The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
Tomorrow, Residents of the
City Will Attempt to Make
The Quaker City the Clean
est in Its History.
MANY MERCHANTS ENTER
INTO SPIRIT OF EVENT.
Have Agreed to Close Their
Places of Business, as Will
Several Manufacturers
Instructions for Day.

Tomorrow is the day-yard cleaning
day
It will be observed generally in this
city by Judge. lawyer, banker, mer-
chant. mechanic, laborer.
The lid will be Off
There will be no additional police
on duty.
Everybody is expected to clean his
own premises and if the owner of va
cant lots do not put them in condition,
neighbors are expected to see that
they are cleaned Hardware dealers
say there is indication the general
public intends to adopt the sugGcS-
tions as there has been an increased
| demand for rakcS and hoes in the last
| few days The project has been in
! dorscd by more than 100 merchants
| and manufacturers OF the city and
they will close their places Of bust
ness between the hours of ; and &
o o'clock P NJ. The mayor has issued
d proclamation calling attention to
the event end asking cooperation and
enlistment OF support.
| Practically every civic organization
in the city has pledged its support TO
| the movement. At the meeting of
the Fairview Civic Improvement lea
,oirto,1 which viii ,,,al.o an i,snoc+iop
! of Fairvia,v after tho cIeanino nrocase
has concluded Insnection committees
will visit all other wards and accom-
Dlish the same dutv
| Members of the Aftermath societv
which orioinatod tho ward clo.rinq
nrono.ition visited tho nuh1ic eoboole
| today and enlisted the school children
! in support of the movement. The
| Youngsters are anxious to do all in
| thcir power TO support the movement
! ana IT. is to be expected they Will be
| 'he most active IN picking up paper
rahlhS yards ana removing stlckS and
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! oe ''lH"liaHeo II ON ScIiool d1 " cIoch'
y hdhloer Oh 'Ile manufacturing con-
Germs mas asserted Willingness TO ald
ana VIII suspend operation at the tlme
designated. This will give OppOrtun-
! l'S 10 their huhdredS OF employes 10
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io'H men VINO nave spoken OF tne mat
'e' assert 'iie9 appreciate nice LOOKING
al 10 "0 wen 'e "il! one lucy Norh
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% Se NoVeI oieh'.
Inc out of town visitor to Rich
mond will be treated to a novel sight
tomorrow. He will see nearly every
resident al work on his premises with
rake, broom, lawnmOwer or some 9th
er implement that is of assistance in
the cleaning up process. Immense
quantities of cast off material will be
carried TO the alleys and deposited
The city authorities will attend to the
removal of all matter to the dunn.
The street commissioner will increase
his force so as 10 hasten the work #
is estimated that ten davs will he re-
uuired TO clean the alleys after the
accumulation of rubbish has been de-
posted there.
Never before has such an innova-
ton as a ward cleaning dav hcen at.
tempted in this city. The success and
announcement which has beer ar.
corded the committee has imnressed
them so that If is nrohabIe a norma
nent civic Improvement nizatior
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