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Show TRUTH ImucU Weekly by TB.UTH PUBLISHING COMPANY. . II snd 12 Central Block, Weal Second South Street, bull Lake City. JOHN W. HUGHES, Editor and Manader. Entered at the poatoffloe rt Silt Lake City, Utah, for tranumlwUon through the malls aa second-cla- ss matter. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 6, 190S TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! ONE YEAR (In advanoe) eeee eeeen .. MX MONTHS THREE MONTHS M t.oo 1.00 75 Poatmeatera Reading aubaerlptlona to Tnu'ni may retain 5 per cent of aubaerlptlon price as commission. Xf the paper la not desired beyond the date subscribed for the puollcatlon should be notified by letter two weeks or more before toe term expires. DISCONTINUANCES. Remember that the publisher must be notified by letter when n subscriber wlahea hit In be paer stopped; all arrears must paid Bequests of subscribers to hare tbelr paper mailed to a new nddreai, to secure attention, must mention former as wall as present Address all communications to Truth Compant, Salt Lake City, Utah. Rub-luhi- xo issue Truth completes the first year of its existence. The measure of success it has met with has far exceeded the most sanguin eexpecta Lions of the publisher. Truth has entered into public favor by leaps and bounds. Its circulation is already far above that of any secular weekly paper ever published in Salt Lake and it is With this over the state.- The unprecedented favor with which it has spreading aH - teen received is mainly due to its bold- ness and fearlessness and its endeavor to be true to its name. It is not owned or controlled by any politician or political party or faction. It has no political axes to grind and its only object is to fearlessly give the public the facts regarding all matters discussed in its columns. In these important points it differs from the other papers published in this city, and it is no exaggeration to say that it has more influence than any or all of the three syndicate daily papers combined. It is on a firm financial basis and there is no question that Truth will prevail . The talk on the BtPeets the past week is that Mayor Thompson will in the very near future reorganizethe board of public works. The rumor is fairly well authenticated. The programme is that Messrs. Clawson and Fabian will remain on the board; that Messrs. Dooly, Farnsworth and Kahn will retire, and that three new men will be appointed in their stead; that one of the new members will be James D. Murdock, who will be offered the chairmanship of the board, and that at the end of the present administration he will be the Republican candidate for the mayoralty of Salt Lake City. He belongs to the Silver King crowd. The mayor does not approve of the c jurse which Truth has taken in regard to Mr. Dooly. He however, bus told his friends, that but for the attitude of Truth towards Mr. Dooly be (the mayor) would have recognized the board long ago and gotten rid of Mr. Dooly aod that be will do so just as soon as Truth stops its howling j once pre against the retention of Mr. Dooly on street, but the difficulty at the board. In order that all condi- sents itself as to what disposition to tions may be favorable for the mayor make of the people composing that eleto perform a public duty which he ment. It may as well be taken that be ought to have performed long ago and prostitution and gambling cannot which he pledged himself to perform exterminated. History from the very when it was necessary to get votes la9t earliest times down until today estabits howling lishes that Undesirable fact. Bitter fall, Truth will stop long enough to give the mayor time to war has been waged by society in all act. Now Mr.1 Mayor please consider civilized countries for as long as there we have stopped howling and go are records against those vices; but ahead and act. You cant do it any too they still exist and in spite of all that quickly to suit 09 per cent of the people can be done will cohtinue to exist. The immediate question is how to minimize of Salt Lake. ; their evil effects, Driving the unfortuTRUTH congratulates the CoUntry on nate woman from Commercial street the narrow escape the president had will hot Change their inanner of life. from being killed. It would have been Soine seven or eight yeafrs ago they a calamity ihdeedi Coming so soon were driven from CoiiimchciUl street to after the assassination of his illustrious Franklin Avenue and later from Frankpredecessor, the nation would indeed lin Avenue back to Commercial street, have been plunged in deep 'sorrow. and there tinder mote or less vigilent There are other reasons for felicitating police surveillance they ply their neIf they are not with each other too on the providential farious avocation, saving of the chief magistrate. Had he recornized and allowed to inhabit a been killed Secretary Hay would have stated district they will disperse thembecome the head of affairs aDd that selves all over town, including the resiwould have been a calamity indeed. dence districts where they and their male friends under cover will plirsUe Peter Mortensen, having been sen- their immorality. That would be an tenced to death, has gone to writing infinitely