The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
Instructive City Beautiful" Llt- erature Will Be Sent Out
 Next Week
FORTY-FOUR PRIZES WILL
 BE GIVEN IN II WARDS
Mayor Addresses Letters Asking Each One To Assist, For City Beauti- full" Depends on the
 Little Things.

The city beautiful department of the Birmingham municipal government has now opened up campaign headquarters, and is preparing to canvass the whole city in the interest of the most popular candidate in the country. It is hoped that next spring Birmingham Beauti- ful' may be elected to the position of the prettiest city in the south.
 From headquarters in the city hall the first literature will be mailed out next week. Copy is now in the hands of the printer for an attractive little pamphlet in which will set out ali the information necessary to the Identification of any premises. Its clarion call is for action right now.
 In order to give every one in the city an opportunity to gain deserved credit for work, and to let every lady acquire the spirit and enthusiasm incident to contest, the department has decided to offer A prizes for the best results by next spring This is but one of the many ideas which will be advanced and pushed to real creditable results.
 Together with the little phanplet this letter will be mailed:
 Dear Madam: We hand herewith a little book that can assist you in making Bir- mingham the most beautiful city in the United States.
 Won't you do your part? Think of the result if every one doesl
 About 50 prizes will be awarded in the spring. Read about them in the book.
 Your home may win one and thereby gain an honorable distinction over 15, O0p other homes.
 To become eligible for prize you need only sign and return to city beautiful de- partment, room G. city hall, the slip l attached hereto.
 If you have no grounds to work, try for window box prize If you can't try for prize of any kind we would appre- ciate your writing the reason why you find it impossible. Such information will assist this department in it's future work
 Even should you enter and fail to win prize you will have made brighter i and happier place to live in as result of the effort.
 If there is any way the city can assist you by enforcing laws or by placing gov ernmental machinery properly at your disposal, don't hesitate to call on us
 Hoping for your active cooperation and awaiting reply, I am, most respectfully.
 G. WARD, Mayor. 1 The introduction to the City Beautiful" pamphlet explains the contest and is a fair sample of the information contained: ::
 This little pamphlet is simply one of :, suggestions. They are recommended by experts who understand Birmingham's s soil, climate and conditions.
 "It invites to a great work and guides the way as far as it can. Individuals must do their share by attending to details of buying, planting, working, etc. Industrial and manufacturing corpora tions must do the same. The city will do it's share by welding all into har- monious whole.
 Tt is earnestly recommended that ad- vice. information etc., be sought only | from reliable florists, seed merchants, gardeners; also catalogues of reputable 1 foreign houses.
 All will cheerfully answer inquiries and furnish information, without charge, for the sake of business it may bring them.
 Beware of migratory tree-sellers and 1 seed agents. There is no way of fixing re- l sponsiblity on them and frequently they do harm that it will take years to re- pair
 "The work done this fall and winter will not only keep you interested and inn prove things right away, but will burst i forth in wondrous beauty next spring.
 At that time about A prizes for the best kept lawns or most attractive front yards will be awarded.
 .1. To the most attractive window gar den and boxes.
 .2. To premises, large or small, kept by renters.
 "S To premises fronting less than 100 1 feet kept by owners. A. To premises fronting 100 feet or more kept by owners.
 ''This plan will be applied to each of the Ii wards of the city, thereby making better chance for householders to win at 1 least one of the A prizes.
 eThe distinction of winning such a prize will be a tribute, not to wealth, but to artistic devotion to ones own home to love of the beautiful and desire to help | others