| Show WHERE DIVI DIVISION SIdN WOULD BE profitable f amors ento provo july 17 1 M editor deseret mews news recen uny nuy I 1 arrived la in utah fro from 4 the wished to settle down I 1 visited some of tho the places in utah county for the purpose of finding a location truly there are many thrifty towns growing having advantages chichin chin the aholo amount to a diversity whereby even the most fastidious may be suited bulted not being very fastidious the quiet little town of halem salem met my fancy now this balem salem lano relation to its namesake in ahers where witches were killed hilled and christians banished and in n that in stance if in no other is ia this unlike the one in the bay bax State for I 1 really believe tha lp L p witch could not find fiad a place pirce here oven even to stay over night though as for christians or any other if not a they might as well have been in one salem balem as in the other though here they might not be formally and forcibly banished it amounts to the same game if by a different modus operandi ower oper audi now mr nin editor eddi Effi tor pardon i me if ina in a little innocent criticism at this point as regard tho the policy pursued by the majority of that place this naturally beautiful location which owing to its ita many advantages and facilities Is promising in ane future to become a large place is at present in my estimation rendered almost intolerable to persons who like lilse to live and iet let live as under tho existing ex tatIng successful personal monopoly it Is little else but a town of farms few being sath bath satisfied nned nied with less than a young rancho I in the middle of town holding and hugging from two to twelve city lots lota which by the way contain only one and one fourth acres each selling felling is ia out of the question if from some cause which would seem almost miraculous one should want to beils sells sell beil his hia neighbor Is ia ever ready and greedily greed fly grasping the chance and the more he gets the closer ho he will hug it even the root of ef all evil ellvia is almost a powerless lever of course conray there are exceptions but bat they are like hons henys teeth 31 and in guch such cases caseb the seller considers jt it an act of charity though full fuli value may bo be received now thib thia la Is greatly to be regretted for it Is obvious that public prosperity financially and other otherwise wise wiFe cannot exist and flourish alongside of a narrow contracted personal monopoly which discourages and prevents the influx of new now sett Fett settlers lerv and consequent growth of a city fortunately i however all towns aro are not alike allbe in this respect in my case I 1 went to provo and found owners ready to divide and sell seil their property and that thoat reasonable a place and am now in a fair fairway way foget boget to get a homo home my object in writ inz ing this Is to get your opinion on a subject so suicidal to the public weal and it if you yon would kindly give the matter your attention through your valuable paper my aim la Is reached |
