Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-10
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Urgent Need of Morgantown
Just at Present.

Just at Present.
Business Needs and Business Ambition
have run away with us-The Former
Reputation of the Town is In Danger
Strong Plea for Succor from This
| Evil.
To the Editor of the NEW Dominion:
| Tbs reputation of town depends
as much upon its appearance as up
on its business, or any other quail
| itv.
Beauty is not business but beauty
brings business, brings population,
brings good impression to every
observer, brings everything that
makes place prosperous.
! Euclid Avenue in Cleveland was
not business, but it made for Cleve-
land the reputation Of being the
most beautiful city in the country,
and thus, indirectly, made it one OF
the most prosperous. And, If you
will think moment, you will come
to the conclusion that it is the beau
tifultiful towns and cities of the
country that have attracted popula-
tion as the first and foremost con-
sideration.
The prosperity and growth of Nor
gantown, today, is incidentally due
as much to it's beauty of location,
its clean and tidy homes, its green
lawns, and shady trees as to its
business facilities.
This is no exaggeration.
That which has attracted the eye
of the stranger and visitor, is this
impression which the first view of the
town has given him, as nice place
to live, nice home. 1t is this which
has lived in his memory; of which
he has spoken to others, this he has
carried to every part Of the country
and made reputation for the town:
this has brought home seekers, and
capital, and business.
It would be an uphill business
for the merchant who did not taste
fully arrange his wares for the eye
of his customers, to sell them. We
do not mean to depreciate business,
or business facilities in the making
of town. But we do contend that
beauty and business can and do go
hand in hand and can be made first
class friends and help meets.
We have reached a period in the
development of this town when
"pure business is running away
with and running over everything
else.
The idea of beautiful town is a
past thought, and absolete ambition
a back number.
The average man of today don't
give thought to it. Business and
money getting is on top. We are
about to make workshop, mere
trading post of once beautiful
town. a shade tree must not stand
in the way of telegraph pole. A
pretty lawn is not as profitable as
brick walk. The Town Council is
considering the proposition OF turn
ing every one of our principal streets
into street car tracks. There ;s re
park, no breathing place. no monu
ment, to break up the cold, business
aspect, and show that there is any
love of the beautiful left.
II the enterprising women of this
town do not come to the rescue we
fear that we are doomed to the
'pure business" ideal. Is it posssi
BILE that there is not enough public
spirit among our refined and cultur
ed female population out of which to
organize woman's club for beauti-
tying the town?
There ought to be at least one
lady in this town who has the nerve
and patriotism to undertake to or
ganize her sisters in this work.
The ladies can do it where the
men would fail
The hope of this town, just now,
is in the ladies. ~