Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-01
10 MAKE: AN
IDEAL TOWN.
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Movement Slgg' 8sssileelli In Which
Everybody May AssIsi.
SANITATION & BIG FIXTURE.

SA.5saAtsNi A bio tS.as OilE,
Public Baths. Clean Streets and Yards
Are Necessities and Viii Greatly tieip
Towns Progress--aood School and
Playground For the Children.
What is the secret Of that wave Of
town and city Improvement effort which
is 50 conspicuously sweeping over the
country? Civic Improvement has al
ways been a need, not less great. at
the beginning than now though only
in recent years has it led to energetic
action. At the present time the move
ment is continent wide and has enlist
ed all sorts and conaiti5:ss ~ i}ss@ ale.
Has one business orindustriai inter
csts?: Civic improvements facilitates
the transportation OF merchandise by.
street and rail and water, It lessons
Wear and tear by the improvement of
lavenents; it broadens naarketssby the
.attraetion Of residents. transient and
petnlanciit, II iaSl y.sssGs, ties elleiency
Of labor by the provision Of a. more
Wholesome environment and he oppor-
tuilities for healthful but inexpensive
recreation.
Has one interest in sanitation? Pure
air, pure food and pure water are
among its objects. and better housing
is one of its first desires, Public baths,
clean streets, clean yards. are Included
in its propaganda, and it is one Of the
best things for the bettelInent of
towns.
Has one love for little children? The
child is the special ward Of the civic
improvement effort. For him the play
ground is equipped; for him the school
is made healthful. efficient, beautiful
without and within: for him are the
swimming holes in the parks. the skat-
ing ponds and toboggsln slides. the ball
grounds. the ,inter-playground meets.
and fer the little mother are story tell
ing. sewing and singing, the swing. the
flowers, and for her charges the sand
box. Civic Improvement paints out the
sign of Keep Off the Grass
ward? The worthy landmarks Of the
past are preserved. the historic sites
are marked and us beauty o. earlier
architecture is reverenced
Is ones interest in sociology? The
playground. the park the better hous-
ing, make. their appeal. The social cen
ter the recreation house With it's even
ing entertainments. the better factory
surroundings. the folk dance, the many
and various activities which are in
cluded in the growing social service
of the parks, even the civic club itself
in its essential denocracy-all this is
effort that will not bt, denied and will
tend to attract settls:rs to the towns.
is ones interest in landscape art?
There are the parks. the ornamental
squares and open spaces, the improve
ment of grounds surrounding public
and private buildings and the preser-
walton Of viewpoints and natural
beauty.
Is one rich? To him appeal the
drives. the increased splendor of enyi-
ronment. the great avenues. Is one
poor? For him are the pubic gardens,
the vacant lot cultivation and all that
beauty and comfort and pleasure
Which are .profered to the citizens as a
| common possession.
! Does one love animals? The drink
| ing fountains on the streets. the sheep
on park meadows. the birds and We
| terfoWl. even the zoo and aviary. make
him a recruit
Is one q craftsman? There are the
/ street furnishings to interest him
name signs. light standards. trolley
| poles, all the fixtures of the common
way.
Does one without pretending to art
yet loving beauty and grace and fit
ness. feel affection for the town and
city where men congregate and desire
/ to surround with pleasantness the lives
of the people? He may enter the bill
board fight, join the anti-smoke leagues
encourage the preventive work of the
juvenile street cleaning organizations
join the tree planting societies and
work to secure municipal control OF
the street trees and expert care fol
i them.
Pure Milk and Meat Ordinance Drafted
The draft of the proposed milk an6
meat ordinance for Fort Worth, Tex.
has been prepared by DR.. Bittick. the
pure food Inspector, and it will be act
ed on by the city commission at al
early date. The ordinance aims to in
sure strict sanitary condition Of al
meat and milk offered for sale to the
public and will be rigidly enforced. Il
is said. after it's adoption. While the
ordinance will provide for wholesome
and sanitary meat. it will deal prin
cipally with the handling and sale o.
milk and the cleanliness of dairies. [
also provides for the rigid inspection
Of milk cows for tuberculosis and fol
the rejection of such as are found to b
infected.
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