Iron County Record | 1921-09-30 | Page 8 | Scenery Marred by Signs

H SCENERY MARRED BY SIGNS M Public Justified In Taking Strict Mens- H ufca to Put a Stop to Grow H Ing Nuisance. H Everywhere the motorist travels tho H natural beautiful scenery Is marred H- by glaring signs, not only small H boards but liiimciisu structures often H u tmudred feet or more In length and H twenty or more feet In height. HV .lust at a bend In the road where H the tourist expects to have a duo H view sweeping over a broad valley tho H I scene Is completely cut olT by u mem- fl j I Htrous and offensive structure covered fl j with u Marine advertisement. M ij At some points both sides of tho ; f road will be lined with these unsightly M ' j mid ugly advertising walls. m j In England the dlsllgurlng of fences, R i j buildings and other places with slims 1 kj is prevented by law ou the ground that M j 1 the good taste of the peoplo Is offend- IH ed and the landscape disfigured. H ' Home of the worst offenders tiro manufacturers who ure Interested In the development of motoring. They jj have' boarded up the roadways along !' the whole eastern part of the United States, much to the nunoyanco of motorists and the disfigurement of tho landscape. If the nuisance cannot bo stopped i any other way, motorists can at least ( " agree not to patronize any concern H ' , aiding in detracting from the natural H 1 beauty of our country and the pleas H """""' ure of, the public. New York Sun.