, 1907-07-06

has a beneficial influence and incul-
Gates the sidewalk habit. We are all
imitators. All that is necessary Is
for men who have the go and the
money to take the lead. Humanity Is
much like a flock of sheep in this re.
spect. 1t is "A mighty good habit, too.
Laramie is taking hold in a way that
is most encouraging. The good-side-
walk habit was introduced by Uncle
Sam and our uncle also fixed up his
premises SO nicely that 1t caused a
wave of c~ovetousness to SWEEP over
the entire city. Not being able to get
Uncle Sans walk the people have de-
cided to get good sidewalks Of their
own. This practice will extend to
many other things, such as parking our
streets. putting out more trees and
shrubbery and flowers and cutting the
grass and weeds form in front Of our
premises. 1t takes time to get all
these habits, but they are catching
and will come in the path of some ex-
traordinary citizen who delights in
having things just SO. In an editorial
upon civic pride, the Denver Republi-
can says:
No city which in a notable degree
depends for its growth upon the COM
bined efforts OF enterprising and pub
lic-spirited citizens can make much
progress If there is not prevalent a
civic pride which makes every indi'
vidual loyal to the whole community.
In no small degree it is the i'm
pulse of this spirit which accounts for
the wonderful development OF such a
place as Los Angeles or Seattle. The
people take a pride in their city and
they work for 1t. What is more, they
work together, and thus they strive
with a definite purpose in view. They
are also willing to incur expense and
bear burdens for the general good
To-day the people of Los Angeles
are building a sewer system at great
xpense which they recognize to be
necessary, since there is as yet no ade'
ouate provision for removing the sew
age of the town. Possibly after the
work is lone M people have for
gotten the unsanitary condition OF al
fairs at the present time, some men
will begin to complain and grumble
about taxes; but it Is well that
in control of affairs today, when the
work has to be done, are not OF the
complaining kind.
1T is unfortunate that where civic
pride is not SO strongly manifest that
1t takes possession of the entire popu'
lation. it becomes difficult to arouse
1t because SO many persons are dispos'
ed to complain about what they think
is the lack of a spirit of that n
They declare with emphasis that the
town cannot 60 ahead because 1t Is
deficient in civic pride. But 1t is pre-
cisely that kind of talk which prevents
the development of such a spirit, and
we venture the assertion that none OF
it Is heard in Seattle OF Los Angeles.
"As a matter of fact, Denver has a
great deal of civic pride, the only trou
BILE being that it does not find ade-
quate expression. The people VINO
live here love the town, and they know
thew have every reason to do so. II
has no great sea-going commerce ike
that which Seattle enjoys, but when
IL comes to a matter Of climate Seat
tie cannot be compared with Denver.
We have not the eternal summer OF
Los Angeles; but, instead of fogs, we
have eternal sunshine and material
resources for the development OF in
dustries and trade which Los Angeles
cannot approach.
What we want is not civic pride,
for that we have in abundance, but
the daily and hourly expression OF 1t.
Goethe somewhere said: 'Wouldst
thou 20 into the infinite, push out on
every side into the finite So, if the
people would develop a manifestation
of civic pride for the whole commun-
a., u. o,,ory ipdividual give eXDreS