The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-03
SHOOTS GROSS DUPLIcITY.

when Apostle Smoot was max
ing partisan attack on the Hous,
wool bill, Senator MARITIME of Nov
Jersey interrupted him by reading {
circular, which showed that the Prove
wooden mills in Smoot g own town had
not been in operation for several years
And MARITIME asked, "If the Payne
Aldrich woolen tariff won keep you,
mills open, in heaven g name what dc
you want2'
Smoot's reply was, 't'The mills have
closed because there is q Democratic
House, and the whole industry is de.
moralized by threats of free trade"
1t was clearly Smoot's intention to
convey the impression that the Provo
woolen mills had been closed down
since and because of the election of the
Democratic House, and since the efforts
began to revise the wool schedule.
The Provo woolen mills, run under
Republican auspices, management, and
agencies, closed down in the lat
tel part of October, 1905. Arrange,
ments had been made by way Of lessen
ing the forces and curtailing operations
from the August preceding, and by the
first Of November, 1905, the closing Of
the mills was complete. This closing
lasted for four years and a half. Last
year jesse Knight, a Democrat, OBJ
tanned control Of the Provo wooden
mills. He imported a manager from
England, Mr., James Dow, who pro.
fessed his ability to run the mills sue.
cessfully. Accordingly, the Provo mills
started operation again on July 7, 1910;
but Mr., Dow's management did not
prove satisfactory, and the mills closed
on December 5th of last year. But as
Jesse Knight was persevering man,
he employed new manager. Mr.. w. U.
Hanke; and under this management the
mills started again on March 1st of
this year, and are running with smooth
ness and success at this time. AS noted
IN The Tribune of July 9th of this
year., the Knight Woolen Mills made
bid to furnish the government 100000
yards of army cloth, and the samples
are now being tested in PHILADELPHIA.
This contract, if obtained, will bring
Mr. Knight about $l35,00O, and addi,
tional hands will need to be employed.
The mill now employs 100 people, with
a payroll of about $45, 900 month
1t will be seen from the facts how
sensationally untrue Smoot's answer
was to Senator MARITIME query. The
mills closed five years ago last fall
under Republican management, in spite
of the heavy tariff rates of the Ding
ley law, They did not close, as Smoot
undertook to convey the impression, be-
acsue of the election of a. Democratic
House, nor because of the threats of
interference with the wool tariff; but
they closed under the full tide of
Republican protective measure, the
mills at the same time being in the
hands of Republicans.
Not only that, the mills were started
last summer by a Democrat. in the
shadow of the election of Democratic
House, which was realized on in the
succeeding November, 1t being con.
ceded upon the failure of the Repub-
licans to Justify and honestly revise
the tariff law that the Democrats
would be given control and empowered
to do that revision.
The effort Of Mr. Knight, A. Dem
ocrat, to revive the wooden mill in
dustry in Provo did not at first sue.
ceed, because the management which
he installed was not satisfactory. On
getting rid Of that management, Mr..
Knight resumed work again on March
1st Of the present year; this after it
was we'll known that a Democratic
House had been elected, and on the
eve Of the coming into office of that
Democratic House, and right upon the
which was then preva-
lent that President Taft would call
Congress together in extra session if
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
were not ratified by the then Con.
gress. 1t was not ratified; the new
Congress met in pursuance of the Presi. |
dents call, with large Democratic
majority In the House, and still Mr..
Knight, Democrat, kept right on operat.
ing the Provo WOODEN mills, and is Cd. |
Grating them now, in spite Of all the
tariff agitation and the passing Of bills
affecting the wooden tariff especially.
In view Of the facts, what a con-
temptible subterfuge Smoot was guilty
Of when he undertook to answer Sen.
ator MARITIME! What an utterly un-
truthful and misleading reply his wasl
1t would be disgusting enough for q
Senator Of the United States to cover
himself with ignominy by making such
IN answer as Smoot made to Senator
MARITIME; but when we consider that
Smoot is also nm Apostle of the Church
Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
n the Dispepsation of the Fullness of
Times, the tricky, dishonest character
u his answer is all the more caIami.
,ous to whatever he may have left of
.eputation.
We see an alleged Washington special
n last nights Deseret News, purport.