| Show COLORED FOLKS MUST MOVE SOON 1 j Franklin Avenue Destined to Become Manufacturing and Commercial Street Franklin avenue running from Second South t to to T South I between State and Second East Bast now ow the homo hoino of Salt Lakes colored pop population population is to bo be transformed into a 0 manufacturing and commercial street The first step In this direction has been already taken The Tho Skelton Printing company has purchased the old Franklin I avenue theatre building Franklin avenue from a local real estate firm for I I and will establish a plant on the 1 property A modern mod rn laundry may be es cs established established on this street in the near future If satisfactory arrangements can be made The Council has hns changed the name of or the thoroughfare to Edison street and it will willbe willbe willbe be paved and lighted when other ot er firms have taken up ground Sites Are in Demand There will be no sudden exodus Codus of or tho the colored folks from their old haunts Local real estate agents who local and outside property holders to use the ex expression expression expression of or one dealer denier are up against it Tire THe task of or ridding the street of Its colored Is not an easy one I While the larger per cent of o the tenants pay little or no rent others have been regular in their payments for the past five years and in all respects have been tenants The African Meth Moth Methodist Methodist odist Episcopal association owns the church building and property 42 43 Franklin Frankiin avenue and places the value of its pos possessions possessions possessions sessions at H H Voss owns a large home and property at 53 63 Franklin 1 avenue While the street is near the heart of the city it does not immediately adjoin other property held by b white peo people pie We Ve cannot demand a sudden exodus of or negroes from the neighborhood said a dealer who has charge of several pieces Qi ot property nIt It would not be wise to have the present of or the avenue scattered all over the city Where is an another another another other lot of houses and neighborhood where the colored people can be by them themselves themselves themselves selves Yet the demand for and store room Is growing steadily and the eyes eyeD of ot those seeking locations for fac factories factories nc tories are on Franklin avenue Good prices are offered for the various sites and sooner or later these offers rs will be accepted and deals consummated Once Tenderloin District Franklin avenue was Salt Lakes ten tenderloin tenderloin tenderloin district until a few years ago When this was moved the colored population population population lation slowly but surely gathered In the tho neighborhood and since that tha t time the street has been A church has been built wherein regular services are held Several old hovels have haye ben repaired r and are arc now In Industry Industry and progress knows not sentiment and the twang of banjo and amI melody of or happy voices in Franklin avenue musj must give way to the whirr of the wheels wheel anc and nd belts |
