The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-16
AN ATTACK IS MADE
ON ADMINISTRATION
Resolution Adopted at West
Side Citizens Mass Meeting
Against "StOckade."
CITY Is CALLED UPON
TO CLOSE UP PLACE
Resolution Also Is Addressed
to Governor Spry and At
tOrney-General Barnes.

The mass meeting Of the people Of
the west side, held at the Fifteenth
ward chapel for the purpose of pro
testing against the so-called "stock-
adc" Tuesday night was more of an
attack upon Mayor John S. BransfoTd
and the city administration than any
thing else. The speakers devoted more
time to Il criticism and denunciation OF
the city officials than TO the moral
phase of the question and two resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted; one
demanding that the city officials inn
mcdiatcly take action to abolish the
'scockade' and the other requesting
the governor and attorney-general to
use their influence TO have the "stock-
ade - abolished
The meeting vas presided over by
i, c. Ashton, who, IN his opening ad-
dress. censured the mayor and city
council for permitting the "stockade"
TO run.
B, F. Grant, chairman of the Cltl-
zcns' Betterment league. and a brother
Of Apostle ueber j. Grant of the Nor
mon church, was called upon to speak,
He contended that the ''stockade - had
tho effect of increasing and protect
ing vice, and he declared that if vice
that it is protected. Mr.. Grant said
that to his personal knowledge the deni-
zens Of the "stockade' object to pay
ing TO Mrs Dora Topham. alias Belle
London, a license to conduct ''houses
of prostitution in this infamous stock
ade' -. He declared that Mayor
Bransford might III the first place had
Il good motive for favoring the re-
moval Of the women from the center
,f ha hnS Cfr nt hnf ho 10
clared when the mayor saw the effect
it would have on the community he
should have used the power of his Of
flee TO prevent 1T.
Working for Dividends.
"'Thc 'stockade' was established
purely and wholly" said Mr.. Grant,
'.to make dividends for the sharehold-
ers i'm the Citizens Investment com
pany,' He declared that 'sBelle Lon
dom had written to Butte. Boise, Den
Yer, San Francisco and other western
cities inviting fallen women to come to
this city for the purpose of making
the proceeds Of the "stockade' the
greater.
At this point the meeting was in
formed by Chairman Ashton that there
are now twice as many prostitutes IN
the city as there were before the
stockade" was opened. Mr., Grant
stated that he had been through the
slums of many of the big eastern cities,
but he never saw anything which
equalIed the " stockade, which he con
tended is being supported by the Of
ficials of the city.
Earnest Wright of the Butterworth
& Wright real estate firm was the
next sneaker, and he severely censured
rhc city officials. 'We have asked the
mayor and city council to enforce the
laws and put this infamous place out of
hlsinoss.'' he said, "and if they do
mo- do their duty. we will put them out
of office at the next election.
Lou J Haddoek was called upon to
speak and. like the former speakers,
blamed the establishment of the
.s>tockadeH on the city officials.
':Such demoralizing conditions never
existed in this city he said, until
Belle London and John $. Bransford
established the 'stockade, He de-
clared that those who say that the
fallen women were moved from the
CENTER Of the business district for the
good of the community deliberately he.
After committee. of which B. i.
Grant was elected chairman. was APP
ronted to carry on a campaign against
the maintenance of the "stockade -
throughout the whole city, the meeting
adjourned.
Resolutions Adopted.
Following are the resolutions which
were adopted. the first being the one
directed 10 the mayor and city coun'
ell:
Whereas the undisputed evidence
ahovs that that certain corporation known
as the Citizens Investment company has
FOR several weeks past and now is de-
voting its property. known as the stock
ade" 10 open and notorious prostitution
In violation OF the temporary injunction