Show VOICE OF THE PEOPLE By Telegram Readers Damage to Garbage Cans Protested by Resident Editor Telegram I wonder if the city has any fund to reimburse reimburse reimburse re re- re- re the poor householder for damaged garbage cans I have purchased three new garbage cans this winter and the third is now unusable This Is due to the fact that the garbage garbage garbage gar gar- bage men Instead of emptying them pound the sides against their trucks bang them on the ground and otherwise maliciously maliciously maliciously mali mali- destroy them I have talked with some of the themen themen themen men and they are impertinent They tell me the they have to pick pickup pickup pickup up the garbage the eM easiest lest way they can and if cans break that thatIs Is no affair of theirs This seems to me a rather haughty attitude on the the part part of people who are being paid by taxpayers' taxpayers money I have discussed sed this matter with my neighbors and we have agreed that possibly the only thing to do is to gather our battered battered battered bat bat- cans together and take them down to a city commission meeting and pile them on the commissioners commissioners' desks to show what is happening There apparently is no other way to get action for calling the city officials responsible for garbage collection only results in insulting replies many Salt Lake people will join me in my garbage can crusade A Widow Salt Lake Reader Urges Activities To Keep Children Busy Editor Telegram This Tod Park affair has developed into a regular neighborhood quarrel with expressions which do not tend to create peace It has a lot of good however in getting people to take an interest interest interest in in- terest in what goes goes' on Too many people are indifferent Every now and then we hear of someone who has taken a bunch of so-called so bad boys and built bunt up a fine organization I heard of a policeman who did this instead of arresting the boys We need to develop some activity in which they are especially especially espe espe- daIly interested An Idle brain brainis is the devils devil's workshop is no idle saying Give them something something something some some- thing to do which is good and they will take care of them them- selves May I suggest the use of the school machine shop or the es establishing establishing es- es of one in connection with our youth program where boys may build things under supervision And boys love horses I would like to see riding stables established established established in each district and get the boys to plant all vacant lots and spots to lucerne to feed their ponies Once started lu lucerne lucerne lucerne lu- lu cerne roots will wUl go down 25 to 35 feet for water providing a weed eradicator and feed for honey bees which will fertilize our fruit trees To encourage boys to read moral building or cr helpful editorials edi edl- t poems etc give them a aCree afree afree free Cree ride for each 10 such collected collected collected col col- col- col In their theW scrapbook All we fathers would be glad to pay 1 i dues per year as honorary members to create funds to help establish them And to m make kc boys feel that they are citizens with responsibilities to help maintain and protect our community community com corn let all members agree to assess themselves lOc per week to pay for any willful damage damage damage dam dam- age done to private or public property by any of their mem mem- bers I am willing to contribute a anew anew anew new gas engine towards such a aplan aplan aplan plan and lets let's hear how many other business concerns will do likewise and let us hear from you boys who would be interested interested interested inter inter- ested in such a plan Claudius R R. Dodge East Broadway The Tho Telegram Invites letters from reah readers rs on subjects of g general I interest n t ere s t. t Letters should be short and preferably t typewritten pe It Rea Readers e a d e er r s must sign their correct names and addresses but If requested an assumed name or Initials only will be published Send your letters to The Editor Salt Lake Late Tele Telegram m. m Letters will willbe be published or rejected at tho the discretion of the editor No contributions can cnn be returned unless a stamped self ad dressed envelope is 18 Dog Catcher Expresses Thanks to Friends Editor Telegram To the people of Salt Lake county I wish to take this opportunity to thank my many friends In Salt Lake county for the fine cooperation you have given me these past pa t seven years while I have been the Salt Lake county dog tax collector John |