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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
THE FRIAR LANDS BILL.

News from Washington Is that the
bill known as the Jones bill regulating
the sale of the friar lands in the Phil
inpines. was passed by the House Of
Representatives on Wednesday, This
bill prescribes that the friar lands shall
be subject to the general land laws Of
the islands, and can be entered in the
same way as public lands. Heretofore,
the friar lands have been kept on a
separate basis altogether from the pub
lie lands of the Philippines. There was
something of an uproar a couple of
wears ago by reason Of the sale of n
large tract of these lands on the island
OF Mindoro to representative Of the
Sugar Trust The Government hardly
made itself good in tho sale, but the
special antagouism 10 IL was that the
amount of land sold was very largely
taken bv any one person of the public
lands in the Philippines. The Attor-
ney-Geueral, however, ruled that the
friar lands were not public lands, but
were obtained on a separtae aud spe-
cisl account. This view is accepted
generally. and vet the 'frlar lands re-
main unsold The Manila Times, in
commenting upon resolution passed
at public meeting recently in Ma
Mia called upon those who opposed the
sale of this land 10 come forward and
state their reasons. IL argued that the
lands having been bought and paid for
scpsratelv and especially, the sale i'm
rosing upon the public treasury bur
den of S,j00,0Oo pesos. the lands should
be sold in order TO recoup the public
treasury for their cost,
The lands involve about 1900
acres. which the Philippine Govern
ment did not want to acquire - as
| tho Times explains, but which it now
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
THE HIGH SCHOOL CONTRACT.

We think that tho people Of this city
will be entirely content with the &C.
tion of the Board OF Education In
awarding the construction of the East
bench high school to Mr.. Moran. The
margin Of difference between his bid
and that Of the outside company is so
very small that it ought not to be
taken into account, and when it is
considered that his bid conforms more
strictly to the specifications than did
the bid Of the rival company, there
would appear to be ample ground upon
which TO make the award to him.
AS we have, insisted all along, Mr.,
Moran's contract work is always well
done; he is a man who can be depended
upon without being watched to do the
work that he agrees to do, precisely
as he agrees to do it. He conforms
to the specifications always, and his
work is good.
The sentiment that it is better to
give work to home men when this can
be done fairly and legally is one that
is iustifiable on public-spirited grounds
in all cases, and we think that the
community will be quite content with
the action Of the Board in making this
award.
There has been a great deal Of i'll
natured carping and accusation against
Mr., Moran; but for the most part these
assaults have been malicious and un-
true. We have watched Mr.. Moran 8
course for great many years, and
feel entirely justified in commencing
him as a faithful, honest contractor,
who does his work well and exactly
as he agrees to do it. There have, it
is true, been some complaints against
Mr.. Moran that had some substance
behind them. We refer now to the
complaint Of laboring men that he
gives work to japanese and other out
side labor. Usually, however, it is
found that the work that he gives to
such outside labor is such as American
labor will not do, and doubtless the
Board OF Educ ltiou, which had the
whole matter before it, this specific
compliant as well as others, made up
its mind that whatever justice there
might be in such complaint, any sup
posed injustice can be eliminated by
specific contract,
And so we are glad on every ground
that Mr.. Moran gets this contract, and
feel assured that he will do the work
with honesty and despatch.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
HOW THE FRENCH BOND.

The methods of the French in issu.
ing public bonds, whereinfthe authori-
ties seeking to dispose of bonds coop
crate with the people by issuing bonds in
low denominations, is fairly eXemplifed
in a recent dispatch from Paris. That
city is about TO offer a bond issue
amounting to 205,000,0o0 francs (about
s4000O.OO0), and is putting the denom-
nation bonds as low as 800 francs
(about S60). The rate of interest is
three per cent, and the effort will be to
afford small investors the easiest pos
sible opportunity to take the bonds. \
deposit Of ten francs will hold 500
franc bond, and the buyer viii have
three years to make full payment It
is expected that under this arrange
ment the bonds will easily be taken by
the farmers and gardeners round about
Paris. and by small investors generally.
There can be no doubt but that this
form Of issuing bonds, which Is char.
acteristie of the French AUTHORITIES. viii
prove a great success in this loan, lust
as il has proved immensely successful
in previous loans. both Of the cities OF
France and Of France rs a nation. The
United States could we'll take lesson
from France in this particular, in place
Of depending so much upon Wall street
for negotiating its bonds. We are sat
is6ed that If the Government, in place
Of mixing up and handling Us bond is.
sues. (as the Panama Canal issue ~
| three per cent with an inhibition
against using the bonds for bank note
seeuritv.) had issued two per ecu,
bond an low denominations so that IT
could be taken by tho people and used
practically rs currency, such loan would
have been . groat success.
But our Government from the time oi
/ lClcvcland on has looked altogether q,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
"THE CREATION" TODAY.

