The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-12

Koiner Is kept Busy it,st T new
conlers III these simple lessons, ana Nhero
1hIs directions have been followed, SO
|fay as he can ascertain, the results have ~
been satisfactory, and many Instances y
can he cited where settlers have bo0s ~
LANDS at 81 and S per ncre. treated them
lin6this way and III O. few years mace sle
then, worth $50 and SEQ an acre. 4
EVERY suth settler is himself y 2 sood
advertisement for 1t the state and many
such settlers have been brought IN as 1.s g
result of Our advertisement at the st.
1ouis Exposition. Arr. Kolncr i is d t'li
Ills work we'll But his department lacks Ks
means. and ne believe TINT It would DO
wise Tor THO General Assembly to give t t
1.-The department a liberal advertising fun 10!
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Good Work Of Civic Improve
t11ent League.
The 1eviving desires Of tile New Year
seem To turn spon taneously to civic i' az az
fairs ii, Richmond. The Joint Commit
tee, Oil progress has been much IN n cyl gg
dcnce Of late. The Chamber Of Of CON- ,lirs
mercc holds d mass meeting on Monday l,lty
night and at the same time the civic
League holds It's Il annual a. Iltl
meeting at the Mechanics institute. itAt
tic end Of tho first years work Of 's tho
civic Improvement League we think that
full recognition should be accorded this
ss..aaS!o .:.:;s..o ,s
vice which 1t has already performed, g 8
we'll as for the promise Of good "lich
lits organized effort holds for q better ter
Richmond from every civic ASPECT The
Civic Improvement League III It's eff.
forts varies no$whlt from other similar
organizations, which have sprung up al al
over America In answer to tho insis l17I
demand for better conditions Of life life IN
our great cities. AS wo are Informed,
and as We have seen the aims OF the Civic
Improvement League are rat Their to MAKE
the city more desirable as place Of
residence for those who are already cltl-g.
IONS than to net rs an orgtn1iz:at ton Tor 70!
business d explolta ton. n 5 y
When. The Times-D Dispatch took ! the 1t
newell step last year Of giving away
flower seeds which experiment proved
SO successful that 1t will be repeated
again this spring, tho Civic Improvement
League furnished the committee for judg-s
ing tho work done by the children. IN
addition to this, the Civic iImpro venlenti
League Is doing a wonderful work OF edr-,
cation by distributing Information OF the
most stimulating sort, showing what other
cities in like situations have done t and
are doing ITO make their cities greate
their drainage more sanitary, their Wa
ter purer, their parks larger and their
Fairgrounds moro iusef III. 55s a y ear q 60 the
word playground was an. unknown auantl-4
ty in our civic equations day, thanks
to the Civic Improvement eagu this 3
solutely essential adjunct to sound city
growth has Been given a satisfactory and
encouraging trial and has demonstra a1 tea
that for Richmond as we'll as other cities
the playground is an Investment Of # 5u IN.
told value. &
#{It is a pity that everybody annot at s
tend the Chamber Of Commerce Il and and
Civic Improvement meeting at the 81 same me
time, but no citizen who has the welfare
OF this community at heart Will SO $ iakdtl
in attending either. Both organza tons
arc accomplishing III their respective lines
an essential work for our communities
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