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Show THE CITIZEN 'There is one drawbrack, however. Nearly every morning when you pick up a paper and read the discouraging headlines on the stock market, it is a wonder that the stock exchange has survived up to the present time. There is no other business that could have survived under similar conditions of the knocks and abuses of the mining exchange. But you cant fool the people. "With all these facts glaringly before us we wonder why this city is not the greatest mining exchange of the world. Our stock exchange should have one hundred times more business than it is doing at present, and stocks ought to be the most popular form of investment,' not only among our local people, but also money from the outside ought to find its way here in large sums. The mines are big dividend payers and many fortunes have been made in them. Stocks in the past that have gone begging on the market, are now held at a premium. Most of the profits are drawn down by people outside of the state because the people inside the state are too timid to invest, no doubt a condition brought about through education. There is no doubt that with the proper presentation of the mining facts of Utahs great mineral zone to the people in general would result in a healthy boom here. New York City is the banker of the nation; Chicago is Americas great wheat exchange center and Salt Lake City ought to be the great mineral center of the nation. The greatest mineral belt adjoins Salt Lake City. Bingham, Park City, Alta, American Fork, Eureka and Tintic, Ophir and Tooele are central mining camps tapping large ore fissures, from which there is a steady flow of ore to the big smelters at Tooele, Garfield and Murray. All these mining camps depend largely upon Salt Lake City for their supplies, and the people of this city could at.least back up the mines in their development. The legislature will meet the first of the year. Let us make our mining laws such as will invite capital instead of driving it out. Our incorporation laws are a menace to the city and state. A majority of the big firms incorporate in other states and some may maintain a branch office here. Let us secure the main offices here. Low taxes are the life of trade; high taxes discourage everything, and it has been said many times that we get less for the tax dollar here than anywhere else. Let us remedy this condition at the coming legislature. Let us make of this city the metropolis of the West ; let us make our mining exchange the greatest in the country. We are situated in the center of the mineral wealth and there is no reason why we should not benefit from every industrial subidiary subject to its jurisdiction and dependent upon it. If this is the center of the mines, this ought to be the center of the mine money investment. Let us fit out our prospectors from this end of the line instead of crossing the" continent to get a few dollars. Let us not go to sleep upon the many splendid opportunities confronting us. Let us branch out and take our rightful place in the nation. Not only is this city the center of the mineral zone, but we are also surounded with the largest oil belts in the world. It is much easier to do business from a central point than it is from one end. Have we the brain and energy to develop the business and take what rightfully belongs to us? Everything is in our favor, why not reach out and take it? REPUBLICAN CONVENTION i leave everything up to the voters to choose as they phase, However, preliminary remarks are in order and the dates ought to tell the people something of the platform stand upon. Even if we dont care, we all like to hear a come out and state emphatically what he stands for. No one a fence straddler and as a rule the latter never gets anywlmj a real contest. The people of the state should be careful in the selectioa candidates for the upper and lower house. These are then who make your laws and bright men will give good service, 3 of no business ability, failures and sure thing artists, areresj) sible for freak laws. Many men will want to run for the ty ture because of personal gain and to represent certain inters The people should make every effort to leave all such seekers home. We want men who will represent the people who will rfuse to listen to any clique or personal interest ai cates. The legislature can do Utah a world of good this year pealing detrimental laws. Some people have the idea, legislat as well, that the legislature must pass numerous new laws. 8 is a big mistake. If not a single new law was passed andifaj of the old laws were killed or remoulded, the legislature m make a hit with the people. The tax question which has run wild since the World I is the paramount question of the day and the legislature vi well to listen to the people and reduce the present heavyb dens. Let us not breed a race of political chair warmers cause the time will come when no one will be able to work' less they accept a political job there are some people wlo not like political jobs? The many organizations that clamor for special legisla; are for themselves and are never for the people. The pee as a rule are given the empty plate after the pie has bees and divided. Let us reverse conditions this time and try to provide re; sentative legislation. It is therefore up to the delegates to carefully select i who are not selfish but who are for the people and for the gw of the state. sa ol by HARRIES DICTATES The Democrats were afraid of Ben R. Harries, so tlieyi inated him for sheriff. This ought to clinch the victory for Republican candidate who will be nominated today. This is the first time in many years that the Doraof held their nominating conventions prior to the Republican The Democratic ticket for this county carries then1 of Sheriff Harries to succeed himself; Thomas A Horne auditor; Leslie L. Fraser, attorney; Joseph A. Young, asses William J. Korth, clerk; Samuel J. Lindsay, commissioner four-yeterm; George G. Smith, commissioner for W term; Mis Jennie Harrington, record; Sumner G. Margetfej veycr and Stephen II. Lynch for treasurer. The Republicans will hold their county convent' on today! will name candidates to oppose the Democrats f the cot election. Republicans feei quite jubilant because t e Dcmof have placed Sheriff Haries on their ticket. They ow Democrats will be defeated in this county. Ma y pro1 Democrats before their convention stated that un rno oration would Harries be considered, but the .eriff strangle hold on the convention and forced himseli on the It is seldom that such candidates are ever elected and predict that Sheriff Harries will meet with defoa on T November 2. ar : fed-th- ; The Republican County convention will be held today and judging from all appearances there is going to be some lively time at the convention. Every office is being diligently sought by numerous candidates, but that of sheriff is most sought after. Everybody wants to be sheriff now, whereas a few years ago a party had to go out and draft a man for the position. With tickets named and conventions out of the way, there will be less than a month left to campaign the state and the fight between the Republican and Democratic orators ought to bring out some interesting facts, unless the politicians are going to ;eo THIRD TERM You often hear some people say that they third termer. 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