New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-07
WA NIED--TU RENT.

One of the classified ads in this weeks
issue of the Review contains whole
story in it's few lines. Wanted, to rent
a house. In the average city that
would not mean much but in this par
ticular instance it tells story OF man
who after day long search of the town,
visiting newspaper offices for information
and getting none because there are on
houses to rent that ape ki.oar Of and finally
returning to the Review office in the
forlorn hope that an ad would reach
the eyes of some one who might have
an empty house. These prospective
citizens are from Mankato and have the
appearance of desirable citizens. If
he gets no answer to his advertisement
he will certainly not bring his family
here and New Tim will lose out again.
Besides that, ne was only one of several
visitors who called to ask the same
question the same day. We never
encourage such people to advertise for
living quarters because we know OF
absolutely nothing to be had in the city.
To us this seems to be the real vital
question before the citizens of New Ulm
at the present time. The Review has
spoken of the matter numerous times.
We have suggested solutions of the
problem. Last week at considerable
expense to ourselves, we printed a long
article with illustrations on the manner
in which Uln in Germany has taken
care of the : atl pho needs a home but
can not get it unless he has chance
to pay for it at exceedingly moderate
rates. At the risk OF being thought
tiresome, we repeat that something
must be done here and that soon.
The only practicable way that we can
see at present to approach the solution
OF this problem is thru the formation
of ar organization of citizens who can
afford to invest moderate sums, which
in the aggregate will produce a fund
sufficient to accomplish something. The
enterprise should not be private affair
for that does not lead to the best results.
It should be from the very start an
organization founded for the advance
naent of the city's interests primarily
and the final result would always be
the advancement of the interests of all
concerned. Do we want bigger and
better New Ulm, or do we not?
The return to the custom Of the
pioneers, who planted trees about their
homes to protect themselves from the
sold is urged in the proclamation issued
by Governor w. s. Hammond fixing
Friday, April %, rs Arbor and Bird day.
Adults throughout the state are asked TO
Join school children in setting out trees
and free advice from the state forestry
department is promised to all who are
Interested. The proclamation says in
part:
I'Let trees be planted about the
comes, along the country roads and
on the school grounds in the state. Let
there be appropriate exercises in the
schools and study Of the needs and the
methods of planting trees and reforesting
la5an! where the timber has been cut
aagay. Let the children be taught to
associate the trees and the birds and the
important part the birds have in the
development OF our orchards and forests.
Let all who are interested call upon our
state department Of forestry for infor-
nation in reference to tree planting on
the prairies and in the timbered region
ard in reference to the proper main
tenance and management OF wood lots
and shelter BELTS