The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-17
Il CItz3ns interested h Ciq Beau iQl Movement Started
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SPIRIT OF CO-cP R,TION
 IND EMULATION MARKED
Ensley Is Already nm Exceptionally At- tractive Community Socially, and It VIII Achieve Further Distinc-
 fion for Model Homes.
By c. H. MANDY

It is safe to say that no community in the state of Allah anna has improved so much in general appearance in the last few years as Ensiey And since the in auguration of the -'City Beautiful" move ment by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company greater impetus has been given and greater efforts are being made to beautify Ensley than ever.
 As will be recalled the Tennessee com pany has offered three prizs of slOO, $50 and $25. respectively, for the best kept grounds lawn and garden in the resi- dence section of Ensley. These prizes have been supplemented by 10 of s10 each, offered by the Ensley Land company and 10 of $l0 each by Ramsay & Mccormack, making a total of 2S prizes aggregatng s37o. J. M. Perkins. P. J. Rogers and H. M Mcdowell. three wel-known and influential citizens of Ensley have been appointed a commission to award the rrzes. All owners or renters of prop erty in Ensley, Wylam and Fairview are eligible as contestants and no en- trance fee or other qualifications were required. The only condition was to make formal application in writing to the com mission
 The contest opened on March 10 with about 15O entries. On that day the com missioners visited the homes of the con testants anu made observations, They will visit tfle homes and record points from time to time until the contest closes on August l. at which date the prizes will be awarded
 Already most gratifying evidences are being seen of the city beautiful idea and
 on every hand yards are seen in early spring dress.
 The old adage that you should prac. | tice what you preach was never better exemplfed than by the Tennessee com pany. For the past year or more it has been busy cleaning up and improving the general appearance of it's great plant The company's yards have been leveled off, the tracks relaid and lowered to the proper grade and ungightly scrap heaps have been removed. New and commo- dious offices for the engineering and chemical departments have been built sidewalks have been laid; grass plats have been started in front of the main offices | bath houses and lavabDries have been in- stalled, and numerous other Improvements nave been made to transform the works to a "plant beautiful"
 | The visitor to the Tennessee eompanys plant cannot fail to be impressed with the neatness of the yards. and the gen eral tidy appearance of everything. 10 person who had been away from Ems | ley for several years and now coming back, the change must seem little short of marvellous. So the company has set an example for those who entered into the spirit of the city beautiful contest. and not only that. the company is still cleaning up" and fixing it's grounds Un- cle Joe Lamont, the pioneer steel worker | in the south. who has charge of the ap- pearance of the company's yards, is as thorough as he was when on the open hearth he established record after record in the output and production of steel Judging from what may be seen now Ensley will be. by August 1, when the prizes are to be awarded, unsurpassed in general attractiveness by any busy industrial center of this country.