The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-25

cilities and bonuses, especially if the
latter come with inefficient govern
ment.
"Fifth-Development of recreation
facilities should go hand III hand with
the Important necessary public util-
tiles.
"Sixth-Finally, planning of mum
icipal utilities should forecast and
make provision for the facilities and
equipment of the community neces-
sary to attract and accommodate man
ufacturing business and traffic and
promote life. health, comfort and
pleasure of all the people.
Middle West Behind Time.
The towns and cities of the middle
west have not yet made many of
these public improvements which are
SO essential to modern life. Their
streets are still INSTRUCTED and render
led dangerous as we'll as unsightly by
poles and wires; their school grounds
are often too small; their Fairgrounds
inadequate in size and number and
undeveloped; their water fronts unat-
tractive and largely in private hands;
their parks and other pleasure grounds
to another. Many of these towns and
cities have not yet solved the serious
industrial problems connected with
railroad approaches and grade cross
ings. They have not acted compre-
hensively with regard to the main
thoroughfares for traffic or pleasure
driving Or street extensions in gen
eral In brief, they have not yet ap-
piled the businesslike and economical
methods of the best city planning.
They still suffer In many ways from
lhaphazard, piecemeal, and short-sight-
ed procedure.
Fortunately, however, a change Is
apparent. In all sections, cities, even
towns, are beginning to throw aside
the outgrown methods of an earlier
period. There is widespread awak-
ening. This is no vague and indifin-
/ lite movement 1t has specific aims.
For example, 1t seeks to provide con-
venience in streets and buildings, to
advance commerce and industry, to
meet more successfully the require
ments of public health, to recognize
the true function and place of art, to
regard obligations to future genera
tions, to supply the imperative needs
of children, to satisfy the love of ma
ture and the increasing desire for out
door life. But the form of this awak-
ening that Is most significant and
promising is the recognition, especial
| ly by chambers of commerce and
boards of trade, of the need of COM
Iprehensive planning and replanning.
This city planning, let it be under
stood, is not a movement to make
cities beautiful in a superficial sense
Its purposes are fundamental 1t aims
consciously to provide those facilities
that are for the common good, that
concern everybody. It seeks to save
waste, the almost incalculable waste
due to unskilful and painless pro-
cedure. 1t endeavors also to establish
the individuality of city, to catch it's
peculldr spIit, 10 dccenl ilS particular
physical situation.
Make City Lovely and LovabIe.
Therefore, If we would awaken
love of our city, we must make our
city lovely and lovable. But this bet
ter city must first take shape in the
mind and heart. 1t is in the beginning
| little more than a dream. So LEnfant
first dreamed Of plan for Washing
ton, the business men of Cleveland of
a different Cleveland, the commercial
club of Chicago OF a new Chicago, the
people of Boston awakened and In
spired by the chamber Of commerce
and other business and civic organ