Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-30
HOW REDLAND OBSERVES
ANNUAL "CLEAN-UP DAY"
Salem's CONNER cial Club Plan
ming to lnausurate a SINH
lar Movement.

The Commercial Club OF Salem is
planning to have cleanup" day in
that city, and has been securing data
as to how it is done in other places.
The following from the Statesman
will no doubt be of interest to many:
The special committee of the Salem
Commercial Club held meeting
last Saturday and discussed the plans
upon which the future work of the
club should be based
During the meeting an article was
brought to the notice of the officers
from the Redland, Cal. Daily Facts,
of November 10. which illustrates
how they do things in that well kept
city. Here is its account of "clean-
up day"
Cleanup day was not as generally
observed in the city today as it was
hoped by the members Of the Boosters
club that it would be. But all over
the city were found scattered indivi-
duals working in front of their homes
giving their places the benefit of at
least day. cleaning.
"A notable event of the day was
the street sweeping by group of
ladies living in the western part Of
the citv.
Armed with hoes, rakes and
brooms they cleaned the sidewalks and
crossings, as. they stated, they were
tired of tramping through the dust
and weeds, especially when going to
church on Sunday. So they ap-
peared this afternoon to clean up, as
the proprietors had not done so earlier
in the day. They cleaned between
Third and Orange streets, on the
north side of West Citrus avenue, dig
ging up the weeds and removing the
rubbish and dust from the side walks.
Much OF this was gathered up in their
hands and thrown into heaps in the
cutters. They then looked for some
one to volunteer to haul the dirt
away.
1.-The public spirited sweepers in
cluded Mesdames Harmon, Frost, Bid.
well, W. II. Goodrich. Lynn, Hird,
Campbell and Lelean, and Miss Mace.
Trustee Hargraves, observing the
spirit in which the women worked,
had a gallon of ice cream sent to the
home or one of the members of the
group of sweepers, where all were in.
vited to go and refresh themselves at
the close of the dusty and tiresome
work.
Ihe same papsr contains a letter
from the secretary of the chamber of
commerce of Riverside, Gal, telling
what they do in that city in the wav
OF tree ornamentation, which is worth
reading:
Your letter of October 81 to hand.
and in reply will state that the mat
ter Of Tree Warden or Tree Commits
sioner was worked out by the River
side Chamber of Commerce, owing to
the needs of the growing city, and
was practically created in the first
place for handling the abuses by the
people OF the right to trim and cut
out ornamental street trees. It soon
became obvious that if any plan of
and protection was worked
out 1t would be necessary to have
in charge. AT first the work
was done by the street superintendent
under the direction of the city trust
tees. But it soon became too much
for them to attend to, and among the
Of the Chamber of Commerce
was found man who has made street
tree planting something of a study
and who was thoroughly in love with
the work.
1.-The chamber raised several hum
ired dollars and placed it at his dis
posal for the purpose of planting trees
md paying such bills as he might
contract Prior to this year the Cham.
Der of Commerce planted the trees
with what help of the abuttiug
property owners they could get, and
jared for them as well, getting what
help they could from the trustees.
But the worth of this work showed so
plainly caused the adoption of the
PRESENT plans, that the Cham Der of
Commerce through their street tree
warden induces as many of the abut-
ing property owners to pay for trees
planted as possible, and the orgapiza.
ion raises funds to make up what is
lot paid for in that matter. Then
liter they are planted the city takes
are of them when it is necessary. in
ase the abutting property owners do
lot look after them.
AT hrst it was uphill work 10
make even small portion of the
'eople see the value of planting trees
ver our many streets. But 10 a car.
ain extent we might say that there
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