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Show IrV it the city commis- Bk sioners cry ''&' An autll,or' "" ""dltor, our king U m?Sf doms for an auditor. D D A STINGING REBUKE " Tim cloqllutit gentleman fioiil Smlthflold was ory niucli chagrined at the meeting of tin- county commit- Hloncra on Siiturilny. Ho had delivered ono ringing address, ond nroso to ffirthor state his position. In dofng j bo ho dosliod to ninko It plain that he wtiH not opposed to the grunting t of a franchise to any company that , would tnko what tho commissioners would give them. Upon being linked i that If ho had not gono on record fc asking tho commissioners to refusi) f "tTTgraliii tlic " Logan Rapid ' Transit K. (Jompnny a fram-hlso of any kind, i 'and upon nny condltloiiH, ho said . 5'Xo sir." The petition under Just I iHiich conditions and with his name E 'attached was put before him, and I jlho gentleman was silenced. If poo- y 1 'plo would bo JiihI a little moro care- t fi ful In tho innttcr of slgnlg petitions H 'J,(,y would bo relieved of a great deal ' , ' 'of discomfort and humiliation , 1 1 4 d d a i f . vJUST FORECASTS HMR , I'ollowlug the' banquel tendeieil hH v . 'uwrnor William Spry nt tho Com- HgS , ; mcri'liil club nt Salt Lake City the SiM L'... ! o'hfr daj, we notice that tho Den- B78 J, ' , u('1 News glvts out the information gf, that the governor will bo a candidate ') Jv for ii'iiomluatlnu, also that Intoriiiil ' Ituvcnue Collector I'. II CalllHter will l', also be u candidate foi tho same jPK', nomination befoio t In- Republican ftijM" . state Kim cut Inn. The niiiioiiiicanieiu Is nlso made that Societnry of Stale r fl C. S. Tlngey, Tieusuiot Davlil Matt- JB son, and Auditor Juwkes will alho be B up for leuoininntlon to succeed thoni- ' selves. In the cases of Muttsou mid Jewkes the News eviilclitiv has Its , wires ciossed from tho fact that the '; constitution will not pcrniit tieusur- crs nnd aiiilliois to succeed them ' 'seUes. These Is nothing to prevent I thq'ni from changing places, however, ' that Is If "lliukis Is willing" and I they can make the people "vvlllln"' ' also. a d a "' '! , WORKING overtime ! ' 'Y ''' TO PLEASE THE PEOPLE I a ' . Uiiatd find piottct tbosf men .1 lights of tho people is the ehoius the 'I uatchdoga of the people's interests ( J are singing. In Salt l.ako City it wau sung by thousands a few .veins ago. . I This was at tho time V- II. Ilnrilmun ' tho great lallroad vvlnrd was usUiug Jr . for ccrtnln franchises In Salt l.ako ' City. Ho had two or threo millions , rof Ioobo money that ho vviui'id to spend In Pall Luko nnd certain S.lt ' Lako cltUens were atraid lie would sii get nway without spending It In Silt , -. . Lnko so they got busy and assisted lu getting tho desiied concessions. j I ' "Ouard the sacred lights of tho poo ) . pfo." nnd "It Is a burning shame the In way these franchises aro being given " - away" were Bung from morning till j night by tho fellow who talks lots, I but does little, but the fianchlses lj, wero, granted Just the tamo, the rail- fit roads built, and Salt Lako becamo a jj city. Hnnlman said there would be 1 fi tlnoe great cities In the west, Den ( . vor, Hun Kranclsro and Salt Lake, , t, j and he wanted to spend some monoy ' kl In Salt Lnko. Tho knocker knocked, ; p but was turned down nnd the monoy L' was spent. Tlio question Is whero I ' would Rnlt Lako bo today, and n I , what condition without tho Hariiman !'! system And right now It Is In order ' to ask who Is guarding tho sacrod rights and Interests oftho peoplo, tho hot air peddler who Is continually ogl tntlng against tho Investment of monoy In your midst, against tho granting of lights of way for money to bo spent, which you can tnx every year, or tho mon who nro urging Uir t expenditure of money for tho dovel op'ment of your country? Tho real nn swer Is evident n n - "Tho Pool of Flame our new 'or, PPJfet r'ommenco roop SOMETHING GOOD UP THEIR SLEEVE. a Theie Is an undeiciiiTClit thaf the County Commissioners hnve sjmc-thing sjmc-thing good up their sleeves In tho matter of this county Inter-urban road. They lmvo been urged to grant n franchise to a locnl company, the Lognn Rapid Transit Company, but on Saturday last they Informed Iho snld company thnt they wero united