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Show THE ril'SIMCSS BITl'ATIUJf. The Denver papers speak of the depression de-pression that is fult in that city. They do not attempt to hide it, but frankly ti linit Hint it exists, holding rightly that it Is hrought about by chiiics for which neither Denver nor Colorado is responsible. respon-sible. Tho bank clearances show a heavy falling nil from liiusij of thu cor-n cor-n ;"rdir; pi-nod last year, this beinj; ! th.- Iir.t Is. mo in iv yeim that sucli a ! fi'in'.''l'n h r iitcd. Fro'n t'l-i tiino I time l'"u er';i a-Ivanw sUrf 1 the bank clsaria:; hn c rhown largu Rnins from year to year until this summer, but now escti veek shows a decreaso of something like M pur cent from the corresponding week of 1M!0. Thu cloarins in Salt Lake, on lh contrary show an increase ovor last year, aud, after takitig all the circumstances circum-stances into consideration, it is found that the com! lions hero r.ro better than in Denver. This fact being established, it is ridiculous to assert that any undue depression exiitn here because be-cause of peculiarly local influences. influ-ences. It is perfectly fair to coi.tra-it thu two great mountain cities. ThuirVurroundings at e similar in many respects; the ha.-acter of the trado of tiie two cities is alike; their business rests upon the same general basis; and general circumstances aU'ecling one must be felt in somewhat e;iial degree by the other. When, therefore, it is found that Salt Lake is proportionately more pro ;er-ous ;er-ous than the Colorado metropolis, the j absurdity of the assertion tha our po- j litical agitation is injuring business here become apparent. Common sense toacht s us that it will be in tho Interest of Utah an 1 Salt I.ako to havo the old controversy brought to an end. It has created a dee) prejudice against this field, nnd if the controversy should be continued tho prejudice would ro-main, ro-main, whereas its scttlumont will put Utah on an equal footing with all other sections in tho minds of investors and homo seekers. People have been taught that it is both a peculiar and a dangerous country, that thu majority of its citizens ure lawloss. and that it is uudesirablu either as a place, of residence or as a field for investment. in-vestment. With tho old light done aw ay with, that impression will bo done away; tho mormon prf judice will become be-come a mere memory, ai. l people will come here as free! ns they would go to Washington or Oregon. Such is the teaching of common suiisb; and a majority of most substantial substan-tial business men see the matter in that light. The agitation is not injuring business, but, on the contrary, is rapidly rap-idly opening tho way for a marked improvement. im-provement. While the liberal organ attempts to whip people into tho liberal ranks by a-serting that party division will bring ruin, the logie of the situation situa-tion is fastening tho opposite view of the matter in the public mind. |