Show s J PARKING OPPOSED BUSINESS MEN AND MOTORISTS RAP EXPERIMENT Bent Fenders and Bump Bom ers Delays Mark New i System sj TRAFFIC COPS COPS i BUSY BUS i i Contend Wide Streets Make Plan Unnecessary Vigorous opposition to the parti paral lei parking experiment inaugurated Tuesday on Main street by order erder of Commissioner T T. T. T Burton manifested itself Wednesday amori among Salt Lake business men and motor motor- Ex Expressions Expresion from various various' merchants merchants mer ner- chants indicate that the parallel parking idea is regarded as unnecessary unnecessary essary essary- in view of ot SIt Salt Lakes Lake's wide streets It Wa was learned Wednesday morning that women's of the city contemplate consideration consideration consideration con con- of the matter at their next meetings and will consider the new system from the standpoint oC ot o othe the woman shopper shoper Bent fenders and bumpers delays de de- lays to drivers caught between too closely parked cars and Inconvenience ence to drivers who were unable to park in the space left lect by previous parkers who for their own convenience ence halted five or orten ten feet In th the rear of another c car r marked the th first rea reactions to the new system OJ OFFICERS BUSY Traffic officers spent busy hours bour personally directing drivers particularly par women in the art of roa maI Continued on page 5 r i t I r BUSINESS BUSINESS' BUSINESSMEN MEN MEN AND MOTORISTS RAP EXPERIMENT Continued C d from from J page 1 their cars Into a a. limited parking area A survey of oC Main lInin street t at 1030 a. a m m. m Indicated that more than twice as many man care were p parked on the 1 10 cast of of the street flu where hero the tho former system Is still in force On the west side of Main street street street-be- be between be- be tween Second and Third South soum streets streets th there re were two thirty parked automobiles with room room for two additional cars On the east side side of ot the street even with more moreno moreno moreno no no parking stations than on the west there were four were four fifty cour automo automo- biles bUes with spaces for four tour addi cars Expressions made by a number of persons Wednesday regarding re the new parallel parking plan Ian follow II n. R. R I 1 am In favor of the old m method thod of parking parkins T This ig new Idea will tend to divert bust bus business lIe new ness awa away from the thi business district dis dis- Mrs Irs D D. D N. N Hanson pres president dent ent of ot the Ladies Indies Literary club when questioned regarding the parallel parking idea stated that her personal personal personal per per- view vie was that this system la Js unnecessary in Salt I Lake ake because of tho the width of Salt Lake streets I Parallel parking par Is resorted to In Inmany Inmany many cities where the streets are r. r 1 narrow an and seems to work workout but all allright l right It might even even en w work rk out out all allright allright right In Salt Fait Lake Like Lake If It the experiment experiment ment mont were ere continued d lo long g enough to alter alter the local lal parking customs Changes In Salt lAkes lAke's traffic ar arrangements ar- ar are so 80 frequent though Mrs Hanson lan on st stated stated ted that the matter matter matter mat mat- ter will be e taken up up Thursday at ata a t meeting of ot directors of the tile Ladies Ladle Literary club and that It probably will ill be considered at the ped regUlar regu lar mar meeting to be h held W a 0 week from r m Frida Friday in n order order- to determine th the attitude ld ot of women shoppers toward I the new parking system C Cl R R. Pearsall Its Ils tho the rott rottenest noot I thing I lover over ever saw and It will die a natural death death- within twenty four hours It serves nerves oe the the public not at nt atall atall all and the ld idea ida sa of oC in Salt Lake Is perfectly ab absurd urd 1 F. F V Ensign Ensign- We are opposed S to parallel parking The streets areM are areso M so wide that that we we dont need It It keeps keep people oft off Main Iah street On Tu Tuesday day morning I saw six sir or eight cars try to park In front of ot our our store They drove away after aCter they ba hail had l tried to to get in and W. W G. G Williams The plan may maybe maybo be bo pr pre esSi e reS ive At any any- rate If It It itis itis is Js an experiment It should be tried ou out t SEES COLLISIONS J J. J J. J Thompson Wedo not like Uke the Idea It Is not necessary as long as the streets are as wide wide- as they are We saw several collisions Tuesday that thit resulted from rom the tho new parking s measures and this morning mornIng morning morn morn- ing there were at al least six collisions col In front of our store Not ot all of oC the drivers were women Bumpers and fenders tenders suffer sat BUt fer ter Arthur Frank rank I j am vigorously opposed to the Idea It makes parkIng parking park park- ing ng a difficult job It chases people opie to other business blocks where parallel parallel parallel par par- parking parkins isn't enforced If It its it's an experiment all aU well wen and good but brit ut why experiment in a manner that will handicap shoppers and h I f Jurt t Mir Mir- ur- ur lIt Rt st on of the yv-f yv J n 1 I ie i 5 1 In-I In Ing ng Lets Let's save save our C experiments until summer Lm t U t is dull dun FOR BIG I FINE FOR BIG CITIES William Parallel parking is fine for tor big cities where the streets ar are narrow narrow- but In Salt lAke Like the old way vay Is la most atts ac- ac tor tory Ix Los IosA s Angeles ngel s witty harrower narrower I streets than Salt Lake accommodates I dates more than five rive times Umes the volume yol- yol ume of traffic and traffic Its and street spa space space e Isn't as great g as S Salt Lakes Lake's c even m mII under the old system sJem II George L Jensen the I 1 think the idea lilea Is ridiculous I E. E W W. Ke Kelly ot of Mullet Kelly I 4 think there should gs- gs of t interested parties so partle so that an cx- cx expression ex cx- of oC public sentiment on the maU matter could be tie obtained It seems rather arbitrary to Inaugurate the the- new idea a without determining e whether or not the people want it James J. J Burke Durke president chambel chamber chamber cham cham- ber bel of commerce Objection commerce Objection to the parallel parking put Into effect Wednesday morning was voiced to the chamber of ot comm commerce by noon Wednesday by a a. num number r of Main street merchants and the matter was referred to the retail trades committee of tho the chamber for investigation in In- In Personally I 1 dont don't know any anything thin about shout the parking matter Il er as yet et as i I haven't t tried Id to park my 01 C cur car l' l and 1 ve It-Is It It s to top too soon lIoon to pass judgment upon t the e ex ex- ex W. W H. H president of of- the Utah Automobile association It is too early earl yet to give gho an opinion J. J B B. l I I much pro prefer fer theold the theoM theold old oM method Parallel parking Isn't necessary in Salt talt Lake Jake I think It will keep people awa away from downtown downtown downtown down down- I town as few will care to park their cars on side Ride streets and walk to either State or Main streets I D D. D. D Crawford l I cant can't see the I Idea at all It Is so 80 much more difficult difficult dif I to park under this plan I I dont don't think it I is necessary try in Salt I Lake and If th the parallel Idea is 0 In Inaugurated to prevent park double rk- rk ins ing I thInk It it will only result In cars carll being pirk parked d three del deep rather rather than two deep It 11 It SV W. W Madsen Its Us Its It's the bunk It Jt wont won't work ork ou out The old system Isby is isby isby by far the best bElt L L. H. H I Eaton I think parallel parking would be he fine tine for Main and State streets street There Is an element of danger In the de gutters gutter of ot these streets street however and dirt dirt- difficulties probably will be encountered by motorists ts before thC they become bACome accustomed to the new system I I 1 think that the parallel parking parking- would be more effective If the parkIng parkIng parking park- park Ing period on Main and- and State streets were reduced from an hour to half halt an hour |