The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-14
GARDEN CAMPAIGN
ALL OVER NATION
American Civic Association
Endorses the Vacant Lot
Gardens" Plan.
National News AssOciatiOn)

National News ASSOCtatlOn)
WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-With the
declaration before today's session of
the American Civic Association that
"a garden Is bit Of ground on which
plants and people grow and love each
other" Leroy J. Boughner. president
OF the Garden City Club OF Minneapo-
lis and city editor of the Minneapolis
Tribune, sounded the slogan of what
promises to be one of the most aggres-
sive campaigns Of the association next
year, In the new work which 1t will
prosecute to secure a more universal
recognition OF civic and economic val
ues OF Vacant Lot Gardens"
Mr.. Boughners address was des-
criptive OF the results secured In Min
neapolis in the summer Of 1911 by the
Garden City Club. lie said the work
was prosecuted almost wholly by peo-
pie OF the Office or prosperous labor
ing class. who we're inspired to apply
for work in the vacant lot gardens
largely by an appeal to civic pride.
The idea that vacant lot gardens are
icharitable was ignored. People were
brought to the belief that things other
than tomato cans and weeds would
grow on vacant lots by strenuous
campaign OF newspaper publicity and
by addresses before lodges, unions
Ind Improvement associations.
What the Cost Was.
Once the applications began to pour
In for garden lots. he said, the Garden
City club gave forth the assurance
that the lots would be plowed. harrow
led and prepared for planting, and
needs and plants would be furnished
land in a summary of the years work.
supervision in Minneapolis last sum-
amer was $4,000. With the experience
gained. the same could be duplicated
|0nother year for $500.
The Garden City Club Of Minneapo-
Ills in 1911 had planted in vegetables
land flowers $50 vacant lots or approx
1mately 2.225,OOO square feet of which
1900. 900 square feet were planted to
Vegetables.
The economic value of the gardens
10 the people was almost incalculable.
Vegetables were plentiful and cheap
IN the city all summer. And instead of
'rubbish.strewn lots. there are grassy
lawns and flowers and orderly gar
&ens.
Lighting Of Streets.
; Speaking on the topic Modern
Street Lighting" as related to 1.-THE
Communities We Live In" c. l.. Esh-
leman. of Cleveland, stated as his by.
.pothesis that Anything which adds
ITO the general attractiveness of the
jcity. excites interest in it's affairs and
eosters public spirit and civic PRIDE"
And from this re drew the deduction
ness SECTOR Of the city up to the
standards OF illumination. does for the
kcity AZ whole. what the lighting of a
particular street does for the section
lin which it is located-it increases
values by increasing the traffic, not
lonly from the city itself. but from the
surrounding country and nearby
towns. Good street lighting, more than
any other thing, gives to city an air
bof progressiveness and propriety, and
ito appear prosperous is the hrst step
Ito being prosperous"
I'm this competitive age, intercity
competition Is as potenta power as
individual competition" he continued,
t"and civic pride and municipal COM
petition have been responsible for the
development and installation Of orna-
mental lighting systems-where a few
lyears ago merely adequate lighting
kWas all that was sought"
Summarizing under four headings
fhe reasons why street lighting which
Ne both ornamental and adequate
kmeets with popular favor, Mr.. Eshle.
man said:
, Ornamental Lighting.
ornamental lighting is popular be-
(cause OF the important part 1t plays
In the movement for the City Beauti-
Hul-artistic as we'll as unitarian.
because Of the advertising value
ITO the city az whole as an indica-
fion of it's prosperous condition and
progressive spirit-a well-dressed city
pike welldressed man commands at
Nention and respect.
Because of the benefit in dollars
hand cents accruing to the business in
kterests in the lighted district-The
value OF property on the business
street il directly proportionate to the
humber OF people who make use of the
street as thoroughfare-light at
tracts people.
because Of the increase in proper
~ value and the decrease of crime"
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Juvenile Wisdom.
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