The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-08
EMPTY HOUSES IN SALT LAKE.

REAL estate man said that he had ridden the other day
n 10y from end of the city the other
line had counted fortywO vacant houses. \ by
stander asked him what ne il and told, The latter
then said inst he had observed the thing another
line and had counted mp fifty ride OF half through
Che city That little conversation reveals situation which
Salt Lake ought with 1t Will
help at all to ignore it, it will change the situation for
shut eyes to the truth, and say that Salt Lake
growing 10 ought to be-
Is the recognize and correct
II the better Salt Lake has livelihood
capable of attracting homeseeke of family who
has capital who livelihood for himself and his
by of hand BRAIN Salt Lake not hold
ing out the opportunities that she should We cannot forever
continue to maintain our population by the dlsbursng OF
building of homes and places of business in the
herdng Of stock, the development of mines We must
look farther.
Salt Lake must seek its future growth manufacturing
pursuits and the of every community of any I'M
porance There be factories and workshops
10 give employment to our population augmented
Outside of comfortable place to i've delightful eli
which does satisfy that inward gnawing known
hunger have nothing with which to attract homeseekers.
The truth behind these empty houses Salt Lake Just
that We energetic the citizens of any other
mUniy the nation business faculties Just acute
and well trained they respond readily to any proposition Tor
personal civic advancement yet Salt Lake is not doing the
business it ought be We need factories and workshops
and the city prosper and attract capital until we
get them They mean a greater population money in
circulation business for the merchants employ
ent at good wages demand for homes feeling reflected
quickly the offices of the real estate IN short they
prosperity for Salt Lake and every other community
And that prosperity not going to abide with
until get them.
A half dozen of even small manufacturing plants would
mean anywhere 1000 families in Salt Lake.
requires extraordinary fight of the imagination into
the cnvrcau observe with the minds the impetus this
would give to- business of all kinds. The absorption of some
finished products Salt Lake and Utah would mean
the money sending out of the state for some
these things would be kept at home 1t would benefit the
merchant railroads. the real estate every line OF
business would feel and quickly respond to it.
But Of these things possible long coal 1923
In the first place. manufacturing plant is going to
be located fuel expensive because would be inn
possible to profit; and in the second place working
going 10 bring his family to city where fuel at that
price And fuel is going TO remain at that price so long as
the keep IL there.
With NOR, coal i'm ta than there in any in
the Union shorter haul than most cities have from the
base of supply only why fuel Is at ITS
present figure and that Is found in the greed and IA
pacy the Two great companies control the business
IN Utah and they viii handle ii to their advantage Sc
long rs the will permit them to do IT. If the next egls
laure does do things to the trust its ader and abeors
will be outraged public sentiment has no muenc
unou the representatives of the people in the legislature.
also true the people not going to accept any
cuses for lack action. This is not question OF politics. the
entire citizenship of the state Is enlisted III thS nSh an" Ell
listed O remain
The secretary of state has his duty under the law b!
notifying the companies IN tins unhoy combination 10 9sso
or ne viii give the attorney general sufficient grounds for
court action that viii resound from end OF the country
the other If the effective the trust is going to get TIN
heating II deserves, Ineffective, the representative
en ttev meet o make the laws are going hear such
demand from One people that they will be glad to act How
ever the average Utah legislator has his sympates with tn
PEOPLE and needs not be very strongly uSed 70 give 'ei
wrongs his attention
The coal may have the idea that this little furore vii
t, forgotten i'm a few days it viii not be- The HeraldRe
,ulfr Is gong stay in TINS fight for the people until tn
olc get rights This paper fully realizes that Their
can be no real progress commercially in Utah until the prize
~ eeI l. lowered II wants Utah progress and for tina
reason Is going stay in the fight If the coal trust and it
snnsors have idea That the matter going to be for
GOTTEN or that there any influence that stop this fight
the quicker it dsabuse Its mind OF that idea the better III
longer this condition continues the indignant the peopl
viii become.