The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-08-22
VALUE OF MUNICIPAL BEAUTY.

Chicago regarded by many epoe commercalsm fin
home OF the worlds greatest slaughter house city of million
NOISES the magned manuactory dollars little else counts
hu 1t may come as rather surprise to those holding this
e Lake o to Know that in Chicago of the strongest fights
al America for civic beauty being made this following boil
the constructive and desrucive' policies adopted tim
ago by the women OF Honolulu constructive in way eneorag
ing the planting and identifying of boulevards parks driveway
ana such and destructive to the extent of desiring oitera
nDoard sraggy fences weed patches and rubbish heaps The
Chicago Tribune lending its influence municipal art com
ee OF the city club which corresponds to the Outdoor
S c and Is devong considerable space subject bill
boards 10 '''
In its July 20 a signed article bv Harriet Nonr
the following paragraphs: t..... -. .....
The campaign against illegal bilboarls recently under
taken by the munich art committee of the city club
should be no spasnodc agitation but deliberate and con
hnuos battle The firms whose business to erect adj
yersing signs have heavy financial interests at stake
whereas the objections of Chcagos two million are
aesthetic and no individual afford time and money
10 ngh the evlI alone Unless these two million directors
get together and provide themselves with permanent fight
ing machine and spokesman such this city club com
mntee the enemy will become and firmly en-
rencled in city hail. and in every fair prospect which tev
can interrupt with Glefacng signs
A few years ago attended hearing granted bv q com
ee of the city council to the and opponens of
these signs The unctuous chief advocate was so openly
Scoru OF beauty as an mpertinent intrusion of
ing against sacred business interests that asked him
TINS questions is your opinion beauty has neither
health value nor financial value a modern metropoq,'
The ctuous gentleman did reply to this question he
could not In faint and eXagger0tedy polite tones he
shed off INTO admission that beauty was all very well
IN ITS place. apparently implying that was out of place
IN r the streets and prospects of great city.
The question should be asked of his conscience by every
citizen and especially by those in authority 1t can be
answered IN only one way and the should be mo-
i've Tor immediate and continuous action
FIRST, beauty is health producer Iideous obecs and
aiH SOUNDS aSSaillng eyes and ears in
escaped destroy the harmony of life by Introducing dis
cords and reduce the joy of life by insulting the senses with
uSlheSS nus they direct impairment vitality and n
destroyer OF nervous That the influence is gradual
ana subtle makes it the less Beautiful surround
hSs are an inspiration, of strength to the spirit
Whch Is the fuel under the engine source of human
power Hldeous surroundings of low vitality
OF spiritual depression and despair This may increose o
Ihc point OF absolute ugneSs NAV drive human
beings TO nervous prostration crime insanity srcde
second, beauty commercial n any community
ioat no clty can be metropolis without II is obvious but
equally true that city be permanently CONNER
clai success, can pay the interest investments with
our IT, Without beauty city is merely place to make
money IN and get from. And money so made slave
producer; rich and poor alike employers and employed
become slaves to the process making machines
geed TO certain speed and without hope or oy beyond
living a surplus 80 go
Beauty ON the contrary, is the best investment any city
eau make II brings the largest the surest permn
heht returns Why does the whole world flock 10 Italy
spending there millions every year9 Because few cen
lures ago rev hundred artists builded carved and
painted beautifully The ambitious rulers or the public