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Show TKKAT US FAIRLY. Salt Lake is not being treated fairly by congress in tho matter of the federal building appropriation. It is not very likely that shu will now get over $,)."0,-000 $,)."0,-000 for the ney postolllco. Jt may bo argued that this is owing to tho "had break" made by a certain real estato clique, but nevertheless congress has before it the facts and ligurcs concerning concern-ing tliu magnitude and importance of Salt Lake's postal business, and tho great necessity for a building that will accommodate tho demands of this growing eily. Today Salt Lake has 50,000 people. By the time the post-office post-office is completed, which will bo between be-tween four and five years from now, the city will have a population of over 150,000, Tho postollico should, therefore, there-fore, bo planned for a city of thai size. The trouble with the federal government gov-ernment is that it docs not erect its public buildings with a view of accommodating accom-modating tho future needs qf tho rapidly rap-idly growing cities, and in this respect it is continually committing outrageous blunders. The sum of $250,000 will not pay for a building largo enough for our present needs, let alone tho growth of the next live years. Numerous cities not so largo as Salt Lake, and some of them of very slow growth, have during this session of congress received appropriations appro-priations of $500,000 for public buildings. build-ings. Such partiality Is simply outrageous, out-rageous, ami ought to bo protested pro-tested against in tho most vig-orous vig-orous manner. Tho cast has been particularly favored. The Denver New s expresses our sentiments on this subject sub-ject as follows: "Talk about extravagant extrava-gant appropriations for public buildings iu tho west. Thu litllo coal town called Seranton, located somewhere in lVnu-sylv lVnu-sylv tuia, was allowed $500,000 the other day for a postollico building. Compared Com-pared with tho possibilities of such towns as Helena, Butte City, Seattle, Sail Lake City, 1'iieblo or Trinidad, Seranton is a bust year's bird's nest." |