Show SALT CITIZENS emery county citizens returning from the salt lake conference report the conference proper a satisfactory affair but outside of that they got a bum run for their money one local merchant who has probably spent 50 to the capital for goods in the past few years walked the streets for one whole night because of being unable to get a bed and another local citizen was robbed of his purse rooms that ordinarily rent for 50 cents a night were shoved up to 1 60 per night the restaurant keepers were particularly crafty and handed out a meagre mess of stuff at an increase over their regular hold up prices were it not that the conference proceedings were particulars interesting and the state fair more than good and the weather on its best behavior about half of the rural visitors would earnestly vow it would be several years beacie they would allow the salt lakers an op port unity to rob them again |