Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
Who have secured the passage OF "a,

who have secured the passage OF law
that are not to our interests.
One of the chief requisites of Ann
erican cities is to make them attract
i've. We ought TO beautify ours, and
encourage everything done within IL
that will contribute to its attractiye-
ness.
Right now in salt Lake we nave
a problem AS TO high Insurance rates.
The NJ. and NJ. association should not
hesitate to cooperate with the city
administration In helping to solve this
profile on the coast they have sal
wage corps who do not suffer from be-
ing put out of Office every year or
two to have new men trained for their
places at TIE expense of taxpayers.
and the departments efficiency. A sal
wage corps here would help the de-
partment.
1.-The NJ and NJ. is not club II is an
association OF business men. We now
propose to lower the fees, and make It
a more popular association. There
should be power within the association
to cope with all business problems and
to take up the cause OF every manufac-
turer who is not getting a square deal
LICENSE REPEAL.
1--WE should work for the repeal of the
business license. II Is too much to ask
Tho merchant to pay for 1t after he is
already taxed on all his property and
on all his personal property.
I'VE should work TO have clerks
trained to advocate home made goods.
They often have II at their option to
sell home made goods rather than inn
ported for they are frequently asked
to recommend between brands.
FREIGHT BUREAU.
1--WE should establish freight bu-
reau. The one already established by
the association has saved me so times
my fees in freight rebates. The rail-
roads have reaped rich harvest from
our lack of attention to freight details.
A Philadelphia firm recently wrote me
that II didn't want to do business with
such stupid people as Salt Lakers. be-
cause il had to pay $3.50 per hundred
to ship brick here, while 1t could ship
them right on through clear to Japan
or to san Francisco for 81 per hundred,
NEGLECTED ARTISTS.
Utah ought to do something for her
artists We have neglected them total
ly In the past, and all we have here in
Utah OF Dallin's IL a clumsy plaster
cast OF his Signal of Peace" while
"A foreign government had tried to buy
one of his creations for $4,000, and
his residence was In Boston, instead OF
need OF services such as he could rem
der. (The speaker overlooked the Pio-
neer monumenD.
Here in our midst is Hon Young,
Shall we drive him forth as we drove
the others forth? Or shall we learn
now to utilize such men and secure
their valuable works for our own city?
suggest that we pledge ourselves to
raise the sea gull monument which he
has designed to illustrate one of the
most beautiful stories ever told of any
country.
In 1912 there will be a worlds fair
in Japan. We should hold one here that
year. to attract the eye of the great
flow of travel that will cross the con
tinent.
LOCAL STRIFE.
I'VE have here local strife. and 1t
viii continue as long as the business
interests viii let 1t continue. We
should combine to kill this strife, and
bring peace. 1t cannot come while one
faction here is saying as the little boy
said to the other little boy with whom
he was playing on log, III one OF us
should get off, there would be much
more room for me-"
PLEDGE SEA GULL MONUMENT.
Following the speech of Mr. Morris
Mr., StreYell moved that the Nj. and NJ
pledge Itself to the erection OF the
sea gull monument, or to help in doing
1t, and opened the contributions with
donation OF $40, In which IA number
of those present Joined him.
Mayor Roylance of Provo spoke of
the opportunities here for fruitgrowing
and other industries aad OF the mar
kets In which Utah could compete.
and he was followed by o. IL Morris
of Walkers. who spoke OF early clos
ing and its effects on a large business
institution.