The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-25
PUBLIC SPIRIT AND THE MER
CHANT.

of my home town because there Is
such lot of pettiness among The
business men, such lot of spite
work in their dealings. such lot
of peanut politics in running affairs"
And in this attitude the companion
agrees. Pettiness, selfishness, greed
and little politics tear down more
communities, and rend assunder the
spirit that should boost, than any
other things known to community lie.
We have a case in Logan today. A
sidewalk was to be placed across
MAN from the west side of the street
TO the Federal building. A quarrel
arose as to Just where the 81 lewa'k
should go, whether straight across
rspr. the doors of the Federal building,
or in line with the sidewalk of the
Lewly created street known as li=G
eral avenue. Petitions we're circulat-
Ell. protests were filed ana a great
hullabaloo raised VIII an the sidewalk
woe finally placed liz line with the
Avenue. Cries wcro raised that pei;
tics entered in here and there busi.
ness interests pull I'd this way and
that and regular tempest il a tea
DOT was raised that threatened the
peGce of the business world. Whether
one was RICH tand the other was
wrong. we do not care. for the pur
pose of our comment is not affected
one way or the other by the rlghtfuk.
ness of either party But the sidewalk
was laid and the matter should have
ended there.
But it didn't. The defeated pan ties
now come back with thu permission,
we presume, since their actions arc
unmolested, of the city to construct
another walk within forty or llfty feet
of the cement walk, walk that viii
go directly into the Federal Laid ny
entrance. II is understood that If this
walk is properly laid it will not he
higher than the cement walk.
But it is walk which creates anothtr
bump to mar the smoothness of or
streets.
But that isn't the point, The qucs-
ton as to the location of that walk
has rent asunder the business inter.
ests of that part of town. One party
calls the other mean and contemplate
and actuated by selfish motives. while
it seems to us both are guilty equally
with each other, Any man who stands
off to one side knows that he eff.
forts Of both parties are largely influ.
enced by the thought that where the
walk ends on the west side of the
street that there will be the best
business, inasmuch as people will
walk directly into the store. Business
selfishness has thus been engendered
and the hardest feelings have arisen
over the matter.
In our minds II is a most contemp
tible sqUabble. That business meI
should descend to such petty matters
is a reflection upon the calibre o
their actions. That sort of spirit caus
es young progressive pubic spirite,
people to grow sick and fade ava,
from the town. Logan should gro,
out of that primitive age when sue
pettiness can render such widespread
disaffectiou among business interest
that should be engaged in building u
their affairs, Nor do we refer t
that one case, but take it only as
sample of others which tend to pla
havoc with the welfare OF the Cit
II Logan wants to grow into a broa,
minded community II must epur
spiteful means to increase pe,son,
business.
There is much 70 be done by Il
gan people. In this city and The 81.
rounding county are resources, bot
develoI ed and undeyeloped, which ca