Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
Business Men Think IL is Up 70 Conn
merciaI Organization to Call Down
SUCH Wild Orators.

The extremely Incorporate alleged
talk of Rev +. B. Short Of the First
Methodist church. in the cast last Sun
day. in declaring Salt Lake was worse
~ than Sodorn and Gomorrah, as reported
in dispatches, Is occasoning indigna-
tion in this city among all classes of
people. Banker L. E. McGurrin is out
spoken against the outrage. Said he:
s"rhe assertions made by Mr.. Short
~ are the same as saying that there are
not 10 persons in this town, but who
are guilty of the crimes charged up
against the people of sSodom, for the
" Scriptures state that there were not 10
righteous men In the whole city. Now,
when you come to think of 1t. this
charge is made really more aginst
p his own people than the Mormons, be-
Y cause 90 per cent of our population
lis Gentle, and we are under Gentle
+ administration. Yes. and 1t reflects
h directly against Shorts own Methodist
people, for they are an important part
& of thescommunIty. | think 1t only fair
and proper that the Salt Lake Real
Estate exchange, the Commercial club
and other bodies of citizens should
take this matter,ip without delay, and
& send out a strong REPUTATION OF the
4 baseless charges made. What good does
At do for our commercial bodies to send
VIII anu stINttilIIlliB UldlteF
boosting Salt Lake and the state, when
all such efforts are to be neutraltzed
AZ by the senseleSs gable of such wild
} ranters as Short? There are many peo-
pie down cast who will believe all he
II says, while others will half believe it
8 and the result Is sure to iniure the
1 best Interests of the city and state.
CLUB MAY MOVE
Manager Ha,ris of the Commercial
club, when approached. said all liz
4 knew of the matter was what the Is,ess
dispatches gave; but ut the same time
a If anyscitizens wished to take the mat
4 terHup with the Commercial club, they
II would be accommodated Mr.. Harris
g hoped the reports We're exaggerated,and
Mr. Short had really not made the
statements accredited to him. He re-
GREETED the affair exceedingly. Presi-
& dent w. j. Halloran Of the club did not
care TO make any statement In advance
& of more complete and corroborated In
sforrnation.. But, II the reports wore
Y correct, he said, the affair was to be
deeply regretted.
TuTTLE fRLAAIEs TRIBUNE.
The Tuttles,. well known real estate
men, felt the situation kecnly, as thoy
agreed with Mr.. McGurrn that such
talk which was accredited to the Salt
& Lake Methodist minister was greatly
Injurious to this city and state.
Why not" they said, speak OF
the great variety and value OF
#Utah's natural resources, OF it's fine
climate, OF It's desirability an
a place or residence, of Its promise
generally as commonwealth, and
bury tho unpleasant past with all OF its
chickering's? There Is but little doubt
What inspired this attack" and one of
the Mr. Turtles pointed up the street
IN the direction of the Tribune office.
II am ready to believe thar Mr. Short
had just laid down copy of the Tri-
ibune before entering the pulpit, and
his mind was twisted up from reading
one OF the inflammatory editorials OF
that paper against the Mormons.'
.. A. CALLAHAN 5OuTsPoKEN.
( d. A, Callahan is another good citi-
zen outspoken against such TRADES
from the pulpit as Rev. Short was
guilty of Sunday. He said, THE man
IS like his name, Short. There was not
the shadow of an excuse for any such
talk. 1t isn't true. and as a man of or
binary Intelligence, how can he help
knowing it?&It is absolutely senseess
to make such statements from the pull
pit or anywhere else. If made here no
one would pay any attention to them; \
but back east, there are many people
who are not posted as to actual condi-
lions out here, and who viii believe
what Ny Shnrte ca "a