| Show LET US ALL REJOICE I 1 there is the sound of psaltery sackbut ami jawbone in the columns of yesterdays morning papers from salt lake oer the arrival of alie articles of consolidation of the various railroads in this part of the country thebo agreements in their beneral terms and significance were made public beveral weeks ago and as then stated they await ocly the approval of the stockholders before becoming binding upon the entire system what new cause of rejoicing can be found in the themselves we confess ourselves unable to state we find the stipulations and conditions precisely as indicated in thesa columna inore months sina and whatever of gratification our halt lake friends then received douht to last them until they see what the term consolidation and their favorite words way station really mean T inn n tn tn ll 11 elusive that the chango menus that salt lake is in the near future to become of more importance to the U I 1 than Omalia ever was or is now that of course is characteristic of the herald it also just now learns from a dispatch dis pitch which THE STANDARD published last saturday that mr gumming is to ba put in charge of the consolidated lines with headquarters at salt lake or oden but it dons not learn how much this headquarters business busi nees will affect local conditions or whether it will make any difference at all it does not state that no far as headquarters are concerned ailt lake is full of them now and will leave less under the consolidation than under thy present individual managements its invitation let us all rejoice ought to leavo been accompanied by light on these points else how shall we know what to rejoice about we must repeat our admonition that patience alone will clear up these mysteries for ourselves vo renew tha assertion that let the office alx lx where it may a aub agency in salt lake or the clinef onico in boston the railroads are here and here they will stay for the morning of the capital and the boomers who are hanging on by their eye lids e pra net towels for tha head and a little gentle laxative medicine |
