Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-30

: VALUE OF GOOD IMPRESSIONS 5
BY A CITY OR TOWN.

The Importance Of beautlfyIng and
Keeping towns and cities clean. health
full and attractive can not be- too strong
~ emphasized. The manner in which a
town or city is kept. good or bad. il
largely the reflex of the ideals and am
billions of the several units which col.
lectlvely compoSeS it, citizenship. The
individual who has no desire or in
clination to contribute ia one way or
another toward promoting the growth.
prosperity. beauty and attractiyeness of
hls town y a done and should not be
numbered among the worthy and desir-
able citizens.
a tow after all il what its citizens
make il. and IL future destiny must nee
essarily depend largely upon the intelli-
genca liberality. enterprise aud public
spirit of iS people. IL the purpose and
ambition OF the citizens be to make their
city or town a great commercial center.
or a noted health or pleasure resort.
they must. n far as possible. provide all
the facilities, equipments and convenien
ces essential Ia the accomplishment
purpose and ambition. In working to
ward this end the deep and lasting effect
Of the first impressions mQde upon the
minds Of those who come on missions Of
business. Or in search II health. recrea.
ton or pleasure should not be ignored
or moderated.
In reasoning from analogy. let Us
draw an appropriate illustration or les
son from the travelling man who makes
a route list that will enable him 10 spend
his nights and SUNDAYS in the town
where he can find the most satisfactory
hotel accommodations and pleasant envi-
ronmcnts. He invariably makes places
that viii enable him Ia spend as little
time rs possible in the town where the
hotels. business houses. residences and
public improvements indicate a lack of
pride and public enterprise.
From such towns he il ont only ready
and anxious To depart, but he never
wants Ia make the second visit. In like
manner "A similar impression il made NJ
on the minds of those who visit a town
that advertises its advantages as "A
health or pleasure resort. il they should
find the beauty of its streets. parks and
public and private grounds married and
blurred with %unsightly and repulsiye oh
Jects. Ii they came in search of rest,
health. comfort or pleasure, A6ould the
obJect oil their visit he fully rcsllized il
IN the immediate vicinity Of the place
~ which they stopped some vacant lot
was used a. the dumping ground for old
tin cans. broken furniture. old rags.
discarded wearing apparel and trash Of
every kind? Such junk heaps must nee
essarily be- inimical TO the proper ideal
of health, comfort or pleasure. and should
not he tolerated in any city or town that
4 working 10 win tame and popularity.
Every unsightly object that would oh
struct or delay the Undertaking If such
ambition should be speedily removed,
and on the other hand. every citizen
should be willing 10 do his duty and con
tribute his mite toward promoting the
best sanitary conditions and the beauti-
~fication of his town and providing all
public utilities necessary for fastening
and maturing into realities the objects
and purposes which his town or city is
striving to accomplish.