The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-05
PROGRESS IN UTAH.

party, beginning in the first place with
the glorious victory of that party at
the city election in November, 1905
has been often and admiringly dwelt
! upon. 1t is inspiring TO every visitor
I The facts are clear; there can be no
intelligent denial of them. American
ism means progress, it stands for ad-
vancement, it infuses vigor and growth
wherever it has the opportunity to put
its principles into effect
This fact is so evident by reason of
the census figures of last year, in addi-
tion TO the general features so evident
in this city, that even the Deseret News
has not the gall to insist any longer,
as from itself, that the American party
has retarded the growth Of Utah. II
now attributes that silly sentiment to
others. saying, as it did in it's issue of
Tuesday evening. that .'it is considered
by many that the failure of Utah to
hold its own in the matter of increase in
population is due to the SANDERS which
American party leaders have circulated
about Utah. In view of the fact that
the only noteworthy advances in popu-
lation have occurred in communities
whore American sentiment is strong
est, and especially in Salt Lake City.
where Americanism is the dominant
force and in control of the municipal
ity. the suggested retardation Of the
growth of Utah becomes spectaculariy
absurd.
The population of Utah by the cen
sus OF 1910 is put at 373,35l. an in.
crease of 96,602 in ten years, the popu-
lation of the State in 1900 having been
returned at 276,749. The gain was $40
per cent.
By the census returns OF last year
this city had a population of 92,777,
a gain of 1926 over the 53,53l popula-
tion of the city in 1900; or a gain of
"A per cent. The State outside of the
city gained 1886 in population, or
25,7 per cent, which is but little more
than onc-third of the percentage gain
Of this city.
To hold that the American party is
drag on the growth Of the State when
it shows such splendid results in the
city which it controls, is Of the same
sort of logic that the Cinnamon en-
ploy when they get things in reverse
Taking Salt Lake County for the com
parlson, that whole community having
shared in the splendid growth that
American vitality and vigor showered
so bountifully upon the city. the case
population of the county in 1910 was
Isl ,426, leaving a population of 241,-
925 for the rest of the State. This
compares with population for the
State of l99,02i in l900 eliminating
for that year also the population of
this county. The growth of the State
in the ten years outside Of Salt Lake
County was 1921, or but 214 per cent
This computation, taking Salt Lake
County as A whole. eliminates prac.
ticaily the great dominating American
influence in the State, so that the bad
influence of Americanism is shown by
the fact that the increase of the Ameri-
can portion of the State is almost four
times as great as that in the other
parts of the State where Americanism
is a negligible factor. But if Ameri- |
canism shows such tremendous growth
and progress where it has its greatest
effect, what possible sense or reason
can there be III attributing a retard-
ing Influence to Americanism on the
general growth Of the State? The true
argument would be that if Americanism
is hostile to progress and advancement, |
the effect of that hostile influence
would show for evil in those places
where it is most prevalent But since
II shows the magnificent progress of
three or four times as much as can be |
shown In other parts of the State, the
by the Deseret News is manifest at
once, The figures as given are re-
nforced In their effect by the showing
that in the ten years from 1890 to 1900, |
when the boom of Statehood was on, the |
increase in population outside Of Salt |
Lake County was but PA per cent,
while for the whole State it was 31,3 |
per cent.
If the State at large had shown the
same ratio of growth that this city |
has shown In the decade from 1900 to |
1910, its population by the census OF !
1910 would have been 4Sl ,543. The |
in this proposition, amounting
10 upwards of 100000 population, oc
ours not in the American portion of |
Utah, but in the priestridden portions. |
The demonstration, therefore, is com
plete, that Americansm means progress,
advancement, and splendid growth in
and that the continued |
priestly control in civil affairs means
paralysis, slow progress, and |
4 heavy clog on advancement. Every !
citizen of Utah can understand and ap.