Show What Our Readers T- T Think in I Editors Editor's note Contributors to What Readers Think must sign their true names and addresses although these will not be published if the writer re re- re quests Short letters will be given preference Would Ban All Dogs Within S. S L. L City Limits Editor Telegram Over a period period period pe pe- of time there has been considerable considerable considerable con con- complaint about the smoke nuisance in Salt Lake and justifiably so There is another another another an an- other condition which justifies fully as much complaint I refer to the unlimited and unhampered unhampered unhampered number of dogs which run at large In the absence of these two unpleasant conditions Salt Lake would be the finest city in inthe inthe inthe the country to live in I have havea a n. n proposal in mind mind- which would eliminate the dual plague that thatis is so evident on all sides My financial condition condi tion does not permit my owning a dog but butI I could save 25 over a period of a year or so if my neighbors didn't permit their dogs to run at large over my property and destroy shrubs trees etc therefore therefore therefore there there- fore I would gladly contribute such an amount if an ordinance were passed prohibiting dogs within the city limits Now it must cost around 25 to keep a dog for any length of time or it should if the dog is properly kept so dog owners could forego forego forego fore fore- go their dog and also contribute 25 thereby breaking even This would also be showing some re respect respect respect re- re for neighbors who are constantly constantly constantly con con- annoyed by the barking sniffing trespassing biting and other questionable activities usually engaged in by the dog species It is evident every household would fall faU within one category or the other Therefore the dog owners would lose no money by disposing of their dogs and most of the ones not owning dogs would be happy to contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute 25 to rid the city of a avery avery avery very unpleasant nuisance This would mean around a half million million million mil mil- lion dollars could be raised to combat the smoke Most people will agree it is desirable to get rid of the smoke but dog owners who think only of themselves will argue that dogs contribute much to the en- en n- n of the family So does a circus but one cant can't be kept in the back yard as though dogs were kept there I used to live on a farm and I enjoyed the calves ponies pigs chickens and yes even dogs but a congested congested congested con con- city is no more a place for these things than it is for dogs It is unlikely this proposal willbe will willbe willbe be seriously considered but I would like lile to put forward a plea to dog owners to show some re respect respect respect re- re and consideration for their neighbors and also suggest the city commission pass an ordInance ordinance nance outlawing dogs within the the city limits The ones who love their dogs so well never love Jove them well enough to take care of them t To my knowledge two families s shave have recently left Salt Lake because because be be- because cause of the objectionable combination combination combination com- com of dogs and smoke aridI arid acid aridI I know a third which is seriously contemplating similar action Lets Let's have enough initiative and fortitude on the part of our leaders lead lead- ers to face these problems and dispose of them Why lose s so much to a city just to sati satisfy fy a selfish and inconsiderate few Yours for a better community A Dogged Man |