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Show OBJECT TO HUD Upper Main Street Interests Present Protest to General Gen-eral Manager Beach THEIR REASONS GIVEN That Majority of Patrons Would Be Discommoded Is Emphasized I A formal protest against umored chailges the routi of tome of the street cars now running on Main street to State street s gned by many of tl e leading bub ness men of upper Ma n street, was received yesterday by Gen eral Manager H. L Beach of the Utah Light & Traction companj The protest w hlch Is self explanator J fo low 8 Salt Lake City Marcl 1 1SU H L, Beach Esq Manager Utah L ght &. Traction Companj "lt Lake City Utah Lear S r e are Informed that ef forts are being made to nduce your company to change the routln0 of 1 e outh Temple and Third a enue car lines and perl aps others f om the r present course south on Main street to another route south on State street to Third South thence west to Ma n norti to First South and ea"t to Qtate Also to run the Poplar Grove car east from Wet Temp e along Fifth South to State thence north to Second South. The unders gned retresenting, the property owners and n erchants of upper Alain street respectfullj but earnestly protest against this change for the fol owing reasons Main street has a ways been and al ways will be the bus ness arter of the city All cars ho d lead to and from Main street by the most d rect course possible Reasons Are Set Out The overwhelming major ty of the patrons of the northeast bench desire direct connect en w th Main street along the who e length of its bus ness d strict without having o walk a block or tw o after al ght ng fro n the car Especial v does this app to the tabemac e b ocl pas engers who would be paced at a dee ded neon en ence and delay b the change pro posed Again, the present serv ce brings the publ c d rect v to nearb all of the eadmg theaters The junction or transfer po nt of the Un on Pacific system the Oregon Short Line Bamberger and San Pedro 1 nes is at the Pioneer monument cor ner and travelers from the northeast bench should not be compel ed to walk a block to make their connec tions. Se eral 1 nes enter ng Main street above Third South w I also fa 1 to connect. By looping these cars the number of transfers wll be largely increased as there can be no through traff c Just now the j tney bus problem s being widely d scussed and the pub I c sent ment s favorab e to the street car companj Should this d s citm nat on aga nst the residents of the northeast ben h and southwest distr ct be enforced 1 owe er this sentiment will be sure to hane and the jitneys correspond ne y bene II ted Prominently Signed Al ow s to assure 3 ou that he pub ic interests wi be best ser ed by leaing the present routes un changed Z C M I bj Jospeh F Sm h pres dent and Thomas G Webber gen eral manager George Romney ha man of meeting of property owners of upper bus ness d st De&eret National bank John P C er pros dent McCornl k i To W S Mc Cornick pres dent Tjtah Sta e Na t ojial bank R T Badeer ice pres dent Z on s a ngs Bank & Trust ompany O o Beebe cash er Utah Hote company Josep F Sm h presiden L D uni er ity C ar es Penrose r s ee the Deseret News H r Wh tne bus ness manager Herald Repub can Publishing comoany E H Ca ster general manager Ca awa rfoo k &. Franc s per F TV Franc s Card er & Adams compan bv C F - Adams Mullet Ke I company by E W I ellv P J Moran -Contractor Inc Farmers &. Stockgrowers hank C S Tinges cash er Fide t Trust company Josenh T Day nes Jr Daynes Beebe Mus c company Joseph J Daynes p esident Co op Furnl ture company W Wll ams president Thomas Kearhs W N Will ams t Lake cecur ty &. Trust companj C Tl McGurrn cashier Bennett & TV a lace Hon e Fire Insur ance compa y |