The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20
Coed Highway to Bingham
Great Public Necessity

Editor Tribune:-'rhe Bingham local
paper. commenting on q communication
that recently appeared in The Tribune
criticising the condition OF the Bingham
county roads, applaudS the do-nothing
policy OF the Republican board OF county
commissioners. This as a Republican or
gan II was OF course In duty bound to do,
no matter how inimical 10 the interests
OF the people OF Bingham the administra-
tion OF our county affairs may be. Let
me say few words In reply
AS whole tho paper makes few com
ments worthy OF notice, Just one was all
right IL presumed that the communi-
cation referred TO was written in the In
terests OF the American party, because
the American party advocates improve
ment, progress and square deal; and
docs things Maybe the concluding
paragraph was intended TO De funny.
Anyway, IL Is OF n piece with the gro-
tesQue humor TO be expected of a Re-
publican stand -patter: What Bingham
needs is high board fence at the mouth
OF tho canyon 10 keep people home. rather
than n paved road to the valley TO en-
courage them to so elsewhere 10 spend
their money"
Such a though might have emnnated
from the added pate OF a lop cared
Chnaman, dreaming over his pipe. \
vision Of the great Chinese wall that kept
everybody out as we'll as everybody In,
would possibly suggest II or it might
flash through the brain OF a strenuous
pachyderm sent out by the federal buncn
to tell the good people of Bingham how
TO vote, DuL no one WOulQ nave DellGNeu
tho highly intelligent editor OF the Bing-
ham paper capable Of advocating q re-
turn TO Chinese walls methods IN this day
and generation.
abroad to spend their money Is it not
their inallenable privilege TO do so? The
suggestion of any means TO coerce them
grave or gay; seems TO be an insult TO
editor Is said to spend much OF his time
out of town. That Is his business. But
why is he opposed to other Bingham
ties following his example in this re-
spect If they so elect and can afford 1t?
Bingham is one OF the marvcls of the
age. but its hustle and eNcitcments pail
when taken In continual doses. For
fact. II is hardly q steady thing elysium
for happy souls. living or translated. and
It's civilized people who cannot have
change once In while are TO be pitied.
Instead OF coercion, why not consider
compensation? Bingham needs no wall TO
keep out Its would-be guestS-though It's
only inlet for vehicles answers the pur-
pose pretty we'll. Why not make de-
pense, you say? What Is Bingham get
ting. anyway? One single Bingham mine
paid 100000 In taxes last year. and It's
employees were held up FOR $4,000 poll
taxes. And don't think that any ono of
It's big producing mines is overlooked by
the assessor. Then the district saloons
outside the city limits paid the county
$4,000 license money, Bingham Is de-
serving OF the very best roads that can
he made considering what IL payS-not
even drawing the line on asphalt pave
ments. Where did the money come from
that built the magnificent drives around
Commissioner Mackays broad acres and
other private demesnes that can be men
toned? Then there are no less than four
teen Mackays on the county payroll-looks
like nthe whole Damn family. e..
Sam. David, d. j, w. w. Calder, George.
Wiford, Joshua. Ira. De)lsle. NJ. ". S.. j.
a, and William! If they are all ranch
men. and II Is contemplated that each
ranch is TO be boulevarded, shaded and
Bingham to ever get It's Just comings?
When Will ever anything but patchwork
be done on the Bingham county roads?
In future communication, n The Trib-
une will print 1t, l propose to show that
o000. II so much is necdea should be
appropriated by Salt Lake county for the
purpose of turnpiSing the Bingham roads
down 10 their connection with the Red
wood road, And Bingham should enter
a mighty protest against its resources
being further expended in the alfalfa dis
tricts until this Is accomplished.
With a single exception Bingham to-
day presents the grandest scenic view In
the mining world. If the half of Its
tourists would cross the continent every
season to see them. If n turnpike were
built into Bingham there would soon he
"A half hour line OF Seeing Bingham"
the hundreds OF mining men Of Salt Lake
City interested In Bingham would take
spin out to the camp once or twice
4 week for the sake of outing II moth
railroads run Sunday excursions 10 TIn-
tic and Park City, but never to the
"Old Reliable" The reason for this ap-
parent slight Is obvious. Nobody wants
mile or two miles OF transfer haul.