Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-29
GOVERNOR CUTLER
PREPARED TO ACT.
Says He is Ready If Called Upon
Opinion OF Businessmen
On Situation,

a zQ0lpeE % pIbVlillHIAN buSl'--7N 49,
were asked this morning for express
sions or opinion as to the situatlon'
what effect they thought 1t would have
on local business, what they Thought
OF the police protection afforded, They
all agreed that the strike was having
detrimental effect on the genera
business Of th. city chat the citys
reputation would suffer. ard that the
police protection was no protectloh al
an: only criticisms on the ponce were
given mot Tor pubticattou,' except III
one ov two Instances.
When Governor Cutler was asked II
IL were proper TO question Rlnl on lit
sltuatiun, h. replied, ~ am puhllc
officer; SO all I can say IL that when
cnyled upon 1 viii he prepared to act
and ACT promptly.
Colonel r. G. wcbber-'1 deprecAtc
this violence most strnuously' there Is
no occasion for IT, and there is no resI-
son why it should not be- prevented
w. S. Mccormick good can come
from this strike to the business lnser-
es,s OF the city. And. furthermore 1t
is putting the general public to a great
Inconvenience The police 90 MOI 3lp-
pear to he eNerting themselves TO pre-
vent QlSoIAtE
n. *. Thomas-"tt will make the re-
tail trade quiet, Travelling men from lno
outside were expressing 10 me tlIe
morning their surprise "a inc pactl'l,
~ OF the police, From what else
have heard ! should not say that there
is much police protection being eNeT-
cised.'
Louis Cohn--"The situation Is certain
T.. .f.7 D.. iat "a magg
Manager Wallace of F. AueFhaeh d
Bro.-.'The strike will affect our busi-
ness in particular, because We depend
ON the ladies Tor custom, and II they
cannot come down town why they are
nut ding any shopping, However tAeS
may order by telephone and 10 an en-
tenn shop In that way; only we can nor
show goods over the telephone, though
telephone perfection may reach sueh
stage before long that thls may DC uos'.,
II will he specially hard on wholesale
houses II the power is cut of, as we can
not then get goods up from the cellars
I Il. Oelesby-"It looks to me like
a TEMPEST in a teapot. But i Farley
IL on his way here With $50 strike
brea keTs from the east as ] hear he s.
recommended by lot Of Pinkertons- the
streetcar boys are sure TO lose, Inc Io-
lice do not seem to be doing anything.
They would much rather come around
my corner and notify me not 70 Sweep
off my sidewalk Into the gutter
Manager j. j. Daynes. Jr, Clayton
Music conpany--rThIs strike Is an
outrage on the public, with which !
rave no svEnnnthy. In fact ] would not
object a. an Ia driving one Of the street
cars myself. and II the governor calls
ONT tho state troops, / VIII not be back
ward in responding to the call The
way the police force has been acting is
the biggest farce ever saw
Manager George D. Pyper-Seens to
me the proper way to settle this diff
Guilty would he for both parties TO the
controversy 10 eliminate this man Pratt
along with the railroad asIlatois, ana
let the matter be settled by arbitration
between -he parties Immediately inter-
ested.
President Leon Sweet Candy COM
uany--If The street car employees have
A grievance. the Short Line manage-
lnent ought 10 consider II. and meet
them half way. Both sides are entitled
10 consideration. II does seem as
though the city win he Injured IN repu-
tation by the way things are now he
Ing conducted.
p. W. Madsen and Rev. d.. II. j,
Talbot declined 20 say anything tor
publication
Capt, /. NJ Barratt-A man has
right TO quit work whom ho wants to.
but when he Is through he has no right
Ia interfere with any other man who
wants to work; neither has he any
right 20 damage the compunS'5 prop
eEty or Interfere with the operation Of
the cars"
Galloway. Hook q Francls-ThIs un-
fortunate condition of affairs Is bound
to in1ure business. II ought to be set
tied between the men and the company,
and the hoodlums kept out
Warden Arthur Pratt-The way the
police fpr1A has been conducting it.
SELF Is dsgracefut
w W. Riter-taw and order ousht
Ia prevail and be preserved, above
every other consideration
City Councilman G.. j. Crabtree-
This difficulty should be settled he-
tween me company md local people
j lhnlt the street ear GOys should re-
cflve better pay but upon an agree
uent settled bs home people. ] don't
think 10 at eil necessary 10 call I'm In
terfrrence from outside, but " such Is
called in. it should be only advisory
The public should iusst On the rail,
read company living w 10 IT, fran
chlse and sive service
ES-councilman p. Il, nlch-The
matlrr OF wages ought 10 be -ottled
by arbitration with Jhe owners 9f .hc
property But IL rs not right TO Inoon-
Eenlrnce 5000 pcopl" by strike
Which cuts on lhe street car service
The public Is To he considered Il pub
Vie sympathy Us desired