In the decision that they would not ginnt tho franchise applied for, but that thoy had drafted a franchise that they would grant. Tho franchise was read, after which the directors of tho Logan Rnpld Transit Company retired for a few moments and, returned re-turned very graciously thanking tho commissioners for tho consideration given, nnd asking for tho return of their draft, slating further that they would not bo competitors for n franchise fran-chise such ns tho commissioners wero desirous of granting. Now, It Is claimed that the commissioners commis-sioners were almost certain that tho draft they submitted would not be accepted ac-cepted by tho local company, and now .hut the said local company Is out of tho wn. It Is claimed that the (omnilssiouerH will get busy nnd sco that the county gets n load. Mr. Uo-iightlv Uo-iightlv who hrs been wot king on a road for the county for a number ol months made the statement that lit. was positive the people would do something within tho next sixty days, nnd Mr. A. .1. Men 111, one of Smith field's financiers, and an oiator o( no im.ill proportions, uiado a hair ran lug I. ilk for a people's load. Ills' ii.u Collghtly and Meirlll ca do of eouiHc lemalns to bo seen. A load will o.st all the way fiom $S,000 to $12 "ion p( r mile, and they may bo ablo to rn I ho the money, but no on-' j io our knlwicdge bus .vet heard V , "Jingle of tho tin." Ii was fin tlier rnmoied that Cum inlssloiier rniher would Join the movement and subset Ibo a handsome minium, thai Commissioner Ci-oiuiiil.il would follow, and that Clia'rmati Mellde would be found doing lil.J slmif. A movement of this kind nc, doubt would be olWtlvo. I'urk'M and Cioiuiulst aio rlcji men, ami Melklo is well to do, and with theli assistance In such u way the vcntinc could bo mndo to go. - It is self evident that we wau! the load, and now- that tho boards a:e eloJied, tho Shnw -Conk Oollghil) franchise a dead letter, and the to gan Rapid Tianslt company out ot the field, It Is up to tho coiiiiiiIhbIom ers to get bus and hoeuro tho In vestment In this count, l'ublle otfl-ciuls otfl-ciuls all around us uio busy In this direction, and wherever they can pot a lino on capital for Investment Oie aie after their share. It Is to bo litij-ed litij-ed Mini the coinnilssloiK r.s have some definite, well laid plans to secure this count) a road. Wo do not ewe whose It lh. We will Hiippoit and piish the construction of n road headed by Messrs. Collghtly and Merrill, or tho commissioners or any other poison, persons nnd corporations, just as ley-all.v ley-all.v an If the Logan Rapid Transit tompan had boon given tho frun chine. All that wo will requlro Is Unit the "tin begin to jlnglo" for wo aro firm In tho belief that roads cannot ' built on "hot nlr." Of courso It will leave suniowhat of an nnvvholesonio titBle in our mouth. It nn oiilsldo concern Bhould bo granted grant-ed a contract, vvlijlo u homo concjrn was turned down, because wo aio just clannish enough to think Just i little moro of tho homo concern, nnd had wo tho deciding vote wo would make tho home concorn Just n Httio moro prcforrcd. Out of tho fifty or mono stockholders In tho Logan Rapid Transit company nil but two or three aro Cocho County peoplo. Their ' homes are bore, the pay their taxes hero, and nro "ono of us," nnd for this reason, and tho further reason lint ' blokerlng, knocking, and "hot nlr" rillroad building would be eliminated, nnd actual work of construction take the place thereof, wo woro anxious for i the local iompany to get the fiun ehinP Hut as the commissioners hne 1 tl -h ' .ni r- ' .i'lt i I them, and tho locnl company Is out ' of tho way, wo nro ready to get behind be-hind tho fellow, or tho concern thnt will show good faith, tho follow that will quit talking, mid get busy doing. Tho, road mpnns (oo much " to tho county to wnste time qtiitrrcllng over It, nnd wo hope tuo rumor that the commlsslonera have something g)od up their sleeves will mnterlallc. BOOSTER NOTICE. Tho regular monthly meeting of tho club will bo held this evening nt 8 p. m. Reports from tho street paving pav-ing committee nnd other committees of the club will be given. Theso reports' re-ports' will bo of Interest to nil. A good dttflldancc Is desired. srr; n . |