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Show THE CITIZEN 4 the city will. ho accomplished only after a fight. As a western rep- resentative, Committeeman Bamhcrgcr has naturally favored San Francisco, and has been assisting the National Committeeman froifrthat state, W. IT. Crocker, in his efforts to secure the Convention for the coast city. It is to be hoped that San Francisco will he selected, as it will give the delegates an opportunity of seeing a vast portion of our country that many of them have only heard of. The citizens of Utah and other Intermountain and Western states would be glad for the opportunity of showing our friends from the South and East what we are and what we have. The National Committee will be received at the White House by President Coolidge at a luncheon to be given in their honor. Mr. Bamberger will also .visit New York for a few days on business. PROGRESS The Citizen has branched out to a state paper. It has served the people in this community for twenty-fiv- e years, and there is no good reason to believe why it should not continue to serve indefinitely as an independent paper, a paper that has never been afraid to speak its convictions, to stand for justice in all matters and to stand for what is right. Nationally, we are Republican, fully believing that the best interests of the coutnry are served under Republican form of government. Utah, with its big mining industry, its agriculture and sugar factories, its cattle and sheep, must have protection for its industries, and the Republican party has invariably championed protection for the people against all outside competition and opposition, hence, we find Utah normally Republican. In branching out as a state paper, several changes have been made necessary in relation to the paper, and a meeting has been called by the directors for reorganization and reincorporation of special benefit to the paper. We will continue to fill a much needed demand for a fearless paper in this state. Also the paper will be larger, with more reading matter. From now on society 'will be a special feature, and the boys who love the great outdoors will find reading much to their liking. We are unequivocally for a greater city and a greater state, and will back our industries first, last and all the time in preference to outside competition. Firmly believing in the slogan, What Utah Makes Makes Utah. We wish to thank the many supporters of this paper. Because of the support of our many friends we have been able to put out a better paper and to extend our subscription to all parts of the state. CROSS FIGURE PUZZLE Not being expert accountants, we may be somewhat excused for our meagre knowledge and inability to correctly interpret comprehensive reports. However, in looking over the city engineers report in relation to water supply mains, we find figures which are rather puzzling. For instance, we find that in 1918, the engineers report credits Salt Lake City with 36.89 miles of water supply mains, costing $1,372,816. We find that in 1920, the report of that year finds a shrinkage and only reports a total of 33.452 miles, with also a shrinkage in cost to $1,193,235. Then on January 1, 1927, we find that there were 35.044 miles of supply mains and that the cost is given as $1,228,163.23. Is it possible that this city had less mileage of supply mains in 1927 than it had in 1918! It appears to us that there must be some mixup in the accounts, or probably the city auditor can explain the big difference. The above mileage does not contain any of the distributing water mains, but only the supply lines. ONLY SIX YEARS! NO! For six years the advertising campaigns conducted for Salt Lake City and Utah by the Chamber of Commerce have told the advantages and resources through magazines, news- papers, trade journals, etc., says the booklet which has just been gotten out by the chamber in preparation for its 1928 advertising fund drive, which is to be launched December 5th, and which is indeed most worthy. But why only six years! Did progress in this noted city begin only six years ago! Had not Salt Lake City and Utah been advertised before six years ago! were we asleep, when under the administration of Fred Richmond, as president of the Chamber of Commerce for several terms and affectionately known as the War President, told the world of what Salt Lake and Utah could do. And have we forgotten the vibrating message of Fisher Harris, See America First, which gripped the nation as no slogan ever did, poured millions into the coffers of the scenic West and made Salt Lake famous forever! And how about the great festival of the Wizard of the Wasatch, which, through nationwide advertising gave promise at one time of being as of New Orleans, or the Rose Carnival famous as the Mardi-Gra- s of Portland. Did Brigham Young have nothing to do with advertising Salt Lake! Is it just a myth that the Information Bureau of the Mormon Church has for decades circulated literature of high advertising value to Salt Lake and Utah, handed out by hundreds of missionaries at aggregate expenditures which would easily approach a million dollars. And have we already forgotten the stupendous advertising by the railroads! It was the voice of Fisher Harris, pleading and appealing in such a manner that it brought numerous famous conventions to Salt Lake and back of it was some of the cleverest advertising ever launched by Salt Lake. One of these was the big encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. And then, under J. David Larson, another famous secretary of the Chamber of Commerce came a number of great conventions, the result of effective national advertising: The Convention of the InterThe Americah Bar Association and others. national Rotary, And under William C. Stark, the national convention of the National Education Association and a great number of other conventions have been held producing definite results from nas tional publicity to which advertising men contributed their support and into which business men of Salt Lake gave large amounts ; to which railroads, mines, livestock men and scores of other enterprises loosened their purses magnanimously. This is but a mite of what has been done before the six years and it would at least be courteous for the publication to make mention of the achievements of the glorious past that the present generation of business, realizing the growth of the city, may contribute even more than has been given in the past. We owe our nationalistic progress to patriotic appreciation of what has been done in the past ; not by ignoring the glorious past, or, for some selfish reason, seeking to date back progress only for a period which might bring advertising for recent gen-iou- administrations. Some administration of the Chamber of Commerce will some day give full credit to all the laudable achievements of the Chamber of Commerce and it will read as one of the most inspiring chapters of our community progress. UTILITY RATES The Utah Shippers Tariff Association is conducting a cam- paign for cheaper tariff rates and claim that the results which they hope to attain will benefit the consumer. The Citizen is not familiar enough with the question to have an opinion as to the fairness of rates affecting this territory but naturally would like to see as low rates established as possible. |