| Show THE EDITO EDITORS S TABLE ABLE TALK i OF THINGS GRAVE AND GAY THE TilE WELL-DRESSED WELL MAN i i Time was wa and not nots so a many years ago go when men dressed as s the tailors' tailors fashion plates told them to and meekly meek meek- ly iy accepted whatever th th the sartorial sartoria artIsts artists artists ar ar- ar- ar agreed to at their theil semi-annual semi pow vows wows It is different t now flOW Leaders Lead Lead- ers rs of fashion make the in these ci days ays and the clothiers of v Ne York and London have to submit The rest of bf of the world falls into line il a a matter o of course Of or the cpr cornet things for br the current Spring It jt may may may-be be s said o that they are simple e girls and prop proper r too The he proper roper afternoon or morning dress costume is still the long frock in black wo worsted sted or vicuna with narrow collar and high pe peaked ke lapels the latter being faced raced with I n nearly arlY lustreless lustreless lustreless lus lus- lus- lus black ribbed silk Trousers are of striped cheviots and partially peg- peg topped rhe The waistcoat waistcoat is single or double-breasted double of or the same same material as the coat or white or i colored washable washable wash wash- able waistcoats of duck pique and so soon soon on or may be worn worn The hat Is moderately moderate- moderate Jy ly y belled belIed the brim b being about half rolled roiled In morning clothes the sack and cut away are In hi vogue much as Inthe in inthe the previous year yeat and r a variety of Ot op are offered by our by-our our our merchant tailors ors any of which will be found en regie regle gle The motif of of- of the sea season on for formen formen nj men n is co correct r ct a and d elt elegant gant rather than dressing i sassy aay fi f r FIREMEN REMEN AND AND SALARIES Ail All good citizens ens recognize the value lOt of of the sterling and nd often heroic service rendered to the community by our lire fire laddies and nd wish them well vell paid for it a as fa far as as money can can repay th the labor labora a and and l risk incident to their duties We I all feel sorry that the law seems to I st stand iid In th the way of giving them the I benefit b of the ordinance increasing their salaries recently passed by the City Council and that the Mayor Inthe Inthe in inthe the fulfillment of bi his his' duty has felt c compelled to veto it But the situation I is not not without a a. remedy renedy The law prescribes that the salaries of elective and appointive officers officers officers' shall neither be Inci Increased eased nor diminished during t the e terms erms for which the incumbents have been een elected or appointed Very good Why is it not then fe feasible to make an arrangement by which the salary in increase increase increase in- in I crease shall be made applicable to of officers officers of- of I Seers and men of the Fire Department hereafter appointed and then in pur- pur of an honorable understanding understand understand- ing log let the whole force resign and Immediately immediately immediately im im- Im- Im mediately be reappointed under the provisions of 0 the increase ordinance WIlY Why Is not that plan to be both legitimate legitimate mate f feasible and r I in l the the pu public interest in interest in- in I terest The attention of the City Council Council Coun Coun- cil dl is respectfully directed to the same A WEEK OF CONVENTIONS Although the largest of the weeks week's gatherings In Salt Lake City will not formally be in being until unil next Sunday the people who will take part In the annual an an- nual nuat conference of the Latter Day Saints will arrive b before fore that time tim and may be counted with with the multitude which will assemble f fo for l' l various meet- meet 1 Ings InS's of importance between now and next Saturday night The Irrigation convention Is to r reassemble on on Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day that of the Live Stock Association Association tion on Friday those of the Wool G Growers Grow Grow- oW- oW ers and of the Bee Keepers on S Saturday We shall have visitors in itt plenty and ought to be almost en fete for their en en- If the city is not that at least the facilities facUlties for amusement which our theatres will present ought to go a along along along long way towards giving the strangers within our gates some pleasant evenings evenIngs even- even Ings lags Tonight Miss l Leonora Jackson the c celebrated supported by Mr Hairy HarYy J. J Fellows the famous tenor and Mr VIl William lam Bauer Bauer Buer the equally fa famous famous fa- fa amous a- a pianist will give a a. memorable concert at the Salt Lake Theatre At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same house Daniel Frawley and company Will begin a six six nights' nights season on Friday with the popular play of Blue Jeans Tomorrow night the Salt Lake Ope Opera a Company will open at atthe atthe atthe the Grand Theatre In Planquette's charming opera oper the Chimes of Normandy Nor- Nor mandy and produce it six nights and at Wednesday tomorrow and Satur Satur- day matinees Nearly Nearly all the the old favor tavor favorItes favorites ites Hes will be Jr ir the cast Miss Clark and Mr i will be missed and their absence absence absence ab ab- ab sence regretted but that at will vIlI not detract detract detract de de- de- de tract froth from the enthusiastic reception which Salt Lake music lovers always give to the best hest light opera company campany on the the American American boards today This assertion assertion asser asser- tion is m made de with absolute ut confidence based upon adequate knowledge knowledge musi musi musical cal and otherwise ENEM ENEMIES S OF IRRIG IRRIGATION The minority report of of the he House Co Committee on th the tion Irrigation of Arid Lands signed by Ray Ray of New NewYork NewYork York and Jenkins of Wisconsin is a a. marvel of o sophistry s and disingenuous statement It denies the Constitutional right of the Government to appropriate money money- for the Improvement of its own property with a view to disposing of it at a a. profit when unimproved it must ever evel remain a barren ana ln valueless as as- as set It denounces denounce's the reclamation of our arid and semi arid areas as a scheme to benefit land grant railways railways- a proposition n too ridiculous s for s serious serious rious discussion It lets the cat out of the bag in the conclusion that in any event the available arable arabic acreage of the United States is sufficient for Zor all present present present pres pres- ent or prospective purposes In the preparation preparation pre pre- of the great irrigation project care has been taken that the Improvement improvement improve Improve- ment shall pay for tor itself No such ul ultimate ultimate ul ul- tax upon th the resources resources and people peo peo- pIe of the country is intended as is levied almost every year to protect the farmers of the Mississippi valley against the overflow of the great river nver They are given immunity from the the nat natural ural operations pf of nature directly at aC th the expense of the habitants of the whole Union If that be Constitutional it is difficult to see why vh the Government equally may not dome come to the relief pf of gf the people eople of the arid and and semi arid and regions when n that thal relief will not cost the Treasury or or the taxpayer a solitary cent |
