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Show CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP. To Joseph A. West, Ogden, Utah: Sir: The Standard last night offered to wager you $500 that it did not misquote you in republishing a part of your article, previously previ-ously published and reprinted on Saturday, Sept. 3, 1910, of which you and the Salt Lake Herald said the Standard "quotes him (West) falsely." In this morning's issue of the Herald you dodge the issue and offer to bet $1,000 on a different proposition. Now, we insist that you meet the $500 wc offer or stand convicted convict-ed before the publio as a dodger and deceiver. To show that we mean business we have deposited $500 with the First National bank. Now, you cover that money, if you think for a moment that wo misquoted you in the republishing of a part of your article signed by you. So there will be no misunderstanding, we reproduce our challenge chal-lenge hero following: ( THE DECEIVER CALLED. Yesterday morning the Salt Lake Herald-Republican said that, in publishing a statement over the signature of "Joseph A. West" in last Saturday's Standard, that this paper "QUOTES HIM (West) FALSELY." In order to prove what a miserable fakir the Herald-Republican is. we reprint the same article herewith and offer to wager $500 that Mr. Jos. A. West brought the article to the Standard office and that his own signature is attached to it, and that from tho first line to the last line not one word has been changed, omitted or inserted.. The article i3 as follows : WHAT MR. WEST ACTUALLY SAID. Over his signature published in the Standard August 4, 1910: ' "I have been advised that considerable water has been developed in the new sewer across the Ogden, that can be advantageously exchanged for water in the upper Ogden. ' Also, by the expenditure of a little means, a considerable flow' can be had in Cold Water canyon where a portion of the stream is lost in passing over a portion of its channel. "There arc always to be found in many of our upper canyons can-yons copious springs whose waters are soon lost in the many fissures that cros3 their courses. In fact, the grand old mountains are full of water and they should be made to give up if it can be done at reasonable expense. "Above the fruit land belt surrounding Brigham City numerous tunnels have been driven into the mountains and considerable water thus obtained. Wells have also been sunk on uplands and an abundant supply thus encountered that by the use of a little electric motor and pump supply large areas of fruit land below. I call to mind one well that fills a four-inch pipe in this way at a cost of twenty-four twenty-four dollars per month, and the supply so far has never been exhausted." ''While, therefore, our water supply is limited, and in many respects uncertain during seasons of scarcity when it is most needed, I am confident it can be greatly enlarged by the judicious expenditure of means in the direction indicated indi-cated Were this done, no citizen having the interest of Ogden at heart would fail to vote the necessary bonds for its utilization. Let this experimentation bo undertaken and I am confident the result would do more for the bond issue than anything else that could be said or done. "JOSEPH A. WEST." HERE IS THE MONEY. "Received from the Evening Standard the sum of $500.00 to be returned to said Standard unless same is covered by $500.00 in cash by Jos. A. West, w ithin twenty-four hours, in accordance with challenge chal-lenge made by the Standard. (Signed) JOHN PINGREE, Cashier." Now, Mr. West, you have been bluffing and bulldozing long enough. Put up your money or shut up. |
