Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-07
TO BEAOI|FY A TOWN,
How Well Directed Efforts wiz
Produce Good Results.
WHAT ONE SOCIETY HAS DONE.
Progressive Citizens of Cresskil, NJ. J.
Organize an improvement Associa
ton and Accomplish Wonders-Dsp POI
Grounds Transformed-Trees Savec

OroundS ranstormed-i rees SaVeG
Only a few months ago three con
muterS living ia II small Jersey t0wr
met on q train home ward bound FROM
New York The conversation soon
turned to the subject of improving thci'
town.
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
killte met the maker of the above re-
mark, and this conversation cnsUcd:
did you say that Cresskill needed
an Improvement society" said he,
II did" was the reply
do you mean 1t and would you b,
willing to help in forming oneT'
Certainly | will do all can
A meeting was called for the pur
pose OF organizing an Improvement Sc
ciety, and nine men responded to ths
call After brief discussion presi
dent, Vice president. secretary and
treasurer We're elected and the societr
launched on its career Of good work
At first the membership was limited 20
fifteen The dues are % cents
month.
For some years the c!tizelts Of Cress
kill had been trying to have an extra
train stopped n the morning boiina
for New York, but had failed. Tie
Improvement society at once tackle:
the problem, arranged meeting sc
tween their representatives and IN Erie
railroad official and soon secured Ia.
promise OF an extra lrain. The NEE.
ing, at which the needs Of the con
uuters We're thoroughly discussed. vac
very pleasant. and In a few weeks the
extra train stopped at Cressl i'll and has
been we'll patronzed. This sho~.
what little organized effort will do
The interest in the society Sre,a
apace, and soon the membership E:ai
was raised to twenty five. More Oh
GERS were elected and the good wors
pushed along.
One Of the p11ncipal streets i'll the
town is we'll shaded by an avenue o:
dne trees. forming a very attractive
feature. The electric light wires were
20 strung that they were slowly. bur
surely, running the trees. A commit
tee from the Improvement society cali
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 Dor
ough. The request was we'll received.
and soon the electric light men cut Of
all the branches that were touched 5J
the wires. and the trees have bees
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
member Of the Improvement society
agitateu the observation Of cleaning
up day for the whole town He urged
it among his friends and fellow council
men. The mayor issued prociama
ton urging all the residents on Ma,
II last 10 clean up around their homes
In the morning and to assemble in the
afternoon to beautify the grounds
around the depot Quite large mum
Der responded and a great deal .
good work was done.
Through the generosity and the el.
terprlse of the councilman mentioueG
above over 200 towering shrubs o.
many kinds were planted and beds la!G
out in the parklike grounds about tht
depot. An expert landscape garGene:
superintendent the work. while the u
~, ,Iiocy;,C r,Io,,t 100
Ing up rubbish and trimming the edge
Of the beds In two days a common
place piece of ground was changed int
pretty little park. which is improving
all the time. The council has placed
the Improvement society III charge o
this park, aud it will be kept up anj
improved as the opportunity offers
Nearly everybody in town has talked
about the change. Such remarks
"Well, the old town is waking up =
last" quite an Improvement "l-oo.,s
fine" and Good days work for Cress
XIII were heard. Young and old, men
women and children, turned out to see
the change. Commuters from neigh.
boring towns commented favorably or
Tue tuduSe
What Cresskill has done any tow.
can do II only few determined pco
pie will band together and resolve to
DO what they can In the line Of I'm
provements. The force Of 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 beln&
followed by other residents.
Cans for waste paper and fruit peel
!ngs will bc placed iii different parts OF
the town 1t IS the intention Of the SO
ciety to interest the school childre,
I In the good work.
All moneys Of the society ar. to BE-.
spent on town improvements. III.
meetings are held at the homes Of u
members twice month. As scCn :;
| all business has been transacted :;