratlon-but | am
not aware thus far of the approach of
the desired relief. We are assured by
the head of one OF the great coal sup
ply departments that like conditions
VIII not occur again and that all that
we VIII have to do in the future to
the winter months will be to buy our
coal IN summer time. This seems easy.
but | appNhend that should any con-
siderable number OF our people serious
~ undertake to profit by the suggestion
they would discover that comparatively
little coal IL mined IN the summer
months, for the reason THAI wages are
higher in that season. and therefore the
larger quantities are dug in the winter
when vases are low and the price Of
coal Is comparatively higher. Neverthe-
less, the remedy--though valueless In
the present emergency--is not without
merit for future consideration es-
pecially 10 those who have the where
wlthal to pay for the coal in summer
and also place 10 store 1t for winter
use,
THE STREET CARS,
Discussing this proposed relief rem.
edy leads me TO conclude that another
evil, which is of daily occurrence. ana
which more or less affects the comfort
and convenience of all alike, might be
cured by application OF a similar rule;
] refer now TO the very rude and al
most unseemly habit into which many
or our best people have fellen-which
causes them daily, between the hours
OF and $50 In the evening to monopo-
lie all OF the standing room In the
aisles OF the streetcars, as well as the
best places on the platforms, and
this hablt is often carried 10 such
extremes as to render IL impossible for
our wives and children to secure the
more safe and desirable positions on
the outside steps Then again. |
have noticed that between the hours of
In the morning and IN the after
noon the same cars make frequent
trips with many Of the seats entirely
unoccupled. and this prompts me to re-
mark that II our people would exercise
sufficient prudence to 20 home during
earlier hours Of the day. many of them
would find comfortable seats, as well
as ample room for their bundles of
merchandise, and then they would not
need so much coal, because they could
go 60 bed earlier.
But 1 am to speak of Mines and
Shelters" The subject IN its relation
to the Industrial economy OF the CITY
and state Is OF first Importance, ana
IN more able hands would afford a
theme Of most profitable discussion
But ! must be- brief. and will there
fore contine my observations chiefly t.
the present developed status OF the In
dusjry; besides. for many years the
daily press of the city have al leas.
once year, about the holidays. pub
lished exhaustive reviews. covering In
minute and accurate details every
phase Of the subject OF discovery aud
development OF the mines, as well as
the subject Of discovery and develop
ment of the mines, az wen as the pro-
gress I'm metallurgical and mechanical
devices whereby the precious and valu-
able metals and minerals are extracted
Fl ON the crude ores SO that all that
could now be said along these lines Is
already familiar history.
GREAT INDUSTRIES.
That the development OF many valu-
able mines has been long delayed or