The attempt to give an outdoor pro-
duction of Haydn s great musical work,
"The Creation at the University
grounds, was defeated last Sunday by
the storm. But not dismaycd, the mu-
sical experts of this city propose at 4
O'Clock this afternoon TO give an out
door rendering of that great opera on
the campus of the University, free to
all who attend.
It will be a great musical treat, the
opera will be rendered in great style,
and it will be worth the while Of all
music-lovers to attend. A large attend
ance will also be encouraging to the
performers, and we urge that all who
can do so may make it point to be
on the University grounds at the hour
named, to encourage the musicians and
TO get their enjoyment Of this great
treat
Last Sunday, some fifteen thousand
people turned out to hear this grand
opera produced. 1t is to be hoped that
even more may turn out today. 1t is
to be hoped also that the weather will
be auspicious, and that the performers
viii do their work under the most fa-
vorable auspices, and in the hearing OF
such vast assemblage as will spur
them TO their highest efforts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

seeks In sell The Jones bill. how
ever. rs passed by tho House, will pre-
won't this special sale if the Scuate
concurs in passing it. BY merging f"os"
lands in the public domain.
The Manila Times comedies that 1T
is not likely that the Government Will
be able to sell the remaining blocks OF
the friar lands, and it says that 'small
purchasers who can make free entry
on the public domain arc foolish TO pay
high prices for former frlar lands eh-
cept in unusual circumstances, and
there is no wild scramble on the part
of large purchasers TO secure the re
naming land - 1t holds that the sale
Of the Mindoro lands referred TO was
ga ten-stroke for the Government, y
and holds that it viii be in great luck
if it gets sale for much of the large re
maining tracts.
There docs not seem 10 be any very
urgent demand for Filipino land, either
of the public domain or of the frlar
lands, and we imagine that the passage
Of the Jones bill incorporating the
friar lands in the public domain VIII
have verv little practical effect, bat 1T
will disappoiut the Filipino officials,
who had hoped TO get back from the
sale of these lands the amount which
they cost,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
HOW TO DEAL WITH 1T.

1t is said that Attorney General
Wickersham "has a practical plan to
end the Coffee Trust" if the prosecu-
tion of it which he has in mind fails
1t will be remembered that there is a
complication in this case by reason Of
the support by the Brazilian Govern
ment Of the Coffee Trust and of the
financial syndicate which is backing
it. Therefore, it is contended that the
prosecution may not only fail, as other
prosecutions against trusts have failed,
but that it may involve international
complications with Brazil and un-
friendly intercourse between the United
States and Brazil on account of such
prosecution, 1t is stated, therefore,
that In case of the failure of the prose
cution, the Attorney General will ask
Congress "to restrict the importation
of coffee from Brazil and thus by de.
stroying the biggest market, automati-
cally reduce the price,
1t is impossible to see, however, how
the destruction of the biggest market
will reduce the price On the con-
trary, it will bo practically certain to
increase the price; nor is there any pre-
| cedent or authority for a proposition
to restrict or prohibit the importation
of coffee from Brazil. Nothing of the
| kind is practicable, nor is it desirable
even If it could be done.
The true remedy, Of course for such
state Of affairs is the imposition of
an import tax upon coffee. This suc-
gestion is met by correspondent of
| the New York journal Of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin by the sug-
| gestion that the imposition of such an
| import tax would increase the price Of
| coffee. We do not believe that it
/ would do so, because the margin be-
! tween what the wholesalers pay for
| coffee and what the retailers sell it
| for is so very great that any increase
TO the consumer would tend largely 10
/ the restriction Of the use Of coffee.
/ And in that margin there is ample op-
portunity for neutrslizing the import
/ tax without increasing the price TO the
consumer. In fact, during the Spanish
/ War, when there was An import duty
on coffee, the consumer never realized
| in tho price which DC paid when the
| tax was put on or when IL was taken
! off II would doubtless he the same
I again IL the import duty were imposed ;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
ANTI.RoosEvELT WARNING

