Show awo STREET RAILWAY A common sense of pride the citizens of provo in building the street railroad now undertaken it has ion been the case that strangers have jeered at the city because it did not afford a street railroad the size of the town and its progression seemed to absolutely demand this essential feature of the city A town is judged not so much by the fine residences and stately business block aa by the convenience afforded the public we mean that a fine depot ind a good tramway and bus facilities invariably first attract the attention of visitors in a city aud and when these are afforded the other of are set off to so much better advantage thevera first thing a stronger says when visiting our fair acty is will provo is rather alow not to have a street railway but this is not th only reason why it becomes a common of pride for all citizens of provo to see that the city bus a fine street car system since the scheme was undertaken bv zealous citizens to supply the long felt want barties in salt lake city were applied to for help yes we will help you on this condition they answered and that is that we be granted the privilege lege of the controlling interest of the capital stock now there is not a citizen of the garden city but what has such a pride in the town that he would blush to know that capital of some other city governed any of our public enterprises exclusively local in nature provo has too much local pride to except of help on the condi eions above named and as the said at the time so it now repeats if we are to have a street railway let us build it ourselves it is highly important to the good name of the city that we have a street railroad and it is something in keeping with our progress to build such a road as will be a pride to provo will cost a good deal of money therefore our citizens should be generous toward the now enterprise it is no moneymaking money making scheme nor it may not be for some time to come but it is a public necessity in which all should be deeply interested |