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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
THE RAILWAY GAUGES.

Upon the question Of wider gauge for
railroads. which was brought up by Mr..
Edward H. Hartman in an Interview
at Washington recently, the newspa-
pers are passing much comment; but
in the majority of cases the crux OF
the railroad magnate's presentation is
obscured According to his idea, the
immense growth OF transportation ne
cessity is compelling the railroads to
seek some means Of increasing their
carrying capacity and it is his opinion
that the most effective and finally eco
nomica solution of the difficulty Will
be found in a broader gauge.
Most commonly urged as an obicc-
ton to this plan is the matter of enor-
nous expense which would entail upon
such a radical change. Mr.. Hartman
himself admits this proposition, saying
that "to do all of these things will
cost billions of dollars-nobody can
tell how many billions And yet he
insists that the plan suggested by him
is the best which could be adopted in
the face Of the circumstances And
this is the vital point which the com
mentators seem to Ignore,
In order to meet the growing demand
it. is perfectly clear that if the gauge
is not to be broadened, then double
trucks must be laid where now but
single ones exist; and that four tracks
must be the vogue on lines now opera
ting double tracks; and so on That
being the case. the matter of cost will
assume considerable proportions any
way; and in view of the proposal that
increase in the number Of tracks will
provide but makeshift remedy. at
best, it would seem that Mr.. Harri-
mans contention still holds good But
more than all other desirable features
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
WHERE WE HOLLERl"

President Roosevelt may have ample
grounds, IN his executive Judgment, for
the smashing of Mr.. Hartman Even
the methods adopted may be approved,
although IN the destruction of Harri-
man ten thousand smaller fnancicrs
must go down. But il is Salt Lake s
earnest hope that the President will
not annihilate Mr. Hartman until after
the local street car system can receive
its promised improvement
Mr., Hartman has done more for Salt
Lake than has ever before been ac
complished By any executive head of
the Union Pacific, He has spent mil.
hons upon general improvements here
and has planned railway station
worthy of a metropolis. In taking over
the street railway system, and attend
ant properties, he has demonstrated an
interest III this community that has not
been equaled by any other transconti-
mental railway magnatc. We cannot
hope for more hearty cooperation from
any successor TO his present position
Salt Lake than she deserves, but her
deserving went unrewarded until he
appeared upon the scene.
There may be many questions of jus
tlce and public interest involved in
the shatterIng of Hartman projects all
over the country; but for the mmetli-
ate present these may be set aside IN
the confidence that the President will
do all things well. The local question
of Salt Lake S profound interest is one
which our people would dislike to see
involved with National policy; and
therefore when it comes to smashing
Hartman and smashing the Salt Lake
street car system Improvement project,
all at one fell blow-as the kansan re.
marked: ''Here is where we holler,r
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

upon terms Of fraternity and accept
favors from the Mormon church, are
talked of in the secret councils as will
ing tools Of the bogus prophets. Whom
their names are mentioned, chucklc
goes mp. The priests say of any one
of them: "Well, he cannot harm us;
for none OF our people will be con-
verted to his religion, and he helps us
some by his antagonism to the Gen
tiles
II would interest and chagrin the two
or three evangelical preachers of Salt
Lake, who pat the Mormon priests on
the back and in return receive pat
on their own shoulders, to hear dis
cussion concerning them at church
headquarters, In such discussion they
are considered exactly like the "come-
ons are talked of by gang Of con-
hdence men.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
ACREAGE AND INCREASE.

The Minneapolis Journal has been
compiling some statistics concerning
the farm areas of the world, 1t finds
the estimate for the United States TO
be S4l,000000 acres, an area larger
than England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales.
France, Germany. Austria, Spain, Japan
and the Transvaal. Engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits in this country are
lO.4o9,O00 persons, as against 1885
600 persons employed in all other in.
dustries combined. The showing, there.
fore, is that one third of the industrial
lists of the country busy themselves
with agriculture.
Estimates, varying III final conclu.
sions, have been made to demonstrate
that within an early time, under pres
ent conditions, the cultivated land Of
the world will not adequately supply
the demands OF the world for agricul-
tural products. The absence of great
wars and devastating pestilcnce, such
as formerly swept people from the earth
in large numbers, is permitting the
population 10 increase very much faster
than Of yore. Even with the cultiva-
tion Of such additional arabic lands as
are open to exploitation, it is evident
that the mere increase of acreage at
its present rate of product will eyentu-
ally be insufficient to meet the larger
exactions.
1t seems that higher state Of cult
walton will be called into activity
among the agriculturists. Such wizards
of the soil as Burbank will undoubtedly
be able to solve the problem. Already,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
THE BUNKO PRIESTS.

