Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-24
MUCH CLEANING
DONE YESTERDAY
MANY TULSNNs STARTED FAIRLY
10 "NNOID TIM RUSH.
BUT TODAY IS THE DAY
The Hauling IL Fros-Negro Children
set Good ENamplc-Nward- on
Next Friday.

Good morning, have you cleaned
your back Yard?"
This is what Tulsa ladies are saying
20 each other when they meet these.
days irsteal of the usual formal
greeting,
To-day Is the day when the work Of
making a cleaner Tulsa" begins in
way that n you have not cleaned
your back yard some ono may
II for you. BY tomorrow evening II
1t hoped 20 lave the city out In clean
dress. all ready for every touch Of
beauty spring will add.
The city has been divided into nine
districts aul the board OF health viii
furnish wagons free 10 haul every bit
OF trash 60 the city dump ground.
| Hear that. some OF you who have been
asking free. With some one
| to gather up the trash and soma one
to come and haul II away free surely
! the back yards viii he cleaned. and
after that you can stay in your own
| back yard for It IL hoped that II
win not be necessary to have to make
cleaning up public work, but that
II will become a matter TO be taken
up by each family.
| The credit checks 10 be given the
! children are In the form or bank
checks and will be given one check
| for each approximate barrel of trash.
| Twenty-sevy cash prizes will be given
out, ranging from 81 up to SO, Not
enough money has come I'm yet to pay
the prizes, and any one having any
| donation to make, be II ever so small
or large. may leave il at the World
! office.
Yesterday the street cars were
tagged with streamers announcing
! that today and tomorrow were clean
up days. and that trash would be
hauled free. Many took the hint and
took an early start. and IL business
men we're absent from their places
OF business yesterday, small boys on
the streets in twos and threes, women
rot down town shopping. clubs and
50 forth minus the presence Of those
accustomed 70 attend-a,l were home
NA'hiAHb AAHs AldAA9 i'IbAA FNoA'A
day that their strange actions and
nabits of the last few days We're due
10 the fact that tho clean up work
had begun II earnest In their respect
; I'VE homes.
Most gratifying was the report that
came from the colored resident dis
,rict OF Tulsa by some who had oc-
casiou to visit that section yesterday.
Every child big enough to handle a
rake or fork was giving his love for
civic pride full sway and by tonight
Il IL predicted that that part of the
city viii be "sho nuf" clean. This
step for civic pride should act as an
|, impetus 20 the movement in other
sections
one important thing that many do
not seem 10 understand is that here
Il city ordinance requiring the keep
ing OF trash receptacle the same as
a garbage can. Any box, barrel OF
receptacle that will hold old papers
and rubbish is 90 be used for this pur-
pose the snme rs the garbage can IA
for its purpose. This does not af-
feet the sanitary conditions as vi
tally as the disposal OF garbage but
has Just az great bearing on the
general appearance OF the city.
The districts will be assigned the
children at school and in charge OF
their committeeman they Will make
their raid on the trash. All the city
wagons win be called into use and
their service will be rendered free un-
I'll every bit of rubbish is resting IN
the city dumping ground.
The prizes will be distributed one
/ week from today and in the meantime
/ don't forget that any money to be
Siven for this purpose will he receiy-
ed at tho office OF the World.