Putnam patriot., 1912-05-17
MUNICIPAL HOUSECLEANING
Dirt and Rubbish Will Disappear
Clean City League Plan Biz Week

Siean City League Pian biG week Next week will see the greatest
 municipal house cleaning that this
 city has ever experienced. At the end
 of the week Putnam will be spick and span and will feel just pride in her
 cleanliness. We will all be tired but
 proud and happy when 1t is over. | Wives, mothers and sisters have been
 busy with broom, duster, carpet sweep | CT and vacuum cleaner in the house. Now they think that husbands, fa-
 thers and brothers should get busy with rake, shovel, wheelbarrow and
 hands in the yard and about the prem ises. Clean homes should have clean
 surroundings. The ladies were the in-
 stigators of the fast approaching clean
 up week and if the male portion of the
 population doesn't respond willingly
 and faithfully there will be some req
 sons wanting.
 To make it success 1t must be an tall together movement. Every
 body must help. If the scheme is fully
 carried out it will lessen the breeding
 places not only of the fly, which car
 ries typhoid fever and other diseases to
 our food, but also of the many hidden
 nests which harbor the eggs of the mos
 quito, which transmit malaria, besides
 purifying the air and beautifying the
 city. If one stops to consider the re- suits he will wonder why the move
 ment was not started before.
 A great deal is expected of the school
 children. They have been willing
 workers in other cities and we do not 1 believe Putnam children will be found
 wanting. We might say to them Tn
 the manner of Tom Sawyer "You don't get a chance to help clean up a
 city every day." so siege your oppor- tunity. Just think what it would
 mean if every one of you school chil. dren should pick up just one old tin | can. 15O0 less tin cans scattered over tho city would be the result. Don't you think their disappearance would
 be noticeable? Or if you picked up one piece of rubbish each of the six days it would be 5000 less for your eId. CTS. What an army of cleaners you will make; just think what you can
 accom- plish. The battle with dirt be- ! gins at sun-up next Monday morning 1 and you can become . big factor in putting it to rout.
 There is no question about the suc-
 cess of the movement, the only ques- 1 tion is the degree of success. Already many unsightly places have been cleaned. Some of the worst in the city
 have disappeared this week and own, CTS did the work at their own expense. This is great encouragement to the workers, and the loads of refuse that have been carted through the streets
 have been a big help to the publicity committee as it was the best kind of
 advertising that could be had. In
 fact it was reported at the meeting Wednesday evening that there were
 fewer unsightly spots about the city
 than were expected. This is due in
 part to the work done since the present agitation started.
 The committee on solicitation report | S75 in the treasury. Contributions are still welcome. Within few days it is | expected to have speaker from out of l town come here to address the school
 pupils on the subject. The organiza.
 tion is to be made permanent one | and the city will be kept clean after it