The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-29
GOOD ENOUGH AS 1T Is.

Matters arc going along very we'll
in Salt Lake City. Population is com.
ing in in swnrms, and that population
is bringing in money by the tens of
thousands Of dollars There is more
building going on than was ever
dreamed OF before in this city, Public
improvements are keeping pace with
this tremendous building activity:
streets are being paved by the mile:
water mains arc being enlarged. laid
by wholesale; sewers are being put
in as fast as money and skin can
do it; sidewalks are being constructed
by the scores of miles: work IL plenty;
money is abundaut: and the city is en-
ioying n repute of vitality, of growth,
and for excellent promise that is not
cqualcd by any other city in the Union
Every one who comes here admires
the splendid work that is going on.
Every one goes away charmed with
Salt Lake. and those who do not after
visiting Us make up their minds TO come
and live here, go away full of regret
that they cannot stay
Salt Lake s crownipg achievement
of the year has been the splendid en-
tertainmcnt that they gave 10 The Ma
tional Grand Army Eucampment Every
one in the city co.opcrated to the Mt
most extent that it was possible TO do
in the patriotic endeavor. except only
Councilman James b. Murdoch. who
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appropriation by the city to make that
cucampmcnt a succcss, We have had
the Commercial Travellers here. We
! have had numbers Of conventions and
! business men 5 meetings of various
! kinds. I'm all OF them the city has
borne itself with distinguished credit,
In the matter of tho Grand Army Eu.
campmcnt. especially, the veterans OF
The great war went away from here
with their mouths full of praises for
! Salt Lake and determined TO carry the
! fame and high reputc of this city 10
! this city 10 the utlcrmost bounds Of
! The Republic. There was not one dissent.
| ing voice among the tens of thousands
of visitors on that occasion but was
raised in acclaim of Salt Lake, Only
James b. Murdoch sulkcd.
Now. what is tho occasion for inter.
fcrng with this splendid progress. vital
ity. and growth of Salt Lake, Why
does ANYBODY want 10 stop if! Why
docs anybody want TO give a set back
to The city! The answer is easy. No
body does, except the hierarchy and
the tools of the hierarchy. and these
only because this progress docs not
bring special profit to the little clique
OF ccclesiasts that arc used TO shear.
ing the sheep that come within Utah :
boundaries. In all this progress for
Salt Lake there is no lamb 5 wooI for
the church leaders. no special profit for
the priesthood. That is all there is
TO it,.
That opposition cares nothing for the
fact that It's tactics would deprive work.
men of employment and wages would
stop progress where ii Is. would pre-
vent more street paving, stop sewer
construction, sidewalks and improve
mcnt i'm the water service. The time has
been here, and that within a very few
ycars-no later. in fact. than 1905. the
year before the American party took
coutrol-whcn il was almost impossible
TO get drop of wafer for amy pur-
pose in this city at certain times OF
the DAY. Those who built new houses
found infinite trouble in getting wafer
connections and water supply. All this
was rcmcdicd under the control of the
American administration.
Why obsiruct the brillian prospects OF
our city by turning back the hands on
J the dial of progress There is no intel
p Igcnt answer TO the question. The oulv
: honest answer Is one that every one is
: ashamed to give, aud that answer Is
because the progress is disiastciul TO
tho pricsihood since il yields the priest
} hood no special profits and because thai
priesthood is Jealous of any credit being
, given TO any ono other than their own
2 special clique and so.caled divinely ap-
pointed authorities.
5 Salt Lake City. however, has shaken
/ of the rule Of the ccclcsiasts. and will
G pay no attention TO their means Of he
, ing left in The ditch where they chose
: TO place themselves.
{ Salt Lake is bound onward and up
e ward, and It's good and progressive citi
zcns see no reason for any change al
this time They reject with scorn any
b proposition of bogus and grating priest