Show Why Not Beautify The City Of The Dead 00 The people of Cedar City have hare al always at ways was teen In the matter matter mat mat- ter of beautifying the town straightening straight ening grading and capping the streets and It would seem that they would also snow show the same ame enthusiasm item ami In the beautifying straightening grading and capping the Walks walk and drive drie ways City ity of the Dead plant shade an arts and ornamental trees and shrubbery not for forgetting lovely flower beds and plots I But Dut such does dols not seem to be the case Nearly Nearly- every family owns a plot of ground in our cemetery In which one or more of their loved ones are sleeping and but few times during during dur dur- ing the year do they go there t be beau u. u tIly It would seem that the spot in which i shave have h interred the he mortal mortal mor mor- tal tat remains of ot th those se who h gone before beCore would woud always always' b be our first consideration con con- in th the l matter of ot protection and end beautifying Our hearts and th thoughts g ts are e constantly for tor torand and with wit h those whom we have laid away and were they now In life Ufe w we we would seeto see seeto t to It that their living quarters should I Ibe be Ideal and pleasant Then wh why y neglect to see to it that their last resting place U is beautified a and d made pleasing T Could those who have passed paned on but see aee seethe the neglect those living show for their slumbering place they would Und un d feel ag and hurt and wonder why they are not treated with as all much love lovi and devotion as when they hey were in mortal life Alex G G. G Matheson the sexton has hRs tEis spring ng done hours hourI of work and cleaned c ned off and and- burned tons of weeds and rubbish He has straightened and graded the walks and driveways and th the place now looks look very much more inviting than it did last fall faU But there is III much to to be done yet to tomake tomake tomake make of ot our cemetery a fit place as the last resting place of our of-our our beloved dead The walks and drive ways need capping with something that will stand stat usage and prevent the drifting o of the the sand therein upon upon the the mounds mounds and and ov over r khe the plots And they need capping also to prevent the visitors and carriages from cutting and nd de facing g t them f I a aThe The suggestion has been made that each plot owner owne Joni h aal l two or three loads of the excellent capping to b bt be found at the White Hill HUI place It if ifon on n th the w walks lk and an drives driven ell Jn n the cemetery cemetery tery properly spread and packed l The Bug suggestion is fa also made that ownen owners f plots take a little time oi or hire some Bome someone one capable and have the mounds properly rounded up and the flower beds neatly trimmed etc Added to to which the ci city y might have haye planted two to or o or three hundred I more trees and some to edge every every v ry driveway after alter which It would not cost the city much to havethe have havethe havethe I the while carefully looked after alter by bythe the lIe sexton t q Think It it over and decide to join in a movement for the beautifying of in which sleeps those of our number number who ho have passed on on And we suggest that the bishopric of the the two wards get together and some plan w whereby all cit ctt citizens m may y join set a date date for fr the work and arid have It H completed before the weeds dominate and the cemetery b becomes com s parched and deserted looking 00 |