Show CIVIC improvement PLANS marked growth of sentiment in favor faver of f better communities at the fourth national conference on cl c planning anolas pi held recently at dostou boston it waa was brought out that ciric beauty plan calling for an no expenditure of hundreds hun dreda of millions of dollars bare have been drawn for seventy or more of the cities of the united states StA tesi some of these plau plans are being actually worked out while other others are art still on paper but the growth of sentiment in favor of better and handsomer hand bomer cities Is strong beyond dispute is early nearly half hall the people of the united stain betat now live lire in cities aal an I 1 the tend ency of men to make their home I 1 in n urban areas in Is more and more marked standards and adenis of living have risen the argument that an am ugly city Is 1 nnnie nry nad that alle 11 beauty la is food good from frota the fiscal as well viell as the aes view baa made converts conT erta by the million washington has played a nus ous part in the th work of uplifting public us ais to what may bo be done in making a great town attractive as a living place but to bold ite its premier hip phlp as beauty city washington can not stand kill still ashington bostan nev ew york chicago st louis louls cleveland and philadelphia la constitute pro probably 1 I the leading groia of cities with aa gi gantle improvement puns plans new haven has tins a ciric cirle center plan baltimore buy ons plans for a greater paric park getem city Is beking seeking to tran itself and buffalo But ralo detroit providence and Spring springfield fielt pm pose to make mate over areas that hare bito come to be con considered unsightly cincinnati denter milwaukee san alego wilmington columbia chatta room a Sars mah harrisburg ila hartford artford and scores of other cities have improvement pro ement plans requiring a vast ex pend iture of money and in the case of a aery large 1 proportion of ff these citi 11 4 the work cf of putting the plana plans loto into execution has already alre adir been entered upon registration day days are october sib jtb and |