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Show lilcioT v HftVEHJOR COPS ' Many Sheriffs Make Local Station Resting Place, Even in Timet of r Peace. Tax Payeri Are Goat. Did you ever happen to wander into in-to the local police station, and see the brilliant array of undersheriffs who visit our fair city? If you have not, it is high time you do, for you as taxpayers are surely entitled to know how your money is being spent. Years ago, when Bingham Canyon, like the rest of the state was real wet, when one could get his lager without sneaking in and out of a building, when men were supposed to :: be real rough, this camp got along exceedingly well with one sheriff. Then came the edict declaring it illegal to sell liquor, or its equivalent, and everyone was supposed to behave. It is a known fact that the people of Bingham Canyon are better behaved than those of any other town in the state, and yet but that's our story. Any time tiat perchance you happen hap-pen to enter the portals of the city hall you will be greeted by some of the squad from the sheriff's office, who are out here to see that law and order is preserved. The regular allotment, al-lotment, according to reports is three, one for Bingham Canyon, one for Highland Boy, and one for Cop-perfield, Cop-perfield, thus making it two more now than in days gone by, when people V were supposed to be real rough and UiaroHo handle. It wouldn't be half - i)ad if the three would stay put, .aniAsee that law and order is pre-V pre-V served, but, it is said, they are nev'j at their posts, and it is claimed that r,' they get lonesome,' so in rprdcr that all is well within the precincts of this I ' district, three and four other sheriffs ." from Salt Lake. City, journey to the world's greatest miffing camp, to entertain en-tertain the other three. Thus we have a total of seven sheriffs here at times according to reports, who do nothing but inhale of the wonderfitj mountain which this Hrmi9i0W- famous- for. The claim of the trusted seven is that Bingham Canyon is saturated with the so-called bootleg ,and according accord-ing to law it must go. It is a known fact that one man could round all the bootleggers in Bingham Canyon in twenty minutes, and six others are not needed, it is said. If this town is infested with bootleggers, boot-leggers, which may or may not be the case, they could be cleaned out in . jig time, and one man could do the work. Then why the six extra men? Why don't they stay where the belong? be-long? Why don't they clean up their own yard first? A town the size of Salt Lake City is sure to have many law violators, and yet a squad of - seven men must be sent to Bingham Canyon. '" When these guardians of the law spend their time in Bingham Canyon, they are using the taxpayers money without showing results. When they arc in camp they must eat, and thus the extra expense of meals is added to the taxpayer's burden. IF IJVERY SHERIFF WHO BELONGS BE-LONGS IN BINGHAM CANYON STAYED WHERE HE DOES BELONG, BE-LONG, WE WOULD NOT NEED ; SEVEN SHERIFFS HERE AT ' ONE TIME. Rouse mitt 'em. |