The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-10
ART SOCIETY STARTS
AFTER BILLBOARDS
Resolution Protesting Against
Big Signs Passed atMonth-
iy Meeting

The governing board of the state art
society, at its meeting yesterday at the
state capitol. took strong stand against
the billboard nuisance The art society
adopted a resolution protesting against
the abuse of billboard advertising
commenting the ST. Paul Civic league
for its stand against the nuisance, and
asking that the next legislature pass
laws to remedy conditions.
The session Of the governing board
was regular monthly meeting and
there was full membership present.
The subject of an abatement of the
billboard nuisance in st. Paul and in
other cities and towns of the state
was brought before the meeting by the
introduction of the resolution follow
Ing, which was unanimously passed by
the directors of the society.
The Resolution Adopted
While We recognize the right of the
nature OF his products in any legitimate
and nonensive way, and also the fact
thaI advertising is of mutual benefit both
TO the producer and consumer, we greatly
depIOre the extent to which it is car
rled. on in the large cities and many of
the smaller towns of our state, obscuring
ways and becoming an offense to the
esthetlc taste Of all who have a love for
the beautiful
We highly commend the efforts Of the
Civic League of ST. Paul to cultivate
public sentiment by having a model
sign board erected and agitating the
question In its4public meetings.
Resolved. That we will gladly cooper
ate with all efforts to secure Legislation
providing for a state law which shall
tend to regulate and curtail street ad-
yertlsing throughout the state, either by
imposing tax or limiting the size of
boardlngs and the number Of places where
advertising may be done.
ST. Cloud Exhibit Success
Robert Koehler, of Minneapolis,
chairman of the committee, reported
at length on the exhibit recently held
at st. Cloud under the. auspices of the
state society, and letters were read
from two prominent residents of st.
Cloud expressive of the citys appre-
citation of the exhibit. w. B. Mitchell
wrote that the children Of his city had
especially been interested in the dis.
play.
The society voted to loan a number
Of it's notable pictures and samples of
art craft to H B. Beard, of Minneap-
oils, who is making an art display in
that city. A brief article, descriptive
of the artist, will accompany each work
of art exhibited by the state society.
William Youngbauer. of the society,
was named a COMMITTEES to confer with
Cass Gilbert architect Of the new state
capitolS relative ito accommodations for
the sociey' in the new state house upon
it's completion. Itcwas stated at the
meeting thar Chairman Seabury, of the
capitol commission, had said it was
impossible to find room for the art So
ciety insthe new building Legal ad-
vice has been sought by the directors
Of the. society, and a member said ye$
terday that the law gave the capitol
commission no1option in the premises
and thata formal demand would be
made upon the governor for accommo-
dations in the new capitol later in the
year.
The state. society plans to make an
exhibit of Minnesota paintings, sculp-
ture and art craft in the women's
building during the state fair. The ex-
hibit will include finely carved furni-
ture, decorated china, pottery, tiling
and other artistic work in manufac-
tured articles.