Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
Salt Lake Arraigned
By Mayor Of St. George
BY. Il. Il. DAGGE1T.

THAVE been resident of Utah and OF Wash
4 ington county for more than 80 years, and
Y speak from my own personal observation: From
its carlist history Salt Lake City has been the
business center the most attractive features being
found within its borders and the country people
at least those this section, have assisted in its
development and have rejoiced in its prosperity,
To visit the city has been their pleasure
It's wide streets their cleanliness, and good
order have been commented upon favorably. When
ever there is anything of a public nature, such as
state fairs, religious gatherings, political conVen-
tions--in short everything has conferred there
The country merchants have supplied their Gus
toners with goods almost without exception pur-
chased there, causing nearly all the money accum-
ulated by them to find its way to Salt Lake City.
This to great extent has made salt Lake City
Now has she done her part in the way of reel
procity? j fear not.
enterprise is projected In any OF the smaller
cities, it is not assisted patronzed by the Salt
Lake merchants as 1t should be to foster home In
dustry. Now let refer TO condition which
though outside of business mercantile consid-
eratons, yet Is the foundation of all lasting pros
perity.
I refer to the system of education. Salt Lake
City has Il splendid school system, brought about
for the most part by the assistance as have
before observed of the outside counties. We are
obliged 70 be contented with the district schools
eighth grade, we have not even a high school, yet
for years past, there has been nothing but COM
plants by Salt Lake people, at being obliged to
assist in the education of the children in the coun-
ties sparseiy populated.
This ought to be. Last year, from the s..
George stake, more than $4,000 expended by
people 10 give their children the benefits of Il
higher education, great part of this found its way
into Salt Lake City
Some six eight years ago the state board OF
equalization, after careful examination, fore
ed to admit that the property OF Washington coun-
ty taking into consideration what it would realize
in cash, assessed higher than any other county
IN the state of Utah. Is this feeling III regard TO
education. tending toward reciprocity?
Then we have immense grindstone quarries. the
hair nj "a q
utilized from the fact that 63 miles from
the railroad, and the Salt Lake merchants prefer
to use an in inferior quality that can be shipped
from Cleveland. Ohio. for little lower price
This is also true OF the canning industry al
though fruit not be excelled-
In regard TO the mail order system: l do not
know whether there is anything in the methods
OF Salt Lake merchants that tends to build up
their trade not, but / am Informed by
postmaster that the receipt OF goods by mali is
largely the increase, and many of our people
state positive fact. that articles of wearing
apparel especially. they make saving of from
% to 30 per cent By sending to Chicago, for tho
same all this money goes out of the country, and
some method ought to be devised to stop it,