Show UNCLE SAM may ind find it possible to keep out ot of a receivers hands by the war tax route says the central missouri republican unfortunately tuna tely however railroads and other business that have been put in the same condition as the government by tree free trade have no such recourse TUB THE salt lake tribune issued a new years edition last sunday it contained a general write up of the state and several paid walte ups of 0 the me big mining companies and also paid puffs tor for several of the successful candidates cadi dates in the recent state election there was much information regarding the varied resources of the state but on the whole the holiday edition was not up to the usual high at standard of 0 that publication COLONEL theodore roosevelt Is not saying much for the press these days but he is keeping in close touch with conditions of the country and noting the many weak points in the democratic administration at the opportune time lie he will say things la in his characteristic emphatic manner that will bause ause the voters ot of the country to sit up and take tahe notice and prove a great factor facter in the downfall ot of the now triumphant democracy THE city c council 0 un cil should not lay down in the matter of getting more revenue and greater benefits from the mountain states telephone and telegraph company tor for the valuable franchise granted it to do business in park city seeing that the said company was the first to squeal sg ueal about getting something for or practically nothing the council should now adjust matters so that the taxpayers tax payers bo be benefited indirectly for god knows the tax payers are paying sky eky high rates for the service furnished by the telephone people THE SAN francisco chronicle says we have neglected to dev develop el our sugar industry to a point making mailing us absolutely independent of foreign supplies as we should be had it not been for the war the democratic tariff would have completely killed that industry this la Is somebody alses war but think of the position if it were our own and this and other important industries had been killed by a democratic tariff americas best defense is a self contained self supplying nation and that can only be through a protective policy THE PAPERS continue to print culumns concerning the awful distress across the atlantic and urging contributions to be sent to the sufferers of the war not for a minute denying the fact that charity is always commendable yet it seems to us that the war sufferers are not the only ones that need attention and help we do not have to leave the shores of america to find distress and much of the money and provisions and clothing that is going to europe by the ship loads could be distributed among americas worthy poor and hungry with highly beneficial results result I 1 WHEN A newspaper gives you a lot of tree free advertising la in order to boom some concert or entertainment in which you are interested keep track trach of tile the lines that are printed week by week and multiply that nimber ni by the regular advertising rates of the paper compare the results with the actual money value of 0 any favor that you get from any other business concern then take irto consideration the tact fact that advertising ver ver and circulation are the only two things that a newspaper has to sell now in these days of 0 higher prices how much do you think it ought to give away DOWN IN TEXAS through the efforts of editor rountree of the Ceorge georgetown town commercial more afore hog and fewer dog clubs are being formed judging from the number of worthless curs that run out and yelp and snap at you while miring through the country towns of 0 our state the formation of such clubs would be decidedly advantageous in utah and would in due time reduce the tha yelps and increase the amounts of pork resulting in cheaper meat tor for the meat eaters editors of the country press advocate and encourage the more afore hog and fewer dog idea ANOTHER thing councilman paull and his colleagues coll colI egues should continue to persist in obtaining 1 is 9 the that L A jeffs forfeited tortel ted by not living up to the franchise awarded him for another light heat and power company tor for park city the city was put to great expense la in publishing ordinance holding special meetings etc and by all means should be reimbursed the city is in possession of mr jeffs bond tor for the above amount and it if by any chance the bond is defective then the salt lake attorney who at the time was employed by the city and passed upon said bond should be held responsible and made to pay the costs ot of his blunder YE BUSINESS men who sometimes forget to use business sense and send away for groceries and clothing and other things when same should be purchased right here at home should profit by the effect of peddlers lars being allowed to come into our city and sell their outside in unfair competition with our homo home butchers the principal Is wrong for a good town home merchants must be patronized when they deal fairly with their patrons and tor for a better town home merchants should be the last to send their money to mail order concerns or outside dealers when nhen what they want but do not carry in their stock can be otta obtained ined from their brother merchants in their home city please remember this and pull together tor for the good of all THE county commissioners or at least the majority of them are tor for Co alville and kamas and to hades with park city at the first meeting of the year an effort was made to compel the sheriff to reside in Co alville and the county attorney with the assistance of cashier pingree of the Co alville bank and backed by the commissioners insists that treasurer horan maintain bis office in Co coalville alvIlle which would practically necessitate him living there and further that the county funds be deposited in the Coal villo bank it is understood that the newly made tra treasurer surer has consented to the latter requirement As is known mr air horan is anything but i aggressive and as a result park city will be deprived of oc any benefit that might be derived from the county treasurer being a park city mon man notwithstanding the tact fact that park city pays over 66 65 per cent os of the taxes of the county the senti arent of the politicians in control 19 is park city bo be damned and they are re effectively damning it IT a tact fact that in park city as in nearly every town and city there are scores whose chief aim in life is to give brickbats brick bats tor for the living it ib to give brickbats brick bats tor for the living and aad flowers tor for the dead no matter what individuals or organizations do tor for the up building of the town or the betterment of the community I 1 lc which they live motives are attributed to their acts by these doubting they seldom it ever have a good word to say tor for those who lead in business or so cial or church affairs att airs but are ever ready with a good sized brickbat to hurl at any one who Is at all successful cc cess ful or who strives to keep up with the procession by hard work and minding its his own business but when death comes to the home of 0 those they have slammed and knocked they are usually the first with sniveling hypocrisy to send flowers to lo be placed on the coffin of 0 him whose sense of smell has departed Afew A few words of encouraged encourage encouragements enta menta litle tie operation cooperation co a boost now and tj alen en for those who are struggling with the vicissitudes of life and striving for success would be a greater help to the live one than sit all the sweet scented flowers in christendom placed on the coffin after death how appropriate are the words of leigh ar hodges when he be said just a kind word or a greeting just a warm grasp or a smile these are the flowers that will lighten the burdens tor for many a ralle mile after the journey Is over what Is the use of them how can thy carry them who must be carried oh give them the flowers now IT MUST give the prominent politicians bici ans and office holders of the state a rather sneaking feeling with a latent desire to crawl into a sma small hole and to pull the hole in after them to see flattering pictures of themselves in a public print tol fol arwed by well framed sentences telling ot of their great popularity the immense amount of good the subject of the sketch has done in their respective communities tile the big brain and wonderful intellect t that a was the cause ot of their election their remarkable service in the past and the certainty of their great achievements in the future the whole article winding up with the one word that notwithstanding the small type in which it Is set looms up bigger than all the rest ot of the story the profitable word advertisement ti 11 these wr iteus might cause a passing sense of pride to tho the prominent person who pays tor for it but they invariably cause s a smile among the friends and alt all others who read it A tunny funny old world Is this or at least tho the men and 1 women omen who inhabit it |