Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-04
ID BEhU7|FY A TON|'
How Well Directed Efforts W'h
 Produce Good Results.
WHAT ONE SOCIETY HAS DONE.

SlOn ana SINOii'P''"'' W
 Grounds Transforned-Trees SaVea'
 Only q few months ago lAfc" c"''' muters living ill small Jcfse! ''" l. met on q train homeward bouhd i'o'H New York. The conversation Sooh turned to the subject of Improving thelf town
 What Cresskill needs Is an improve ment society," one of them rehnaEheo' Nothing more was said on the subject and they left the train for their homes 4 few days afterward another Cess kill,te met the maker of the above rs,
 mark and this conversation eil:'ct;
 Did you say that Cressk:ll needed m Improvement so .ie,y:" said le. "I did was the reply.
 Do you mean it and would you ht
 willing to help in forming one:' "Certainy will do all l can. A meeting was called for the pur- pose of organizing an improvement so- ciety. and nine men responded to the call After a brief discussion pres. dent, vice president, secretary a"G treasurer were elected and the socitt:
 launched on it's career of good work At first the membership was limited 70 fifteen. The dues are 9 cents month.
 For some years the ctlZeiis of Cress- 1 kill had been trying to have an eX'ra train stopped Tn the morning bound l for New York, but had failed. The Improvement society at once tackled 1 the problem, arranged a meeting le tween their representatives and an Erie ! railroad official and soon secured the promise of an extra tran, The meet Ing at which the needs of the coin. muters were thoroughly discussed. was very pleasant. and ln a few weeks the extra train stopped at tressklll and has been well patroniZed. This show' what little organized effort will de
 The interest in the society .-'p'9 apace, and soon the membership lil't was raised to twenty-five. More of: cers were elected and the good work pushed along. &ss.~4s
 One of the principal streets in the town is well shaded by an avenue Of ! dne trees. forming q very attractive i feature. The electric light wires were 70 strun" that they were slowly, but surely, rllIing the trees. \ commit l tee from the improvement society call 1 ed the town councils attention to the ! condition of the trees and requested them to urge the electric light company to prevent their wires from touching the trees throughout the whole bOf' l ough. The request was well received, and soon the electric light men cut of all the branches that were touched by
 the wires. and the trees have bee, saved for the enjoyment of all This action no doubt brought the SC ciety prominently before the public One of the councilmen, who is also member of the improvement society agitated the observation of cleanin. 1 up day for the whole town. He urged 1t among his friends and fellow council men The mayor issued q proclama ion urging all the residents on Ma' II last to clean up around their homes 1 In the morning and to assemble in the afternoon to beautify the grounds around the depot. Quite large nun. Der responded. and great deal o' good work was done.
 Through the generosity and the ei. terprlse of the councilman mentione. above over 200 Towering shrubs of many kinds were planted and beds laid out in the parklike grounds about tD" depot. An expert landscape gardene' superintended the work. while the e; iZens assisted in digging, planting, r"!i Ing up rubbish and trimming the edges of the beds. In two days common place piece of ground was changed int" pretty little park, which is mprovi.!: all the time. The council has placed the improvement society In charge b! this park, and It will be kept up and improved as the opportunity offers
 Nearly everybody in town has talk-,. about the change. Such remarks = "Well, the old town is waking up q
 last" Quite an improvement" "Loo!.'- fne" and Good days work for Cres> kil' were heard. Young and old. me-. women and children. turned out to se. the change. Commuters from neigl,
 boring towns commented favorably OF the change.
 What Cresskiil has done any tow, can do if only few determined pee pie will band together and resolve {
 do what they can in the line of in prcvements. The force of good eS ample and determination not to ht easily discouraged will work wonder All the society's members vie witt each other in keeping their ow. grounds clean and improving then, thus setting an example that is ben; followed by other residents.
 Cans for waste paper and fruit pee. ings will be placed in different parts (. the town It is the intention of the sc clety 10 interest the school childre' In the good work
 All moneys of the society arc to l
 spent on toWli Improvements. T.
 meetings are held at the homes of
 members twice month. AS soon '. all hrsfu hoe hoop