Show r 1 To Make the City Gy of The Beautiful I Our Ul life lire can nv never r bo lC complete te 1 never er be rational or righteous till ill I It Is beautiful anI Only when e cr every out foul alloy und anil every C lIo noxious lous home u and ami HI every C 1 i vulgar structure and v r base fashion Is Ig banished from roin the city ami over o all h Is spread tho Ito mantle mantic of oC and beauty only lion hen can enn 1 Loston Los os ton Itou or ar whatever er be lie OtH ours be he Jn- Jn n the city of tim tho OIS D Doubtless It was vas with some porno uch j-uch thought as the tho coo o In lU mind the lI thought expressed by Clinton HOf Rogers Woodruff at the thc h t a t annual of or the tho American Civic o. o no ao- s o- o elation that a ban band of about thirty and women Interested In tho the futuro fu- fu turo as fiR well weB as lU the present I ent of oC Salt SnIt Iko CIl City gathered at the Commercial Commer Commer- cial club and formed tho the nucleus of or what promises to be a strong and progressive o I civic tin Improvement nt league in 1 the tile next few cla days s 's the originators f yd of of the movement will go before the j f IJ people ople of or Salt Lal Lake e CU City at t a n ma mass fV convention present the plans of their i- i S work voik names of oC h which Ich the special 5 cial dat committees have havo decided upon ask ask the moral as well wen as the thc r of oC the people of the city ciLy and andl l to Ho enlist a as members of oC the the young an and the he old tho the rich richS S and intI the poor POOl er E Every one olle who cart iu In Inu any u y wn way vay aid In the civic betterment S of othe the city and city and eyer every person of oC six years cr s' s or OL I more noro can will can will be invited in S. S to o become a member of ot the league the tho membership fee having having- been placed at tho the nominal amount of S i t twenty five cents a year cal In In considering the he question of momS mom mom- y S S In the league two questions z will naturally arise 1 What hat arc are S some flome of or the things that I c can n do for forthe or 5 the civic betterment fJ of f Salt Lal Lake e City i J. J S r- r Ma rY q J ha has en br-en r-cn r the subject of munch much discussion discus sion don and amI will probably receive th tin tin- S same Mme attention here that It has j jn ill it cities of the east cast Promiscuous a advertising adver lv l'- l' of this character has been generally gen en- en orally con condemned and not mint a few W cities have haw tal taken n steps to prevent the tiu erection of billboards on vacant lots and tho the pasting paRting of or advertising matter matin on fences fence dices surrounding new structures A prominent Corner of Salt Lake e Im its It walls all surrounding UIO some of oC th the coil eail curly buildings mm of tr the cil city might be made mad beautiful h 1 by the planting of or 1 Ivy iY but Instead Instent the historic wails walla are arc CO rod cove with theatrical and other advertise ments And billboards arc are a nul nuisance nce from another standpoint no less ls In III Salt Halt Lake LaIH CH City than in other parts of ir th tiu country Back nack of the billboards willIn Will In nine cases out omit of or ten be found r n for trash h and It It dumping ground or wa this phase o of the question more per per- haps than the thc advertising matter mullet which led municipal goyt governments III In other paiLs parl of oC the country to tale take such decided stands against t their theil ton lion A like sentiment creat created ll In Salt Lal Lake e would result as it has ms In other othel cities Here Is IR something else elso that tint r e every per person on can do help do-help help to create public sentiment S Oh Obstructing Sidewalks ull Another form forni of or advertising which is objectionable Is IN the placing of wares of merchants along the sidewalks Not the display of or goods to an any mOderate mud mOd orate erate extent but hut when m merchants see sec fit to occupy more than Luau halt half the sidewalk sidewalk sidewalk side side- walk with be beds carpets bab baby carriages car cm to display their goods good by hy wheeling wagons bug buggies l s and farni out onto th time tho walk walli the these ar are forms fornis of advertising ael which the public feel eel Infringe upon its rights and ind It is iM stated that lint members of the Municipal lea league tJ when formed formell will maleo an nn effort to have havo It stopped slopped Anti And have an any of these things timings ben been done elone In other cities Yes all of oC them and ind man many more Civic Improvement Improvements Is s a n subject that has been especially to the hearts of club women luring during the past few years and am the tho amount of oC work worl accomplished by them hem m has been tremendous Lat LaSt yeah yal ear alon along the time General Federation of clubs sent ent out more than ii EL i iI I I I r c 41 I II I K amples of ci children hn e hour done In bat l of ot other lieu c it ii- ii lu-ie lu I Hu- Hu lit t tiff i I to 10 t I In I ii k Known 11 t it iv ii as its the l 1 IDOo elm 01 u till the J I HIM li maple Trees JIlS for fm n s. s Anti And speaking of trees recalls an another aim un- other othel work In which the lie Federated women's clubs of the country hav have played