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Show THE CITIZEN 15 OBSERVATION PLANE (Continued from Page 8.) they are accusing him of having played into the hands of the republi-cans- . TEe office holders are getting The Public and the Company re- bellious. They dont see why they to one who is no should kow-tolonger the partys leader and each one Is playing his own game. The governor is apt to find more worry and annoyance than he expected. w Meantime, the directors of the partys destiny are at a loss what to do. They want to keep the reins in their own hands and dictate as of old, but there are signs, that some of the in politics are eager to take control. They think they can handle the party organization as well, if not better, than those who have been czaring it for years. It is simply a case of the governors deserting the party before it deserted him. new-comer- would-b- e COMMUNITY always welcomes the establishing of an institution that fills a recognized community need; unfortunately it doesnt always manifest a lively interest in the health of such an institution after it is established. A s It industry can be established by the investment of capital ; its development and maintenance depend upon the attitude of the public toward the enterprise and toward the product. An Likewise, the permanency of an institution depends upon the willingness of its customers to pay a sufficient price for its product to enable it to investi- - gator began to rake Salt Lake - i Telephone service is a home product of every community in the mountain states, and is woven into the very warp and woof of commercial and social life. The permanency and adequacy of telephone service depend upon the same factors as are involved in the security and permanency of every other established industry. i What is the explanation? it is fairly certain that the govern-- . ment has forgotten about the goods. While we talk of shipping in goods from points a thousand miles away i stores of government goods can be in our own warehouses and placed on sale. The government has been storing goods in scores of towns throughout the land and the signs are that Washington has lost trace of many of these stocks. Why not sell the government goods we have on hand and thus save trans- With very, very few exceptions the people of the West recognize these principles and pursue a live and let live policy toward all legitimate business institutions. t The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph , Company ob-tain- ed portation charges? When the government stores arrive let the Red Cross handle them. The local Red Cross organization proved its efficiency during the war. It worked without pay while other representatives of the government in our midsts were taking Uncle Sams continue strong and healthy financially. The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Companys system of wires, furnishing the means of communication over mountains,- plains and desert, is a tremendous factor in the development of the West. for hoarded food he found a thousand cans of tomatoes in one of the first warehouses he visited. It belongs to the government, said the warehouseman. The federal agent laughed. We are not looking for it, he said. As he continued his quest he discovered other government foodstuffs 500 quarters of beef and more canned goods. The goods had been in storage for months and no requisition had been made upon them by the army. ' it is quite another thing to build upf develop and maintain them. Government Hoards Food Here 1T7HEN the governments is one thing to establish industries; dollars or the states dollars for war work. No doubt the Red Cross is. still will-'into work without remuneration when the work is humanitarian. g WAR WAS TAME. Squabbling and fighting thats another frequent cause of divorce, said Judge Hilary M. Hawks of Denver in . an address on the divorce evil. I said to a young man in a recent divorce case: Let me see arent you the Y. M. C. A. hero who married a trench Red Cross nurse in a front-lin- e during a German mustard gas bombardment? Yes, you honor, Im the man, the applicant answered. It must have been exciting, wasnt it? said I. Well, your honor, said the man, it seemed so then it wouldnt now. able to make money almost as fast Detroit Free as she can spend it. Tress. Pessimist.-r-- I on earth have only one friend my dog. Optimist. other dog? Why dont you get Judge. The cook says she is going to take a two weeks vacation, John. Gee! I wish we could afford to! . Are they well mated? I should say so. He seems to be an- Life. |
