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Show fixes the Industrial status of a city and in the ranks of trade and labor is to be sought and found the Index to the present pres-ent and future prosperity of a community. commun-ity. It Is useless to say that Salt Lake Is assured of both. These aro the men. Hut what shall be said of the women, tho bright, the fair, the lovely and the intelligent women of Zion? Any description of them would naturally bo inadequate. It is therefore that Salt Lake holds a high place, in the industrial, intellectual, moral, educational and charitable development de-velopment of the country and it is bo-cause bo-cause of the happy union of material and personal advantages that the estimate esti-mate of her is constantly improving. I HALT LAKE MEN AND WOMK.V. It would be manifestly improper to deal in personalities, but if names were required in proof of our assertion that Salt Lake City is blessed with superior men in every walk of life.they could bo forthcoming without difficulty. In I point of material resources and natural attractions we believe it is agreed that the capital and metropolis of Utah is ahead of any western city; but it is equally as true with regard to the mon who must utilize these advantages in order to make them available The bench and bar of Salt Lake Citv enjoy an enviable reputation all I through the country. Among the lawyers law-yers hero are some who would rise to distinction in any community. The same thing m;.v be said of the medical profession. While tho city is not yet large enough to permit many physicians physi-cians to devote themselvos to special diseases, yet there are some who do, while others excel in surgery and in general praotice. Owing to the peculiar religious conditions con-ditions obtaining here, this city has always al-ways had a strong pulpit which has suffered suf-fered uothing by the new accessions recently re-cently made. So our schools, since the new system was introduced last year, and our colleges, prove the superior capacity ca-pacity of tho superintending and controlling con-trolling powers. In the railroad field there is no lack of competent men. Indeed, the railroad rail-road problem to be solved in thiscoun- try demands a high order of ability and we have never yet been able to discover dis-cover that the supply fell short of the demand. It is scarcely necessary to speak of the bankers whose wisdom and probity stand out in bold relief whenever fin-nancial fin-nancial difficulty overtakes the country, and some of whom understand the science of finance and economy in its widest ramification. As to the business men jobbers, wholesalers and retailers anyone fa-' miliar with the city could name a list of old established or newly flourishing firms whose integrity and enterprise are alike beyond compare. Salt Lake is justly proud of her commercial record rec-ord established and maintained by men. It is the wage earner however who |