Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
DETRIMENTAL TO THE STATE.

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Insane rawlings Of certain individuals
against prominent citizens OF Utah,
though hero very few pay attention
10 thcm, arc detrimental 10 tho host
interests OF the state ana that all who
have those interests at heart should
ueo their Influence 10 counterfeit tho
bad effects Of tho nuisance, A barking
dog may not ordinarily draw any at.
tcntion, II not among tho ignorant and
superatitlous, still, "a buslness nun
would not care TO have IN his
place ~ business cur that
borks ut each customer, ~ he
permitted his clerks To have such
animals around the place he would
expect his patrons 20 pass him by
ana tako their TRADE 10 his ncIghbor,
Tho case In somewhat similar The
noise made has % tendency TO injuro
tho material interests OF the state.
An illustration Of this was given
the other day, At the grand circle
session OF tho Women OF Woodcraft
which convened Aprll ~ nt Los Angeles,
Cal, one Of tho important questions
% be decided was the establishment OF
permanent hoaddlarora, and the cree
tIon OF homo, for the order, Az tho
building would cost between $50, 900 ana
$4,000, ana as the order spends largo
sums Of money for printing, supplies,
etc, several clties were competing for
tho prize Among those were Salt Lake
city, Denver Portland, Boise and Oak.
land,
Salt Lake CITY was admitted TO DO
tho best place Tor tho structure, ap II
IN tho only large city In the center OF
tho jurisdiction. II In ono Of tho
wealthloet cities In the west, and II
was pointed out that as property is
constantly increasing in value, It would
be desirable place for tho invest.
ment, The people Of salt Lake II was
admitted, are good, moral ana progress
siyc, and willing to encourage any new
enterprise Tho health conditions OF
tho place were also favorable, Tho
city has perfect railroad accommoda.
ticns and, everything considered, II
would have been the best location for
the establishment Of the headquarters,
But tho supporters of Portland found u
powerful argument 10 uso against this
city In the stun supplied by certain
Utah papers, They made the usual
false assertions, 20 tho offoot that the
"Mormon Church " an organization
which intorfcros IN politics, ana can,
at any time, influence legislation
Therefore, they said the Mormon"
Church might IN the future pass laws
which would drive tho w. o, w, out OF
Utah, ana the property there would BIO
left on their hands, That settled the
question,
Tho Utah delegates, II seems, forgot
% roply, mn they could trulhnlly have
done, that the mormon" Church never
has interfcrcd In politics, nor has legls.
lated against my religion or any or.
ganIgation, They might have urged
that the people Of Utah are noted for
good business Judgment ana that no
Utah Legislature would strike nm nu.
tngonlstlc attitude against any loglt.
innate enterprise. However Il ls prob.
able that no argument they could hayo
made, would have ohongcd the sonll.
ment previously created. salt Lake
city lost that building. That Ia the
way the cronlors of strife bcneNl ulnh.
Their actlylty drives AWAY cnpltal nnd
cnterprIso, and that Ia no doubt mo ob.
joct they have IN view.
This last statement calls f,r a word
OF explanation, perhaps why should