Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

banks will gradually grow over them and
convert their barren walls to q rich green.
What We want is q sentiment in this city
which has for its watchword Omaha the
best, and the best for Omaha And II
every one will think II, feel II and act it,
the results to Omaha will be incalculable.
Omaha, not only to work in, but to live
In" was the splendid sentiment Of Alfred
Willard the other day at the laying OF the
Auditorium cornerstone. Oficials cannot
beautify our city unless back Of them
stands public sentiment for so doing. II
they did, they would be criticised for so
doing. And IL public sentiment says so,
you will see every oficer too willing to
do his part In the worthy movement.
Public sentiment In Old Plymouth has
created an Official known as the tree war
den, looking to the protection of trees. In
Minneapolis is an ordinance, ! Inn in
formed, which provides for systematic i'm
provement OF street borders on petition
OF certain property owners, and in many
other cities much and more has been
done. Public sentiment in this city would
soon be crystalized In law and ordinance,
looking to q general Improvement Of our
city. For laws and ordinances are the
milestones marking the sentiment of a
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provement and protection.
Things We Can Do. 2
There are some things In our city tina
ann be remedled. such for instance as
streets that the addition owners laid out
looking solely to what they could get out
OF their property. In one part Of the city
we have an addition where the traveller,
in a distance OF six blocks, must twice
make q turn Of only q rod or so to prevent
colliding with a huge e~mbankment, q
good place for q game Of travellers hide
and seek, but some things w can do, We
can organize to create public sentiment to
improve our city's appearance. And each
can beautify his own home. He can, by
request or example. get his neighbor so to
do. We can create a feeling that will pre-
vent luxuriant growths Of tin cans, weeds,
hay wire, old shoes and other debris on
vacant lots and side streets and walks.
so that after a heavy shower q catch basin
does not look like a monument on the
plains to q forty-niner, or some hardy
western venturer. and the guttering about
your house is not inlaid with tin or hli-
greed with hay wire. and SO that health
and happiness is ours. We can create a
sentiment in favor OF having. sidewalks
UNIFORM IN lOchtlOu anu mdloflhi uiou6 OuE
streets, and for keeping unusued portions
Of the highway IN neat condition. In In
ducing persons generally to build the same
distance from the street. and getting them
to not place a narrow sidewalk against the
curbing n then fence to the sidewalk,
and, as on Twentieth street, near Dodge
street, where women in great numbers
pass during the week, then place a large
nat stepstone, covering about one-hAlf the
walk. and then frequently paint the fence,
and in passing between the rock OF
Charybdis and tho fence Of scylla be
decorated the Kni5At Of the Garter, OF the
Order Of Red MOI y Mystic Circle, and
be an agent for AAhple paints. AND we
can create a sentiment for street marking,
SO that a stronger can locate himself
better and a NAN Of late hours can. In
that one thing, hnd solace. We can create
a sentiment for many things that will tend
to help happiness and higher education.
other cities Are Alive.
Great progress has hus far been made
in awakening cities and towns toward i'm
proving their appearance. The people o.
Harrisburg. Pa. have made q new Harris
burg. Chicago has caught the example
through Mrs. Kellog OF that city
and its improvement club. Time will
not permit me TO go into detail thereon
Boston, New Orleans, Chattanooga
Duluth, st. Louis, st. Paul, Springfield,