The forecast made by Representative
| Mckinley, who Is manager for Presi
dent Taft s campaign, that the Roosc
veu following viii undertake to bull
do1e the Republican National commit
tee and to stampede tho Republican
National convention. is probably true
enough. The specific ground upoi
which this Roosevelt action is fore
shadowed is on account of the con
tests which the National Committee viii
hear and determine in advance of the
meeting of the convention, and will re
port its conclusions thereon to the con
ventiou when it considers the question
OF credentials.
The contests, for the most part, arc
fake contests such as McHarg is now
getting no in the Southern states long
after the regular elections of the dele
gates. These contests are got up for
the purpose of making trouble, and not
because there is any merit in them
There is merely claim that the Fed
eral officeholders had too much to say
III
delegates were duly and properly
elected. This, however, is no new
charge. It is charge that has been
made for the past forty years, and
there is no ground therein for invali-
dating the election Of the delegates.
Precisely the same thing happened here
in Utah. and there would be Just as
much sense in getting r Roosevelt con-
testing delegation from this State as
there is for getting up such contests
now in the Southern States. We can
not believe that the committee Will be
swayed in the least by any BULLDOG
ing tactics such as are foreshadowed,
and such as the Taft campaign man
agement warns against
1t has been agreed by both sides that
the rules governing in the hearing oil
such contests heretofore shall be ap-
piled in the present case, The com
mittee will doubtless apply these rules
honestly and impartially, and the ac-
tion reported by tho committee Will un-
doubtedly be sound, legal, and impair
tial. Necessarily, in all fake eases,
the decision Will be against the Roose-
velt contests. and if the Roosevelt peo-
pie see fit to bolt by reason of that,
they will have to do it. But the idea
that the convention itself can be swept
off it's feet or intimidated by Roosevelt
tactics in opposition to the committee
report or prior to that report in over
riding the selection for temporary
chairman, is probably an idle dream.
At any rate, the Republican party as
a whole will not stand to be terrorized
CT betrayed The warning, therefore,
sent out by Mr.. Mckinley, is timely,
and we cannot doubt but that 1T VIII
be effective.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

the big financial interests for floating
It's bonds. II would he an excellent
idea in our judgment, for this country
to take new departure IN this matter
and take France as a model. lin such
ease. the Government of the United
states could float any amount OF bonds
at any time, and the people would glad
lv take thom all, To do so would IN
fact. be merely To return to some OF the
methods of the Civil War, where bonds
we're issued i'm low denominations and
served rs currency. We believe that
to be the true business for the Gov
ernment whenever it wants financial
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

