The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-05-18
BACKYARD REVENUE.
CITY ENCLOSURES FURNISH EN-
PLoYMENT TO WORKERS.
Rear Enclosures Of the City Afford
Employment for Men Of Many
Different Trades 20
Work At

eff one should look abroad just casu-
ally upon any range OF back yards,
say for example. upon such a range
as that in view from my study win
dow" said Prof Won Joggleby, in the
New York Sun. very probably IL
would seem to him. seeing them as he
might when they were In a state Of
perfect peace and Quietude. that they
were just simply back yards. and that
that was all there was TO II. Il GER
tainly never would occur 10 him that
they could ever be q source Of rev
enue to anybody. But, as a matter Of
fact these same back yards, that may
look so quiet now. do arst aud last.
furnish employment for many men In
many and diverse trades. who draw In
the aggregate considerable sums OF
money from them.
In the spring for instance, comes
along the cleanup man. who rakes
up the winters debris and prunes tho
shrubs mad trims the vines and cleans
up around generally. lie gets DAYS
work cut OF IL. al least.
Then comes the stone. OF the con
crete. man. who relays the flags or
repairs the concrete In the paved
walks, where they have been thrown
out Of level. or cracked by the action
Of the frost
And nov appears the turf seller,
the man who drives along the street
with a wagon load OF turf for sale.
wherewith he viii patch up worn
spots in front and back yards making
them as good as new.
And In due time comes the grass
cutter. and the grass cutter comes,
too. az regular intervals through the
season. to keep the grass In order.
Among the earlier corners In the
back yard. finding there source OF
revenue Is the gardener. who digs up
the borders and sets out plants that
have been kept IN the house through
the winter. and he also may come
nt Intervals To the florist the back
yard Is a yearly and constant source
OF revenue. FOR he supplies ali the
needed nowcrs and shrubs
III might not az FIRST thought seem
that the hardware dealer would come
IN anywhere for a rake-on from the
back yard. but ne surely does he
supplies the cat teasor the strips of
wood with long sharp spikes sticking
up through them. 60 be nailed along ON
the fence top. 10 keen the eats away.
Aud the hardware man gets also some
thine for the clothes poles nsc3 n
those same back yards which be- ilko.
wise sells.
"Not the least among those who De-.
rive some income from the back yard
/ o. the carpenter who makes plumb
che saggInr fence. and supplies new
/ posts On place of such as have roited
60 lhe base. and provides new boards
and panels In place of broken ones.
and puts on now coping strips and
incidentally replaces or repairs the
orossbeams resting ON the fence tops
between which the clothes lines are
drawn. Not the poorest or least pro-
ductlve back yard job Of the lot. that
OF the carpenter.
after him comes. TO cover the new
work. and IL may be the whole fence.
the painter who finds many a job
waiting for him In as many back yards.
And IL may even be that the
plumber finds some revenue in back
yards in clearing choked up drains.
And In the winter. when the yards are
covered with snow, and Il would seem
as though al work must be suspended.
along comes a man who knows better.
the man who goes from house TO
house seeking Jobs at shoveling snow.
who knows that the sidewalks are not
| the only places to be shoveled. who
knows that on Mondays they want
paths shoveied In the back yard. so
that they can hzrg out ,as clothes.
ITO see the back yards as they ap-
pear. say on summer day. with a
cat here and there browsing In a
shady corner and all everywhere In
perfect peace and quiet. might make
one unfamiliar with them think that
they we're always So that they were
complete and finished, and that's all
there was about II; but in reality there
s.. FIRST and last lot to do In the back
yards. They are a constant source
OF revenue TO many people IN many
and diverse trades"