Show MAiNTi MATTERS Discouraging to a Street Inspector Improvements Improve-ments Politico Crops and Schools Notwithstanding the ravages of floods Manti still keeps her place in the army of progress The waterworks are completed and many of the inhabitants are having it conducted into their dwellings stores offices etc The electioa excitement has abated although the Democrats feel proud that they have won a great victory second to none in the territory The farmers are busy harvesting tha largest crop they have ever raised and as there is every chance of obtaining a good price of course they feel jubilant Tho Russel Dramatic company have been playing here this week to full houses which brings the fact more forcibly to our mind that we need n new opera houae worse than anything olso that can be mentioned men-tioned at present An article in THE HERALD a feW days ago contained the statement that it looked us if a wido awake street supervisor would bo a good thing for Maui Well if the correspondent lived here and occupied that position he would probably become discouraged dis-couraged to find that all his efforts wore fruitless to keep tho streets decent for a soon as they become passable another flood puts them in as bade condition as before We have been busily engaged In getting the oreek ready for tho next outpour after which no doubt the streets will receive proper attention attenton Our school trustees propose grading the common schools this season Thld 5 I be admitted a step in the right direction The main obstacle in the way is the lack of proper accommodations but perhaps there is a better time coming A Republican convention was held here last week and delegates to attend the coming com-ing territorial convention were appointed What are the Democrats doing Has the victory been so great that it is considered unnecessary to organize for the future Sanpeto cannot afford to let it run at loose ends but perhaps by waiting until times are not quite so busy will be good policy With the reopening of the temple visitors again begin to flock to our city and the strange couples can again be seen on our streets holding hands as they walk and looking as if there was no such thing as care or sorrow in this world but tnat we wero enjoying a foretaste of heaven Dm |