Building contracts have b9en the spe-
cialtv OF tho week just closed.
On Tuesday, tho regents accepted the
plans for the University Admiuistra-
tion building, aud before long will be
prepared to invite bids for the con
struction.
On Wednesday, the new Orphenm
contract was let. and that structure
will he pushed with energy and dis
patch. II Will be one of the finest struc
lures in the city, aud its location on
the north side OF second South, west
OF the Walker bank corner, is one Of
the choicest in Salt Lake.
On Friday, the contract for the con
struction of the new high school on the
East bench was let to P. j. Moran for
an amount we'll under the estimated
price of 100000, The letting Of this
contract gives great satisfaction to the
city.
A large realty deal by Salt Lakers In
the purchase of the Allen Dale prop
erty at Drummond. Montana, was an
nounced The purchase was made from
President Nathan Allen Of the Leather
Trust, the amount involved being near
| ly 100000.
The work on the Walker skyscraper,
| that on the Hotel Utah annex, and
the well distributed aud extensive work
| in the construction OF dwelling houses
throughout the city, has progressed in
| fine style during the week.
The operations of the Commercial
Club during the week have kept things
lively. There is the proposed trade bu'
reau, which will help the merchandis-
ing and iobbiDg trade; there is the live
ly campaign by contesting armies
to increase the membership Of the club
which is now 1919 members, with the
expectation Of increasing the member
ship to 100 by June 1st, There is also
the club 8 great "See Utah First Elk
cursions, the one for yesterday being g
visit to Logan, which was assured al
immense success.
The continued series of boosts in the
bank .clearances Of the city compared
with the corresponding weeks of last
year was again in evidence the pas
week, the increase being 16.7 per cent
for the week just past, compared Will
the corresponding week last year.
The business Of the week for mer
chants left little room for complaint
the volume of trade being noticeably
in excess Of that for the week before
Bargain sales continued in variou!
lines. Great expectations Of lively
trade are INDUCED in by reason Of Tho
big removal sales of the Keith-O 'BrieI
Company and the Aucrbach Brothers tc
their new quarters at Third South ant
State streets; lively competition IL
clearance sales is expected ut that time
| Graduation dresses and suits, as wei
as material for June weddings, are IL
strong demand Cash sales are abou
the same as in the preceding week, anC
collections are equally good, il not bet
ter.
Mr.. c.. c. Calvin, Vice-President anc
General Manager of the Southern Pa
cific. was Salt Lake visitor during tn,
week, and gave an optimistic inter
view.
The Denver & Rio Grande filed it,
mortgages here during the week fol
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

The principal feature in tho mining
world for the past few weeks has been
the release of innumcrable annual and
quarterly reports OF copper producing
organizations. in which there WAS re
Elected the existing highly satisfactory
red metal conditions The metal is OK
tremely firm, sales having been regis
tered during the week at 1854 cents per
pound for electrolytic. with reaction
towards the close to l63s cents The
advance in the price Of copper has not
been discounted by stock market val
uations. and inasmuch as the big pro
ducers are just beginning to feel the
results of higher priced metal, the mar
ket authorities are predicting IN up
ward movement in the dividend paying
shares.
Stock markets report dull trading
The uneasiness politically seems to bC
the main adverse factor at present II
the East. On the local mining share
market. conditions continue very dul
and unsatisfactory. New discoverie
Of ore are necessary, especially In Tin
tic. before the public will return. 1t i
noticeable that whenever there is 1
substantial mine improvement reported
there is good support rendered by thos
knowing conditions.
Little has been heard for several day
in regard to the American Smelling
company strike at Murray, and tn
supposition is that the trouble, whic
threatened dire results at one time, j
practically settled There are severa
hundred men back at work, and tn
plant should be running at any capa(
ity desired by the first Of the month.
From time to time there are report
OF mining deals being consummateC
and capital apparently is willing
venture in this direction, but the dc
sire for mines is confined to develope
propositions rather than prospect
Mine machinery firms report an III
usually good demand for mine equiv
ment, indicating that the amount c
development work is being increase
with the return Of warm weather.
Silver and lead remain firm an
| strong
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
THE EXPENSIVE CAMPAIGN.