worse state of affairs than as that the efforts pub- those existing at present bad poetry. Judging-bwhere shall they be lished, if there was a mitigating cir- is. The point is, cumstance pleading for him, it ha9 allowed to locate? Any effort to transbeen dissipated.. Let justice take its plant them from their present abode and to allOw then! to establish themcourse.' selves elsewhere would meet with the Now that the supreme court has de- most determined opposition from the property owners and inhabitants of any clined to have a rehearing in the new district it might be proposed to case, perhaps the News will kindly give us a rest on the subject of permit them to go td. It is, however, the correct definition of celestial mar- a great pity that such valuable property, well built houses, the best paved riage. ' street in the city, right in the heart of ' the business district, should be given BrigadiereGeneral John Q. Cannon over to such a purpose; The property having resigned as commanding officer would be much moie Valuable for legitiof the National Guard now watch anx- mate business uses, but as things are ious warriors come to the front for the now it cau never be rented to respectable people for any purpose. It is howposition. ever, only a question of time until FOR SALE. .b , Grocery Store, very central, first class location, good stock, II, 800. A great bargain. IIUBBAHD INVESTMENT CO,, 78 W. Second South. ALFALFA and FRUIT FARMS Wre have some great.bargainin highly cultivated farms, from 10 to 130 acres, get our list before buying; Htiblmrd I imminent Co. CHOICE BUILDING LOTS Thirteen blocks from I'empie, city water high level ground, fihade trees, deep lots, wide streets snd alleys, 5130 td 12 0, $10 Cush, pet month. Will make Jo ti big iiroflts, better than money 6n Ifttefest , Building up rapidly , HUBBARD INVESTMENT CO., 78 West second South; tating for a cleaning otit. If they ate' thoroughly iti earnest they cab accomplish it; They Cah refuse tU rent their property to any but respectable people and they can cause other property owU ere who rent to persons who carry on nefarious businesses to be prosecuted. The result would be that Commercial street property would be tenantless for a time, but if the owners would sth'li firmly to a determination to purify the place they can accomplish it in the course of six months or a year, the stigma would be removed and people engaged in lawful businesses would lod cate there and would pay more teht than is being realized from it now. A change in the name of the street would, after the removal of the resent inhabitants, tend to remove the E ad odor in which it is now held. The property owners have the matter in their own hands, if they will act together find sacrifice their monthly rentals for a time in the faith that when the place is purified their holdings will become more valuable. It has been suggested that the sporting element might be located in the iieigllborhood of the depots, which would necessitate additional police in that part of the town and the propertyown ere there might not look on it with any street Commercial Street will be cleaned out more favor than the Commercial FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL STREET, and disinfected. It is how, needed for owners do now; stores and warerooms and its present The Monte ClrlstO Mining Co. has There is a good deal of merit in the agi- denizens will have to go elsewhere. But where? The Brigham Young one of the ffiost promising yoUflg prop tation by some of the owners of property Trust Co , Col. on Commercial street fot1 the removal Bruback, S. H. Auer- erties in course of development id S. Goldberg and R. E, Fowler Beaver county. It is situated in the of the disorderly element fro that bach, Own about half the street and are agi- Star district, a few miles from the Majestic properties and smelters, on good ground. The company owns five claims and is pushing development work. Assays of ore taken out run as The Sandard of the World. high as 331 ounce ill silver, $9 in gold and some coppett am1 "i1 . ..jj i JMSMja y - one-thir- Armi-tage-Pa-rk - 4 . The Steinway Piano, i fi . . The Mason and Haftilin, Noted for the Sweetness and Purity of Tone. The Beh Bros, Piano, Artistic Finish and Thorough Workmanship, The. Kimball Piano, Always Reliable and Satisfactory. 4 D- - Sold fend Giferfenteed by 0. CaJders Soas Co 1547 West First South St. wwww DON'T BE FOOLISH. The National ilottiescekcf' Association has matured thfe'S tracts of $1,000 each for W. B. Boyd df 42 West. Second South street. Mr. Boyd has three more contracts running and intends building a terrace. Work will be begun on the three matured contracts at once. All people who want io own their homes can do so by taking out contracts with the National Home cckere Association. Its foolish to go n paving rent when you can pay to vour home with less money than yon pay for rent. Reason it out and see how silly it is for you to go on paying rent for the, privilege of living in an ,'ther man's houe, and at the endoj vo or life have nothing to show for he noney- - you have paid. Consult tbe National Hoimeseekers Association ? Dooly Block. -- For accident insurance see Warren Foster, 300 Progreia building. . ; |