The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-04-11


Or who shall leave - his bsQusst
An added beauty to the earth"
The one thing. perhaps more than
any other. that In the past has de-
tracted from the dssirability Of coun-
try life and residence In the country
or country town small city. u the bar
renness and unattractivs surround
ings Of many Of the homes Of the real
deHts. In many places whore the
possibilities Of adornmsnt and bsauti-
ncstion are the best. the homes are
wretchedly nsglsctsd-fsncss broken
down. front yards ovsrsrovn with
weeds. and back yards nllsd with tin
cans and rubbish. u Il any vondsr
that children reared n such IN en-
viroamsnt become discoatsntsd. and
when older are aroused with . desire
10 seek places that are more Inviting.
when grown 70 maturity and givsn
the opportunity Of travelling and 80
ing places OF beauty and comparing
them with the sordid and mean sur
roundinss Of the "old home" Il u not
strange that the young people have
been leaving the farms and country
towns for the large citiss. whore boul.
evards Of beautiful homes and nunsr-
ous we'll kept public parks attract The
stranger and visitor.
A the homo and all that Il stands
for 10 the very foundation Of our mod
srn civilization. 20 In the upbuildins
OF the country town. the homes OF the
residents thereof must be considered
the main basis upon which the future
welfare and growth Of the town large
iy depend. II these homes are well
kept and attractive. they at once In
vite the stranger. and the visitor 10
10th 70 leave a place 80 situated. and
longs for time to return.
In any community where q condi-
tion Of neglect and ugliness obtains In
reference TO homo surroundings, Il
may BE- renedied with but little ex-
psnditure Of money. and with only
such labor ~ can be we'll spared from
Industry and business. using mainly
such time ~ 10 otherwise wasted. BY
The planting Of . few tress. shrubs
and vines. the making Of . lawn. and |
The arrangement Of walks and drives.
svery place In the country or village
may be transformed into = charming
md attractive home.
The people Of our towns and small |
titles have II In their power TO rem
sdy the barrenness and unl0vslinsss |
II their homes. even IL many OF their !
'eighbors have grown negligent and /
Indifferent TO their home surround
ngs. To get things started along
his line. . civic improvement soctsty
nay BE- necessary 70 influence all !
'ropsrty owners 70 plant trees on the
srkings. start lawns. grow shrubs
nd nowsrs. and secure the adoption
A
{ regulations that viii keep the town
lean and sanitary.
With the improvement and bssuti-
cation Of homo surroundings viii
pine benefits other than the mere
ratification Of An artistic tasts. A
ouse neatly painted and surroundsd
lawns. trees and howsrs will have
larger selling value than . building
bare lot and showing marks Of
'reisssness and neglect. With the
qualification Of the home and IL en-
ronment will come . desire for bet.
y conditions Of life generally. In
'eased comforts n the homo win b.
'usht and the family. including The
~ - we'll ~ the girls. will find life
ore ENJOYABLE. and the lure Of the
3 city will have lost ~ power ocsr
. young people whsa they arrive
the aGe whom they must start out
the world to do for themselves. The
sutincation OF the country homo,
srefors. enters into the problem Of
ngestion of pops sIlatiop in our large
Ice and poiats to one Of the solu-