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Show THE PAVING WILL PAY. We have reason to believe that the position taken by The Tribune In theso columns yesterday In advocacy of paving, pav-ing, and especially of the paving of Third South street west, is approved by the busfness men of this city. With the building of the freight houses of the San Pedro, Los Angeles fc Salt Lake road, the extension of the Rio Grande Western shops nnd yards, and the immense im-mense Increase of the railroad freights, tho paving of Third South street west to the railroad Is one of the urgent needs of tho time. The upper parts of the business district dis-trict arc fairly well served by the paved streets of South Temple and Second Sec-ond South, but In order to have the service ser-vice complete and the convenience of freight-handling what It should be, tho Third South street paving should be put In without delay, so that the lower portion of the business district may also be perfectly served. The paving would at once bring the street Into prominence as a business street: it would pay as a business proposition; and It should not be opposed by tho property owners, those who will receive re-ceive the direct benefit from It. Referring again to the First street protest against paving, we wish to emphasize em-phasize the fact that it pays to secure the good opinion of tourists. Many thousands of dollars have been invested here through securing this good opinion, opin-ion, and many more thousands will without doubt be had by the same means. This portion of First street which It Is proposed to pave is along a part of the city that tourists arc always al-ways shown. It certainly will pay to pave It; and It Is a mistake to oppose the proposition. If all the people will but "stand up for Salt Lako" and do what they can to build up the city and make It attractive attrac-tive to investors, there Is no question that it will pay, and the gratification that all will feel on having a modern, up-to-date city will bo too groat to be counted in mere coin. |