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Show SPECIAL PPL S U ; .' Cotamty Vol. 2. NEPHI CITY, UTAH, APRIL ... E M E N T 1111 21, 1911. No. 27. OFT STRANGER. THE IMPRESSIONS By -E. B. PHIPPEN. . . Being some thoughts upon how The needs of better building in the matter of our corrals. a stranger looks upon our Illustrated Suggestions offered in the way with a few pictures taken es- city. WiS, A-1- of altering the appearance of our vacant lots. pecially for this issue by Alma Chase under Calls attention to the careless the personal direction of Mr.Phippen. and unsanitary methods of building stables etc. upon banks of streams. In the above picture is shown a very good sample, of the all too prevailing Stable and Corral built upon the side walk line. Also note the creek running past the stables. Seepage etc. from this place i cou.ii to n n ii.to il.p Live stock readily rcake their wry into it and vl.e water can't help but he bf fouled. Such a combination of stable and eree!t make the fineRt kind of germ breeding; places, people v.J o use ll.e water from this creek, after it passes these statics are in great danger of typhoid. There are laws forbidding the uildin of corrals cr outhouses within a certain t'istance from wells, yet poo-pibuild such places upon the banks of streams; and il.ev let their live stock wade and wallow in them to thtir heart's content. When a typhoii or scarle fever epidemic iiil es the town they wonder "what in the Sar.i Hill" him x in'.o the air, this season, that causes bo rr.ucii bichnobS. Kut gradually the truth is dawn;:ig upon i: that we who aie ko careless ibout our surron I.: : s aetl.e real pisd i:.l:teit causes of the little innocei,. i. ea that are annually feacrilii -cd to unthoughtfulness ' This street m one ar.d a half Decks frtm tie ccr.Ur tf the business district yet only one foot bridge f par.s this Etream. ii ?" w H p4 5 1 i p-- e r the principal street a stranger first travels upon when arriv ing in your city the place pictured above uh is bound to leave its impression. The suggestion is offered of screening it, and others after its style that are The screen situated so elo e to the business district with a lattice screen. ilould be built a few feet back from the sidewalk line and grass sown in this sjace. Ixcated as he. S de-light- lh-r- The road upon which the old farmer was traveling was the typical country kind, full of ruts and hollows and stones; indeed it was so bad that when one of the wheels had gone down for the fifth time into a "chuck" the axle of the wagon was broken. It happened that a friend of the old man's was passing and noting the farmer's plight, called out, "Vhar you goin' Silas?" Gt in' ter a meeting at the Town Hall. There talkin'g of raisin' a little money so they can fix this here road up, but I'm goin ter get iher and vote again it if I have ter walk. By Gum." Poor short sighted old Silas. Yet the woods are full of just s ich Th;s picture was taken of a vacant lot in the rear of one business You have some nice, neat little block. Directly accrofs the street i the south is located theofjyour finest residence business blocks. Your main street is wide and in pretty good con you have in town. In dealing with such places as this, the following suggesare any vacant lots ir. your neighborhood, see that dition. The grounds around your public buildings are well kept. tions are offered: If Your business men and women impressed me as being a little they arc cleaned! up. If you ate t.j buny yourself, hire some of the school boys, who will ploawd to earn a little extra money. Perhaps it means your above the average. neaun and your family s to have all thone vacant lot thoroughly cleaned of old Since my arrival I have had time to look about your city. One tin cans, parbajre, flc. the street and was upon hen I arrived in town, last week, I wondered how many "Silases" you had here. My first plealant surprise Was experienc ed whtn I rounded the "Hide" house at the Depot and stepped upon your nice paved walk, "Silas must live further out" I Hastening on up town I noticed another metropolitan feature,- - a sanitary drinking fountain; but upon getting close to it I wondered if it really was sanitary. The thing looked as if it had just been dug out cf some junk pile and set up for show. It was rusty and dirty looking and altho I was thirsty I hadn't the heart to indulge. "Must be a Silas in th City council in this thought. place" I thought Continuing my journey up town I glanced up and down some of the side streets and noted th? roadway and sidewalks over "Must be grown with sagebrush- ,- regular back mr.ntry style. some relatives of "Silas" living hereabouts" I thought. Upon arriving at Main Strtft I cart a critical eye up and down thing that impressed me is your disregard for the apiearances of your public streets, a matter that is all too common in most Utah towns, sagebrush, weeds, limbs of trees, rubbish and refuse of all kinds are allowed to accumulate upon many of your side streets and even upon your principal streets. Frankly, it isn't to your interests to allow it It gives a stranger the impression that the people are selfish; that they are looking after number one and the stranger seeking a home or investment is not wanted. Having a clean city is not a fad,- - it's a serious business proposition in which the returns are sure and certain. I am reminded of a story told in my hearing recently. A gentlemen, from the East a MrFowler by name, moved with his family to a ranch not so very far from here. V.'hen he bought the place it was all run down, weeds and brush everywhere, but the fellow was a rustier and he started into cleanup. He grubbed all the brush and weeds from between his fences and he even went further and cleared the county road running past his place, of bruh, for a half mile each side of his ranch. Not to be out done his neighlv.rs took up the idea and carried on the work. To day the place for a mile around looks prosperous. Recently the man was offered a third more for what he paid origninally for the place, but refused the offer. Another thing I noticed which I think spoils j our city, is the way so many of you have of building your stables and corrals riht on the sidewalk line. This is an old, antique style, "ju?t lie Silas has down home." Hut really people, you'll ml have a city until you banish this method of building suth places. I looked over the fences into a few of there corrals. Whew! manure ankle T rn re her? f hown. on )i f I: .th ) y.ut main f.rrH. d.ffcrnr I tu-'.- , ? I , , r.dc i r I . -- J im ,; -- ' miiii iii .ni,. r- y- ' -- if rT3- ' " - ri h-- 1 . At r t . -- j - -- f? t5 " ? : - ; HljUi f i p. , ir- - ? If ' - 4j: n'ff.e r vr.nn. ?' ,ii t e r.i;h'. ii 'itratps or picture ditiont thai t ...iti fcrwn.1 Mnrj hi.r-- . Hourea Me nlb,v t., fr into 'e v rripre'y for thi LI r rt. Fences that havo i 1 u. r a e n't repaired ard g. n a a c r d iion ;milar to 11 a one ;.is ire . I'wi 1 w. Any apjical U your fenim of lieaut a,, I h rt.i y ni think the stranger with n ytur jrat r,Yn upoti the mfttter'.' ! - n t h? picture on your left imj re yo.i wiih ti e fat tiint the owii'i i a migf.ty fzy citi-- t That tSo end care hr lakfs in h t h,r. are b r if it i;l U sin ,.s t. htmrlf frcm I ' a. f t;.;it mi"!i plai an H f. I au'if ymir i My i;d a!d materially to y ir total r m of haj j.inc&s. V m; 1 k rated c. 1 uusii. wan uiu.i iiy iinie conies. l oor live StOCK, poor nabies, and poor me! I5ut wny not be sensible? A pound of pre ventative is worth a ton of cure. Why r.ot abolish these pest breeding pots now? It s cheaper to py tin- - scavanger now, than the doctor or undertaker later. Wake up while there is yet time Be alive to the dangers that lie t your very door. The other day 1 was talking with a ir.cn upon the resourses that lie around Nephi. I called the party's attention to the fine shale deposit you have about a mile out of town; it makes the finest roads in the country and if it had to be shipied in would probably be used quite extensively by your people here. I asked the man why the city or county tiidnt use it upon your roads. I hey haven't the money to do it with" was tr.e reply. Well, wny uon t they raise a little money by a little extra tax", I asked. "Taxes are high enough now" was the quick rejoinder. Well sir. here was Silas all right I had mentioned something that touched his jiocketbx-- and he'd "go ter ther meetin and vote again it if he had ter walk, Hy Gum". Poor short sighted old Silas. I see you have him in your midst . 1 I f . 1.ne is ivviy unu sureiy passing to ius lamers. out, l he improvements you have made during the past three years are un failing signs of the limes. There is no reason why Net hi shouldn't become one of the prettiest as well as one of the most prosperous cities of Southern Ltah. lour ciirate is healthful: your surroundi'mrs beautiful What you want is a united, strong pull for a bigger and better Nephi. lour Commercial club and your Ladies Ijterary club are doing rpiendie work. Personally I like your litt1c town immensely. uwp. are ti ar e m 1 I vn . I " , f ' fwrn . , . - .. . . - , w , - - - |