The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20
TO BEAUTIFY THE CITY.
Mr.. WheeIock Interesting the Wom-
en- in the Work.

Mrs. X. M. Newport also presided at
the meeting, which directly followed
the Monument association. It's object
was to perfect plans for city i'm
pfoVement society, it being in reality
continuation of the association meet
ing. Mrs. Newport introduced Presi-
dent Wheelock, of the park board, and
SAID that through his efforts, had the
city of st. Paul secured Como park
and also. through his efforts, was it
the beautiful place it is today. She
said that Mr.. Wheelocks desire now
TO beautlfy Dayton's bluff, West ST.
PauI, In fact all parts Of the city, but
to do this he wished the assistance Of
the women.
Mr.. Wheelock then said it was his
OBJECT to ask women to work and to
get them to set the men to work. to
make st. Paul as nature designed it
should be, the most beautiful city in
America. For many years attempts
nave peen made to get men to form
an organization to keep the grass cut
IN the city, the trees trimmed and 10
plant trees where there are none. but
all attempts of this kind have failed.
Men nave no time to beautify anything.
ana only one power on earth can
change them, and that is woman
woman, by her example and bv her
influence, for she is made to beautifv
her nome, and home means not ONLY
the house she lives in but the an
breaches to it. This is, he said. no
experiment. for the cleanness of New
York city is due entirely to the women
II the women would form strong
organization and worked in the right
direction, they could secure the CO.
operation of the men for the improving.
CT the city, for it would have a strong
tendency to increase the price of prom
erty' Ii the men, he continued, were
once thoroughly awakened, they would
not be disgraced by the CITY not having
q library building adequate to the
heeds OF the people AS an example of
what can be done, Mr.. Wheelock spoke
OF the work done last fall bv the
women, when once they were organ
lied
The women would not be expected
20 CUT grass or plant trees, but to go
10 the owners of unoccupied and un-
Kept lots and show them that by a.
very small expenditure per season
there grounds could be kept in GOOD
condition. In regard to expense. Mr.
Wheelock said that the city hired men
for $lz5 per day, and that it had been
inquired out that one man could take
care OF 1900 lineal feet of boulevard
curing the season, a cost of 10 cents
per foot. These figures were known
from the experience of Fred Nussbau-
mer, superintendent of city parks. and
were not theoretical. Planting trees. he
continued, costs SIS generally, while they
could furnish the tree, the men to
plant it, and replace it if it did NOT
live, for 50, a saving for the owner If
the property of 49, There were not
many men, when the cheapness was ex-
planned to them, who would refuse
especially if women asked it. Mr.
Wheelock then suggested that a com
m1ttee be appointed to draw I'D a con-
stItutlon and set of bylaws.
Mrs. Newport then said that, although
the first thought of the Monument as
soclatlon was the monument. still if
was also for improvements, and that
she thought it could be better if no
seperate organization was formed. but
nave committees appointed from the
association to do the work After dis
cussfng the matter it was decided that
the chalrmen of the G.. A r. decora-
ton committee be notified to meet at
the nome of Mrs. Newport next week
to perfect plans for the work Mrs
Adams, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Fore
paugh were appointed by the chair to
notify the committee. Mrs Newport
said she would like to hear from eVerv
ward, as to what they thought of this
plan.
All wards were not represented, but
the representatives of those that were
present, spoke highly in favor of the
plan and promised to do all in their
power to further the work. A number
OF questions was asked Mr. Wheelock.
among them, what would he do if the
men refused? He said he did not
think they would, but of any were mean
enough he thought the society should
do 1T for them, and let 1t stand as q
sign of their miserliness
Mr.. Nussbaumer promised to render
all the assistance he could to the wo-
men, and would help them whenever
asked. In reply to a question as to the
price of trimming trees, Mr.. Nuss-
banner said that for small trees the
price would be 1 cent, for large ones Z.
cents; that was if the man is hired by
the day.
Mrs. A. r. McGin, of St. ANTHONY
Park, said that this work of improve
ment was one of the chief aims Of
the st. Anthony Park Monument asso-
citation, and that the work was progress
sing rapidly
The meeting then adjourned until the
meeting of the decoration committee
when definite plans will be made.