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Show A Fourth Wanted. Salt Lakk City, Juno 111, lS7ti. Editors Herald: I havi! bteu looking for some movement on the part ol our ciiizona, and particularly on that of tho city fathers, to mako boTuo burt of a demonstration on tho Fourth; but have noticed none up to the prcnont writing. And tho query miggetits itself, it-self, Are we to have any at all? I believe that if no celebration ! made here it will reflect badly ou Salt Lako city aud somewhat shadow its hitherto good namo as a patriotic place. But, that is not all. The eflocU produced by not having a turn out or display of some kind will be manifonl, and among which I might mention that husiucfft here will sustain a slight blow. People will leuve the city to soeic eii)oymout out-sido out-sido its limits and carry with them "small change" which they might otherwise circulato among our own peop'e; a performance at the theatre would undoubtedly be in order, if people enough stayed in town to patrouize it, thereby keeping a little more of scarce pocket monoy withiu our city limits. Such traders ns deal in notions, candies, 1 ico cream, refreshments, etc., etc., who would doubtless reap little harve.it that day, would do writ, almost, al-most, to "shut up shop." Thin is not written in the interest of any of them. But, I have an idea that if no inducements induce-ments aro put out to keep people here, several thousands of dollars will leave in pleasure seekers' pockets to be circulated elsewhere and never return, aud license-payers hero will feel sore in consequence. That's suUieiont. A nod ought to suffice. Now, tho city council meets tonight, to-night, and I for one out of numbers L have heard of, would like a special committee appointed to net with committees or a committee of citizens citi-zens to originate, arrange ami carry out an old-time, old-fashioned celebration, cele-bration, with a profession, exercises at the Uberuacle, or elsewhere, with an oration, poem and so forth. There is yet time full three weeks in which to make tho necessary preparations. pre-parations. So let's have a running patriotic and "high-old" demonstration, demonstra-tion, on the Centennial anniversary of of America's independence in Salt Lake city. We'll never have another chance. Citizen. |