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Show one? These are some of the points which the council is called upon to consider. con-sider. The idea that it should stop to liguro with Mr. Bacon whether the enterprise en-terprise may prove prolitablo to him as a condition precedent to granting his petition is so preposterous as to indl eato that the Herald has no valid objection objec-tion to raise and resorts of necessity to lame excuses. f" ' NO Oil.) KCTION AT ALL. D los Mr. lU'-ox s-.y he ao3 those capitalists buck of him will not build railway to Deep e eel; unless t ie city wilt sell or te t'o.'iu the did Ifort l.ir.'k" If he does say this, tticn Mr. ' Bacox aud associates would do well to drop th. railway nro.jivt ana the city should declin e with eiLpliaws that it win not part with the '!Uare. Mr. IU. on should drop tho prolct because, if the roiwl w:li not le riitabl wlth- : c;t that Ho. k it w ll a be printable with It; Mid the city should refuse to lit the square ko 1 n any such terms, he:-ije the corp. r:iti,n ouiriit i.ot to irul'i-i. unyb. dy t Invest money utiwi.-e:y. What twaddle f,mi people in-dulce in-dulce In. This curious bit of advice comes from '; the Herald. It could not well emanate V from any other source. Wo imagine Sir. Hacok is able and old enough to know what he wants, and whether the possession of the Old Fort block is es-bential es-bential to his plans; aud is the sheerest ; piece of demagogy (o tell him to drop the project, or to tell the city to frustrate frus-trate it, as it might, perchance, prove . unprolitablntoiheinvestors.Therju.es-I unprolitablntoiheinvestors.Therju.es-I lion of profit and loss is one Mi-.Hacon must solve, as he doubtless has solved, for himself. The city has nothing whatever what-ever to do with it. When he builds the road to Deep creek it will be wholly at t his own risk and responsibility. The city has nothing at all to do with the re- : ult of the enterprise to any individual. i ll has enough to da to look out I ' Jor its own interest in the matter. Can M spare tho Fort block? that is the jucstion. Can it afford to sell it for lloO.O'JO? Is the price a reasonable one or the property? Will the prftposed r railroad line benefit the city? Does fcalt Lake need any mere railroads? t .nd do the people favor this particular |