The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
MAKE LIBERTY STAKE
BEAUTY SPOT Of CITY
Prizes offered for Attractive
Lawn and WelI-Kept
Back Yards.

Cleanliness and beauty are to be the
watchwords among the members Of Lib
erty stake OF the Mormon church this
summer. The officers of the Young
Men s and Young Women Is Mutual I'm
provement associations have begun
work to make the southeastern part Of
the city model of cleanliness and n
bower Of beauty and to this end they
are asking the cooperation of all the
residents of that part of Salt Lake.
To encourage the people to beautify
their homes and premises tho associa-
tions have decided to offer five prizes
for the prettiest front yards for houses
of six rooms or less and the same num-
ber of prizes for the best and clcanest
back yards for houses Of six rooms or
under.
Larger householders will not be al
lowed TO compete. for the reason that
il would be unfair 10 let such places
with professional florists enter the con
tests; but to give larger places chance
three special prizes for the best and
pretticst front yards Will be offered
for houses OF more than six rooms. In
addition three handsome prizes will be
offered for the three cleanest and best
back yards of houses Of more than six
rooms
For tho prettiest flower bed in Lib.
ertv stake another prize will be given.
The prizes will be designated IN a
short time. Some will be silver cups
and almost all the remainder will be
in cash.
To encourage the identifying of
church grounds the association also will
offer prizes for the prettiest and best
kept grounds around any church build
ing in Liberty stake. irrespective of de
nominations. Prizes for the prettiest aud
best kept front and back yards also
will be given. irrespective of the re-
ligion Of the winner. The contest will
embrace all denominations, religlously
speaking.
To aid contestants the associations
are issuing the following suggestions:
Plant all the trees, lawns, flowers and
shrubs you possibly can.
Spray your trees and keep them neat
ly trimmed.
If Won live where there are paved
sidewalks, plant lawns along the paved
walks: il your sidewalks are not paved,
use your influence with the city coun-
ell to have them paved rs soon rs pos
sibIe, and then plant your lawns.
Keep the dandelions and weeds from
your lawns. as they mar its beauty.
Keep the weeds from growing IN
your lots. and on your sidewalks If
necessary. sweep off and wash the
paved sidewalks every day.
Don I throw papers or rubbish on the
sidewalks or in the streets.
Clean UP your back yards as well as
the front yard, and ask your friends and
neighbors to do likewise.
If there are any vacant lots in your
neighborhood, see that they are cleaned
up, If YOU are too busy yourself, hire
some Of the school boys, who will be
pleased to earn a little extra money.
Repair your old fences and gates, and
put on coat of fresh paint when it is
needed.
Keep your chickens penned up during
seed time, and have your nelghbors do
the same. Nothing is so discouraging
as to work hard and Just after you have
got your lawn or garden planted have
your neighbours chickens scratch 1t up
for you.
If there are any nuisances in your
neighborhood notify the board Of health
and have them abated.
If you have anything to say or do
with the control of church, meeting
house, school house or other public
building, see that lawns, flowers and
trees are planted around it.
Every effort put forth or dollar spent
to improve our city's appearance Will
be returned tenfold.
The following Officers Of the asso-
Citations will give further information
in regard to the prizes and how to enter
the contest.
Edward M. Ashton, George A. Smith,
n, II. Tanner, X. X. Steffenson, David
P. Gingsbury, Orson II. Hewlett, James
Hooper, r. L. Shepard, H. W. Ansell,
Lottie p Baxter, Margaret H. Cannon,
Emily II. 'Higgs. Myrtle c. Murdoch,
Anna p. Iverson, Ella M. Ipson, May
Cannon, Rose j. Badger, Louise Ash
ion.