Ministers of evangelical churches in
Salt Lake should watch the demoniac
visage of the Deseret News whenever
it lifts the corner of its mask. For
hypocritical purposes Of It's own, the
organ of the Mormon God pretends a
courteous consideration of preachers:
and such Of the cloth as can be induced
to keep their mouths shut concerning
the polygamy and the robbery, the bias.
phemy and the tyranny, perpctrated by
the bogus prophets, are quoted in the
News columns and are boosted by the
church politicians.
But the real feeling of the church
is betrayed in the News when one lifts
tho veil of hypocritical concealment.
The Mormon church teaches TO all its
people that evangelical ministers are
servants of the devil. From its earliest
lisping moment a Mormon child is
taught to look, with contempt ap-
preaching hate, upon Christian minis
ters. He is told that they have slain
the prophets; that it was their kind
who crucifed the Savior, that they
would make merchandise of religion:
and that their wicked opposition to the
Mormon church is because it is the
work of God. That is as much the
sentiment among Mormons today as in
the earliest period Of Utah's history,
when the preachers were openly called
"hell hounds and were warned to keep
out OF Zion.
Such evangelical ministers as may
from private vanity or from foolish
notion that they can convert Mormons
to evangelical Christianity-allliatc
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The State Press
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF UTAH.

BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF UTAH.
Ogden State Journal.
The Salt Lake Tribune has started a
beauty contest, the object being to de-
termlne who Is the most beautiful wom-
an I'm Utah, II ought not TO he difficult
for some Ogden girl TO win first, second
and third money In this. because Ogden
has more beautiful women 10 the block
than some entire communities.
There are reasons for this, both pre-
natal and post-natal 1t has been dem l.
onstrated that where the mothers OF
children are surrounded with beautiful
objects, pleasant conditions and other
favorable circumstances, that the chill
dren born are always better looking than
and less attractive localities. Hence.
the girl born In the rural districts Is
usually more handsome than the girl
born In dlngy tenement. and the boy
whose mother has looked upon the flow
ers OF the field, and heard the birds
trill their sweet songs. is better looking
than the lad who comes into the world
under the shadow of coal breaker or
amid the smoky spots where factories
pollute the air with dust and grime
where anvlls ring and sparks fly and the
hum of dirty industry makes things un-
attractive,
This being true. why should not ogden
the prettiest town In all Utah-con-
tain the prettiest women? No reason
Because the grandmothers OF Ogden
looked upon the fair scenes. the smiling
valley and the lofty peaks, which raise
their heads in alabaster grandeur, be-
fore ther daughters were born and
when these daughters matured they
were essentially handsome. In turn they
impaired to their offspring all the ad-
vantages their mothers gave them, with
the added ones which como from con-
stant improvement. the result being that
Ogden is full OF pretty women that
when man wants to get married here,
he ofttimes has to draw lots, because
there are so many handsome women to
choose from.
The Tribune Is TO be commended for
its enterprise and Ogden Is to be con-
graduated. because The Tribune will ad-
Yertise ogden as having the best look
ing girls In the State, and Ogden will
fact
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

combined, the ono which commcnds
. the broad-gauge proposition is the
greater safety which it insures. There
may be technical showings TO the effect
that no more safety attends the running
of trains on broader tracks: but even
these must give way TO the practical
fact that what are now known as mar
row.gauge lines are TO be replaced by
the present standard gauge just as soon
as racticable-becausc the latter is
safer, and because of its greater carry
ing capacity. The rule ought to hold
good up 10 the practicable limit, which
in this case Mr., Hartman fixes at six
feet.
There can be no question that, with
broader gauge, heavier rails, larger ears
and engines, and with the strength of
al strains, the most important element
of safety would be best served. while
the minor (but commercially desirable)
factor of increased capacity and speed
possibilities would be met.
There is no especial sanctity attach
ing to the present gauge. II was not
originally the result of extended me-
chanical test; but it became a fixture
merely as compromise of the battle
of the gauge. The fact that the
standard gauge was established many
ycars ago is not a conclusive argument
in its favor. because the conditions
then were not as they are today. In
those early days the gauge seemed to
fit the business of that time; but it
cannot be argued that it fits the bust
ness of 1907. The greater need of to,
day seems to demand the six-foot
gauge, on the grounds Of speed, safety,
carrying capacity, and eventually ccono-
my-all of which are highly essential TO
successful operation under the present
heavy transportation problem.
Many years ago the London &
Great Western operated a six foot.
gauge line; and of it there is testi.
mony that 1t was the safest line yet
constructed; that higher speed (for
that day sixty miles an hour was enor-
mous) was attained; that smoother
running was experienced; and that the
only reason for its abandonment was
that other lines refused to go outside
of the standard gauge
lt is not a matter of how much the
cost will be, but whether the method
proposed by Mr. Hartman is BEST.
And until the newspapers commenting
upon the matter shall give some attcn-
tion to that phase of the question, it
would seem that the railroad man s
proposition has not been harmed nor
effectively answered
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Where The Tribune Is On Sale.

