Show that 1300 00 A communication whew a lot of money to take lake from a little country town like cedar when everybody Is broke lust just tor for the privilege ot of buying a few stamps S in a building put up by bl y the covern government ment un yes we built the el Us escalante calante hotel we brought in the railroad we paved main alain street we built the new B A C gymnasium debut who are we why we are the poor dubs who dig up the money to support fertile I 1 imagination of 0 a few chamber chambe r ot of commerce members who have nothing else to do but think up little schemes for or the public to donate their hard earned savings too and tile hie funny part of 0 it Is that we are fools enough to keep right on do dating because each little scheme Is supported by such apparently good argument and the thing railroaded through in such a hurry that we dont take time to analyze it well this one Is the most false tons ious yet and should bo be the inal final straw to break the camels back we think so definitely that the federal building must go on oil the tabernacle corner because a few of the leading lights have said the place tor for it that I 1 guess we will sign those notes and come through like the dubs weve always been we feel eel our importance so much that we must have that federal building right on main alain street to show oft off what we c can an do but it if we are so important why dont we get for or a federal building like las vegas did instead of a mere sure that would be nice to have abood a good building go up in our town but it be better to trouble our building program bring in more money to town and donate none here is how we can do it and I 1 positively mean it we can sell the tabernacle corner tor for cash statements ot of some ot of our good citizens to the contrary notwithstanding we can sell another site to the government tor for 00 making a total ot of in cash for immediate distribution to the town instead ot of giving 13 in order to get thereby realizing on the deal then it if the tabernacle corner is sold to private tri vate interests they would erect a business block on that corner just as attractive in main blain street as a federal building and we would have the federal building besides finish the third ward chapel and build a new first ward chapel and still have money left in our pockets but we are reminded that the government Is not getting all ot of the corner there would be enough left to sell to some guy tor for a butcher shop or the like to be put out to the edge ol of the property line and have the federal building and the public library set back with a lawn in fiant and that make a mess of main alain street no sir the federal building Is not main street stutt stuff and never should be put in the heart ot of the Du siness section in any town what did the provo chamber ot of commerce write to the cedar city chamber 0 of commerce ask to see that letter wherein they beg ot of us rot cot to put our federal building on main 0 they made that mistake and are ow trying to babie the federal building moved from main alain street so when you sign those notes you re contributing to the selfish narow minded scheme of a few n narrow arrow minded main alain street business men and dont kid yourself into thinking ng you wont have to pay those notes they will be sold and the party who nho buys titers them will collect alright and dont think he wont whether you can pay at that time or not 1 the whole thing is a very nicely decorated little game ot of ucher very cleverly planned and is apportioned toned so that it seems perfectly alright hut but remember you are making an unnecessary contribution that would be better placed it if given to the numerous poor among us just keep in mind that you are only getting back seven thousand dollars tor for your thirteen thousand and bringing in n only one third ot of a possible build ing ng program A CEDAR CITIZEN |