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Show WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH UTAH? "What alls Utah?" "What alls this town?" Thcso questions nro being asked dally by tho nowspapcr representing ono set of malcontents. Tho querist then proceeds to answer both in Its own way. When It has completed, tiio organ of tho other sot of malcontents malcon-tents sits up nnd barks and thus tho light goes on from day to day. Thcro Isn't anything tho mntt'or with Utah; thcro isn't nny thing tho mattor with Salt Lako. oxcopt tho presonco of a few knockers. Wo aro all right. Business is good; -ouslness men nro coiiflileul of a bright futuro; now capital Is coming horo for Invest' Tnko a glauco at tho following con-dltlous con-dltlous existing, you who nro trying IjH to tear down tho commorclnl inter-csls inter-csls of tills stnto and tlion go lildo yoursolvcs. In shnmo. From tho columns of tho dnlly press chief among those publishing tho In-formation In-formation being tho knocking Trlbuno wo gather tho Information that tho wool clip this year will surpass that of any provious yenr in nil of Utah's jH history. That from 12,000,000 to 14,- 'H 000,000 pounds will bo tho flguro; that tho prlco will bo from 1G to 18 or oven , 20 cents por pound nnd thnt tho total value of tho product will bo $11,000,000. What alls Utah? ' From tho columns of tho dally press wo read that tho beet sugar in-dustry in-dustry In this stnto will bo increased this year; that Instead of 0.G00 acres of beets ns In 1001. Thcro will bo over 11,000 acres at Lohl nnd that 0,500 ncrcs will bo planted at Garland, instead of 2,000 Inst your. That $100,- ' 000 will bo expended on enlarging tho lJ plant of tho Lohl fnctory. Thnt Instead H of $720,722 being paid for boots as 'H was last year, this year tho amount will bo fl.200,000. What nils Utah? From tho columns of tho dnlly press wo gather tho Information that tho do- mnnd for hlankots for tho armies of Japan and Russia Is so great that all tho eastern factories nro crowded and wool scarce, so that every pound wo havo will doubtless bo nnnppcd up at tho seller's figures, to tho material ad-vantngo ad-vantngo of Utah wool growors. What ails Utah? 'WM From tho nichllold Reaper wo loarn that big consignments of cattle aro changing hands down thnt way; that trains of stock nro being shipped into Colorado from- Utah; from tho Logan Republican wo sco thnt Cacho county farmers havo received $27,000 for horses during tho past thrco months and that tho money rccolved has been Invested In hotter grades of stock, showing a condition of prosperity among tho agriculturalists. From ovory country1 paper In tho stato wo gioan tho nows of snlcs of produce and stock; of tho making of Improve-mcnt's; Improve-mcnt's; of a condition of plenty and a M prospect for good crops. What alls Utah? Trains aro now running over the San Pedro to Los Angeles and In a jl fow weeks tho servico will bo regular. I Mahler, tho Cleveland builder of roads, lias Inspected Ills lino into Cache county and will build from Og-den Og-den to Logan, via Brlgham City. Bamberger Bam-berger Is going to build from Farming-ton Farming-ton to Ogden; tho Moffat road Is coming com-ing In from Denver through an entirely entire-ly now section of country; tho Western West-ern Paclllc will bo constructed from Salt Lako to San Francisco as soon as .Dorslble. What alls Utah? Tho Hnilroad Oazottc or Now York City ennounecs tho construction of tho Sallna cut-off o.f tho Rio Grande Western; tho extension of tho Sevier branch along the survey through Clr-clovlllo Clr-clovlllo canyon and down through Parowan and thonco on to the splendid splen-did view of tho Grand Canyon of tho Colorado south of Knnab. Tho San Pedro will tap tho Goldflold and Good Springs region In Novada, thus affording af-fording Utah an outlet for goods and produco and machinery. What alls Utah? Tho Rocky Mountain Boll Tolo-phono Tolo-phono company announces that it will spend a half million of dollars on extensions ex-tensions this year of which this stato will not ?250,000. What alls Utah? Tho Boston News Bureau states that plans havo been dolinltoly decided de-cided upon by tho management of tho Boston Consolidated to build a concentrating con-centrating