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Show H WORKING FOR PUBLIC H IMPROVEMENTS BBH Tho death of so prominent a nous-1 H paper man au William Hockhlli Nel- H s-oii, publisher of tho Kansas City BBH Star, alwas raises the question H nmong nowbpapor workers and road- fl urs, ns to how such a great Journal- B IhIIo 3U(cesg had been achieved. i H Ono reason why tho Star has had j BjWjBB so deep n hold In Its homo constltu-' BjVjBB vney ,has been tho fact that It was B biieh u persistent worker for local B Improveineuts. Street pavings, parks, B' , firt miliary, these woro only n row of H tho things for which tho Star labor- B ed in and out of season. H I'ubllc Improvements como slowly. Tho majority of tho people In tho BBK nvcrago coiumuntty Would naturally B: l'o contented with rather slovenly BBbHI burrouudlngs. Thoy enjoy spruce B nces, neatness, and handsomo archl- BBWJBj tecture, It provided ready mado. But H ns to Improving tholr own proportlcs or paying taxes for public Improve- H ments, thoy nro loth to help. B Hut every place has Its men with H a vision. They boo tho defects In H a town's nppcaraneo and roallzo what BBbH moro adequato surroundings would BBbB wean. In tho foro frout of theso mou H with largo hopes Is almost nlwaya H tho homo newspaper. It usually Is H not a heavy tax payor. Hut It pays H its fair share, either directly or In-' H directly In rontals which cnablo real H cstato owners to pay tho tnxos. I BBVBJ Agitation for publlo Improvomcntti j BjVJBjW would not got far "without tho news-1 ft Piiix-rg. Whllo the majority of the BjBjVJBjT popple of moat towns nro tiidlffor B ent tn olvlo beuuty, or loth to rUo B "P taw dollars ostra tax, tha uow- BBwJBJ paprr has faith In the future and a BBBBBBiBBBBBBhHjbBk; . HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHkl- I discontent with what Is sordid or primitive. , Only inrely Is the field "Ig enough to win any such reward as came to tho d.stlngulshed publisher of tho Kansas City Stnr. Hut tho newspapers newspa-pers should bo nblo, and usually aro able, to look about to this and that permanent possession, and feel that they had n large share In winning It. |