, 1874-11-23
OUR STREETS.
Lecture by II. W. s. Cleveland &C.
foyo tho Snntlay-Lccture
( Association,
Eow Thoy Are to Bo Beautifed by
Tree-Planting.

Tree-Plantlng.
Necessity for Immediate Action
Despite tho Indictment weather. good audi
once assembled at tho Grand Opera-Hoaae yeH
to-day afternoon to liston 10 Mr.. H. n. 8. Ciovo
land, who repeated, by request, his paper OF
Our strce.s," originally road boforo tue CHI
eago Literary Club. A delightful addition to the
exercises was the music furnished by the very
tlne choir Of tho Church of tho Messiah. They
sang with great applause. the. Sare Regina
by Dndloy Buck, tue trio In Attila" -" Nearer
My God to Thoe," and tho trio In Mercadaute.
The socrotary announced tho lectures for
tho rest Of the ycar As folfowBt Nov. 20, the
lev. Dr., Thomas, on " Tho Agencies that Create
aud Control Sooiotv;" Dec. Q, Prot. William
1Iathaws, Of tue Univozpity Of Chicago, on
"Thomas De Quincey; Dec, .18. Edmund
Juceson. on "Tho Sunday Question 1" Dec. 90,
J.. J.. La!or, on "The WoEkingman's Sharo in
Civilization Dec. Al. Gurdou. 8. Hubbard,
Esq.,, on "Reminiscences Of Early DAYS in
Chicago." A1r. Cevcland's rcmarhb waro as fol.
lows. with tho exception OF tho paasngos address,
Cd expressly to tho Literary Club, which we're,
Of coulse, omitted, :.
Tho .endency Of population to concentrate in
cities and large towns Is ono Of the most atfil-
ing and interesting foaturoB Of tho social change
which hns been in .progross during tho laat forty
years. Its causes its effects. its advantages and
disadvantages, have beon and arc being discuss-
cd with an earnost conviction OF their impor-
tnnce, and tho necessity Of timely consideration
Of thoir bearing upon the future. Thcso are ir-
feleVant to my subject this evening, which re-
lates simply to ono Of tho provisions which this
condition Of things should foroo upon our stton;
Not1,;t,,.t,n,,;,. a.. ,,,n,,.,a,,
sa'"uus ...a,' .sa sn' aoAno".aasea euo ~
,""s .sosn .nAt poop!s afo ueae1an3 tHo 1us@l
districts and assembling In towns and cltles.--
APPARENTLY CONTRADICTORY FACT :
e.3,, bo1d. aa T. Ina fron to sto a, liz ..r,,o,4
racora ~ -, i,ot,o, t,,at ~. ,o.n -, t,.-'s
~ WV 1o1'a " 4u.uts
lavish their wealth is. in securing homes IN
which some of the olcntuts of natural baanty
In thc firm or +roao ,roas f,nvora ~ roo.r ~
aa,a1,,.ss ..,.,, ' 6.ass, " w., A1u5 ~
civilization which can only be had in cities-
1t is worry curious fact Tint, while the first
effect Of a ro6uomont Of uncu1t;vatod t,atn I. Ia
leod MAJ, IN a,uon,t,.o tnootlsr n tan~. .ts - ~
thav NO., soo,,.o d",.,a ~ 49, o"as' "no1o
tney may secure oegtee OF comfort and luxury
tho second step IL tie result OF desire to mako
r. displav of wealth by mnrn;Hcenco ~ .rc,,ta,.
INA ,n4 ,r+;no;o, or,,a an,a,,a,Iax, a. nsa1 ..
, o s.u T.. a. .. a." ,c. auaonI ;'ne nnal At
'.inus"s IL lno WISH 20 surround themselves
With tho objects OF natural beauty which ut first
sd seemed wozthloss,-so TINT the best evidence
which any city can give Of refinement aud outi-
stcd taste s that afforded by its publio and pri-
yAto gardens, and tho means provided for crntj,'
ring tho innate love OF natural beauty.
Bacon wholly says that Mon come to build
e!ately, Boomer than to garden lneIy,-as If gar,
t.'snng were the greater perfectlon.'' And tho
ttuth Of this saying is illustrated in every new
t:sy Of the West. Tho ambition Of every now
Id rapidly y-growing town iB to
ACQUIRE THE ArrEAnANcE OF o1rY.
O. into any such town, with population num-
t,.tiuc a,yyyboto from ton to fiftv thnnannd AMI
n will lind that tho inhabitants pride them-
Fe!yes upon thoir Cty-Hall, or the fine blocks OF
sores. or the now hotel, or tho preteutious res
licences Of some OF their waa1thy members, tho
1urss costly OF which arc Of coursc very inferior
to thoso Of an old CITY. Like Now York,
1nt svInn tn Natv vor1r f3+,7 that ~.