Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-08
EASY TO KNOCK

A NY paltry fellow, whether he is writing the
editorials of newspaper under nomdeplume
or merely editing it, can knock. 1t is easy to knock
it requires neither courage energy nor brains.
And there is usually minority of noisy gazoots
in each town who applaud every effort along this
line. They are the sort of chaps who gather about
the man who is trying to accomplish something
worth while, and try to act smart and make cute"
remarks But did you know of these wise
acres ever accomplishing anything praiseworthy
themselves? They always poke fun at and find
fault with what the producer, the creator does,
and try to discourage and discredt his efforts but
do they give you anything in return?
About the same thing is true of religious crit
les. They delight in ridiculing and tearing down
the other fellows tenants and beliefs, but have no
religious soace to offer in lieu thereof.
1t is not to be expected that every effort in
the direction of worthy object will succeed The
world is more than half made up of disappoint-
ments and failures. Yet what says the old ad-
dage: IF at first you don't succeed, try, try
again." And mighty sound, wholesome advice it
has proven in a great many cases. Some of our
greatest human benefactors have achieved sue
cess only after lifetime of dsappointments and
failures.
Having done with generalities and coming to
the point there are certain people in rival town
of this county who take great joy and satisfaction
in the prospect that Cedar City's hopes for
ing railway connection with the outside world may
be dashed to the ground again. Which goes to
show that the writer Of certain annonymous( p
spiel in the Parowan Times signed ''Megain" is
insanely jealous over any advancement which is
made by the southern portion of the county of
which the county seat does not receive the first
helping And that he would far rather see the
eastern end of the county go without railroad COM
munication entirely than to have the road built to
Cedar City and not to Parowan.
"Megain' palavers about the important infor-
nation he has received first-hand from an official
of the d. & r. c. Railway, which is supposed to
put the quietus" all prospects of railroad to
this place, but neglects to mention what position
his learned informant holds. Possibly he is a
brakeman. he may be yard man, either of
whom of course, would be in very close touch with
George j. Gould and would have absolute knowl-
edge of that worthy's plans and intentions, and
consequently of the aims, capabilities and good
faith of all other railroad magnates and capitalists
This egotistical gnoramus tries to belittle al
boosting newspapers who publish the avowed in
tentiOns of constructive people who attempt tC
do something for the country and apparently sug
gests course of SOOTHING and ridiculing any move
for the betterment of conditions because som,
such efforts have failed in the past. There is wis
dom and constructive advice for you
But our long -eared friend on the north with
the stentorian throat may find that he has laughed
too soon this time. We still have very positive
surances that despite the many delays the pro
jected branch to Cedar City will yet be built OF
schedule time, which is by December first, and w
Contrary to the representations of our knock
ing friend we have just good coal on this sid
of the range they have on the east we have
sufficient amount of tonnage to justify the build
ing of railroad right now, with all the increas
to be added that the building of railroad woul
undoubtedly bring. here is already more freigh
handled through the Lund station than at an
point on the Salt Lake Route in Utah. except Sal
Lake. And how long does this maverick suppos
it would take to bring railroad with the line o
chatter he gives off in the article in question: pre-
vided anyone took him seriously and credited hir
with having ordinary sense, which, however
extremely improbable