The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-15

the visitor TO tell whether he vas IN "a "a
Mormon store or Gentle store' 10 10
far appearances go Gcntlle any ' ant
do their trading as they 90 III ,hnS ~
other city. namely, buy where they
can buy the cheapest .o
Doubtless sentiment wouia causo aaso
tradespeople where things were reca,o}ng nn1uJ
equal, but clannIshness Is peco,niIts h,,t
less ql and less a,a fact9,f C,tv IN 'i'e ''''
1t can safely he said that botn alre ,ro
Mormons and the non Mormons are
pleased with this changed G0nditihUm Sor thm1
are shrewd sharp business people. nav
inc In their church organization one
of the best business organizations any
This business organlza ton realizes
through Its heads that what is good tot
Salt Lake City Is good for the WorldlS
norton of Zion. And the worldly POT
ton CT Zion is a tremendously large
proportion OF the worldly interests OF
Salt Lake City and of Utah. -.
And so II is that in studying @ ohe es PITS - Is
affected by Mormontsm, one cannot heip
being struck with the evident desire on
the part Of both Mormons and GenlliI|s
Ia have done with the unseemIy hsnt,
the bitterness and enmity that nave jill
the past undoubtedly retarded profress'
The change which has come VIII laPo ~
amount of capital coming from G"o.. .'os
sides and Invested in joint enterprises
is rapidly increasing.
ONLY a few years ago the majority gi
the Mormons would not engage in busi
ness enterprises in which Gentile capI-
tai was interested, or at least were 0P
posed theoretically to dong $50; j., oG%S ibe
CITY and throughout the state IN |hiGh
the capital invested is about equally III
vided, ,.,. oIl
adobe tithing house. for example "hcrC
the faithful were wont for years 10 Potiht
into the Golfers of the church TartaJ n
50 900 600 hetel. Although this IS known
most generally as "A Mormon enterprise,
as a matter Of fact a large part 9i the
capital has been furnished by Gentlles.
Lake CITY are coming 20 realize that
the heads OF the Mormon church are
good business men and and can GmmndcT,akings c i1
through TO ultimate success. O"lng 10 TO
this fact the Mormon people no iollTSa ~
have any difficulty in securing Gutslue
capital should they see. ft TO seek II"
One OF the most striking illustrations
of the business comminslng ot MOI W.
mon and Gentle is to be tound IN ime
Utah Sugar company. Wllcn was o''S
lnalIv a Mormon enterprise 49,,
The sugar trust desired TO ABSORB thls
company. as it had absorbed many olIi,
ers and went about il In the same 3io
way The heads OF the trust soon dls,
covered that they were dealing with
business organization which was cVery
| bit as clever, efficient ana strong as tn'
,rust itself and. in fact could give tho
| trust some pointers in the line OF shreWd
| business methods. -,
The trust agents also discovered tra
~ tbnv were 10 enjoy any Of the profits
! Of the magnificent business which tn,
! Mormons had built up in the sueaI
| line, iney would have 10 do IT on th'
| Mormon basis and not on the sugar
| trust basis. ,-
AccordInly the trust submitted :
proposition to the presiding bishop u
nav large price for a certain part o
the stock in the Utah company, Tn
purchase Of this stock was coupled WI.
| Trust would IN no wise interfere witt
| the management Of the company or at
| tenn, 20 dictate its policy.
Win this understanding the bshoT
| submitted the trusts proposition 10 th,
Mormon stockholders. and suiflclen
number TO give the trust the interest II
/ sought scnt i'm their stock. Evidcncf
tina tho trust is keeping It's word no