UTAH SHORT OF CASH
MONEY PRACT_l——_CALLY UNKNOWN IN
PARTS OF THE STATE.
Survival of the Barter System in Remote
Mormon Communities. Sawmill Hands
Paid in O1ders for Lumber. Trousers
Patterns as a Circulating Medium.
The peculiar industrial system of
Utah is unique, especially for the prim—
itive system of exchange of commodi-
ties practiced in many of its communi—
ties. The barter system survives to a
greater extent, perhaps, than in any
other part of the world into which civi-
lization has made its way. There are .
whole counties in the newest State of
the Union where trade is conducted
practically without the aid of cash. To
many families money is almost a curi-
osity and the possession of a dollar 11. ~
very infrequent experience. This con- .
dition does not exist in remote localities
alone. In towns of good size workmen ;
have built homes and reared families, '
who have only on rare occasions been f
paid for their labor in anything but a
portion of its product. The New York
Sun says the barter system was a neces-
sity in Utah in its early days. The iso-
lation which the Mormons sought in ’
their migrations to the Salt Lake Valley .
made them almost wholly dependent on ?
themselves. For years their trade with
other people was insignificant. Their ,
distance from the communities of the {
Mississippi Valley was such as to prac-
tically forbid commercial relations, es-
pecially as most of the Saints were-
without means with which to purchase
goods, even had there been facilities for
transporting them. The leaders taught
the people that they must rely entirely
upon their own resources and secure
the necessaries of life through co-oper-
ation. There was little if any money in
the colony, and so when .a man wanted
a particular article he secured it by ex-
changing for it some other product. It.
was long before even in Salt Lake busi-
ness was put upon a cash basis. Twenty 5
years ago workmen received “store
pay” for their labor, and an enterpris— ‘
ing Gentile who located in Zion about
that time and advertised for half a .
dozen laborers, whom he offered to pay ‘
cash, found his house surrounded one
morning by scores of applicants, who
were as curious to see a man who would
make such an offer as they were anxious
to enjoy the novel experience of being
paid in real money instead of scrip, then
commonly in use.
The growth of labor unions in the
cities and mining camps of the State
has served to create a sentiment against '
the truck system. This sentiment led
to the introduction, at the recent ses- '
sion of the Legislature, of a bill requir-
ing employers of labor in mines and
mills-to pay their workmen in lawful
money. . The bill was framed for the
purpose of abolishing the practice of
requiring miners and hands in ore re-
duction works to either buy goods at
company stores or to board at company
boarding houses. But the promoters of
the measure speedily found that they
were antagonizing various interests.
which they had not taken into consid-
eration. Members from rural districts
were quick to announc'e their hostility
to the bill and to declare that it men-
aced the industries of their communi-
ties. In the contest which followed and
resulted in the defeat of the measure a
condition of industrial affairs was re-
vealed, especially in southern Utah,
that surprised even residents of the
State.
Holst by His Own Petard.
“Will you please examine that dia-
mond,” said a man who had stepped
into a downtown jewelry store yester-
day, “and tell me what you think of it?
If it is a good stone I think I will buy
it i”
The jeweler took the gem, which was
unset, and looked at it . critically for a
moment. Then, in confidential tones,
he said:
“Well, to tell you the truth, that isn’t
a very good stone. It hasn’t much fire;
it is badly cut, and there is something
here that looks very much like a flaw.”
Then he held the diamond under a
microscope and examined it carefully,
finally observing:
“N o, it isn't exactly a flaw, but I
shouldn’t call it a perfect stone. Now.
if you want something really fine, I have
here—
“Excuse me,” the other interrupted.
“I guess I will not buy a diamond to-
day. This is a stone that one of your
clerks let me take Saturday on approval.
I deposited $50 on it. Please let me
have my money, and we will call the
deal off. ”
The money was handed over without
any comment, but there was a grieved
expression upon the jeweler’s counten-
ance that told the story of a lessen well
learned—Cleveland Leader.
Buying In Advance.
“I’ll take this one,” said young hus-
band, “provided you’ll exchange it if it
proves to small.”
“Certainly, sir, certainly,” replied the
shopman, taking the ticket off the per.
ambulator. "If you should need one
for twins, the price is only a pound ex-
tra.”—Pick-Me—Up.
The Mule Was Safe.
“Rastus, you infernal nigger, you
told me that mule was perfectly safe,
and when I went into the stable he
nearly kicked the top of my head of.”
“Yes, sah; I sayed the mewl was safe,
sah. But ef you kin recollec’, I didn’t
say nufiin’ about wedder it was safe in
. his wicinity. Dat mewl is able enough
to be safe anywhar.”—-Indianapolis
Journal.
True Economy.
“Lampton and his wife always make
calls on their wheels.”
“Yes,“ and it’s a very good trick.”
“How is it a good trick?”
’ “It saves clothes—any old thing will
do to wear on a bicycle.’ ’-—Chicago
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NIAGARA BRIDGE.
1T WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATES'l
WONDERS OF THE WORLD. ‘
Its Span will Exceed that. of the Famous
Ends Bridge of St. Louis by 320 Feet.
