| Show AS TO THE metropolis the afountain vein notices with w ith appropriate brevity a bombastic editorial in the salt lake tribune which in in disparagement of denver asserts that the colorado city Is is jammed up against the mountains by omaha and kansas city and the mountains cut her off from the west bhe she will be the hare of the fable while silt lake will ba the tortoise and in the end it will bo be lew new york I 1 chicago Clil cago salt lake and san francisco that will be he the big four V S thia this piece of audacity was shown up by tits STANDARD some days ago the dener denver paper follows up the attack with a couple of sentences certainly as to the present theres there is no comparison as to the future salt lake has a little mill to settle with ogden before her newspaper batteries are turned on denver the future metropolis of utah is still an open question and until this is is determined no discussion as to the future metropolis of the irocky mountains is is in order it is is a to find ho the usually well mell informed news speaking of the metropolis of utah being still an open question the decision was vt 09 against fealt salt lake and the little mill was ended BO so far as actual contest was as concerned by salt lake being knocked silly if discussion as to the future metropolis of the roky mountains does not disturb the news now it may not hereafter for our esteemed contemporary may take unto itself the assurance that such discussion is just as much in in order today to day as it ever will be 4 THE tite SALT LAKE II eraUt washington special sas says silcott tile defaulting cashier of tho the alouse sergeant alarms ht arms is is in in utah and has been living quietly in bait salt lake for several weeks this is highly probable perhaps lie went there to vote at any rate he be 0 could not and a safer place or one where he would find it less difficult to livo live in absolute quietude |