Show V f MER C HANTS lYE DECLARE CLARE F FOR OR BILLBOARD OARD ORDINANCE Some Business Men len Go GoSo So Far as to Advocate Entire Elimination of the Yellow Nuisance The proposed ordinance by Councilman Council mah man Hewlett to regulate bill bili boards for tor advertising purposes In the city place the matter under control of the building Inspector and give property owners the power to shut out the bill billboards billboards boards from any given block Is being freel freely discussed by business men of the city Many favor the passage of the ordinance as it stands while others advocate the elimination of board bill advertising altogether Following are from some of or Salt Lakes Lake's representative merchants merchants mer mer- chants an and advertisers What Mr Webber Says Says T. T G. G WEBBER Manager Z C. C M. M I. I board Bill advertising has reached leached a stage of prevalence that makes it an offence orIence to the artistic taste It should be greatly restricted and not permitted permit permit- ted at all aU in the residence section The flaming pictures placarded on many of the bill boards are to say the least coarse and have a bad effect upon the public taste I would favor the passage pea pas sage of or an ordinance that would prohibit prohibit pro pro- hibit the erection of the boards within the pe residence district and closely restrict restrict restrict re re- re- re strict their use in the business section Not the least objectionable feature about them is that they serve as a a. place hiding-place for tor thugs thuS'S and r robbers Bill mu Boards a a. Nuisance HENRY SIEGEL President Siegel Clothing Company The Company The bill boards are the biggest nuisance In town and ought to be done away with I favor the passage of the ordinance amended so as to apply to the entire city F. F L. L GARDNER Cashier J. J P. P Gardner Gard Gard- ner No ncr No bill poster could set his board on any property of mine I think they are particularly objectionable in the residence section In the business part of town the they are arc all right under proper restrictions I think the ordinance should pass Mr Lipmann's Defence Mr E. E LIPMANN IANN Manager Cohns Cohn's Df Dry Goods Company The Company The bill board is is-a is a distinctive feature In the progress of advertising and has come to sta stay We Ye do not make use of them In our business but I do not see that the city has any right to Interfere with the use that a man may make nake of or his property property prop prop- property erty If It he chooses to rent It for advertising advertising advertising adver adver- purposes MRS MCALLUM Manager Advertising Advertising Advertising Adver Adver- Department nt Walkers Walker's Store Store Store- The ordinance should pass as it stands The bill boards are a nuisance in the residence district and the majority of property owners in fri a block should have ha havethe havethe the power to control their use In the business section they should not be re restricted restricted restricted re- re as they have a commercial value that is entitled to recognition W. W A. A NELDEN President Nelden Nelden- Judson Drug Company Company Advertising Advertising Isa is isa isa a necessity in the business world that cannot be confined exclusively to newspapers With proper restrictions upon the character of the ads posted bill boards should be permitted whenever whenever whenever when when- ever property owners are willing that they should stand II H. M. M DINWOODEY Manager Dinwoodey Dinwoodey Dinwoodey Din- Din woodey Furniture Company This Company This Is a afree afree afree free country and a man has the right to rent his own property for tor such purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses as he sees fit Property owners are entitled to such revenue from their vacant lots as they can derive from renting them to posting bIllposting companies and I do not think the adjoining OWners owners own OWn- ers era ought to complain |