Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
Waiting for King George
To Start Trade PUTTING

she once lived there. But II does sport
the royal arms. That Is because the
ground floor has been leased to fish
monger, who succeeded In getting a
royal warrant from King Edward.
Every second or third shop in Bond
street displays the royal arms that pro-
claim the possession of the royal war
rant, bestowed either by the late king
or some member of the royal family.
BUSY PULLING WIRES,
And that is why Bond street shop
keepers especially are wearing wOr-
rled air these days and are pulling all
sorts Of underground court wires to
obtain assurances that when King
George begins to tackle the royal war
rant business they won't get left. For
as soon as he causes the decree to so
forth the royal warrants that his ia
Their so freely issued will be recalled.
And then unless they are replaced by
his own. down will have to come the
lion and the unicorn from the shop
front and the royal arms can no longer
be displayed on the bill heads and the
letter heads.
"Td give a thousand pounds" said
one OF these Bond street shopkeepers
to our representative, "to feel sure
that the royal arms viii not have to
come down from my front. And Just
before King Edward died-God bless
hint spent "A lot of money getting
them freshly gilded.'
Across the street was shop that did
not boast the coveted emblem.
1T would be tough luck" remarked,
synpathetically. m your rival over
there should gain what you lose
IF he don't" he answered, gloomily,
at won't be for lack OF trying. ] know
that he is working every trick he knows
TO get one"
Tricks! What tricks can be used to
get royal Warrants" But that ques-
ton caused him to shut up Ike clam.
Royal warrants are not Issued by the
king direct. They are issued In his
behalf. by the heads OF his household
the lord chamberlain, who nominally
supervises the running OF everything
above stairs in Buckingham palace; the
lord steward. who Is supposed 10 con-
troll the downstairs department and
the culinary supplies and the keeper OF
the privy purse who Is supposed 70
keep an eye on his matesty's private
spendings II has never been charged
that any Of these august court officials
get any graft out of the royal war
rants. But all the same IT Is well
known that other things besides the IN
trinsic merit of the goods on Whlcn
roval communication is bestowed count
In obtaining royal warrants Court
flunkeys are not above accepting gem
lids. ana S1illt HNI'N
aristocrats are not above promising, Tor
a consideration. 10 use their influence
al court TO obtain the bestowal of the
coveted document
Dis,iIlers. brewers and wine mer-
chants are among those who reel most
nervous as TO getting their royal war
rants renewed by the new king. King
George Is rather touchy on the liquor
question. since he assembled the throne
made of the currently accepted rumor
thar no was addicted 20 drinking more
than was good for him. on the au-
thority Of a bishop he has been pro-
nounced a strictly temperate man.
Now King Edward was not bit
touchy on the drink question. In his
canacitv of ROYAL trade puffer he pun
al the liquor trade rather more gen
erouslv than he did any other branches
~ manufacture and industry. He con-
ferred royal warrants on no less than
10 brewers An equal number OF ais
tulers were entitled to sport the royal
arms as purveyors or whisky TO ms
majesty. Nearly 10 wine merchants
claimed the distinction OF contributing
to his wine cellar. SIX 'haI ~
arms left one in doubt as 10 what was
his favorite brand Of 'hzz,' And four
brandy concoctors could point TO the
roval motto 'Honi soft qui maj
nonse'' as a means OF increasing their
business on the other hand oniy nine
manufacturers OF mineral waters ana
temperance beverages were recipients
of royal warrants. IL may De rahoa
for granted that King George VIII not
expose himself 10 the Inference, false
ana misleading thought IL would De-
INIT this contrast would suggest some
" Il. Isle SMELL.