The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-17
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1905.
The City Beautiful.

for the City Beautiful. Every town
has its unsightly and its unseemly
things which mar and blot and spoil
the picture We have them here in
Greenville, and we have people who
have worked faithfully in the past to
be rid Of them. Mayor Speer has
fixed one day in each year for a gener-
al household cleaning. We are told
that the results were marvellous. The
citizens, taking hold of the sugges-
tion, went to work with a will, and
lawns were cleaned, shade trees were
trimmed, houses painted, fences re-
paired, and, in fact, thousand and
one things were done to improve the
appearance of the city. Prizes were
offered for the most attractive down.
town store fronts, for the finest flow
er garden, for the best kept lawn,
and for the most attractive vacant lot.
While the spirit was moving the
people Mayor Speer issued the fol-
lowing address:
If your store front, residence or
fence is dingy, order it painted
IF your sidewalk, gate Or fence
needs repairing, fix it.
IF your advertising sign is old or
faded, take it down or paint it.
Resolve never to throw paper in
the streets.
Take all dandelions out of your
lawn-they spoil its beauty.
Destroy the young weeds that are
starting on your property and on your
neighbor's property. .-
Burn all the rubbish possible-al-
low no one to throw it on streets,
alleys or vacant lots.
Promise not 70 spit on the side
{ walks.
3. "Organize block improvementaso-
! ciety, and allow no weeds to grow on
sidewalk area or vacant property in
!. your block. .. b..
Ask your milkman, groceryrnan
and expressman to have their wagons
painted.
II Irrespective of the size of your
house, make your lawn the finest.
illuminate the front Of your store
in the business section.
Every effort put forth or dollar
spent to improve our city's appear
ance will be returned two-fold."
Why can't we do as much in
.Greenville? We have pulled down
the signs on Main street and we have
left the awnings to make people stoop
! and dodge when they were not an
noyed by the signs in the air. Still,
it was proper to have them down,
but that was the least offensive thing
in the sight of the eye, for Green
vile today is not as beautiful as it will
be when the citizens profit by the
good lesson in Denver.-Grenville
News
The address of Mayor Speer con-
tains good advice for the citizens Of
any community. We would be glad
to see this spirit of making the city
beautiful take possession of our
mayor and the entire population Of
the city. There may be some who
cannot make the Improvements they
would like to, but a great many are
amply able to do it and if it should
get rightly started the spirit would be
contagious. Some of the stores have
already caught the contagion. IF the
Newberry hotel, for instance, were re-
painted on the second story to COR
respond with the touches put on by
the occupants Of the stores it would
add greatly to the appearance OF
things in that section.
We were in a little town in Cali
fornia, some little while ago Of some
100000 people called Alameda. They
had 10 mayor, but a promotion COM
rnittee and if anybody reported a
place that needed attention the owner
was notified and if he failed to do the