Show THE OLD AND THE NEW bear today is the last of 1894 the year juet closed has been a bard cold d rap pointing year for the people of utah few if of her citizen have been able to baj that the year has born fruit the the other years that have while excitement has filled the mind dofring part of the year while bright HOpes and prospects have been blasted while the people have lived we ifopo comfortably yet very few shave been able to lay abide any gani for rainy days or for old age while there baa been little tor the and a of men to do yet nd hae been baay in fact very active not an activity either which the people received of their own seeking but rather such as was thrust upon thorn early in the year came kelly with his industrial array anen governor west with his salt lake policemen and kid soldiers who kept a thousand poverty stricken human beines locked up like sheep and cattle then came the smith army and the legal squabble on the davia county line hardly had the industrials dus trials left the country at peace when the great R U strike waa on the people and for almost two months it reamed as if the life of the nation itself waa in dancer but the prompt and energetic action of grover cleveland in sending general miles and alie regular army to chicago set all things in motion again but hardly was the over when the tinkering with the tariff attracted all minds towards and hardly had the wilson bill become a law when the election was upon us so we may truthfully eay the year jaet closed has been an exciting disappoint ice nonproductive cold cruel year we hope the people of utah and the nation will never again see a year like that of 1894 the new year however betarte out with bright hope i and prospect both at homo and in abo fates in asden the prospects of the power dam birou work wool scouring plant stove pipe works aud rolling mills all re a promised success nd if only half of them are built it will create prosperity enough for tho coming year in the nation at large we notice from the trade journals that all of the mills and factories and reat supply bouses have almost entirely disposed of stock in trade and are only waiting for the adjournment of the present cun tress on march ath next in order to b assured that abere will be no mere free tr ade bills made into laws then the work shop all over the united states will start up again tae poor laborer will have money to bay ration with andria family will deain live on three meals per day the farmer will find a market for his grain buying and bellane will again become the rule prosperity ill wheel into eight confidence bill be restored money will become ebeier banks will become elaish and the will feel happy and peace and contentment will everywhere then again the fact that a congress las been elected in which atie people leave confidence will no doubt be called in the extra early in the meene much for the west there is more hope in that for utah than anything we know of the new congreve Cong reee may not pae a free coinage bill but the public knows that the republican party ie opposed to wild cat money and if the currency system ie changed we are attra it will be more favorable to silver than ie the tion therefore all ahinga into consideration we find the te brighter than they have been ilace the election of grover cleveland every in pointe toward better times then let the past bury if dead let ne forget that the year amt clofed wee anything bat latie factory let us torn the leet and begin anew the book 1896 future of which la indeed bright THE STANDARD hae but one wish to frieada aiki foe alike prosperous and a happy new year to you all |