It will Take the Place of and Be Built
Over the Present Suspension B1 idge.
The new metal arch bridge at Nisg
ara Falls will be noteworthy' in two re-
spects. The new bridge is to be built
over the old suspension structure with- ”
out interruption to the traffic on the
latter. The span from end pier to end
pier will be 840 feet, making it the 0
largest arch span in theworld. The -'
length of the principal existing all met-
al metal arches, on the authority of the
Railroad Gazette, are: Louis I, Oporto.
. - I’or age], 566 feet; Garabit, France,
542 feet, Pia Maria, Portugal, 525 feet;
Eads Bridge. St. Louis, 520 feet; Wash-
ington Bridge, New York, 510 feet,
Paderno, Italy, 492 feet, and Rochester
Driving Park, 428 feet.
The suspension bridge now in use,
which has been familiar to all visitors
to the great natural wonder for forty
years, will be kept in place until the
new arch is ready, as it would be im-
possible to construct false works over
the Niagara gorge to sustain a struct-
ure of this class.
The span will have a rise of 150 feet ‘
from the level of the piers at the skew-
backs to the centre of the ribs at the
crain of the arch, which point is 170
feet above low water. The depth of the
trusses is 26 feet, and they will be 68.7
inches apart. , ‘
The bridge will carry one floor, 46
feet wide, divided longitudinally into
three parts. On the middle portion,
which is 22 feet 9 inches wide, will be
two trolley tracks. Each side of these
tracks will be a roadway for carriages'S
feet wide, and outside of these, raised 6
inches from the‘ level of the roadway,
will be footpaths.
The construction of this remarkable
span is from the plans of L. L. Buck.
engineer of the new East River bridge,
between New York and Brooklyn, and
the author of the plans by which the
railroad suspension bridge at Niagara
was replaced by an arched bridge.
The approaching or flanking spans
will be 190 feet long on the American
side, and 210 feet on the Canadian side.
The total metal in the structure will be
about 4,000,000 pounds. Every confi-
dence is expressed in Mr. Buck’s ability
to carry out his plans. The replacing
of the railroad bridge by another with-
outanhour’s interruption of business
was one of the engineering feats of the
decades
Those who have not seen the great
structure at Niagara ..';1..;.1 it is intend-
ed to replace will hardly realize the
stupendous character of t.1e undertak-
ing. Imagine the task of replacing the
simplest sort of bridge without inter;
rupting traffic, and then add about 1, 000
per cent. to the dificulty. This will .
give something of an idea of what con- “
fronts engineers and builders.
In an undertaking of this nature the
slightest error might be productive of
infinite disaster. Every measurement
must be accurate to a hair’s breadth.
Every portion of the great arch must
perform its particular share of the great
combination that will be one of the
marvels of the world.
The \Valk of \Vomen.
“How women walk" has recently
been the subject of discussion in a Pa,-
risian journal. According to this au-
thority, the palm must be awarded to
French women. The English women,
it states, does not walk; she travels.
Her limbs appear to be moved by
the engine of a steamer, and her feet
have the proportions of an Atlantic
liner! Concerning the gait of women of
other countries, this interesting journal ,
goes on to remark that the German
is heavy—one feels the earth tremble
beneath her tread; 1'he Spanish woman
“prances,” the American resembles the
pendulum of a clock, the Italian wo—
man “skips,” the Russian “skates," the
Dutch woman “rolls,” and the Belgian
tramps about. ~
Now, although these remarks are un- 4
gallant and uncomplimentary to, our)
own nation particularly, we' cannot but
own that there is a certain amount of
truth 1n them. Numbers of women do
not seem to care how they walk so long
as they cover the distance they wish to
traverse somehow. But if they could
only see themselves as they appear to a ‘
casual onlooker, how very differently
they would comport themselves! How
often is a pretty face and figure spoiled
by a stoop of the shoulders and a wrig-
gling, bustling walk!
Jersey Cows.
There are more Jersey cows in Amer-
ica than there are in Jersey, and yet
there are more cows in Jersey than in
any other similar area. England has
twenty cows to every hundred acres.
Jersey has fifty- eight; but then, every ’
farm there has its cows, and the farms
are small, ranging from three to fifty
acres, the reason being that the old Nor—
‘man laws that still prevail in the island ’
prevent the accumulation of property.
Parrot Gave 311 Alarm.
While Simon Clock, 9. Newburg far.
mer, and his family were ‘engaged in
prayer recently, atramp quietly entered
the open door of the kitchen and, seat
ing himself at the breakfast table, pro-
ceeded to enjoy a feast. A parrot, that
hung in its cage, alarmed the family,
who were in an adjoining room, and
the farmer discovering his unbidden 1
guest, compelled him to pay for his“
breakfast by three hours work in the
field.
In the forests of Java a species of spi~
der has been discovered which produces a
webs of such extraordinary strength
that a sharp knife is required to sever ,
them. '
T ree hundred Harvard sr- “dents;
fo-qht and defeated 100 policemen at
Ca bridge. Great is higher educa .,
.tio .
Norwalk Chronicler