Show HOW STANDS OUR OWN IN THE competition OF THE CITIES A city that grows only in population and Busi ib Is not growing at all it Is only swelling up UI tho the ne new census shona a great growth in ill population especially in tho tile towns unil and cities 11 we know kno from front the bank statistics and from front many other sources cos tl tit it the united beates has grown tremendously in lit v N alth the leople hao liao more saving saying deposits bonds and tand stocks moro life insurance aud more of that solid material wealth our cities and towns anro gr gaoing growing at a rapid rate so tar far aa as po jul ul atlon and wealth are concerned IB Is that tho the only way nay a city should grow should it not grow in beauty la in tho tile things that make life more worth living in fit facilities tor for recreation in bollal activities in ill those things which aich uplift the spirit and i specially should it not grow la in tho the promotion of health and the tile reduction it t the death rate the spirit ot of america la Is not alone for I 1 ager things and more things hut but it Is specially for better things that twilly Is 1 I 1 the great unrest the people want better things lings ti better bivin 11 vino and growing conditions they are not satisfied merely to see their city grow large in population and business they want it to grow also in III those things which inake wake lit moio pleasant and more diee from front sIck sickness sic kniss ricas and from the distress dis 81 tres caused by 1 loss of employment through disease and epidemic as well everywhere there Is this demand for better living condition conditions popi are reaching retching out for them blindly in most cases because they do not know just what aliat liat to do to got them thein many do not realize that they can product produce conditions for themselves if they work together to ret not thorn any city can bo be healthful and beautiful and a desirable pl tee to the ilia in lit if it its citizens will mill lull together to make mako it so there is e no need to make a com motion to tear things to pieces to bt oct ono tine portion of tho tile community against another nhat Is a needed in co operation and unity of effort on the part of all in tho tile foll following oming of n bamo bomo p and practical plan tapi tho tile thing la Is dono tills plan exists it lias has been worked with great success for a number of yeara years in many american Amerl ran cities it can bo be borkel this year more successfully than ever very city where it his h ts been tried la Is a better more healthful and a santer city to live in tit bC lune t r it this plan khith h literally trace traus fornis titles la Is the cloin clein up and paint 1 I p 1 ie is nation A dlo ido tn tit ito anil and M hili tills ye byoir ir Is doing KR its work in thousands of cities and tone it CIL clemia ang the tile streets clean cleaus ilia lie alleys allays cleans the back frija and u elite cuts thu tho eede and carty awa cans and ro re fuso from front lot lots ille fills up or stagnant agnant gt ponds stop stops tile st stroking around of garbage clearn 1 awny away lie refuse heeps hero tho the deadly house alv breeds ind nd the i N liero here malara t mosquito propagates tit akon tit i ift gardens and flower flom or pola poth and libio nando li iIo boxes keeps erasm I 1 twits noa wanti und irim hado amo thu the milk and foot foo I 1 las 1 nod and paints up tip 0 or thing in fit nature if t lot of brings orli iRS with amas shrubbery flou 10 lo breand cices and anith ith the a brush to keep thines things clean and at fit this creates tuoro sanitary and healthful condit conditions lons alck sick bosn and loss of employment addia to tho the ley joy of llo life because a of anoro flies and mosquitos add nothing to health and happiness nor do dirty streets and refuse increases the salue of property reduce reduces firu loss ea and insurance premiums proui lunie creates new pride fit ahn tit city lity und and a new civic civil spirit lend leads to further civic and imparts to both old and now interest Into reut and activity in lit all municipal affairs what it catalog of 0 results und yet ii truthful hJul alel no no 0 o did wonderful things in fit tho the war ar wonderful onder fut as no a nation and cl illy in the tile spirit and deeds of our soldiers probably our nation has now inure more vigor aud and in lit illative and cr croatto cro atlo eatlo power among ita its than omir before once wo we look upward now let ue us turn this great forro into making living con kitiona bottor better throughout the nation in lit life pleasanter plea santor and freer front Ic knoss anil atilt sorrow it we put into thie this effort but halt half the leal zeal and determination but halt the patriotic spirit that wo a devoted to hav hay lug UK the N worl or I 1 a I 1 fit lit place to llo livo in wo we liall shall boon soon have tha most Ijo aull till fill and healthful cities in lit tho the world wo we ought to havo have wo we have tile a 0 tho appreciation for rood good thinas all ao need ii tho the co spirit tho the ability to work together democratically and loyally or the coin common nion good with this tills spirit tho the cleanup clean up and paint up campaign can be made a wonderful success tile city can lo be 10 niada made more beautiful and prosperous roue the tile amount of sickness Bick noea unil and tho death rato rate can bo a appreciably reduced and every one can bo be happier in tit tho tile fullor enjoyment of hie ilia life lilg life work and lila his play |