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
NO FREAK LEGISLATURE.

The State Legislature has about ended
its labors for this year. The business
that remains is but the winding UP Of
some matters unavodably delayed The
session has been an important one, not
so much. perhaps, for the actual amount
OF legislation that will In future receive
a place on the statute books as from the
important nature Of the matters con-
sidercd. While many bills were intro
duced a comparatively small number
will become law. The Legislature has
displayed commendable hesitancy In the
matter OF freak legislation and equally
commendable deliberation and consid :
eration in the matter OF some important
legislation THE more haste the less
speed" and lack Of this careful delibera-
tIon might have placed upon the sta
tutes laws which even those most
anxious TO have passed would regret be-
fore many months. The people OF Utah
have no reason to be ashamed OF It's
present Legislature. Both Senate and
House Of Representatives have attended
strictly TO the work for which they were
chosen and have been working for the
interests of their constituents. The un-
timely death OF Representative Taft and
OF Clint 3. Leigh, reporter of the pro-
ceedings OF the House. were the only
dark spot on the session
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
UTAH'S IRON WEALTH.

Occasional reference has oeen made in
these columns and elsewhere TO the i'm
mensity and general excellence of the
iron deposits Of the county which adjoins
Beaver on the south and which obtained
its name from that superabupdant metal
Being thus a near nelghbor OF Milford,
II Is reasonable to suppose that some
sympathy exists between the points, and
this alone, II there were no other consid-
erations. would be enough TO make us
deeply concerned In all that relates 10 the
present and future of that vast rescurce
OF wealth. This might be regarded as a
selfish sort OF feeling, and Undoubtedly
a certain percentage OF selhshness obtains
In all the transactions of mankind, Tut
with this understood the feeling becomes
one OF generosity. of public spIritedness,
as such things 60. because the develop
ment and commercializlns of Iron ccun-
means much for the whole State and
everybody having interests therein.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

MISREPRESENTATION made. That In the
face OF such extraordinary odds senator
Bullen made the magnificent ngnt ne
did liz highly creditabie 10 himself, and
he has been the recipient OF hearty con
graduation from democratic and repu9-
lean friends Of both the college and uni
Yersi,y. In the House the Cache deie"
cation was ever alert 20 any aavantage
they might take and were dilgSnt ~.
checkmaIlng the terrific onslaughts OF
the opposition Twice day for t"9
weeks they were In caucus with ayowed
friends OF the college. and by their ac-
tivIty and the fearlessness OF these mem-
bers themselves they kept intact the
number required TO defeat the consollda-
tIon measure Both Maugban and Hen
bricks were Instant In season and OUT,
and in this Legislature, as well as tW9
years ago when member of the thlIo
ceptionally good work Though they had
lost, the Cache delegation would be de-
serving OF warmest praise, for none
could have been more energetic, slnceSe-
ly in earnest or effective in their laDor'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
UTAH's SEVENTH LEGISLATURE.

Lcni Banner.
Utahs seventh Legislature will ad
journ this week after a session OF more
than sixty days AS there was no cleo
tIon OF Senator. interest from the first
centered In legislation. which has occu-
pied the whole OF the time except that
which has been occupied in visiting the
State institutions and q few favored sec
tons OF the State.
Out OF the many bills introduced into
the Legislature the usual proportion have
become laws. Some OF these will GER
tainly prove beneficial, while doubt may
properly be expressed concerning others.
The outcome OF the consolidation
question is OF course pleasing to the
advocates OF separate mainteinance. but
very unsatisfactory TO those who believe
in unfying the effort In higher educa-
ton. The latter predict that the ques-
tion Will never be solved until the peo-
pie express their desires In the matter
by ballot
Altogether, the Legislature has done az
we'll. perhaps, was to be expected.
That things were done or left undone
displeasing 10 any one is no just ground
for criticism, le Is next 10 Impossible
to please all of the people with the same
measure and is therefore not surprising
10 find some people condemniug an ac-
tion which is loudly praised by others.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

under the advanced and scientific meth
DDS Of cultivation and Improvement of
varieties introduced by these higher
agriculturists, an acre of ground is be-
ing made to produce double and treble
the amount realized under tho more lax
system. AS rule, nature finds means
of equalizing conditions; but 1t would
seem to be desirable that man shall
take all means available TO him to meet
his growing needs,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
LIKES CITY OF SAINTS.


