The Ordway new era., 1909-03-12
GREAT TIN CAN WAR!
Committee appointed by Ordway
Industrial Association busy
with plans for action

lhc committee appointed by the
ordway Industrial Association to
carry out general cleaning up uf the
town, met on Monday evening Of this
week and formulated plans for the
campaign. Various methods were
discussed and the following general
plan decided upon:
The campaign viii begin with the
tin-can day so popular with the chill
drcn and which resulted two years ago
IN accomplishing a heap" OF good
towards the general appearance OF the
town a pile OF cans, wires, bottles
and pans numbering 81, 900 was brought
Ia by the boys and girls Of Ordway and
piled around the flag pole opposite
Hotel RercndO. The first prize OF 50.
In cash, given by the New ERA, was
won by Robert Winfrce. Other prizes,
ranging in value from 800 down to
p cents, were awarded the others
who assisted in the work. and the
prizes this year will be even better
than those OF last.
TIN CAN DAY
1t was decided to have this popular
event on Saturday, March eth, this
year. much earlier than last, in order
to get the rubbish out OF the way for
a general clcauing-up week that will
follow. The boys and girls can now
get busy collecting their ncighbors'
cans and other articles, remembering
that baling wires. broken dishes,
bottles and pans,-in fact, all worth
less articlcS-will count as much as
cans. You will have two Saturdays
and the hours before and after school
for two weeks in which to gather up
these things and treasure them as the
pile grows higher and higher, and the
prize looks bigger and bigger to you.
Don't let your competitor know how
many you have in readiness. Keep
him guessing. Tell him he will find
out on Saturday, March 9th.
For THE OLDER ONES
The childrcn's work will be a big
lift toward beautifying the city, but
before the result desired by the COM
mittee, land every good citizen of
Ordway) is accomplished, there must
be something started that will appeal
to the pride of the grown ups" The
alleys in some localities are sight.
Vacant lots are strewn with rubbish
OF disease breeding nature, and even
on some of our streets undesirable
conditions exist. These we propose to
change, and have outlined Ii plan
whereby the town will be divided into
districts, captain appointed or chosen
from each, and the war declared. The
Town Board will be pctitiOncd to
grant three months water tax rcbnte
to the residents OF The district show
ing the greatest improvement during
the week following tin can day.
committee will visit each district be-
fore the campaign begins and take
notations of all undesirable things
and conditions, giving demerit mark
for each. After the close of the war.
the same committee will again visit
the different districts aud credit all
improvements.
In order to make this feature of the
spring cleaning up success, we must
have the corporation Of all the resi-
dents OF Ordway and respectfully
solicit the same. More in detail will
be given next week. Watch for 1t;
talk of it to your neighbors; plan with
them the work at hand. There are
no pride.less people in Ordway. All
are anxious to see the town advance
and are willing to assist in beautifying
It. Work together and wonders will
result.