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Show THE CITIZEN I THE CITIZEN A Thinking Paper for Thinking People Published by THE GOODWINS PUBLISHING COMPANY 420 Ness Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the Postoffice at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Including postage in the United States, Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year; $1.50 for six months. Subscrptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $4.50 per year. FRANK E. SCHEFSKI, Manager and Editor JOHN L. KOEPPLER, Assistant Editor ED S. DIAMOND, Advertising Manager SANDBAGGING BUSINESS. DID YOU ever stop to think or ask the reason why Utah, with such unlimited resources, has so few people? A state that led the west in pio- neering the first cities, is now trailing behind the other western states. Oh, yes, we advertise, a kind of superficial bluff, but when big business decides to come in, we step to the front, throw out our chest and hang out the sign, keep off the grass, and besides we do not believe in competition. Other states are bidding against each, other for factories, industries, payrolls and settlers. Those of you who have been to California, or for that matter in any other state, know full well how true it is. Why not, then, develop that spirit here in Utah? Why has this city always opposed big busi- ness? Is it not true that Ogden has secured several large industries that tried hard to erect their plants in this city ? Who is it that throws cold water upon every proposition mentioned for this city? A short time ago a smokeless fuel company had to run the gauntlet of opposition. Now comes the Ohio Oil Company asking to pipe natural gas into Utah, and the calamity howlers are at it again. What does it all mean ? There is to be a public hearing on July 31, at which time our worthy city commission will sit as a judge and subsequently decide whether the gas is a good thing for the people or not. It is a well known fact that wherever cheap gas been piped into a city that such city has immediately grown. Is that the reason we do not want the gas in this city ? As far as injuring any other industry, we do not and cannot believe it . When the automobile was invented the calamity howler predicted that every farmer who depended upon his hay land would go into bankruptcy. The automobile came aid the horse and the hay fields disappeared, but the farmer is still doing business at the same old stand and will continue so to do. With this new gas company in the field, new industries will spring up and new families will come here. Our population will materially increase and there will be more business for every body. At any rate, The Citizen is looking upon the bright side of this proposition. We want to see Utah grow. We want to see Utah the leading state in the entire west. We have the mineral, iron and coal here to make a great state. We demand action and not incoherent talk. Our Commercial Club is about as cold a place as a stranger can visit. During these hot days it is a good POLITICIANS of both local parties are resting on their oars. The boys running for office are doing a lot of inside work and shun publicity in order to keep their opponents in the dark. However the convention days are drawing mighty close at which time the beans must be spilled and the lucky ones be selected. place to cool off. Why is not our Commercial Club at the bat and demanding, aye, even bidding to have this gas piped into our dty? Ask the officers we are only a member and have no voice in the dicta- HORSES THE GOAT. torial policy. But The Citizen would right now like to stop the knockers from killing every industral enterprise suggested for this city. Give us more factories, more payrolls, and provide means whereby all our people can go to work and not be compelled to live off the county. In the winter we howl about the smoke; in the summer we howl about the mosquitoes; in the fall we howl about our taxes; good heavens, let us go to sleep for once and have a dream about the beautiful things in this life. We have looked upon the gloomy side of life so long that we feel there is no bright side. Let us tear down the stone wall around Utah and invite the world to roll in its wealth to develop our unlimited resources. Let us not mimic China, that discourages development for fear of offending the gods. We are for any person or corporation which wishes to invest capital in this city, or state. Capital makes labor, and well paid labor makes good times. What do you stand for ? PROSPERITY FIRST. THE FIRST flurry of the national political conventions has passed and the subsequent calm shows Hoover rising above Smith for the presidency. For a time everybody seemed to be talking Smith it was sort of a hobby, a new plaything as it were, but after the newness wore off and the Utah people aroused themselves, they could only see Hoover as the right man for the big job. Who wants to experiment with Democracy when a Republican landslide means continued prosperity? It is true as usual, the Democrats have made many alluring promises and probably many suckers will bite. An attractive bait is very hard to pass up, even in a political election. There has been much turmoil in the country and while the storm was on the Democrats spread out their dragnets for the vote. A little camouflage sometimes is a harmless sport but the play became too serious and was made too far ahead of election time and the people are beginning to recover from the effects of the fine oratory and are now beginning to think. As long as every American thinks, so long will this country remain safe for the Democrats to live in. Regardless of what the politicians and the men on the sidelines expect to do, we are pleased with the announcement of both Herbert Hoover and Governor A1 Smith that they individually will conduct a clean campaign upon merit. This might result in a tie race. The principals could then toss the coin to see who would serve the first two years and who the second two years. It would THE HORSE races have been stopped. With us it is not a question whether it is right or wrong to have such races in Utah, but the method used in handling this well liked sport. If races are wrong today, they were wrong yesterday and a month ago when William P. Kyne opened the recent meeting. If it was wrong, he should never have been allowed to start. We are unalterably opposed to bringing in a business man to this state, sandbagging him and then throwing him out the back door. Such advertising can never accomplish anything for Uta and we cannot allow a matter of this kind to slide by without making some comment. Surely ping pong and grass pool is not the height of olir outdoor ambition ? And we wonder why we are looked upon as a peculiar people. OGDEN has numerous candidates for governor on the Republican ticket. Willard Scowcroft is the latest addition to the number, and while he has great admiration for Governor Dern, yet he is willing to be a receptive candidate on the Republican ticket. Mr. Scowcroft is a successful businessman of Ogden and men of his calibre make good public officials when they can be secured for office. When J. Cecil Alter said that the hottest weather was passed he forgot the hottest day of all, but then what is a day in any ones life ? MISBRANDED GOODS. WE HAVE a pure food law upon our statute books, but for some reason such laws have become obsolete through nonenforcement. Inspectors draw their pay and let er go at that. Take, for instance, the fine butter milk that is advertised in this city, and most of it is nothing more nor less than skimmed clabber milk. The rich butter milk of former days has entirely disappeared, at least we do not know where to purchase such a drink. You king pin at the head of this office, a little service, please. Label the bottles and let the people know what they are paying for, and what they are drinking. WE NEED A MOSES. THERE ARE many serious business problems confronting Uncle Sam today which must be speedily solved or all will suffer. Production and consumption are probably two of the most in musr portant. The men and women of have work in order to live. At the present time is the and cause of thousands being out of employment. We have men, machines, materials and money in superabundance. Some way must be opened to remedy this situation. Many reasons have been found for its existence but no solution has been evolved. No one is to blame for this condition the-count- over-producti- on under-consumpti- ry on be a draw and all bets declared off. either. CALIFORNIANS say that if the nation votes as does California, Hoover will become the unanimous choice of the people for president Hoover is bringing together all factions in the Republican party in California, which means a big Republican victory. This system should become national. The country needs a Moses to solve these business problems, a man versed in all phases of business, both domestic and foreign, a man, who, if it is possible to be done, will find a way ojj and cause this country to readjust itself so that all who desire employment may find it. There is one man, who, though he may not be able to accomplish the task, is more capable ! |