Arizona republican., 1908-12-10
Future.

disgrace to the city. that the architect
 ural aspect of the city is hopelessly commonplace and that the garbage cans, without covers. are permitted to line the alleys and form breeding places for millions of flies which carry the germs of tuberculosis on their feet, | were some of the caustic statements | made by George H. Maxwell in an | address before the Woman's club yes terday. The subject of the address
 was The Regeneration of Phoenix"
 We spend thousands of dollars, said MT Maxwell, in inducing people from other states to come 10 Phoenix, and when they get here they cannot alight from a street car without step
 ping ankle deep in the mud. In all | eastern cities garbage cans have cov- CTS and they are not left to fester in ! the alleyways and become breeding | pens for flies. which are now known to be one of the agents for the spread of tuberculosis. Flies cannot breed
 without dirt.
 All other cities in tropical coun- tries, where the heat of summer is no more intense than it is here. have a ! style of architecture peculiarly adapt | ed to the climate, as in Syria and in Egypt-yet we have not. The houses
 of southern countries have flat roofs which are furnished with gardens. | These Houses are cool and the inhab- itants sleep upon the roofs. A house with gables has no place in this | climate
 Mir. Maxwell said at the beginning of his address that he expected to be criticised for it. But, like Henry w. Grady. editor of the Atlanta Constitu- tion, he would not retract.
 The Constitution once published a death notice of a man who appeared at the office the following day and demanded a retraction. T will not retract the statement" said MT Grady But if you insist. 1 will publish your birth notice tomorrow"
 What Phoenix is to be in the flu ture." said Mir. Maxwell. she must first be in the imagination and thought of the great mass of people in this city. Constructive activity follows the conception, and we will never amour; to anything till we get a vision of the higher Phoenix in our minds. Satu- rate the people with tine inspiration to make this the most beautiful city in the country. The reason why the national irrigation system exists in this valley today is because it became possible to life the minds of dwellers here to a vision of the possibilities of the splendid work It is the privilege of this club to assist in spreading this vision of a city beautiful by simply talking about it.
 H With its natural advantages, it's climate, its sunrises and sunsets, Phoe- nix should be the most beautiful city in the world. But people are not com ing to invest money in a town with such streets and back alleys. In towns of the same size in the east We would be a disgrace. We must not forget that We are in competition with such towns as Pasadena. Pomona and the lesser cities of southern California.
 When I am away I do not talk about the flies and dirt-I speak of the beautiful climate and the natural re- sources. But here l speak of these things on the principle of spare the rod and spoil the child. The roads about Phoenix would disgrace even southern Illinois, and I can't speak of anything much stronger than that A drag should be used to make them serviceable.
 There are some pretty homes on Center m To conditions here, one should walk south of Washington street to the river or on Van Buren street to the asylum. and look around. We need flowers. clean walks and neat homes. So many of our homes could have been made artistic if the owners only had a little bit of artistic instinct Instead, they are satisfied to put up four walls and a roof and call it a home; while with the same amount of money it could have been made pretty With few ex- captions, there is no conception of architecture here and no realization of it's money value in bringing others here. These conclusions are not mine alone, but those of every one who comes here from the east and is used
  have flat roofs on our houses, a prac- tice adopted by all tropical countries. Gables are of no use except to collect the heat. Each house with it's little roof garden which would be used for sleeping cOOlly at night, would help to make a dream city of Phoenix. Pretty homes can be built at the same price as ugly ones, and a municipal art com mittee should see to it that only beau tful buildings are put up. The spend ing of S6,00O,000 by the government on irrigation imposes a certain obligation on Phoenix to do those things which other cities do for themselves. Phoe- | nix has no real necessity for large parks. Every street should be a little park
 Nothing is necessary but the spread | of the thought. the vision of what can | be done to make the Salt River valley | as beautiful as ancient Greece"
 The Knights of Pythias hall was | completely filled by those who wished | to hear Mir. MaXwelrs address. This | of the club was under the l direction of the department of civics | and education, of which Mrs. B. A. | Fowler is chairman