| Show THE RECORD recard extends the wish tor for a merry christmas to its many patrons and friends as well as lis its enemies it if it has any AND B BECAUSE henry ford sailed the seas in a so called peace ship tor for advertising purposes only some borne editors would like to see him elected president of the united states it is very evident that all the tools fools are not yet dead IT IS now christmas and jitney ford has not emptied the trenches tren chea nor stopped the war now it Is up to that other conspicuous peace advocate and lover of 0 self advertising william jennings bryan to tell the world what he proposes to do by next christmas THE good fellows as aa usual were abroad in park city the past week distributing cheer to the less fortunate and gladdening gla dening tho the hearts of the young middle age and old these good fellows sabeth little but boeth much aud and in so ous a manner that even their names are withheld from the public A community is indeed blessed that can boast of such citizens THE TRUE spirit of christmas has prevailed in park city the past week day and night happy shoppers have thronged thron ged the business houses and mothers and fathers and children wended bended their way homeward loaded with packages of all shapes and sizes tor for happy surprises tomorrow to morrow truly christmastide Is a joyous season and the record sincerely hopes there will be no appointments diss in any home IT HAS been officially announced by mayor elect ridge and sanctioned by the councilmen elect that W D richardson Is to be the next city marshal ot of park city because of the fact that no application had been made tor for the position the appointment came as a surprise to mr richardson as well as to the citizens generally As would have been the case had any other citizen been named for this important position much dissatisfaction and condemnation has been expressed but when sober judgment and common sense Is allowed iway sway there are 1 few but will admit that dan richardson has the essential qualifications for a good marshal and the record thinks he will perform the duties of the office with ability firmness and fairness it if given the moral support of good citizenship zen ship he Is active and capable knows the requirements of the office and has the courage and determination to see that the laws are obeyed without tear fear or favor he of course will resign as local juvenile officer arid and has already secured the services ot of man to taker take full charge of 0 his undertaking business in order that he may devote his whole time and attention to the duties of city marshal until convinced to the contrary the record will maintain that he Is going to surprise his present traduce traducers re rs by proving the best marshal park city ever had giving service and demanding efficiency from those under him As to the various other appointments appointment si they are but rumors and the record Is authorized to announce only the name ot of the city marshal ONE WEEK from next monday the republican city administration will be in power the officers elect are all practical thoughtful men and much is expected from them in the government of city affairs they were elected on a common sense platform and for fear certain planks of said platform might be overlooked the record republishes them that consideration might be given our city bettered and expenditures I 1 curtailed we pledge a businesslike business like and economic administration of city affairs and will use our best and earnest efforts to reduce the present unnecessary high running expenses of the city government by combining city offices wherever possible demanding lust just service and promising greater efficiency at a less e expenditure x pend iture we pledge ourselves to a rigid enforcement of the city ordinances din ances and shall insist that public officials do their full duty without tear fear or favor irrespective of tle line of bustness business or established precedent WHAT THE united states bureau of mines is doing to aid in the d velo ment of mineral industries in tills this country by suggesting ne new r and better methods of manufacture by stopping the waste ot 0 valuable mineral resources and by suggesting uses tor for material thought to be of no particular value is detailed by the director van H manning in the annual report of the bureau tor for the fiscal year ending june 30 1916 issued today the report Is a series of chapters of big industrial achievements by american manufacturers of millions of dollars saved of heretofore useless waste material turned into profitable industry of new industries being created to manufacture what has haa formerly been import ingi idana of the consequent grow growing industrial independence of the united states the beginning of the european war and the shutting off ot of certain manufactured imports is said to have spurred this government agency to renewed and more determined efforts in behalf of the people and the results are shown in a number of industries that have been aided looking into the future the bureau is investigating the vast deposits of the so called oil of utah and colorado believing that the oil supply will come from them and at no distant period these it is said rival as sources of petroleum the oil of scotland and new south wales which have been profitably exploited in spite of the continued competition of 0 oil from other sources I 1 CHRISTMAS BE BELI BELIS Is S when the christmas bolls bells ring this year it will not bo be as ever before in all the years ot of all the men now on the earth even in our own most blessed land as those bells ring out their peals erst so joyous to thoughtful people there will seem to be a retrain refrain of sorrow in their ring even as when marriage bells change to tolling tor for the dead for think of it for nineteen hundred years those bells have been rung those carols sung and the blessed retrain refrain has been borrowed from the angel choir on earth peace and to man good will As the centuries have come and gone with more and louder acclaim each year the anthem has run rung g on out it upon the world with ever inci increasing asang assurance have the words of promise been spoken with more and more ostentation has the day been celebrated with more and mor more eloquence have devout men pointed out how civilization has advanced bostl most in those lands where chero the cross has been most revered until now or on the si wings ot of the liuji lightning tang the messages message are being carried and the perfecting press as it tolls toils with every deep respiration pi ration emphasizes the truth that tha the highest grace Is that which has grown out ot of that same message of peace on earth and to man good will but now every echo from the old world is not only one of 0 violence but it brings an impression that t there here where most crosses have been up reared where most monuments to christianity have been raised where ott oft enest the message ct cf peace on earth and to man good will has been repeated there with most fury man and nations are stamping all the records of good into the ground and from their hearts have cast out every generous sentiment of 0 good wll A year ago the outside world looking on said it Is but a frenzy and will soon pass but during the past year that frenzy has seemed to crystallize crysta cryst lizo alize into a settled hato hate among those who are guiding affairs and executing the bloody work while those at home strain their eyes up through the darkened sky above them and mournfully whisper to their own souls there are no answers s to our prayers and there all the christmas bells will be tolling bells and in lieu of christmas carols only dirges will be chanted the wisest straining their eyes cannot see why the present scourge was permitted why the stage was set why the terrible acts are being called they only know that it Is natures way when the air becomes felted and a pestilence Is threatened to call up the cyclone to clear tho the air and they remember that while in the wake ot of the storm are swept fields shattered homes and dead animals and men the atmosphere la is cleared Is there any parallel between that and the cataclysm that Is now changing the taco face of 0 europe and a part of asia where death comes from the clouds and dest destruction rue I 1 up from the depths of 0 the sea until it almost seems seema as though another geological period was about to be completed we e cannot annot tell but there are signs tc that the 0 old claim that a nan man Is everything and the people nothing is about to pass that the decree is al already to be issued that all men must have equal opportunities that there are no divine rights to mortals save those that comie of heart and brain that the men who fight the wars shall be consulted before any wars shall be proclaimed and the humblest man shall be free to do any legitimate thing tor for himself and tor for those helomes he loves that when the earth was given to man to subdue and occupy and enjoy it was given to all men alike and all are to take part in the government it if this is in store tor for the children of men and to usher it in the present great war was necessary then the war will have its compensations and it will not be so long until the old anthem can be reawakened with a sweeter solemnity than ever peace on earth to man good will 11 and the christmas bells will take on all the old joy in their ringing and their acclaim will carry a deeper truer hope to mankind judge C C goodwin Goodw ln in goodwins weekly |
