Show I RELATION OF HIGH RENTS TO RED LIGHT DISTRICT To The Salt Lake H Herald The high cost of living In Ia this city elt is caused by b the high rents which the mer men merchants merchants chants have to pay pa There are not store buildings enough The notorious red light district In the very heart of or the busi busl business business ness center occupies so many stores which If IC I they the could be used for tor decent business purposes es would lessen rents al almost almost almost most If both sides or of Com Corn Commercial mercial street and the north side of ot Sec See Second Second ond South and the south side shIp of oC First Firs South between Main and Commercial streets were cleaned out and the stores rented to groceries gro rles meat markets and other business places which sell the necessaries necessaries saries sanles of ot life liCe the merchants could sell their goods much cheaper and still sun ma maa mas masa a profit pro tit The present exorbitant rents must come out of the pockets pocket of ot the th peo people pIe because the merchants must make a profit after paying the rents It is the duty of or the cliv officials to clean out tho th foul nest and drive such people from the city BUSINESS MAN MAK |