Alta Independent,
Tho resident and the yisito TO SALT
Lake City muat not assume that we have
only politics in Salt Lake City. There
are hosts Of other things that make you
glad you are alive, things that make
you love yourself. your wife. your neigh
Dor and your neighbors wife. and all OF
his female relations, and male relations,
of course, There isn't spot in this lana
anywhere that the shining sun beams
more brightly, that the sky is any oluer
that the breezes sing any more sWeetly.
nor the flowers eHhale more perfume
There Isn't land anywhere that can
have the joyous assortment OF odors that
we have, nor that has better. or even
half as good, material chances for i'm
provemen, in those things that pertain
wholly TO the mundane things OF lie, We
have n climate that is unsurpassed; we
have pure mountain air and pure noun
tain water running through tho city
mains; we have beautiful residences and
costly private and public buildings. or
course, we have politics, and we also
have religion: we have pickering and
contention, but we also have harmony
and peace. The days are one long e5-
scnce OF brightness. the nights dreams OF
peace With party strife relegated TO the
background. with everyone working har.
moniously together, Greater Salt Lake"
Is an assured certainty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
CONGRATULATES ITS FRIENDS.
Logan Republican.

Logan Republican.
Word comes from Salt Lake that
Speaker Joseph and Representatives Rob
inson. Long and Kuchler have been Lar
ticularly active and effective In their ef-
forts against consolidation. They have
stood with the Cache delegation through
thick and thin and because OF their
friendliness TO the cause of the Agrlcul-
tural college and the cause OF education
have been subjected to every pressure
not a little insult, and many threats Yet
they stood Arm, and at this time The Re-
publican is glad to express Caches ap-
probation OF every friend OF the college
and education In Utah, Cache will ever
remember friends In this fight, and Is Just
as certain to not forget her enemies To
the gentlemen named is due our heartfelt
consideration, and In the future they
theirs to command. or this we ahalI say
more later.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

! If living in Oklahoma. under her
twenty -one-year prohibition law, the
governors Of the Caroinss could have
appreciated that historical remark with
rare feeling
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
LOGAN STILL Blrrr,
Logan Journal,

One by one the Unlversity h,,
stealing courses from the Asri,1
college and then raising the ilos;, :
or PROBABLY 1ackass's bray wovH !,
more appropriate term. about ~
q, Oh aups,cation; nTansa charging the eonsn +
ara oomestic arts and now the anro,,
State normal school OF the I-niv...'H
decided TO teach agriculture ana ~.
acres OF the Uniysrslty's lana H..
set apart as an experimental ,ass
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

tended building a fs.,. III
care for the beets grow. at Va. NJ
sixty per cent OF the s,o N thai "
pany Was held by Eastemu,k tu,k Ii
came discouraged by men.
maze nnS a9g q large decrease in ,Snr0uh
and refused 70 put through iSas :, yssr,
men.s they had planned ihs
Gampany nany pS,,I Idissolxes; nsoS the Utah ls -
factorv te% was and d9ooght Ugh for the ,ss e0.,
ments, 'a II for 49,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.

Provo Enquirer
Many farmers do not realize the i'm
mense advantages and labor saving pos
sibilittes In the telephone, BY its use cne
may learn from city or village the state
OF the market, the probable demand, any
shortage that exists. and be prepared to
take advantage OF II promptly. while Mr.
was a brisk demand for the very goods
he had TO sell. Market reports in weekly
papers are ancient history when received
these days. What We want is more in
formation. The telephone was cerrainly
the most valuable invention Of the last
half-century. and mono have benefited
more by II than farmers. They can now
sell their stun In whole or In part be.
fore leaving home and do not as formerly
have TO take the risk OF driving 10 town
with load only to find the market Rlut-
ted. There Is no excuse now for nekIne
such mistakes as this, and II Is safe 10
say that no farmer who understands his
business Is ever caught In such a tran.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
TOO MUCH LEGISLATION
Tooele TRANSCRIPT.

The days OF the Utah State ia
ture is now at an end, and tbr
not meet again for two wears IA b.
except special session Is called h
Governor. The fact is, that Il srYI
better for the State OF Utah II the y
lature only met once In six YEN
the state would get along Just Il l.
and the taxpayers would save ths d
expenses OF two sessions Of the u
lature.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18

Pennsylvania floods have caused
loss of ten milbons-but manipulators
need not hurry about relieving the sit,
uation by transferring the excess of
moisture To Wall street.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
TAFrY FOR CACHE soLoNs.
)gan Republican

LOSHH NtpupTICan,
Never was the consolidation fight as
fierce as Ii was this year. never were
University plans well laid, never had
the friends OF consolidation spent so
much money or carried their fight with
ties never was such pressure brought
TO bear on doubtful members, and never
before was such Wholesale, yillainous
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
HoUSECLEANING TINE MI,
Fork Citizen.

The average housewife will a.
sin to make life e burden IA n.
inmates Of the household, shs -
a rag around her head ana Wa
the dirt In way that Will msts l
head swim. She viii tear I'M N.
pets, empty the cupboards, Ioos
when you show up for dinner ~ /
and bang things around 10 A 49,
taste. and il you don't like II iats
meals up town. Springtimc 10 {
unhappy event when houneclearlns n