The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
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 Monroe stret has a public spirited lad, who not only keeps her own yard beau tful, but has taken under her direct care two adjoining yards These yards do moi belong to this lady who has Undertaken the task of making them beautiful, but they join her yard on either side. McKin1s1y Rf ,aGy ., in sSH question MGn Is Mrs J. M Mckinney has made study of novers and how to beautify yards. Mrs McKin- ney Is very enthusiastic over The Ad- yertiser's Amateur Garden Contest and IS anxious to see all her nedghbors be- come contestants. Mrs. Mckinney has very kindly contributed to The Adver- users garden contest which appeared last Sunday, the second article will ap- pear next Sunday All interested amateur gardeners should read Mrs. Mckinney s suggestions and profit by her ideas.
 A number of letters are being received from prominent citizens each day, com vertiser. and evidence ef the contest may be seen on every hand. V
 The Advertieers reward for flower thieves has had the effect of encourag- sons who had become disheartened by the seeming high-handed manner at which such depredations had formerly been committed, had almost given up the One discouraged lady out on Clayton Street said she had lost so many valu- able plants recently that she had given up the idea of trying to raise any more fin turnip seed and was waiting for them to make their appearance and if possible fool the thieves who had stolen her hyacinths and other flowers.
 Montgomery, Ala, March se lse.:
 Dear Sir-I have noted with much per- sonal interest the institution of your Gar den Contest, and l think it step in the right direction, if an improvement of the general looks of the city is to be consid- cred. Undoubtedly the beauty of yards and lawns of city is one of the hrst things to impress stranger. and if you can revive a dying interest in the care which once existed among our citizens I was forcibly impressed during my travels last summer with the beauty of the yards In several cities which l hap pened to visit. Especially was this true of Buffalo, which seemed to have on Its fancy dress during the Pan-Americap Ex- position. The front yards of the resi- dence portion of that city were beautiful containing as they did. innumerabie null which one would not expect to find in such high Northern climate.
 Another thought has suggested itself to me in your enterprise. and that is that the beautifying of the laSyns by our citi- sens as a whole will tend to add an in- creased value to adjacent vacant prop erty, for naturally, one expecting to build would prefer to locate where there are beautiful surroundings rather than to have Q nice home sandwiched in between rssidsnces whose lawns are unkempt and show the ragged edge of neglect on all sides.
 There are, of course a number of citi- Eens who have not the proper space on their front lawns to .pake much of a show, and that Is the case with the writ CT; but rather than be one of those with out flowers, I found 1t more profitable to dedicate my backyard to the raising of flowers, which certainly gives more satisfaction throughout all the seasons than the raising of chickens. to which use my back pre- nises were formerly given: and for this transformation I am thankful as all men are, to the woman 1y taste and care of good wife
 Doubtless a move such as you have in- stituted will prove beneficial not only to