Show SIMPLY MATTER OF BUSINESS thrifty citizens of paris well aware that it pays to spend money in improving the city while tho the residents of chicago aro are still in doubt as to the practicability of trying to td carry out the plans of the plan of chicago tho the residents of parts paris havo have given quite convincing proof ot of their confidence that a beautiful city not only pays artistically but commercially as well the municipality of paris asked ached the citizens of parts paris to subscribe a loan of francs franca about the money to be used in beautifying the city the people promptly responded by subscribing oversubscribing over the amount thirty times the illuminating point Is that the people of paris have been taxed more than the people of any other city in the world for civic improvement municipal beautification perhaps they were so BO willing to subscribe for another loan that would mean additional taxes because they had already paid out enough to know they would get it back many times over back of the desire of the parisians Pari for a beautiful city there Is a strong artistic impulse dut but back of both there are powerful business considerations operating to make mahe tho the people of the french city nealise realise the commercial benefits of a city beautiful |