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Show f and even our houses begin to show s igns of improved taste for the beautiful, beau-tiful, in form and color, even, when such an inclination will cost something. some-thing. Even our streets are being lined with young trees in many places, and they are undoubtedly, only the pioneers that will biing hundreds of others to shade. and ornament or-nament our streets in a near future. But yet we have done nothing to beautify our public grounds. They stand as deplorable witnesses against an otherwise energetic population. They are worse than a wilderness, because they are surrounded with abundant proofs of what they might have been, if attention had been bestowed upon them in the proper time some fifteen or twenty years ago-Some ago-Some persons may yet be so short sighted as to exclaim: "It won't pay'" As well might it be said of our fruit and shade trees, because the frost sometimes destroys the fruit thereof, or of farming, because scarcity of water or devastation by grasshoppers cut short the expectations expecta-tions of the diligent tiller of the soil. But let us reflect for a moment mo-ment and think of some place in our city, where the street is lined with thrifty trees, from five to ten years old, and you would undoubtedly undoubted-ly find the owner of this,(in a certain sense, both public and private property,) pro-perty,) unwilling to have them cut down, even itpaid for at the rate of one or two Millars for each year of their age. Thus each tree would actually act-ually bt worth more than twenty-five dollars to such men, who besides, rank among the foremost benefactors benefact-ors of our community. This shows, we think, what our community has lost by neglect, in this respect. The City of Ephraim has, at present, pre-sent, four public places, that ought to be improved by tree-planting without any further delay. These are (1.) The public square in the North Ward; (3.) the so-called "Silk Farm;"' (3.) the Meeting House-square, and (4.) the graveyard, grave-yard, We presume, that the three first named places have prior water rights or ought to have and that the last named place could obtain sufficient suffi-cient water rights by purchase or otherwise. TIMELY SUGGESTIONS. Concluded. Contributed to the I! rgistfr . We made some suggestions in a former issue of the Coin 1 y Register Reg-ister in relation to public improvements improve-ments in the various cities and settlements set-tlements of San Pete county, and we presume that they may justly be called "timely," as there is a proper time for everything to be attended to. Thus the farmer and gardener know when it is seed time and harvest har-vest time, and he would hardly reverse re-verse the labors required at each of the various seasons. This is well understood both in theory and practice. It is so, also, with other branches of industry there is a proper time in which to attend to them in preference to any other time during the year. As the subject under consideration, considera-tion, at Dreseut, is the planting of trees on our public grounds, we propose pro-pose to elucidate our views with regard to Kphraim, a little farther, as we are especially interested in seeing our fair city go ahead, if possible. pos-sible. At present she is certainly not very far advanced in these kinds of improvements. Her extensive farming operations seem to have 'aken full and almost entire possession posses-sion of her energies. But few other enterprises are fostered fos-tered or are receiving attention from the general public, and are therefore there-fore struggling for an existence here in Kphraim. Satisfying the finer senses of man has, to a great extent, been considered a luxury, that could be dispensed with, and in consequence there has been but little lit-tle produced or encouraged, that would please the eye, which is as the windows in a house, to give light and pleasure to the soul. Some people may yet think, that a dug out will do to live in, because some good people were forced to live in such a place, from pure necessity, ne-cessity, but that day is passed now, We are partcularly interested in seeing the Silk-farm, which, for its' location can hardly be excelled, even if our citi.ens had the choice of any piece of ground within our city limits. We believe, that its water-rights are undisputed. It has already a fence around it, that with a little improvement, would keep out stock aud protect the premises. There is a large water sect running run-ning cje to, it,, which, by being led through it in an ornamental course, would help in beautifying j the ground, when trees were planted on both sides of its banks. The soil that was not actually occupied by the trees and shrubberies, could, if neccessary, be made to help bear the expense of irrigation and taking tak-ing care of the park, in itsinfancy; for it is not supposed that all the improvement should be made in one year. It must necessarily have a small beginning. The lawns, water-fountains, music stand, monuments mon-uments and other expensive improvements im-provements are after considerations, that will bt governed by other times and other people, but we of to-day should make the beginning and 1 plant the trees. There is no better or more proper time for m aking the soil ready, than the fall-season. In the spring most everybody is too busy with their own gardens and fields. We, therefore, think t'at the ground should be well-manured and plowed this fall, as the first step to improve the grounds. The suggestions here made are merely intended to awaken an interest inter-est in this, so long negleted, matter, and we hope that it may lead to some additional agitation, that will bring about the desired results without any unnecessary delay. X THE END. |