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Show I IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SHOPPING EMPHASIZED Thousands of Parsons From Bural Districts Dis-tricts Will Flock Into tho City After December 19. From the north, the south, the east and the west are coming the Christmas shop-; shop-; w from the rural" districts as soon as the reduced railroad rates shall go Jnto effect. December 15. Letters received In this city by citizens who have friends living liv-ing out In tho country indicate thla to - bOnhthatCaccount, and for other obvious reasons chief among which Is the convenience con-venience of city shoppera themsolves Salt Lakers aro advised and urged to make their holiday purchases at the earliest ear-liest possible time. This is advocated as a courtesy to their relatives and friends 1 5n the rural districts who are coming to i visit them. If Salt Lakers do their shop ping early thoy will glvo their visiting friends an opportunity to trade in stores less crowded than If nil do their buying i at the last mlnuto. eo to apeak. Trie visitors will not comn before the railroad holiday rates go into effect, so the merchants mer-chants of the city presont tho view that they will bo able to give nil better accommodation ac-commodation and service If city buyers make their purohasos early. From the outlook now it appears that the holiday travol Into Salt Lako this vear Is to overtop that of any of its predecessors. The Oregon Short Line, the Denver & Rio Grande and the Salt ; lAko route nil report a prospect for passenger travol during the holidays that i will be far ahead of any in tho exper ience of these lines to date. |