Show OUR N NEIGHBORS Looking through the many welcome welcom State and neighborhood exchanges exchange that have come flocking flocking- Into the exchange exchange ex ex- change room of ot The Tel Telegram gram since It its birth in Salt Lake City a short time tim time ago It is impossible not to recognize the modern spirit enterprise an and brightness of ot the the Utah press Even Eve those of ot our State contemporaries ries that are small in size because th the field they occupy also Is small bristle with original thought and are replete with interesting news of ot the mines farms factories and whatever else ma mabe may maybe maybe be features of their environment A An independent clean and liberal minded press is a blessing to any community It promotes good fellowships between betwee people personally remote from one another another another an an- other and the good it can do in inculcating eating cating lessons of charity and the wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom as well as the beauty of tolerance and neighborly feeling would be difficult difficult cult to estimate These virtues seem t to tobe tobe be well appreciated and practiced b bour by our editorial friends generally throughout through through- out this splendid and fast growing commonwealth commonwealth com corn and the fact Is a flattering commentary upon Utah's advanced advance civilization Speaking of ot the irrigation bill Introduced Introduced introduced Intro intro- by Mr Newlands of ot Nevada Inthe in inthe inthe the House of ot Representatives Representative th the Provo Enquirer says says Eastern people do donot not not appear to have hav an intelligent comprehension of f f what may maybe maybe maybe be accomplished either for the section th the measure Is designed to benefit or for th the country at large People no matter where they live who understand the necessities and possibilities of ot the Great West can readily see how by the development deve of th the he millions of acres In these Western States and Territories the country country at large may maybe maybe maybe be benefited how man many more millions o of people may find occupations and homes home by the opportunities that would open to them in the reclamation of ot the vast area of fot arid lands that need only the wise ex exp ex- ex p of ot a a. f few w millions of ot money to tomake make as productive and as valuable as ar arthe are the lands of ot the middle and New England Eng States Dense Ignorance of what the arl arid lands of the far tar West Vest are capable o ot of seems to prevail In the minds of ot the the Eastern East East- em em ern people The Enquirer is right The East at present is Indifferent where It is no not hostile to the Idea of general Irrigation tion of our arid lands under F Federal Federa deral auspices But cu current currant objections are mostly du due to a Q l lack lck ck of knowledge an and nd that obstacle we hope may be removed in time The Mountain Inter News endorses endorses endorses en en- the the proclamation of ot Governor Wells calling an irrigation conference nce and hopes that Box Elder county will wll not be found wanting in the matter of ot an able de delegation In this his connection it remarks with true liberality of sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment meat In selecting th these se representatives no affiliation af at- af- af with party order or sect should sho be considered but minded broad-minded practical farmers and fruit raisers should s1 be chosen men who will understand the necessity of ot water the needs of ot the people of ot this county and the State in general who will wll not be afraid to make themselves heard and who can talk Intelligently on subjects that may be brought before the gathering and if It need be bring before the body subjects subjects subjects sub sub- of ot their own and particularly Interesting Interesting Inter Inter- esting eating to those whom they represent That kind kind of ot talk evidently Is In Inspired Inspired inspired in- in by the Spirit of ot Progress f Mount Pyramid has hasa The Pleasant has hasa a a. sound and sensible word to say for forthe forthe forthe the business c y of ot Salt Lake City in its effort to en enlarge arge its Us transportation transportation transportation trans trans- facilities The Pyramid I says ays After all the fun that is being poked ked at Salt Sat Lake for Its Its frantic endeavors to get the Southern Pacific to build to It and all the objections that are found for tor such actions actions actions ac c by of ot its near neighbors why shouldn't it make great endeavors for U that at great boon Why shouldn't It make a great effort to get anything or everything else that It can if- if It If-It it Is thereby building itself it itself itself it- it self up and advancing itself It had ought to do Just what it itis is doing and It ought to have years ago What kind of ot ofa ota a a. place Is it that wont won't turn over Its hand to help itself when help can be had for the asking The Bingham Bulletin Is Is under the im Impression r nv th that Gen Fu Funston ston i X may maybe abe a y be in danger from army Jealousy In Inthe Inthe inthe the Philippines and offers this remark on the subject If General Funston wishes to avoid trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble he will go way back to the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines suggests a Kansas paper If It he stays In this this' country be may have to bo be investigated as some one one who was twelve thousand miles away may accuse him of ot torturing Aguinaldo and then a board of inquiry will have hive to o sit on him I No danger The man whom the martyr martyr mar mar- tyr President h honored nored in spite of t the envy and jealousy that wore Itself out In trying to p prevent eve t his hia appointment will be protected by the inheritors of the patriotic spirit and policy It i i is ithe the merry therry j Jest t that our happy happ neighbor the Coalville Times enjoys Judging from the vay way it laughs the journal in question be a a. Daddy Lambert fo for fatness fatness Here H re Is one of its ts cheery mlles A good joke Is b told of ot a certain loving oving couple In Hoytsville who were out riding a few evenings ago go They were ere sitting sitting sit sit- ting In the buggy enjo enjoying enjoying- Ins one another's company as It lovers ers only can First st one arm of or the young man man Stole tole around the slender waist of lor the maiden malden then the theother theother theother other went the other way around A rusty looking usty-oo usty farmer with a crack In hl his neck soon came that way and his he head d. tipped m one gide e. e and and his eYe eye came Caine In I I range range with the occupants of ot the carriage Feeling a little cheap from the old mans man's gaze the tha swain s 's smartly cried Rubber I I nub Rubber erf Ruber yourself you fool tool came the retort youre the one that's hats holding er As the Inspired poet Justly observed A little nonsense now and then is relished by the the the-bt best of men |