Salt Lake Herald | 1908-02-09 | Page 3 | Old Men Toil in Mud

OLD MEN TOIL IN MUD Passer Objects to Supervision of Husky Boss I t Persons passing First South Sou h and Third West Yest Test streets yesterday were treated to toa toa toa a rather unusual spectacle Working Wot king upon the street at that corner was wai a gang of old men the youngest about 60 6 year 1 old and the senior member ap apparently apparently apparently 75 73 While these old men stood In the mud toiling ceaselessly a man manof manof manof of 35 33 of oj 40 44 stood at the curb watching them He was clad In corduroys and had his hla hI hands clasped behind him lIe He was the boss When I went to school remarked a passer I was instructed that old man mart were wise In council and with their ripe experience should direct the ac activities activities of younger men But such teach teachings teachings teachIngs ings must have been These old men scraping the streets need a 1 husky young man full of strength and vital vitality vitalIty vitality ity to watch them work and see that they dont shirk When I 1 read about the Indian bucks making the squaws hw h w the thEy wood and carry the water ater I formed a 1 low opinion of the bucks But I find Und that the Salt Lake Lalie street department has gone the In Indian Indian Indian dian bucks one better