The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
HARTFORD SCOUTS CLEANUP CAMPAIGN WONDER WORKER
Cities Put on Map as Rubbish less Municipality as Re-
 suit of Boys Work.
.(Boy's Life.)


 ] Hartford, Conn. claims the national record for efficiency in scout co-ope- ration in cleanup campaigns. On | April 29 more than 15,000 yards wer1 | inspected. $500 unsanitary or danger ous conditions were reported, and 54, 900 letters were. distributed to house. and half. The campaign was laid out by the Chamber of Commerce and city departments. The scouts recon noitered for dirt and fire risks. The two things which made possible the organization and the loyal co-opera- tion of every scout. l In the city of Niagara Falls, the cleanup campaign started with the scouts own home backyards and when last heard from they were scrubbing the Falls. Somerville, Mass, was among the New England towns which submitted jubilantly toIthe broom and paint brush. Denver, Col, celebrated the finish of the house cleaning with a parade headed by military band. Hot Springs, Ark, cleaned up, but it was easy out there on account of the ready supply of hot water. Down in Dixie they got the fever also. Char leston, W. Va, is bragging yet about the big loads of trash disposed of. and they were surely something to be brag- ged about.
 Even in Iowa dirt sometimes accu- mulates. ''The scouts have found trash on 1000 pieces of property so far." reported the Des Moines Uowa) News on the first day. Abilene, Kan, yielded 50 loads of rubbish and also l three tons of dande.ions, which are a pest in that section. Pittsburgh, Pa, was in the game too. The Mayor and 1000 individuals and firms co-operat- led. Buffalo combined a dyless con- test with its cleanup work, and the Health Commissioner presented special prizes to the best workers at a great | scout rally. About 15,000 circulars printed in four languages were used | by the New Brunswick, N. J., scouts, when they started out to make New Brunswick spotless. In Milwaukee 100000 families received notices from the Health Department, delivered by
 the scouts. The Kansas City Post re- ported that the. Boy Scout Cleanup | Cavalry raised cloud of dust over the l city and were disappointed when dirt could not be discovered. Clean, N. Y., now smells as sweet as an oleander, having been thoroughly overhauled by local scout organizations.
 | Flint, Mich., has a hard name, but it's clean town at any rate, since the | scouts got busy early in May. Then
 there is Port Carbon, Pa- Carbon is black, of course, but Port Carbon has been polished until 1t shines. Spo- kone, Wash, scouts, headed by their l executive, out-generalled the germ arr my. Rocky Ford, Cal, hitherto fla nous for cantaloupes,. has been put on the map as a rubbishless municipality i through the efforts of the scouts, who were appointed junior Health Inspec- | tors.
 Making the Cities Beautiful.
 | It is hard to be patriotic in city which you are ashamed of. Every patriotic scout tries to make his home | town a good place to live in and one which will make 8 favorable impress sion upon visitors.
 In Northfield, ,> Minn., the scouts CO., operated with the Improvement Asso- citation in a system of inspection which resulted in immediate improvement. The inspectors were provided with blanks on which they made nota- tions of conditions to be brought to the hunt was held in Elizabeth. N. J., the | scouts going from door to door to col lect the bundles which were left for them by the residents. The paper was lsold and the proceeds were rsad ta-