| Show THE TUE CI CHICAGO OX ON uhe THE sair SAIT I iare anic TRADE THE ViE chicago tribune contains a leading article headed the shadow of of I 1 things to come in which the advantages of the utah trade are cogently set forth there is a tone of running through the article at the success which chicago merchants have had in securing the trade of this territory the cog con construction st ruction of the railroad is changing the streams of commerce and chicago is likely boget to zet get a large share of the trade that has hitherto gone further east our merchants can renew their stocks of goods much oftener than formerly and the tribune argues that it only needs that they shall learn that chicago is as good a purchasing market as any seaboard city for their trade to centre there the tribune cites the statement of a merchant who had visited this city to show the value of this trade 1 I would not said he take a year for that journey 7 also that a gentleman engaged in the forwarding business at the end of the track had stated that there had been sent to the merchants of this city during the last six months two hundred tons of merchandise per month and that one fi had paid not less than per month for advances on freight V there certainly is no blame to be attached to chicago if she does not secure a considerable share of the trade of this territory for her business men have been indefatigable in their efforts to reb rep represent p her iler properly in our community their enterprise deserves success and ghere where they can offer tangible advantages they will without doubt reap it there 1 Is no TO city in the union which has made the exertions to secure the western trade raaf flaat chicago has if her merchants tak pains to keep the trad trade when ewhen they hale hate secured it the stream will not be easby turned in any other direction but whoever wishes to retain the utah trade must most deal upon strictly honorable principles pies pIts the remark has been frequently inde made to us during the past twelve months mouths by business men from the east that they have been surprised to find our mer inerd chants so acute and well posted upon all points connected with their trade we have been so remote that many have hav had the idea that our condition was i semi barbarous and that the merchants had not emerged from the igno ranc which uninformed persons supposed characterized the entire people bua but they understand their business and are not slow in discerning when they are fairly and honorably dealt with they have this peculiarity too which iscom iscom mon men to th whole people they stick to their friends and at least want no with their enemies the tribune in the close of the article referred to has uttered a sentiment common to the outside world respecting acting us in such simple gushing frankness that we can not forbear copying it it says saya whatever we may think of a multiplicity at of wives a multiplicity of dollars is a good thing to have about the house and the one would seem rather to involve the necessity the other at any rate the mormons cormons are i thrifty race as indeed a community must he be where there is no limit to the number of a mans families and where domany so many themselves of I 1 that at privilege the trade of a people so thriving and indest industrious rl and who whatever liberties they ma may bay v allow illow themselves on other subjects ets alo aae ar e said to be as scrupulous in money matters is as if they made no pretentious to being saints is certainly worth having haying and it vill will bo be the fault of the chicago people if they do not get the whole of it A multiplicity of wives without a corresponding multiplicity of dollars 1 would he be very bad had their possessors possessor would be subjected io lo very many unpleasant annoyances besides the annoyances of a dom domestic estic estia nature there would be the unpopularity of the system when practiced by poor people how many dollars will it require can any one inform in us to sanctify and make popular the addition of one two three or more wives to the household the tribune triune in making this statement I 1 has touched a key note we have long iong understood the potency of dollars in n contributing to a peoples popularity larit Y washington irving was nol noi far wrong in calling the dollar almighty even the virtues of the latter day saints which in our poverty have been derid and held up to contempt if dollars were plenty would shine resplendent they would be popular and be deemed worthy of example we do not aim to possess riches nor her make dollars the object of pursuit bub tout the latter matter day saints if they will be guided by wise counsel swill inevitably have them in abundance and they can be made to perform good service in propagating truth and inaugurating a better condition of things than at present exists we expect to see wealth yet performing an important mission in in evangelia ing the world and in popularizing lari larl i principles cip I 1 es which have been too long held in derision |
