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Show i' TRUTH. - QUIPS AND QUIRKS. It has I . I i ( r t ' come at last. I knew that it would not he long delayed after the late fair, had, to use a miners expression, gone over. the divide. I refer1 to the objection that has been long simmering, but which has but lately come to light in reference to the placing of the permanent buildings of the State Exposition or the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing association, on the old barren, strip of land known as Agricultural Park. How on earth that mudhole in the winter and salt-grapatch in the summer ever the title of park has been gained worrying me since my boyhood days. Trees have been planted there at times, but every one of them became so disgusted with its surroundings that it died took its own life probably rather than attempt to live amidst such surroundings. Men who had an idea that the park might make a good potato patch, if nothing else, tried to raise murphies in the long ago and failed The only thing that has ever been raised on the park success- God-forsak- en t . ss ' t the board of directors. The southern end of the city, where the surroundings are clean and elevating, where the water is pure and where grass grows at the drop of the hat, is the place suggested by several of the directors fora the new buildings, which must be of Whatpermanent nature this time. ever site is selected, no mistake should be made, as was done when the Tenth ward square was taken hold of. The elevation of Apostle Rudger Clawson to the position lately made vacant by the death of President George Q. Cannon was something of a surprise for such of my Mormon friends who did not happen to be on the inside. Next to Reed Smoot, he is the youngest of the twelve apostles in point of service, but is not half as capable a man as the last named. It has been said, however, that some time ago, when Mr. Smoots friends suggested to him that lightning might strike down his way, he said he hoped it would not. This may be the reason why he was not named. Just what some of the older members of the view way between two car lines. I stai :d down to the ungodly Midway to to First South street and was t. rty the human freaks and be kangarooed, from the corner when a car v .nt feet ms and yet neglect the industries of whizzing by in my direction. I hauvt own people and his own State. one. enough breath left to whistle and he He should have come, said conductor was so busy pitching iis He should, said another, and we spare change at the bell cord that he wouldnt have kangarooed him, eitner. didnt see me swing my hat. The. a I turned around and went back to f c. ond South, and stood five mim.-iebut the .only- car I saw .as The determination of President Snow waiting, the wrong way. Being in a that hereafter, or at least during the going I made up my mind to walk. winter months, the Tabernacle organ I got to State street just as the I wasnt ghing recitals shall take place on Sunday af- passed me. Of course, a nickel for ride, s. i my ternoons only and then at 4:30 p. in., up hoofed it the rest of the way. when the building is comfortably That is only one instance. I h.ve wisof tried again and again to sneak nicMs warmed, is, I take it, the part the coffers of that corporation. I into are dom. In the first place, the recitals even lain awake nights trying to have free; they are artistic, elevating and re- figure out some scheme to make tl.cm fining; secondly, there are thousands of rich and prosperous, but they wut people in the city who can and will go stand for it. I have tried going to the to hear the divine harmonies on Sunday track five minutes before the time afternoon who have no spare time on scheduled for the car, but it wasnt to any other day in the year. It is a move be seen and I had to walk or miss my in the right direction, and dead in line engagements. I have gone five minwith the policy apparently adopted by utes after time and merely succeeded President Snow when he assumed the in getting myself mentioned as one mantle laid down by President Wood- who also ran without catching anyruff Show the people that you are in- thing but a cold. Some day I am goterested in them and they will be very ing to put off all my engagements and s ir-r- y, W.-il- one-blo- , ck ' I . ! fully, so far as my recollection goes, is twelve think about the elevation of Mr. some of the stuff of which the Texas Clawson remains to be discovered. Mr. crop is, supposed to rank first in the Clawson and President Snow were close United States hell. friends in Brigham City for years, long before it ever became ever, evident that the latter would succeed to the presiSpeaking of the proposition to put up dency. and it may be that friend an important figure in the case. permanent buildings or. the banks of cut There the Jordan for the fair, a director tells case. may be also a relationship in the me that he will oppose it with all his might. He objects to the buildings goThere were some who were inclined to ing there for the following reasons: believe that President Snow would ask First The grounds are too far away; his that son, Le Roi, be named as his second, they are in a most undesirable second counsellor. Those who know Mr. part of the city; third, there are about seventy-eigstreet and railway tracks Snow, however, knew that would not to cross, and the steam railroad tracks go. The President, so an intimate cannot be avoided without going several friend of his tells me, was urged by blocks out of the way; fourth, there is some of his friends to appoint his son not a tree in sight; there is no grass, to an apostleship, but he waved them save the salty stuff, which has an odor away, saying that he would hear none like unto a dead horse; fifth, that it of it and he has not up to date. will take, even if it can be shown that trees and grass will grow there, which he doubts, ten years at least to put the Down at the fair grounds the other park in a fit condition as good as the place the association has occupied for day there was some slight murmuring so many years past. of discontent among the exhibitors, especially among those from the country, because President Snow failed to inThere is likely to be a lively scene or spect the exhibit. There were those who two when the question comes up before could not understand why he should go ht i t f liable to take an interest in you. President Snow, as a rule, has shown since his inauguration what a man can do when he carries an old head on young shoulders. CAR COMPANYS LOSSES. "Its a put In all my time waiting for a car. The chances are the wires will blow down or the power-hous- e will burn up, for I am certain the corporation will go to any means to frustrate my be- nevolent intentions. People do get on the cars some times, it is true, but I have never discovered just how they accomplish it. Maybe they lasso the motorman. If the corporation really wanted those extra nickels It would quit send- cars In its Ing all the same direction at the same time. If the car on Brigham started on the hour the one on First South should leave Main five rrinutes later, the one on Second South five minutes after that, and the one on Third South another five minutes later. Then by walking one or two blocks at most a man would be sure of connecting. wonder to me, ejaculated the fat man, as he threw himself wearily into a bootblacks easy chair on Second South street and ordered a Trilby shrine, how the street car company keeps out of the hands of a receiver. The only way I can account for it is that the receiver is waiting at some corner and cant get a car. I have figured out that there are 18,763 people in Salt Lake every day who are A LONG-FEL- T dead willing and anxious to contribute WANT. a nickle each to keep the stockholders So Miss Holdover is to be married?' of the road out of the poorhouse, but Yes; the wedding is set for some can they do it? Not a bit. Those feltime next spring. lows are determined to die as poor as Andrew Carnegie. How do I know? Under the conditions It seems Why, it is as plain as a female strange that so far away a date as that league excursionist. Take my has been set! case, for instance. Here I was in a now Yes, it does seem hurry to get down town. I live only that she has the chanceunnatural so she is tardy five blocks from Main street and half- - in filling a long-fe- lt want! Ep-wor- th V V - .v$ vv& y |