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Show P. J. Moran. A morning contemporary seeks to convey the impression that there must he something wrong ' in the fact that P. J. Moran gets so much work to do. Wo suspect our contemporary has been reviewing re-viewing its early studies of old Rome and has found whore in the morning papers old Ajpplus Caocus was assailed for securing a contract and spending so much of the people's money on a road that could not be of much use to any save patricians who had horses and chariots. But then old Applus is still remembered; his road, aqueducts, bridges and tunnels still remain to make clear how level-headed ho was, how sagacious sa-gacious and how tenacious of purpose, while If any newspapers assailed him, both they and their editors passed into forgetfulness even before the If Christ was born; for when his work was finished there was a path over which Rome's legions could f swiftly pass, and, much bettor still, over which food could be delivered cheaply in Rome. After I his death, eo manifest were the advantages of f his work that others wero projected until over i Imperishable roads Rome was placod In direct communication with Capua on the south, with J Placantia and Cremona on the north. And they I , remain monuments to the engineers and builders I who planned and carried them through In a man- H nor so thorough that the abrasions Of time and fj even the march of earthquakes have been unable I to dim their glory or reduce their usefulness, i In at least a little way P. H. Moran is tho I Appius Caecus of Salt Lake. He makes roads that are vory beautiful and that last, and they are as I much a convenience to citizens as they are a com- J fort to the eye. And when he takes a contract ho J carries it through, filing all Its specifications, and I if ho has over obtained an unfair contract, we f have never seen any proof of it. Ho has always, j this in his favor; he carries through anything that i he undertakes and has earned the full confidence f of the public. He Is just putting tho finishing touches upon a work on upper South Temple street which some experts declared, when he begun, be-gun, could not be finished before next spring. He is doing another great work farther south; and the work perfect as it is, is surpassed by tho ox- ecutivo ability shown In its prosecution. We hold him to be one of the most useful citizens of Salt I Lake, and entitled to tho full meed of apprecia- tion and praise. |
