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Show - ' -- " . t J . ll.'l! i - rv merits NO. 44. VOL! ws&b' v .immpz-- fR0VO . Pmvu Must Carb and f Gutter to take Rank UTAH, SUNDAY', MARCH 11, 1923." and. if the objectionable tne wvoraoie Twtnumoer frituter without saying that the one, it joes ' , ,;,.''. negates wins. natter of Curbing and gutter- K. , number1 of tor for our city streets, thtnn which we know to be --favora should he considered before fs arrired at' Perhaps "the 4.inn consideration -i- SY the ih.tnndin - YOUARE BUILDING ; We wno nave maun wniM i nAmt thia anesuon have conciuaea ,., in absolutely necessary, first -a uemuie gi ww. imp to to .hih tft build out roads;' second, furnish us with an' adequate water i course for tne uraiuago w wwi -irrlrtloB BurDOses; third, to elimi nate the expense of upkeep of irriga tion ditches; wn.cn in - iweii. is jjuho a nitem; fourth, to maie it posaiDie and easy td keep down the weeds that d abundantly grow near ma aiicn hanks: fiftn. to give a flennue nne a -- per- fn nnr sidewalk, and establish " mimnt area between the curtf and: ' glVS-US- su-ee- - . sidewalk n jBmPBt-foE--f--1ki- I erect a sJtyscMper-and- e hara-sand-y foundation he rou"wavateuntirhe can get something solid; btu If he has solid rock on which to begin much easier tor him to build his structure,: This same principle applies to the building of a Beautiful ' : City. " : j; ;.71n Provo we'have a; perfect foundation. She happens to be one of those cities for which nature has done e?erythlnf4 The, soil Is unusually fertile, the water supply Is ample, and the surroundings, are all Jthat could be desired; but the citizens of Provo must do their paft If the city la to-- become beautiful. Sho 4ias the right foundation so that beauty can be obtained with very little effort but th'atlittle-effo- rt must De expended by the people who live here. - The "fertility of the soil which Is capable of producing beautiful plants also hat the .capabilities of producing a. vigorous but obnoxious growth along the streets and ditches so that are that to places go With alloyede little or no attention give the town an unusually ' ragged , appearance-mu- ch worse than if Provo were lo cated In a desert or on sterile soil. The only way ' to eliminate and prevent this ragged condition along the streets is to make the right kind of a finish between the street and the sidewalk;, this finish is the curbing and tne gutter. I do not believe that anything can be done that will have such a tre mendous and far reaching Influence! o nthe beauty of Provo as to curb and gutter a large percentage of our streets. This sort of improvement throws "the nsaTdennmanypeople and Is therefore not impossible to ac WITH FURNITURE LIKE THIS rather streets, we is very nominal, and carries over a term of years wmcn manes annual navmenta so moderate that th nue, the. expense has been highr But va our regular , which are five rofls wiqe, element of hardship Is nearly It may 'not! always be xpense ellmi-aated-.- advisa- ble to Install the sprinkling system and where it Is eliminated, naturally, the expense will be less. The city commission appreciates -thTsupport It has received in this much needed improvement, .ana tr hopes the- their peopl&-ill-contl- support because it reeis tnai w duiiu streeU, curbing and guttering is necessary as it is to build a foundation tor a house- Only in a few case&Jtias opposition a, veT6p'aBdrtmg-tliatTOi8nnder-man4fe- Such negative criticisms have their negative reactions.. -Ihope that this year we will have pidemic of curbing and guttering a- good deal like the sidewalk paving vre B. V. U. blliig down in places? Are there Clean-Tow- n Provo Clean-Hommissing pickets or boards? Does the gate sag in a haphazard way? Now, Campaign Committee. Let's st down for a few minutes, listen, all ye Provo boosters, why not friends and neighbors, and discuss remove all of those old fences enour community. Some of you have tirely? You would be surprised how lived, here a Jong time and jojne of mucjLILwpuia :imjw9.yeaulpSbajy. us only a few months. let. whether ance of your place. But, you say you W9 nave uvea mere a gen,erauon or need those fences to keep the cows owy a season, tnere-- s something lout of your lot-- Just listen to that, about will youT What. Is Provo, anyway, fascinating and - appeaUnK Provo , We come to' love ber for her is it a little country village .where over- - cows' to roam at will In many charming qualities and-t- o loonier faults.- - Good Jftr cad, .shis the streets does it pretend to he s ours and It is human nature to lov city? Surely wo need no longer ; our own. :-' on . worry about oows fUnnmrar-wU- I WeU, now since Provo is ur own. Provo streets without a driver.: That what are we oln.