Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-25
JOSEPH n SMITH,
ANTHON III. LUND. "A
JOHN HENRY SMITH.
First Presidency
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

The barkcrs for the so-caled Amari-
ran party claim a great deal of ''iin-
5provemcnt"as the work OF that ag
4 sregation. The truth Is that during
3,hcfflve years 1t hnse controlled the City
government, not a single industry has
been created, or fostered. except what
I has been done by citizens not identi-s
sS$aed3wlth that crowd. And that is very
s'enlarkable when the circumstances are
considered. The administration has
spent the 81 100000 borrowed by It's
predecessor, and borrowed and spent
100000 more, and with all that not a
drop of water. has been secured for the
City, in addition to that bought or, con-,
.racted for by n previous administra-
lion. Not one drop. The taxes have
/ oeenS Sincreased every year, but the
treasury has always been as empty as
IL burglars had been working at It..
rhe administration has swallowed up
The public funds faster than the coll,
tectors could rake the money together.
but nothing has been done to attract
6fettlers, or make 1t worth their while
10 come here. a bsolutely nothing.
Enterprising cltizens-not "Amerii--3
snns"--have by their erection of mag
gaifcent buildings kept labor busy and
considerable money In circulation, and
The railroads have done their share by
gilhe building Of depots and work of re-
3pair.Eor construction. hut no credit Tor
H.his is due to the party that niodestly
plains Gall i'll sight
Tho administration has paved q fcw
blocks, with money extracted from the
pockets OF the people in the form Of
extra taxation. Many are paying IN
&Inetalmcnts for this luxury and are
.orced to add heavy interest to the
irst and 3cxorhitant cost. because they
aannot earn enough to ppy tho entire
amount In one sum. And some have even
lost their homes. Bit street paving
ioes}not produce anything 1t is a dead
Investment 1t does not add to the.
zeal value OF property. is nice and
convenient, and MI that, except where
lie grading is so ldiotic that the side
walks--as is the case in many streets
ire inundated every time there Is u
gsainstorm il IS a luxury that Is all
light when people can afford It, hut
Al does not add anything to the capacity
9pf the City totsustain a population. as
goes Investments in factories farms.
mines, etc, Al the administration has,
iione Is to Increase the indebtedness Of
The city to an enormous figure and to
.uni the taxes up to compete With 10
story skyscrapers or course, few
faithful servants of the party have
5aeeen enabled to build fine houses and
: auy automobiles, but the people cannot
i've on that, in the absence of fac
,ories and pay rolls.
NJ 1t is as We have said. really aston
shing how totally lacking in public
enterprise OF n productive character the
,rowd now III control OF tho City Is.
There are thousands of acres Of land
tight close to the City that could be
made to sustain a large population, by
T he expenditure OF money for drainage
litchcs. But did YOU ever see one of
{ .hpt{ crowd turn to the redemption Of
he soil and the making of homes:
q. Hardly.8 They prefer 10 live on the
earnings of toilers.
{iS On the contrary. That crowd has
advertised Utah rs II place where gen
s3iles'f cannot live because Of the don't
nance of the '.hierarchy' and such
'ot as that They have kept settlers
ind capital away by their insane fight
ipon the people that have 10 their ever
astinsi credit the redemption Of the
lesert. They have attracted MI kinds
E5f criminals by their attitude toward
Z lens Of vice ana crimes, and that is
III that can be said for that motley
# .rowd. N N 4