an Important part part Inc the tho forestry committee of the General Federation was vas appointed groat tat timings things have been een accomplished The rile saving of the thc big trees of California has al already already nl- nl ready been heen referred o If the tho establishing of chairs ti in several wv ral state o of the the country coun coun- try In Delaware the clubs have ha devoted de do- voted their attention In fhe PH line limie o of forestry to lo planting along the highways Ono One club fo will agree to to- plant a untie milo 0 of or trees on either side of a public road nad another club will vIll agree agle to dt flY likewise anil nH still sUII another l and in iii a while u a tulle mile hive where rc before beforetime the time road was waN la rn antT anU Three years ago ao the club of ot i Nebraska il determined t to U. do b. th they y I could toward for foresting tha state Th fh 1 first t year ear W In I were o t The following year he the n t- t w A. A s ed i d Ii and amid andin I in a recent tf f import port mado byi ty the chairS chuilI chair chair- I I I II I. I l I t. t Y- Y iJ j u S lz J. J f S f t 1 F GE T ic f I. I J F South Soul I I Temple CIUI lc Street before before- m 01 p. p paving 1 and Utah 2 What arc son somo om of oC the lie things that other CI s and towns I h have ve done along this line litie I Ind S And nd to both hoth questions the answer r 5 5 might truthfully be he ma made e in the thc one oneS S i J word Innumerable k L Little Thins Things Count If any citizen of oC Salt Sail Lake has any anyS S doubt built of or the tho truth of or the time fil first t stateS statement state state- S meat ment let him tutu a walk about the tIme elt city beginning with Main street and 5 going In iii any direction It matters S not nol what tho the time tinie of or year ear spring I 5 summer bummer winter or fall all con conditions 1 will ill be found that will bring homo home ij tp his mind forcibly the need of the i formation o of just such a league as asS S willbe he 10 organized here In a short time lime S. S Such lIch a walk will In a little while S. S a also o convince the lie l' l after knowledge know knowl- 1 I epee edge alon along this line lino that lint it is not the hl big things alone that count when one 18 6 summing up a a. city's attractions hut but the countless little things that play lila lla an Important part l ut In all nil the tho movements move move- ments for Cor a higher anti and better civic lI life r c. c j r v S t And what whal arc sonic some of oC those little Ivy 5 Sweeping sidewalks cleaning cleaningS to S V of backyards replacing i lost palings f y S on n fences keeping backyards as k an at front In iii till tidy condition planting lawns awns on oil either cither s side of ot the pavement 11 r In Iii front ont of f tho the house destroying i j- j S w weeds within and without the yard a yard a ty t I- I f dozen timings things i comes Instantly to mind when one stops for a moment to recall recallS S thc the mummy many things that are arc left leCt un- un r i. i l t Sc r done In mo uumo l parts harts o of time tile ell city There Is and has been for years among the time city's ordinances one I ro- ro quiring thc the cleaning or snow sno from Crom il In S walks and 1111 yet what citizens of nC SaltA SaIlI Salt Sal I A Lake can truthfully can say that the or- or ll ance has tins been ever unforced I. I 5 Kalher HaUter I Is tic it nt not true true that snowfall J after snowfall has been allowed to toS S accumulate on ott tho the sidewalks of C the i I elt city that t. thc hue lmae skating n S ponds for tor children rather r than safe safeS S walks for 01 pedestrians ah alid as ono one man mai 1 t S expressed It a few day ago UJO I 1 gaInS gaIned gained gain gaIn- aln- aln ed the lie of every child on th tIme the J t block bec because JJ l 1 l' l cleaned cle my m my lk I Instead of following the tho example o oi of S i j i i iii m neighbors and anti allowing lie tho ic lee Ice and amid snow mow to pack I i S Street SI tumid mill Signs lIs S L TIme The street sl signs nM of Salt Lake Cit City 1 ai another sore some to the iho t tu to 5 I 1 N t t j J thi resident ent for Ol that matter Many n a. a f II of Item have bave long since s ceased to b he be T c t of use ll e as at far ai as giving directions ar are alC S concerned and I in it most niost I Instances ar are S pieces of tl tin S. S hanging from flom coiner posts lamp i Whatever the cause of oC their truc- truc lion tion whether the tho wind or 01 the hands hand i S of or boys wh little lithe appreciation ft pt pt civic beauty the replacing of these thos those street et signs should be amon among the carl early 1 efforts of tile tho Civic lc I Improvement I league f Billboards Is another which I I I S W S different circulars along the lines lineN of civic Improvement It was va the club of th the country who succeeded in arousing sentiment In favor the preservation I of QC thO tW Calaveras groves ru OS and It is the club women of the COU country II h who are arc responsible re re- FO- FO for Cor having e established In several o of if tho time state universities of the chairs of country forestry I School Garden Garden- I School gardens have hav also alto been a apel apet apet pet pel theme of the lie club women anti and the school children