The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-04
City Should Be
Made Beautiful.

One OF the strange features OF the
storm was that so much shrubbery,
which apparently only suffered the
loss of its leaves, was killed outright.
Many beautiful rose bushes, which
were seldom without bloom, while
they were not uprotted, were killed
This is accounted for by some people
who claim that the salt water which
caused the bitches to overflow, got
on the rotts of flowers and killed
| them.
There was so many lovely rose gar
dens, which helped to make Pensaco-
la such beautiful place in its resi-
dence portion, places that without
| this shrubbery would lose much of
their beauty, and fail to attract the
admiration of the stranger and tour.
| list as they have done in the past.
Pensacola has been famous all over
| he state as city containinfl shrubs
and flowers in the gardens of its resi-.
| dents.
In the early springtime from the
| handsome residences on the hill, to
the small cottage of the laborer-all
are covered with garlands of flowers,
wysthia and honeysuckle, and great
heavy-headed crimson roses make the
air sweet with their fragrance. And
not only do they bloom at this time
of the year, but there Is seldom a
day when the owners of these gardens
cannot go into them and pick a bas-
ket full of flowers, to adorn the affairs
of the churches on Sundays. or fill
the jardinears and vases of the house.
But ever since the great hurricane
swept over the city, the shrubbery-
or some of it-has borne a lifeless
Cook. and upon examination much
of it will be found to be killed out
right.
Now is the time, however, to plant
more to take the places of the flowers
which have smiled to us through our
windows and nodded over the castings
of our doors. Like all things earthly,
they have their time to die, and all
We can do is to replace them as best
We may.
1t is really the women who make
the town attractive and beautiful, by
ornamenting their homes and gar
dens. How much the city could be
beautifed in its various parks and
squares if the ladies Of Pensacola
were to form City Improvement
Society"
There is no lovlier or cooler spot
in town, for the little ones, with their
attendants, to spend the summer af-
ternoon than the R. E. Lee square.
Still the grass h's grown so high
in it, that it Is agestive OF snakes
and the scand-spur grass has grown
and matured to such an extent that
II cruelty scratches the little bare legs
where the socks stop, and penetrates
baby shoes to such an extent, that the
little ones pleasure of an afternoon
outing is tempered with pain.
Men are always so busy that they
do not think of such things, but the
women should-and probably do-Dut
geo no way to rsmedie them.
Should an organization OF ladies be
formed-a public improvement society
they would in little time accom-
plish wonders, as the women or otner
citis hayee done. OF course, our city
officials do all in their power, Dut
that infinite touch OF woman's hand
is needed to make the work complete.
There was at one time such q pref
~ grassy slope of the street from the
Escambia hotel down as far as gar
den street on either side of the street
car track. Looking at it from Garden
street if reminded one OF a WIDE
green ribbon, stretching along on
either side 10 make the distance from
the car track to the road. Now II
hae nearly disappeared and dusty
black-looking road has taken Its place
where people have driven on the grass
from the main road. and ruined It,
Then again our Plaza Is an lnyluh9
Mace to rest in. for few moments
while waiting for street car, or rest
inc ones self after an afternoon OIL
sbopping. 1t looks pretty and cream
and shady. but if one sat down III
there il would have to be upon the
Grass. Many argue that benches IN
the Plaza are not practical, as they
would be occupied most of the time
nv a class of men who are looking
for a comfortable place to kill time
and chew tobacco Then let US have
specia | park policeman as they
have in other cities. but above all
things, let us have at least one PARK
where ladies and children may go.
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