The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29

aser. and Mr.. Buckle. the editor. Soon
afterwards the old proprietors left the
building.
Now, Mr.. Buckle. want to know the
hang of the business. l presume you
take your orders from me now?
NO. Mr.. Meadows, / don't, l will take
marching orders from you II you wish
well. Mr., Buckle, I'm really sorry. but
| guess. 1t will have to be those you
speak Of. then
In half an hour the assistant editor
was installed in the editorial chair on
terms the baronet laid down
The city editor was similarly got rid
OF and successor appointed,
See here the baronet had remarked
TO each Of the retiring officials, Il don't
object, and / suppose you'll want to dis
claim responsibility, and announce your
designations, but you VIII please Keep
my name out OF tt
Sir John then left the office, and never
set foot In it again. But he intended
that things should hum
Knowing the power that lay behind the
"Thunderer," the first day Sir John had
control OF the paper an eloquent article
appeared. dealing with the unemployed
question. After deploring the situation,
the Times alluded to the many efforts
which had been made to deal with the
matter, but laid 1t down that 1t was evil
upon mistaken lines. Pound up with the
one trouble was the other. equally pro-
noupced. that the population was flock
Ing into the towns TO swell the ranks OF
part of the country through lack of
la Dor. was lying derelict, or else produce
Ing but half OF the national wealth which
should be its annual quota. II was. the
Times laid it down. nagrantly absurd TO
pit the human labor compulsory in Eng
land. country OF enclosed fields and
varying levels. IN which the extensive
use of machinery was impossible. against
the miles upon miles OF reclaimed prairie
in the wheat belt or Canada and the
United States. The salvation OF agricul-
n, Dr,l in ha0 t-tr lyDl
but In pctit-culture. Il was all very we'll
70 cry ''bac TO the land" but unless the
land could produce profits capable of car
ry!ng wages big enough 10 benefit labor
on Il financial basis alone. the cry was
futile. While mills and factories could
pay 25s. 10 sos weekly for unskilied Ia
hor, the land must pay the same TO get
that labor back. Unemployed colonies had
failed: they had become charitable dump
ings OF the unemployed. The Idea OF
peasant proprietary had failed in Eng
of the working class who had brains and
initiative were never content with such
position. and the rest lacked brains and
initiative. and lacked the capital TO carry
on TIL the labor they put IN the soil came
back To them in money. The Times, how
ever, proposed TO demonstrate that it's
own theory was capable or success In
practical form. 1T proposed 10 start col
onies for petit culture in different parts
OF England rs business undertakings. The
labor necessary for each would be en-
ployed but no greater excess from char
table ideas, Everything would be done
on business lines. and the Times would
not rest content until as n profitable busi-
ness speculation the Times colony had
been extended sufficiently TO secure that
| every pound of butter. every egg. every
yegeiaols. every atom on OF INDIGENOUS fTu,
within the United Kingdom.
The article concluded with the ngures
necessary to prove the accuracy OF its
forecast and appealed TO the public to
provide the capital for the venture. The
extent OF the initial experiment would
depend upon the amount of the FUNDS the
public made available, but the propr'e-
| tors OF the Times were willing TO guaran-
tee a dividend OF four per cent for five
years on all capital subscribed, and bonds
In due form would be issued for that cap
ital. The Times headed the list with the
sum OF 100000 Sir John had balted
the hook We'll. Financlers and philan-
thropists alike subscribed TO the Issue,
and in six days-the interval announced-
the sum received Mt the Times office
when the lists were closed had reached
the desired total of E30O,00G,
The money had been paid into spe-
clal account at the Bank OF England in
the names OF Mr.. Meadows and, two
ured in the subscription list for mythical
sums.
The money subscribed was paid out on
known stock broker. who took payment
In notes and bank draft,
The bank naturally assumed the money
and so little. II any, suspicion was
created. That-for the nonce-the clerk
Of tho firm who presented the check was
Sir John Kynnersey. was q detail the
Bank OF England could hardly be sup
posed TO know. Sir John carefully de-
posted the notes and draft at his cham
bers, and drew a breath of relief that he
had lifted the money before the expos
ure had come.
The ten days the doctor had spoken OF
as the time necessary for recovery, were
drawing 10 close. and the baronet knew