Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-20
ID BEAUT|FY A TOWN,
How Well Directed Efforts Will
 Produce Good Results.
WHAT ONE SOCIETY HAS DONE.

Only few months ago three con
 muters living in small Jersey town
 met OH a train homeward bound from New York. The conversation soon
 turned to the subject of improving their 1 town.
 l What Cresskill needs is an improve ment society,"" one of them remarked.
 Nothing more was said on the subject, and they left the train for their homes. A few days afterwArd another Cress- l kiiiite met the maker of the above re- ! mark, and this conversation ensued: Did you say that Cresskill needed
 an improvement societyT said he. "I did," was the reply.
 Do you mean it and would you be willing to help in forming one" Certainly. will do all can.'' 1, A meeting was called for the pur- pose of organizing an improvement so- ciety, and nine men responded to the call. After brief discussion q presi- dent vice president, secretary and treasurer were elected and the society launched on it's career of good work. At first the membership was limited to fifteen. The dues are 25 cents month.
 For some years tue citizens of Cress- kill had been trying to have an extra train stopped in the morning bound for New York, but had failed. The improvement society at once tackled the problem, arranged a meeting be- tween their representatives and an Erie railroad official and soon secured the promise of an extra train. The meet ing at which the needs of the com- muters were thoroughly discussed, was very pleasant, and in a few weeks the extra train stopped at Cresskill and has been well patronized. This shows what little organized effort will do.
 The interest in the society grew apace, and soon the membership limit was raised to twenty-five. More off cers were elected and the good work pushed along.
 One of the principal streets ill the town is we'll shaded by an avenue of fine trees, forming q very attractive feature. The electric light wires were so strung that they were slowly, but $. A tee from the improvement society call ed the town councils attention to the condition of the trees and requested them to urge the electric light company to prey@t their wires from touching the trees throughout the whole bor ough. The request was well received. and soon the electric light men cut off all the branches that were touched by the wires, and the trees have been saved for the enjoyment of all.
 This action no doubt brought the so- ciety prominently before the public. One of the councilmen, who is also a member of the improvement society, agitated the observation of cleaning up day for the whole town. He urged it among his friends and fellow council men. The mayor issued proclama- ton urging all the residents on May II last to clean up around their homes in the morning and to assemble in the afternoon to beautify the grounds around the depot. Quite large num- Der responded, and a great deal of good work was done.
 Through the generosity and the en- terprise of the councilman mentioned above over POO towering shrubs of many kinds were planted md beds laid out in the parklike grounds about the depot. An expert landscape gardener superintended the work, while the cit lzens assisted in digging, planting, rak ing up rubbish and trimming the edges of the beds. In two days a common place piece of ground was changed into a pretty little park, which Is improving all the time. Tue council has placed the improvement society in charge of this park, and 1t will be kept up and improved as the opportunity offers. Nearly everybody in town has talked about the change. Such remarks as
 "Well, the old town is waking up at last" Quite an Improvement '" Looks fine" and Good days work for Cress
 kill" were heard. Young and old, men,
 women and children, turned out to see
 the change. Commuters from neigh
 boring towns commented favorably on
 the change.
 What Cresskill has done any town ! can do if only few determined peo.
 pie will band together and resolve to
 do what they can in the line of i'm
 provements The force of a good ex.
 ample and determination not to be
 easily discouraged will work wonders
 All the society's members vie with
 each other in keeping their own
 grounds clean and improving them,
 thus setting an example that is being 1 followed by other residents
 Cans for wastc<r paper and fruit peel
 ings will be placed in different parts of the town, It is the intention of the so- ciety to Interest the school children
 in the good work
 All moneys of the society are to be spent on town improvements. The
 meetings are held at the homes of the
 members twice a month. As soon as all business has been transacted a