The expenses of the present primay
campaign for the Republican nomina
tion for the Presidency have been .
enormous. so out of all reason CON
pared with any previous expense In \
Presidential campaign for the nouiinR
ton, that the people necessarily won
der why there should he so great y
contribution. such swift and stron;
flow Of the current of money. II
The general consensus of opinion i
that Col. Roosevelt has the money. a,
that those who are supporting hir,
have it and are spending it with Iav
ishncss and unconcern as to its amoun
that is beyond all precedent and 81
vond all reasonable limit. u
The New York World has been keer
ing pretty close watch over IN
Roosevelt expenditures, and a recen
Washington dispatch to that paper 1
summarized in its headlines as follow
OVER 81 100000
SPENT IN FIGHT
FOR ROOSEVELT
Average Cost OF Delegates $4,000, and /!
|
md the Colonel Get tho Needed "a
| Votes in the Convention the TOD
No Would ahl ~ Re I's+2 ooe.IeodQuarters ,Ideo
PateS MPashl"StSH Service e'IIS 10 5000 Day
win Reach Total OF SIS. 900 TO $780, .c0'
| For Postage on Circulars In Eipf
States. $4,000. q
Not only is the money resource vfk
! Roosevelt in extraordinary degree. bu
he has unloosed flood Of vituper,
tion and personal abuse against Il
President never before known in
Presidential campaign. Heretofor'
there has always been n reserve of d,
cency, withholding of opprobriot
epithets, and n semblance at least Z
decent language and ordinary courtes,
But all this has this year been throw
TO the winds by Roosevelt, who hs
gone into action with IN unreserve I
speech, fertility OF iuvective, and
conscienceless personal vilifieation nj
only out Of all precedent, but out I
all supposed possibility in like cas-
President Taft stood this as long /;
it was in the nature Of man of an
spirit TO bear such assaults. Literall
as he himself said. ne was forced
the wall, and if there was any ma
hood in him he had to fight back. An
he has fought back with a vigor, q =
sourcefulness and an effectivene
which have raised him higher this
ever before in the estimation of q
American people, if such thing wa
possible in a campaign Of personality
and accusations.
That President Taft has borne hiI
self with comparative restraint al
moderation as contrasted with q
Roosevelt, there can be no questio
1t is deplorable sight to see PREF
Dental campaign take such low plar
as Col. Roosevelt has forced this stru,
ole into, and it is even more deplorab
that any one man should be able to
shape campaign in the United State
The very fact that man Is 40
and eager to do this shows in itse
that he is unfit by temperament ar
qualifications to be at the head OF o.
great Republic,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

The general commercial agencies re-
port the volume Of business throughout
the country as continually expanding,
this being proved by reports Of bank
clearances and railroad earnings. The
situation was improved last week above
the week before, Distribution is aided
by favorable weather. A considerable
tonnage in iron and steel is in prospect,
and price advances are made more cas-
ily than heretofore. In many lines pro-
duction is on heavier scale than last
month, and orders booked will keep the
mills busy for several months to come.
Buying on the part of railroads tends
to make up for reduced requirements IN
other directions, car inquiries amount
ing to fully 10000 tons and additional
contracts for over $4,000 tons of rails
being noted.
The Boston wool market reports Il
fair amount Of business at steady
prices. including transactions in old
Montana and Wyoming staple and
clothing wools, as well as new Utah and
Arizonas, But little fleece wool has
been sold.
The wheat market is irregular, caused
by varying reports about the condition
of winter wheat, these centering largely
upon the Kansas reports, On the whole,
there seems to be no sound reason TO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

Seattle is wrestling with PROPOSE
ton 10 recall its recently elected May
election, would no doubt like another
"goH at it, And he would have TO
face another recall election right away,
and there you are.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

New Jersey is having it hotter even
than Ohio had il week ago. But
Tuesday will end the agony, and leave
little more to do. Only South Dakota
viii be left to vote as a State entirety,
though the composition of the delegates
from some Of the States, as Texas, is
still unsettled.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

The situation in Cuba begins to look
serious again; but it is to be hoped
that the Government will be able TO
restore order. 1t is no pleasure for the
United States to intervene in Cuba,
and whatever hope the insurgents may
have of forcing it ought to be thwarted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

The half.cent coin proposed would be
n nuisance. of no usable value. But
a l2l2-ccnt piece, the old real or bit,
would be a useful piece OF money. Yet
there is no proposal to coin it, because
it never has been coined, save in Mexi.
co or Spain. IL would. as half Of 4
H5.cent piece. be handy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

Madoro is getting short of cash, and
proposes tax OF fifty cents a barrel on
crude oil, which would yield about SlO,-
600 dsy. And as the oil wells of
Mexico are chiefly owned by Americans
and Euglishmeu. this revenue would be
looked upon as clear gain, tax from
the payment of which Mexicaus would
be excused