-tdo., with her? is an easy problem to handle. So let's When -- our children's clothea got remove thosa old fences along our w fragged jjsTeTniaVTgtjj; new ciotnes; wnen tneir .nair gets Then now about those old sagging. we have it trimmed up; when unpalnted, unsightly outbuildings that shaggy their faces-g- et dirty we- wash them. look as it they have lived here ever We are thoroughly converted to the since Lehl reached the promised ' Idea' of having our own look si pleas, land! W& raet aadi wowsa tell us lag as possible and we practice It those old hujldtngs kake,i.Wcellent When company or visitors are com tag to the house, we doll up the.chll kindling wood. Or'why nof hay dren so they will show oft well, good, big bonfire party some night don't weT this' spring and Invite In your neighNow, why not also take a keen In bors to. witness the glorious . terest in the appearance of this some. e how a thousand good Ohr oui3OTr-1rinu"that ts thtngelse our community ut gen- fim. wpuld Improve the looks of our grounds and eral? And the big question ts, what surrounding. j(ou haye too much have done or what can I do to help respect for decrepitldage jtirc tes .roore. beautiful down, those ancient landmarks, why make of my tojolA place In which toJlve? Of course. Jt hot followheretampte-of-tho-mo- dI lsssnmed that everyone era grandmas and apply a little paint to do his part in this work, for Provo to thelr-faded exposures? is blessed with a high class cittsenry Then there are shrubs and Tines. of iollent people with high ideals. As far as I have been able to find out, Especially appreciative are they of ladles and. gentlemen, there is after the beautiful things in art, music and all no law against planting these decliterature, tor this is a city of culture orative features on our premises. If and refinement. That bolttf the case, we do that," I think we no longer need everyone Is being counted on to roll to worry either about people thinking we are getting proud, haughty, or up his sleeves and do his part In this Clean-Tow- n cam- lawless. I make so hold as to vengreet Clean-Hom: ture the. assertion that Mayor Hansen . paign, the arrest of either As you read this article, cast your wiltojlscause single or married citizen, even though of eyes about your own place or think of hfr be that" business place of yours down setting out some shrubs and vines to town. Is there anything you can do beautify his domlalle. So why have to make It more attractive? How so many of us been bashful all these about those shade trees about your years about doing this, sort of thing? . dif- place?-yon and note-th- e pruning up Just look-abosomewhat to make them more sym- ference in appearance of the place metrical? Or do you leave all of your with shrubs and the one without Let us awake, then, every loyal pruning ot your trees to utility comProvolte, and bestir ourpanies' linemen who have so badly marred the beauty of many ot our selves. The call has come and it is most beautiful trees by their crude a loud and strong one. It Is so loud methods of mutiliation. (And, by the that even those who are deaf to d wsy, how long are we beauty can easily hear it And if people of Provo going to stand for this there, are any dead ones walking mutilatlny-Huslness?- h How about around in our midst, they are going those weeds-- so abundant on Provo's to be made to hear It, too. The call fertile soil? Do you have any grow- is to every mortal one ot us wake place and making it up, clean up, Jljc up, paint up, prune ing about-yolook ragged and bad? Tip, tear up, plant up, and then look up And that fence, how about It? Is and you'll soon see in Provo . the... it wobbliyand unpainted and turn- - beauty city ot Utah. to improve the city In this respect will meet with universal approval on the part of the citizens for any per son who opposes such 'a .movement would be definitely against progress of a very Important kind. Thia certainly Is Provo's oppot- beautiful city e4 do tuntty to build tine foundation wmcn sne nas. our citiaenrwant PKCTURES AT. PLEASANT- - 6R0VE . to- ,.;'..;.. ..., t urwrblng atfffj I certainly hope that the movement itandingr which couiOaveeerrr-igutterlng- . rected in a minute by the engineer or were responsible for commission -thwie oDDOsintr activitiesr Prdvo easily liasThiS possibilities of becomlsg oneof thermost beautiful cities la the country; bur to make it such we must work to a definite, con-- ' ecirtlTKhin. I feet that tne rai majority of this. .... " o - - . on-th- GIFT OF 100 BOOKS. Wendell and Sheldon Chrlstensen havepresented- - the B. Y.' U. library with 100 volumes of choice books yesterday, most of them dealing - with . foreign languages. Protessors Jjjj, h. Roberts and H. S. MerrlU addressed theTstudents,. of the Pleasant Grove high school Thursday and exhibtled Tlmpanogos pictures. t . With Graceful Proportioned Liner New shipments of a um- ber of -- those better things which "make" the Jhome. This Dining Room Suite is a beautiful reproduction of the Cromwellian Period and its faithfulness to the original e, type is very notewojrthy indeed; This suite consists of ten ' ion Table, Server, Buffet, China Cabinet, 7 Armchair and five Side Chairs. l . pieces-Extens- Reading and Floor Lamps JACOBEAN j. i . 