Show twelfth annual irrigation congress ll 11 BOW in cession in 1 pao texas and it la expected that couch good rill result from ania meeting question as to whether college arc proper and el be encouraged or cot ia tailing op consider aba apace in the and maga lines at the present time there ie lit tie doubt that each and ganiea are alright and healthful but like everything else it should not be to exceen ans tragic death of sommer bring forcibly to mind the uncertain liea ot life apparently in the beet of health and be came to the fark saturday morning and not much more than forty I 1 oura later be was taken back dead in a mining camp in particular hundreds 0 noble hearted men go to work dally in the bowels of the earth probably pro bally never fee the light 0 day again they take their lires in their bands every shift they work a generally considered too lightly dami athe campaign ut closed the dineh V orld of which patrick ford of isea ork la editor publisher and proprietor etor has been a welcome oar table and ne are pleased to note the stand it has taken in tl 0 present presidential fight for twenty ear past beginning with the memorable blame campaign th irish world has battled for the party that ha and detill upholds the principle of protection to american industry and its editor and manager mav well feel proud of the part he haa played in helping to reelect re elect the republican ticket EIB mother isue of oar paper appear the american people ai a nation will hae ot served the day in the year set apart for a general tl anki to the tor t e id ha bag be atoned upon tl em it ia a day which should be by everyone and though of late it is made an occasion of amusement and pleasure we should during the day give thank to the ruler of the V e 11 have much tor which to be tl god abo agh our lot may beana 1 ard and our dark ft we out look about ns wo will find many wl 0 are verv moch less fortunate ort than re As a whole and individually we should give thanks we live in the greatest nation in the most enlightened age of tt e world s history tt e are not oppressed by the awfulness awful nesa ot war we are pros and respected by tl e nations of the world on next thun day we should pause in the daya pro ce edinga long enough to well consider that without ane aid and guidance ot the invisible yet omnipotent one we would be helpless to him we owe banks for a I 1 that we are and it is a beautiful custom that enables americans on at least one day of the year to rest from their and as a people to express their gratitude and appreciation tl air creator e senescence beneS cence now that the tealer of weil ta and measures 11 equipped with the necessary apparatus and 18 performing the duties of his office ve would urge the installs tion of a emalea by the city would pay for itself in very short lione tor all peddlers and haulers of hay and crain from outside points would use it and be willing to pay the necessary fee they would be assured of correct weight as would their patrons in one instance only last week a peddler with a load of potatoes ea drove into town and had bis produce weighed at one of the coal companies scales the potatoes were paid for by the purchaser by the weight given the peddler by the operator of aba scales although the measure giren deemed so small to the purchaser 10 question that he decided to investigate the local sealer of weights and measures was called upon and after te had weighed the potatoes 1 found tt em to be twelve and one halt bushels short of the weight the purchaser paid for treatment is little short of criminal and the person who did the weighing in the first place should be prosecuted as the peddler in this instance waa not to blame this is only one of the many cases several of which have come under the notice 01 the officials in the past few days scales by the city and placed in a convenient location on main street and over by a competent person would prevent such tricks as this and we trust that such action may be considered by the council tribune last friday devoted some apace to the of the campaign conducted by judge 0 W Poa ersin the race for representative to the congress and that gentleman in reply uttered some very brilliant truths regarding utah her people and the an worthy efforts of the late american party lie condenses well the whole situation aad speaks the sentiments of all fair minded aal jast utahna when he bays but let it be known that while I 1 stand for the absolute divorcement of church and etite I 1 also stand for fair play toward the mormon people I 1 stand for utah and her interests while willing to condemn when the fact appears that the dominant church ha exercised ulterior influence while insisting that every compact made with the nation must be kept alile strongly contending that utah must ha alln thal rest 0 ire union I 1 condemn and continue to condemn blander ous and balsa falsa statements concerning con lotions lit ions here and I 1 depreciate language and conduct that i lofair and unwise we have here cormons mormons and gentiles both classes are enfiled to live I 1 ere each class ia entitled to fair treatment and are 11 II injured by assertions not based on proof that exaggerate condi existing here I 1 have considered dost the claims of the american campaign tha i has waged from tl e very nature ol 01 anga it jannol that abich 0 ny ho have joined it leclare to bo its purpose it appeals to he pa aiona 0 anen god not to their reason their prejudice becoming beco aroused they become unfair and they believe that extremely condi lions exist when in reality there la lit tie foundation or buch belief the new party drives the people apart I 1 that tie people should be betl er and thia believing belie vinc I 1 coolder coo ider that thia ia he cioe then men and women not lose their beads the question ought not to be what will gratify tny prejudice but ought to be best lor |