Show protecting THE PUBLIC the city of salt lake made a step in the right direction when it passed an ordinance demanding that companies or dealers selling stock in mining or industrial dorgai organizations be required to take out a license costing 25 per year and that they submit statements showing their objects expectations property or other holdings and financial condition As a result of this action on the part of 0 the city government some few of the questionable tio promotion concerns making a get rich quick window display on our main mail thoroughfares have like the arab quietly folded their tents and sought other localities where the unwary and the sucker art not given this protection in this connection it might be well also ala if the city would also make an attempt to regulate operations on the stock exchange ot of this city where more damage is being done to the mining industry of utah and theowest the west than the few gold brick artists can ever hope to accomplish and for the reason that the exchange is supposed to be a reputable and square dealing concern As it is however no doubt exists but that the exchange in the manipulation of 01 stocks is causing enormous losses to ib and legitimate stock investors 0 d to such an extent that it is no wonder that the daily dealings on its floor have dwindled dwindle from big business to almost nothing aud and that investors feel that they do not havea have a run for their money and that they are be ing designedly and underhandedly robbed it is well that the exchange has eliminated eje e e farce of callin goil stocks and it would in S p idly get back to an era of heavy dealing if j s members would do business on a strict t mi mission basis and discont discontinue inu e the ce e of bearing stocks for ulterior motives t in this connection it might be well to ate te that the salt lake oil stock exchange bently organized has announced its in B antion t 1011 of fully complying with the blue ky law established by the city and that no will be listed on its board unless all tits its requirements are complied with |