Show la B X english town built with eye to beauty with the increase of population annl id tile the advance of civilization tile the of the countryside prove prows ell adnee squat and dismal little towns spring into being in tile vicinity of great cities just where some touch of f natures beauty Is most needful arid anil A where here the jerry builders are not active the llie bIl gilboard board men work their cruel defacements defa cements tile the united states hus has been held up to scorn us its the nation which gives ies hie file greatest scope scolie to the u lafler justly too for the united states bling being young as a nati oi tins lias offered the greatest field for devastation rut put tile old countries haie hae not escaped england angland stands very noar near tile top of the list of beautiful countries anil the english people lire fire trying last hard d not to perri permit lit the destruction of 0 the nations gift of beauty there Is a council for the preservation of rural england ans annd and it la Is doing ng effective work where great and beautiful estates ale aie being teeing b broken up tip for town building or fur air ot oilier ter resl purposes lb 03 moral suasion of tile the council is preventing haphazard and destructive activities under its direction handsome suburbs and out icing towns and til il lages are being created and alf all the efforts of the nature destroyers vire being intelligent ly opposed As a result it will be a long time before england becomes ugly and if england can provide practically tor for growth of population and industry without surrender of all esthetic meals ideals tile the united states too can save its rural regions from becoming miserable and defacements defa cements on the face of nature the effort Is worth while it if we care tor for the future of our nation nadon chicago journal |