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Show I CEDAK CITY'S MAIN STREET I TT is often the case, nay, we might say, usually I A the case that, the extent of a tourist's observa- I tions of a town as he passes through from one I point to another, is confined to the Main street. I His opinion of that city or town is largely, if not I entirely, based upon what he observes on this 1 principal thoroughfare as he passes through. It I is of much importance then, to the reputation and I good name of the town, as well as in creating: fav- orable impressions which may lead to investments, I that the Main street be well kept, made attractive I and inviting. I Cedar City is justly proud of its fine business I blocks, its handsome free library, and other pub- I lie buildings. It has some of as fine residences as 1 are to be found in any part of the state, outside, I possibly, of some of the very largest centers of I population; but when it comes to our Main street, W mini ii- excuse us from the responsibility of answering, Wf as it is our desire to boost, rather than to knock. I You at home, and many other people of the state I know too well what the condition is. I To be sure we are paving the remainder of the I sidewalks now and are getting ready to put in I guttering in the business district, but with all the I excellent shale and other surfacing material at I hand, it is a shame and disgrace that our Main I street should have remained in its present con- I dition all summer. I Several times during the $ast two years the I citizens through various organizations have made the request, yes, even the demand, that the tele- phone and electric light poles be moved from the I center of the street in order that the street might B be graded nicely and surfaced. But always some- thing has come up to furnish an excuse for allow- in the poles to remain, and today they are still I there. There has been talk of the advantage of I obtaining a right of way through the center of the I blocks and of having all the telephone and power I lines removed thither, but so for it all appears to I be talk. Some of the citizens, we are informed, have taken a very decided stand against this move I and are saying that "If they go through my lot, I they will pay well for the privilege." Now, the! question is. who are they? Are not "they" each I and every one of us who go to make up the com-I com-I munity, and is it not folly to talk of making our-m our-m selves pay dearly for a privilege which will con- fer a benefit upon every property owner and the I community at large? I YVe should look at this matter in a reasonable, rational manner, and when we have decided what I will be the best for all parties concerned, each one fall in and do his part. To us it appears that it would be far better to get rid of the wires and poles from Main street en-I en-I tirely and string them through the center of the I blocks. Rut whatever it is that is standing in the way of the constrtuction of a decent street B through the center of town, should be disposed of at the earliest possible moment. And the way to H accomplish this is for all to pull together and do H away with bickerings and petty selfishness. m |