'ft t i I OAK !i L . : ut . "Ji I $369.50 in color combinations and j t finishes-Floo- r Lamps, -- and up $19.75 Worthy of good-natura- ur IS SHOWN ON OUR. SECOND FLOOR A long line -- of Buffets, Mirrors esare- - ... i AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF DINING ROOM FURNITURE Beaufiful New V, . The Crook Who Wasn't Pensioned Extension China Cabinets, the prominent posi- - the mirrora of today oc cupy, for they are the very Tables and Dining Chairs from wMch-yoOrselect just the articles yon need in your home. We can match any finish and "any style of Dining Room Furniture. " ' If Interesting canard gained wide currency recently to the effect tiMtfcamoustired-woo- k, caught beating Instead of A nickeUwaa. s slot machine by .depositing a slug carried on the pension list of the American Bankers Associrhim from robbingation. The idea was that the pension-kep- t ' banks, but F. N.' Shepherd, executive manager-o- f the Aa 5 i v aociation, promptly, spoiled the story. r "There is absolutely no basis for this report," he said. "The American Bankers Association conducts a protectivt'' department to prevent and prosecute criminaUactivitiu against banks who are members of. the Association,-witthe Idea of safeguarding property and bringing just punish of the As-tnent to offenders, but it is no. part olHht-wor- k aociation to buy off criminals directly or Indirectly Th rules 'of rht department expressly provide that no case once committed by member Jbankio the Association can be taken v out of its hands, nor the offense condoned or compromised Much less would a. blanket compromise with the criminal procuntiM or any croox oy. means oi money tribute be en tertd into' by the Association iThe only pension list the ' Association has is one tor retired employees In recogniuo for long ana meritorious servicesA' A SPRING SHIPMENT OF NEW . distinctive designs in beautiful polychrome finishes. 7 - in the Ham for Every Robif " DESIRABLE PATTERNS We are snowing an un- usually large variety of Linoleums in all standard terns. See the new h Polychrome . Papers ; M 1! .. ?H PAPERS' - . WALL ' need you 'atthemostpopular- - - jai r- - rs Rucrs-Ha- - tarns tea et)t - r ' 1- and 'Tabcolin size, for anv nv room: See -- : ArmshmUnohum feiis? Ieum,R88 Ufm 'i :X!4'iJ(Spif, .LEVsw ay the new Pat" 1 , 4'-- -. . GE T IT VA T 1 , h ' t v t JT M ' - m v ' j z to- ' ' t" 4 A ff? g?" CW'!-ot'.- - wromM soly. Trio Rior. nAhartmpnt Stiirt FURNITURE AND RU( ' oars laaen to pojo, soceerana other porti which tarelicrsr osMerd lor men exclastvily- Jdaa has' idso.coiuaortd WHtotf fleegtorths tsmlrtfna tntsltoet; but bare you t?ay Ja.lCJJtona.sft A , , ... : I i make Hundredsnof patterns and d the most reasoncolors i- , Vandals Blamed for This -- , . rv A SHOWING, OF THE MOST . inl the newest colors and pat- able prices. . -- h UP - 'zHl . newest ideas and" the post 1. ' ali icularly $7.00 . caBgbt.red-handedHuvth- AMERICAN WALNUT . $341.50 Many new and novel effects New Wall Paper V.A. Jf I ago. whenwe-ge- I --A US -;- epidemio-that-- 8t m are-allow- - hadHryearR Those who are acquainted with the Provo of twenty years ago, will re member that tf. then had few paved sidewalks and that a good many peo ple opposed any paving nemg done. I dolnotknow' M .anyonji. who Jwould now be willing to go back, to the old condition ef wading through mud during these wet spring days. Our sidewalks afedrthT'a ag06J'aeaT: more than they cost A similar feel ing of satisfaction and pride will be . m " By DR. M. C. MERRILL, " that Provo has beautiful surroundings but that It Is shaggy along its stents, , Mr Chairman, it-Is- nearby; serenth, to siake it poasiDiJ4 sprintcung t construct an automatic !J gystem to care for- the trees and parking, which sates on the city water supply nearly 75 per cent over the old method of sprinkling by hose. This consenring of water is a very to Provo at important consideration doubt will the present timer-'Wrii- o experience a very substantial growth within the next few years, and we must conserve our water supply to the utmost-- This provision . assist us in two ways, first, in consuming less water, and second, it enables ns to do this watering at night when pur pros-- , . sure is highest Arrayed against these advantages comes the one, and only one objection complish, I frequently take visitors from east I l: that of expense. On our wider streets (eight rods), of which e have ofrwest around the city, and almost but two, Center and University ave- invariably they snake the comment 11 Clean Town Expert Tells HdtvtaMake Mi City Beautiml A By DR. of angles,- j PlflCETHREE.CENTS Is) 0. K. HANSEN By P5.S. HARRIS President B.rlaharn Younj University. Mayor of Provo. of propany In deciding the merits It Is ITilficult tequila a great struc. ......Md ...... 1. ture mnw". nattion one muni , without having the --proper number foundation. T.s oro'postion in hand from If ah architect wants to i' . - ) V 4 ' ill ft' W,J . d v "ij rs,YH . oyl a A; Oetectivs say this wreck of New TorkiOiIcago, axprsas on the- -. Ulchixan Central at Gary, IndU was caused by vandal who Bulled its vara klUad and hn aarioualv InlnrxL . nlkM.' Ta vv a ,u |