mill upon Its property at Bingham with a minimum capacity of 1,500 tons and a maximum capacity of 2,000 tons dally. Tho Salt Lako Trlb-uno. Trlb-uno. tho organ of tho knockers, on Sunday, announced tho erection of a now smelter, with a capacity of 11,000 tons dally. It announces tho easy floating of $1,250,000 for tho Boston Consolidated for tho erection or tho mill; and has, all tho tlmo or this agl-tntlon agl-tntlon by Frank .T. Cannon, .Too Llpp-man, Llpp-man, Tom Kearns and Colonel Grouch Nelson, overy day noted tho matorlal advancement of Utah's mining Interests. Inter-ests. To glvo a complete list of tho Improvements contemplated and tho now works which will bo built would tnko a pago or this papor. What ails Utah? j Tho Boston News Bureau, and tho j Trlbuno tho organ or tho knockers j both have, within two. weeks spread ' abroad much information nbout tho ( improvements in tho prlco of nil Blng- I ham stocks nnd rumors of a big con- solldation, with millions of dollars bo- hind tho concern, j What alls Utah? Tho bank clearings of this city last wcok wero $3,043,290.33. For tho same J wcok ono yenr ago tho clearings wero ! $2,494,9G0.25, an incroaso of $548,- J 330.08. Tho permits for erection of f buildings issued In two weeks In March woro $03,995. Tho sales or real estate wero especially heavy, forty-four feet by ton rods on Main street, near tho now Federal building sold for $41,650 to Henry Nowoll, who Is putting plenty of coin Into Snlt Lako real estate Henry Is a Gon-tllo Gon-tllo who sees a future ahead of this ! city and stato. Dun's agency reported trado as especially good for this time of tho year. Monoy Is reported as easy and intorcst rates low. Stocks In Utah banks aro quoted as steady and nro high priced. 'A. C. M. I. recently declared a dividend; Utah Sugar declared de-clared a dividend; tho groat mines, liko tho Silvor King, nro steadily declaring de-claring dividends. What alls Salt Lako? General Manager Bancroft an-i an-i nouncos tho erection of a $200,000 pns- i songor station for tho Short Lino and tho Snn Pedro; tho completion of tho ' round house north of tho city; the building of a now freight depot. Tho Rio Grnndo Western announces tho Im erection of n n w $250,000 passenger M ntatlon and other Improvements, if What alls Salt Lako? Ki Eight years ago tho output or oro H In Blnghnm was 5,000 tons por month. Wp Today It is 3,435 tons por day. Eight m years ago a very fow mon wero om- H$ ployed. Today 1.9G7 mon work in W BiuRham alono. Eight years ago oro it was hauled down by teams; today aerial tramways and tho Copper Belt lino do tho work to the great advantage advant-age of tho camp. Eight years ago Bingham was a camp of gophering prospectors. Now it is tho location of companies backed by millions and producing more wealth than any other mining camp In America. What alls Bingham? But why continue? Sufllco it to say thoro Is nothing tho matter with Salt Lako; thoro Is nothing tho matter with Utah. What is truo or Bingham la truo of Park City; what applies to Park City applies to Tlntic. Tho mines nro working; tho dlvdonds are being paid month by month. Tho farmers aro prosperous, tho mills aro running; tho real estate dealer Is selling sell-ing real cstato and the dealer in building build-ing material Is selling brick and lumber. lum-ber. Tho salesmen for brick companies com-panies Informed Truth last Saturday that business was better this year than last. Wo aro forging to tho front. Why stop to quarrel about tho question ques-tion ns to whether this man or that ono Is divinely Inspired or not? Get your shoulders to tho wheel. Boost; don't knock. Utah has a great future. Lot Frank J. Cannon snarl and spit nnd his opponents bark nnd snap, If they want to. Wo servo notlco right hero nnd now that nothing can stop tho progress of Utah. Monoy is coming com-ing here; now people aro coming hero; now buildings aro going up in which to houso new enterprises; tho smaller towns of tho state feel tho impetus of now blood. With tho now rnllroads running Into this city Salt Lako ought to havo a population of 150,000 in two or three years. What alls Salt Lako? What alls Utah? Nothing, except tho presence of tho knocker's association. Utah is all right. Salt Lako is all right. |