of Utah will this iring have an opportunity to enjoy enjo I the ic fruits of oC their their- work worl along this line hue no Every school In the city has has has' heen with seeds 1 bulbs een provided 0 or and nd the children of all alb the grades will willbe wille be 10 e busy for or the lie next few weeks In preparing the gardens to I receive these seeds eeds Indeed somo have already been heen een planted the Un tiny plants to h be h. transplanted as soon sCIon as the weather permits Fourth grade pupils lullIs In all he time public schools o of the time city will engage en- en Ja gage age l' l in Iii the tho raising of tomatoes the seeds ln ha having been placed In iii window In the the- schoolrooms already alread Other grades glades of the public schools vill also engage In elementary agriculture agri- agri culture some fome raising vegetable getable some lowers nowen some shrubs Two of oC th the schools have ha decided ed to deal only imily in find and the pupils of oC the these e have ha lave contributed the necessary with which ir h to purchase thorn them So II In Ina Ina Ini a i little while vi visitors to the till schools school t twill will see the crocus ocus the h hyacinth a and ahel the tulip peeping above the time Ar and md In a few weeks the school chool yards will Hl not only be he things s of beauty because be he- cause bause of oC the these c Mowers hut but the Iho ahill ah nfl nil ill round about will be heavy with fragrance I K Ji Tree e. e iii r. r j rh the Tho observance of f Arbor day is hI becoming be In coming coining mOI tumid and I more oie important In lii Inthe the tue calendar of tiC and this year yal I will be he no sto exception 4 An ii impetus wax Wn given to the lie work worl In the public schools I Ila la last t year ear b by the Utah Federation of If I Women's clubs whose members presented pre pee nC I sentell to lei the Iti public schools of the state slate more than shrubs and trod tree trees In hi addition the federation planted hardwood trees at each cach four foUl slate slat institutions the lie University of Ut Utah ih the State Slate In Industrial school time the State Mental hospital and 1111 the Agricultural tural g This sear th time the Federation In addition addition addition addi addi- tion to tu giving illg out the lie hundreds of nr packages a es of oC seeds which have o already been distributed among the he public schools of If time the elt city and stat state stale In It planning plan Illan- ning to a io 10 of If on the lii campus at al Lime ol University of Utah This Institution tins has not lint been heen fUI oHen in Iii the distribution of or sec seeds and students of tho the Training department are ate already hu busy hi caking thin tho ground of or the five acre aero tract set ct apart last fall I by the board hoai-d of regents Co for I the teaching of or elementary agriculture I among the students student Members l o of the tho Seekers Seekers' Literary club one ono of th time the newer federated clubs of or the time cit city will i also plant llant a tree on the University i cam campus p us S SA I At t A Pr vo the tho club won i have I united to plant e haul hahl wood trela at the thc State Menial hospital Tin The usual number of trees will be In planted In the capitol grounds In lit this l ell city and Judging b by the number of orders that lint nurserymen have received ClI the tho number o of trees and amii shrubs ah aired already d lending their b beauty auty to the cities and towns vms I of Utah will be he Increased lel this year yearby yearby I Iby by Several rh The Jda I I adopted among schools o of other other- CHI cities the planting of or a trey tree h by the class clas leaving Ing the lie school chool might be a adopted oPte nina man of u the hc- f f. f rest n-Mi ry i ii- ii o of to Nebraska f d n ih i n suit uli ot iC thi three ti years years' oiK Ic was said laid to bc O H than hair now new shrubs shrubs' and amid trees rees in the state other othel organizations ns h laving become Interested Int in lii tin the tiit and ind having ha operated co with tiiu eluh uh- uh women of the state S But Hut the clubs club named arc mint the tiie only ones that are arc interested In Iii the of oC forestry All time the country the subject is cl anti ind at least one ono day ilay in lii th gramme is devoted to h HEer It H. er E Every state federation In iii n Jr h haw has done something along along- o or forestry not hot 1 but ur practical r i r S r or ur f. f ci And coming again lii i- i big lo time the little tle things what In Inthe inthe the matter of oC weeds ll 11 w any ony oft oni n here herc heard Iward of oC the plan I ione liy i one of oC the tho federated soC o f Mats Mats- Well Veil Carl early the u i when dandelions and other othI w i-ds i be began to it show themselves s above allI th thin soil null sonic some of th time the club climb women l fl fla a si plan Illan to 0 exterminate them if iC l- l Prizes orr offered ble bItt were wIe to the boys nd girls in Iii the town for diRgin- diRgin out the lie w weeds every hundred weeds brought rou ht so man many pennies lennies Jut Hut this ii I a 1101 lI To T. moke th the lie t isk it 1 flint flint-C all att tart I t iv th the club n i mi II iii I II I Ci c hays days a luncheon for fol forthe the time tired thc children |