The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-06
AMERICAN PARTY BENEFITS.

rol csmpaicn does not undertake u
Js,v tbe benefits which the American
,sytv has conferred upon salt Lake
Citv. In fact. denial is quite imPos
s;blc But j, calls upon the voters oil
tbis city 70 turn their backs upon thai
marty in sheer perversity, because tins
nartv has done 50 much 10 help tho
city.
| Those who were here six years ago
the present season will recall the acute
condition from which the city was SUI
| ferinp from lack of water. The sup
nlv in the summer OF 1905 WAS often
shut of and il was extremely difficult
10 get water service that WAS even
iolsrable. TO say nothing about con-
yelicnt or satisfactory. To say that
tbe water was scarce does not express
il. for il often happened that water
was not 10 be had at all. I'm abortlNe
attempt WAS made that wear 10 add TO
tho water supply, without result; ana
he church administration went out OF
mower without adding ono drop OF water
70 the supply. but having instituted a
suit To condemn wafer right whlch
IT is more than doubtful if the city
could have won. The American party
repaired that trouble by adding the
Big Cottonwood water, negotiating FOR
the Knudsen primary right, which was
ample, and repairing the lcaky spccif-
cations for the building of the Big
Cottonwood conduit so that the water
could actually be brought TO the city.
After getting it 10 the city, this party s
enlarged the mains, ex.
tended the service, and so remodeled
the water system as 10 make it sub
Stautially new.
Jt has added miles of street paving
OF the best possible character at the
lowest possible cost, this 10 the admira-
ton Of everyone who sees it, and be-
ing a standing invitation to every
homcseekcr, To everyone who would ln-
vest money. TO come here aud reap the
benefits that arc open 10 widcawake
settlers and 10 men Of money.
1t has covered the city with a net
work of sidewalks, which arc the en-.
ioymcnt of all the people, This at a
cost so small as to be oppressive to
none
1t has completed the sewer system
except AT one point, aud is attending
10 that as rapidly as possible This
sewer system has so benefited tho san.
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health Of the people here is rated above
that of most of the cities in the Union,
and the death rate is among the low
est of all cities
All this has been done in thor
ougbly busincssiikc. economical way.
the city receiving a dollar S worth OF
good service and permanent improve
ment for every dollar spent.
The call TO oppose the American
party means. therefore, simply II call
TO halt the city in its advancement, TO
deny the facilities for growth which
The city demands. and to head of that
growth by practical notification to
new settlers that they arc not wanted
here.
This. in fact. is tho true reason for
ihe church opposition 10 tho Ameri
IAN party. That party has brought in
settlers here, aud fostcred the growth
of the city so that it is now out of
the hands of the ccclcsiasts, and they
arc hopeless of rcgaining their lost
power unless they can impose upon the
people With deceptive aud mcndacIous
pleas. The object Of the Mormon
hierarchy is always political power and
civic control. This fhc American party
has defeated so far rs this city is con
'erned. Hence the rage of the priest
hood the malcdictious of tho hierarchy.
The clear duty of every citizen who
wishes well TO Salt Lake is 20 90 to
he polls tomorrow and vote the whole
american ticket. The opposition simp-
" means decay and rctrogrcssiou.
For these reasons, both negative aud
positive. the American party deserves
the confidence and support of the whole
of salt Lake; aud VIC fully
count on the result of this election as
a triumphant American vindication.