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Show Where Will New Postoffice Go? Rumor Says "Tithing Yard Property." Ecclesiasts Said to Favor that Now. Theic Is a persistent rumor to tin effect tliiit the tithing jard site on North Main is the ono officially ree-ornmendcd ree-ornmendcd to Secretary Shaw as most dcslrablo for I ho location of the new federal building. Another rumor Is to the elTect that this selection is tho result of churchhy consideration tllatatone stage of the game favored the southwest corner '.f the tabernaclcsquaieiis tho proper lo cation for the proposed building Without entering Into the merits of Uri'o lir.st mentioned rumor, It seems , easonably certain that there Is aKie.it I ' deal of truth In tho 1 umor that ruling ' ecclesiasts once fa vortd the situate anil arc now In favor of the tlthing)ard propeity The why and the wherefore where-fore of this change of heart K not wholly clear to the ordinary layman cf the church, and to the Centilc-who Is writing this it seems almost incredible incredi-ble that Is, if said ecclesiasts have the slightest desire to locate the new building to the anvantagc of tho city and the people. The square is unquestionably the most central, would offer the best opportunity op-portunity for the display of the band somo building we expect the newpost-ofllec newpost-ofllec to be, meets every requirement, set forth in the advertisement for sites, was looked upon with suprcmest favor by Government Agent Parsons when here, and on the understanding that no other portion of the west side Of the square would eer be offered for anything other than another public building, would, on an uninfluenced vote of the people; easily receive an overwhelming majority as being the most acceptable site In the city. At the present time, the site mentioned men-tioned as being ahead) selected lacks everything to be desired and does not In any seuse meet the nqulrementsas set forth in the advcitlscmeiit for bids. The land Is wati r-loggcd and a sewage system, If bulli. would probably prob-ably not whollv icmcd) the dllllculty A pcifcct foundation and basement would be Impossible The site Is In Uicmlddlcnf the block and notion a corner, as desired The cutting of a narrow street would lemedy tills, but the building on that site could never be made to appear to at narked advantage. ad-vantage. Certainly the building would not be ascentrally located asir it were , on tho square, and in fact ttiesiic Is' not located better than olhuis that ' (III requirements moie fuliy Tin: Uiii-um.H vs has no ae to grind in this matter, nor does It make these statements, this odious comparison, compar-ison, that any others may either profit or lose We state theso facts because they are facts, because a few private Interests are not our concern where tho people generally are Interested. Tine IKi'i)iit.icN hoped that private, pri-vate, political or church ihteresls might not be manifested In this matter, mat-ter, but lather that for once all Interests Inter-ests should unite Induing whalscemcd the best In a public way It Is not too late ,ovcn )ot, If those Interested are big and broad enough, to do' the right thing In this matter. The public square, either corner, Is tho place for the building from' an aesthetic and practical standpoint Wjiy not unite In urging the church oillcials lo grant the city this favor? Tho matter Is open until Januaty'J, II KIT. 'Why not let it be manifested that this city can do ai least one tiling uninfluenced by personal Interest,, private greed, political po-litical scheming, or factional Jealous) V |