Show GOOD OIK ISY CLUB tint that was indeed a commendable commendably moie moe on the part of the richfield commercial club when ll it decided to end i committee to the city council t to 0 urge the building of sidewalks on altin M nn street by pledging the unanimous support of tiac club membership in carrying the campaign campi ign for these much needed improvements to a successful isue issue the club showed whit nhat it ma be expected to do in the future history of the city its action on the sidewalk side wilk question was perhaps the greatest coup that the has planned since it has been in a ishanee and shows that it has a tile lie membership a membership that will be a power for goad in the future affairs of the municipality although it is reasonable to suppose suppo e that the city cita council ins his given considerable sid erable thought to the subject of the proposed sidewalk improvements and has for some time been preparing for definite action there is no doubt but thit the commercial club lils his done much towards bringing about the present mole moe the sidewalk question has appealed to a limited number of business men and property owners for more than two ears and now it appears that their cherished hopes are about to be realized there is this much satisfaction in the knowledge that the sidewalk proposition has finally been brought to an issue the aggressive element clement has however been in the minority and its attempts to arouse interest in the sidewalk question were not crowned with nith success until near the close of last week they have finally aroused enough interest to bring the mitter to an issue and the citizens of richfield must determine the result there are many who doubt the advisability vis ability of making mahina the proposed improvements prove ments they argue that the city has not found sidel sidewalks alks necessary in the past and that they are not an absolute necessity at present by a parity of reasoning it might be inferred that because the cita cit a first pio visions were hauled into town with ox teams the railroad I 1 la merely a luxury tempora why invest fortunes in railroads when ON 0 teams are so convenient 9 the sidewalk question is up lo 10 the people and now is the time for action summer will soon lie be here and then the property prop eity ty owner onner business man and lab laborer will be too loo busy to think of sidewalks the matter ought to be disposed of before spring if the women of richfield will remember how bow disagreeable disagree ible it is to wado through the mud on main street they will exert their influence towards getting sidewalks and their influence will practically decide the question if the property owner will bear in mind tint that nhen he invests in sidewalks lie he anh inces the value of his property makes his place of business more attractive ind encourages immigration no further persua persuasion bion will be needed to make him an ardent advocate of sidewalks bt a |