The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-04
TRIBUNE LOSES AGAIN.

The ancient and decrepit Tribune
has lost another fight. Determined
10 punish the Saltair management for
making a contract with The Herald
Republican of advantage TO both
parties to the contract, the Tribune
made its boasts privately at the be-
ginning Of the season that it would
'break Saltair. and would ruin its
management financially" AT this
time. with the best part Of the sea-
son ahead, Saltair has done better
financially than it has done for sew
eraI seasons. That is. saltair profits
now are greater in the aggregate
than they were Tor all or last season.
Most salt Lake people are aware
OF the lengths TO which the Tribune
has gone in its efforts 10 keep people
from going to that resort OF course,
Il was not expected that this would
have any effect upon local people,
who know ire Tribune and pay no
attention to it. The intention was TO
keep tourists Away. As Saltair is tho
big asset in stirscting visitors, the
Tribune disregardod the fact that
such a policy was detrimental 10 Salt
Lake and that the effect upon Wis
itors would be very bad. With its
characteristic rule or ruin policy, it
went merrily upon its way.
Everything possible was seized
upon 10 form the basis Of the attacks
in the Tribune and Telegram. When
the gnats came. as they do every
year, there was a gnat editor. The
gnat question was agitated for weeks
after the last gnat had hidden Salt
sair a fond farewell and departed.
The system OF giving out bathing
keys which obtains at every resort Il
the kind in the country, and which
years Of experience has shown To be
the best. came in for an attack. IN
justice to the Tribune be it said that
II did not know that this was the Gus
tom and looked upon it as a novel
and hOrrifying departure on the part
of the Saltair management.
The spider editor was created, and
he threw fits OF all kinds concerning
spiders. Nobody really admires the
spiders or cares to be on terms of
close intimacy with them, and the
Saltair management has done every
thing possible TO get rid OF them.
1t then became desirable to at
tack Saltair on the ground that the
sewage from the toilet rooms was
dumped into the lake where the
bathers dispOrt themselves in the wa
ter. Not daring 10 take responsible
" for it. the spider editor wrote him
self a letter on the subject and signed
IL William Jones" Poor Jones, he
didn't last long. An inspection by Of
1icials showed that the sewage was
drained into septic tanks and thor
Oughly cleaned. The Tribune was
obliged 10 admit that Jones" was
mistaken. They knew zones" was
mistaken when they concocted the
letter in the Tribune Office.
One by one the various charges OF
the Tribune have been disproven, but
In only one case have they had the
manhood to admit their error. The
public, however, is aware that their
campaign has proven abortive.
Saltair is prosperous. The people
are going there in large numbers and
business is splendid. Added 10 the
excellent business already done, the
interval from now until the season
closes viii push the figure to a high
er mark than ever before.
SO the Tribune hasn't broken"
Saltair. but it has injured its OWL
business and prestige irnmeasurably
And The Herald-Republican is not
doing any grieving about that.
Isn't it about time that the Tribune
was learning that a perennial crouch
doesn't get it anything. and that the
continual slandering Of Utah its peo-
pie and its enterprises is doing the
Tribune even more harm than 1t is
Ioing the state? Even so poor an
excuse Of a newspaper as the Tribune
could be Of much benefit 10 Utah II II
would change ifs pOIicv and boost