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Show THE CITIZEN , in good condition when the occupants move out, but it is not long before their appearance is entirely changed. For some reason or another, as soon as a house is vacated, children feel they are privileged to batter its walls and windows with rocks and in other ways mutilate it. There are many places in Salt Lake today where it would be impossible to find one single window: intact. What is the reason for this? Surely such a deplorable condition can be remedied. Those who destroy property should be promptly and severely dealt with. Parents, the police department and citizens generally, are to blame for the condition which exists here. Parents, of course, are the chief offenders for it is evident they are failing to teach their children to respect the law and the rights of others. Probably if parents were compelled to pay for the damage done by their offspring they would take them in hand. In a few hours time children frequently cause $100.00 to $200.00 damage to untenanted buildings. Every citizen living in the neighborhood of unoccupied property should take enough interest, for the sake of the effect on his own property, for the sake of the owners, and for the sake of the general appearance of Salt Lake, to immediately report to the proper authorities anyone seen destroying or damaging property in their neighborhood or anywhere else, for that matter. If each person in Salt Lake would make it liis business to do this instead of assuming the attitude, Well, it doesnt belong to me, so let them go to it, wThen they see these things, Salt Lake would take on a different appearance. Who wTants to buy your property if there are one or two or three run down, battered up buildings in the neighborhood? Nobody! Some cities force every property owner to keep their property free from weeds. Salt Lake should do the same and should also force property owners to keep their properties in a fair state of repair. If any property is found in such a deplorable condition that it is impossible to repair it or inhabit it, it should be torn down and not be allowed to remain an eye sore to the entire community and to every tourist visiting our city. If owners of untenanted property are living in Salt Lake they should be sought out immediately and appealed to. If the property is in charge of someone else living here he should be sought out and some course decided upon. Real estate men who have property in charge are certainly lacking in public spirit if they are deliberately allowing certain properties to go to wreck and ruin in order to depreciate values in some communities and increase them in others. Many of the older homes are in much better condition than some of the newer ones and more comfortable. At nominal expense they can be made attractive and rentable. Bamberger is not looking for a job. Senator Reed Smoot recently offered him a commissionship, but Bamberger said Give it to someone who needs work. But Bamberger would be senator if the people want him. It is a great honor to be a senator and it goes without saying that Bamberger would do justice to his state if elected. From a standpoint of business experience and success, there is not a better qualified man in the state for senator and the people could make no mistake by electing him. His friends are working hard to secure his nomination at the state Republican convention. There are many good men after that nomination and it may be that Bamberger will not be nominated, but whatever happens, the people may be assured that Bamberger will be right here and get behind the entire Republican ticket and work until. the election is over, nomination or no nomination. The mining industry, as well as the agricultural industry of the w7est has never had its proper representation in congress, probably for political reasons and probably for other reasons. However, if Bamberger gets the nomination and is elected the people of Utah, as well as other western states, will have a representative who will work day and night for their interests. Bamberger is now in Kansas City representing Utah as National Republican Committeeman. .... . TO DO GOOD IS CRIMINAL? rtf - IS IT A crime to heal the sick and make them well? . Or in other words, must a mandje if he cannot get a cure . from the doctors when he knows of ;a cure he could apply himself? In this enlightened age, have our laws been so tangled that a man has not the right to be his owTn doctor or. take some simple remedy which he knows will cure him? Who framed such a law and for wThat purpose? Recently C. L. Bradford discovered an oil which he kills disease bacteria and it is said that some remarkable cures have been made by those who have taken this oil. Bradford is not a doctor ; he does not claim to be one ; he says he does not prescribe for disease nor does he diagnose cases ; he leaves that for the doctors to do. But this food oil he has, he does sell to those who have faith in it, and, according to many testimonials, some people have secured remarkable results. There can be no more crime in purchasing these food oils from him than there could be in walking into a drug store and purchasing a bottle of patent medicine, for which purchase no one needs a doctors prescription. Bradford, says that efforts are being made to put him out of business. He claims there is no poison in his oils, nor narQUALIFIES FOR SENATOR cotics, or any injurious substance. One may drink an entire bottle and there could be no ill effects, whereas many prescribed of intermountain the TlTINING is the greatest industry country. medicines if taken in large doses would, cause serious results, or 1 1 Take mining out of this district and over half of the people even death. . would be compelled to immediately vacate. A fewcattle and If Bradford is a fakir,, the law should deal with him ae sheepmen would remain and a few farmers. The mines of cordingly, but if his oils are beneficial to mankind, people should Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mex- be able to purchase them if they so desire. ico and Nevada draw heavily upon agricultural and industrial S. P. CHEAP RATES products. With this market completely cut off, thousands would have to seek other employment. The cheap summer vacation rates provided by the Southern Ernest. Bamberger, has spent all his life in the mining to game. He is an exceptionally brilliant mining engineer and be- Pacific has resulted in thousands of Californians coming cause of his knowledge and experience he has made a big suc- Utah, principally to this city. Special train service and the best cess of mining, and at one time or other has been manager of of accommodations over the road is being praised by the tourists some of the largest mining properties of the state. About as who are now visiting in this city and who took advantage of the fast as he made his money, he put it back into industrial im- low excursion rates. city provements and subsequently became a heavy taxpayer. He Many of the tourists will take side trips out of this o must be considered one of the builders of our state, and he is visiting friends and relatives, as well as taking in the beauty. one of a few who has remained in his native state, while other our many scenic canyons, before returning home over the Soutwealthy men have left us to live in other parts of the country. hern Pacific. He is also heavily interested financially in agriculture, sheep President Coolidgc remains extra dry. and cattle. . . |