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be permitted to live close to places of this kind, because their 

 influence is undoubtedly demoralizing and injurious.*^ 



In the discussion of social factors of the preceding district, 

 we mentioned five-cent shows and their influence. Living as they 

 do, so near the heart of the city, the people of this district come 

 into close contact with places of this kind. I should estimate that 

 there are more than t^venty of these five or ten-cent shows within 

 a mile of the center of this district. To just what extent these 

 places are patronized by the people of the district it is impossible 

 to estimate. However, it is known that many of them spend too 

 much time and money on them. It is said that some of the 

 shows in this part of town border close on the line of immoral- 

 ity. A censorship of all these places would certainly be a benefit 

 to the community. 



Notwithstanding the fact that several hundred families live 

 in the district which we are now studying we cannot say that it 

 is a residence part of the city. Its south and central portions 

 are filled with various business establishments. The retail stores 

 are all cheap firms handling only inferior goods at very low 

 prices. Along AYashington Street are located several junk yards. 

 These establishments do considerable business, but as a rule the 

 men with whom the}^ deal are of a very inferior type. A few 

 industrial establishments of higher rank are also located in va- 

 rious parts of the territorj^ Among them are Kingan & Com- 

 pany's packing house, the Acme Mills, the Kahn Tailoring Com- 

 pany's shops, the Merchants' Heat and Light Company's power 

 plant, two lumber yards and planing mills, a cotton mill and a 

 number of other firms. 



These industries furnish employment to a large number of 

 people, but only a part of them live within the district. The 

 rest come from other parts of the city. Not all of the bread- 

 winners of the families whose homes were investigated work 

 near them. j\Iany of them are common laborers who have no 

 regular employment. Others have permanent positions outside 

 of the district. It is difficult to say why this latter class choose 

 to live under these surroundings when they might be in better 

 parts of the city. Probably it is largely to be accounted for by 

 an utter lack of ambition and desire to improve their life and 

 surroundings. 



I would say that children should not be allowed to live on Washington Street, 

 between Capitol Avenue and West Street, on Senate Avenue from Market Street to 

 Georgia Street, on Maryland Street from Capitol Avenue to Missouri Street or on 

 Court Street from Senate Avenue to California Street. 



