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Show 10 THE SEARCHLIGHT W hat’s Back of Gus (Continued from preceding page) All of the foregoing memberships in the Chamber except three are absentee-owned. The holding of a few shares of stock by Utahns in Union Pacific, for example, does not qualify that corporation as Utah-owned. Most of its stock is held in the East where its policies also are determined. Kixcept for the lines represented by the three memberships referred to, railroading in Utah is distinctly not a Utah industry, run by Utah for the primary benefit of Utahns. The profits go elsewhere. Membership in the Chamber is not the only service rendered by the dailies to the dominating corporations. Almost every day the Tribune runs a propaganda story by ‘*The Shift Boss’’ to enlighten He sees nothing Rather, of conscience. Chamber come corporations. or at out-of-State Their business justifies only one, most livery one from miscellaneous the two, memberships of those per company. 54 representatives follows the lead of the absentee-owned inner circle ring with goose-stepping regularity. individual listing. Space forbids but halos Boss” The are The the only the mining DAILY NEWSPAPER drawers of water’’ $540. through But the luscious lished—bestowed $540 is returned a thousandfold “advertising’—some on the by giant corporations the country. “safe at and heme of sane” and it pub- journals throughout and thick Ogden propagandist sported crusts that whose comes by the from “Shift encompass Standard-Examiner his identifies Chamber HOUSES memberships are held by Salt Lake financial houses. The banks have 16 seats. Fourteen are seattered among other financial institutions. With one or two exceptions those members invariably support Chamber policy dictated by the Utilities, the Railroads, Utah Copper, the Smelting The Trib leads the parade with 4 direct memberships. The News comes next with 3, followed by the Telegram with 2—a total of 9 at a cost of tiers, Accordingly the total number of direct memberships in the Chamber purchased by Utah daily newspapers is 10. Thirty for outside interests. upper rough ranks. itself with the Salt Lake Chamber ‘by means of one membership. The Standard’s invasion of Salt Lake was actuated by two motives: First, it always has had an unconquerable urge to stick its nose into every manure pile in the State. Seeond, the forehanded publication was inclined to prepare for the day when Salt Lake City is re-named South Ogden. GROUP No person in Utah with an ounce of sophisfication would expect any Salt Lake daily newspaper to be absent from the Chamber’s magic inner circle. And they’re not. They sit in as a matter of course in any game that makes the people of Utah ‘‘hewers of wood and the industry callouses FINANCIAL THE in he is really a cultured Nineteen of that group represent out-of-State companies. All of the 22 adhere to policies and practices favored by dominating’ financial ancl political influences in the Fast. in vir- he attends to the job of production with Kaiserlike efficiency. But Mr. Brewster is hardly that. books. memberships folks on the “The Shift Boss” as a pen name impliesa and honest son of toil, climbing from the Twenty-two representatives of large insurance companies are members of the Chamber. additional home tues of the Copper barons and the muniticent traits of New England ecarpet-baggers in the Smelting industry. knowledge Fifty-four the industry, and other absentee-owned interests. And they render further service to Utah’s taskmasters when through financial statements and other means they ascertain the vulnerable spots of individuals and groups who would free Utah from the blight of | corporation rule (Continued on following page) |