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Show there the ditches along some part of the long front street or road bad broken their bounds and run the water all over the road and walks. The banks of the ditches ought to be built high enough to prevent overflow. The middle of the road ought to be graded up so that the water would flow off to each side and prevent mud boles In wet weather. Then there ought to be provided a tank and windmill wind-mill and watering cart to sprinkle the streets and abaU the intolerable dust nuisance In summer. It would mors than pay for Itself in the Improved condition and , appearance of the streets. Then about 40 acre on the east and the west aides of the town ought to be platted out In streets and lots and the lots offered for sale at reasonable prices. The present lots are altogether alto-gether too large for residence purposes. pur-poses. Have them small enough so that the owner can keep them In good order with a neat lawn, trees along the walk and the walk kept up In good condition. This idea of trying to make a farm of a residence lot, with Rtables, hay and 'grain stacks and pig pens on the public srteets belongs to a primitive age and ought not to be tolerated In the educational centre of Millard County and a town that wants to attract homeacekera. Reserve your town home for your little garden, your llower beds, your well kept lawn, your shade trees and your shrubbery. Do your farming on your farms. Hinckley lias recently been extensively advertised adver-tised In the Arrowhead, but we fear strangers would find a good deal to disappoint them If they were to visit the town. This seems to be a work for the commercial club to take up, or some public spirited owner of adjacent land. He would surely make a good thing to cut his land up Into, lots.' Don't wait Tor outsiders to come in and make your town more attractive. Do It yourselves and see your -town grow and add greatly to its taxable property. HINCKLEY'S OPPORTUNITY. Hinckley has a chance to atumi homeseeker If It will plan for them It has unusual educational advantage, admirable social surroundings an.5 many attractive homes and shady lanes. But It has very little civic pride or public Improvements. Nearly every time the editor has been over |