Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-16
If You Fail in This Import
amt Duty, You Will BE
the Only One.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Clip Your Entry Blank To-
day and Send 1t Prompt
ly to Headquarters.

Elsewhere in this issue Of The
World may be found an entrance
coupon for the cleanup and "City
Beautiful" campaigns, the former TO
begin next Monday morning, MarCh
20, the later to follow immeulhtelS
after March 20 and continue until the
Free County fair. during which prizes
totaling S400 will be awarded.
The way to get started is to cup
this coupon as soon as possihie anu
mail it to the chairman OF the COM
mittee, +. .. Tilburne, care th'
Chamber Of Commerce. These IN
structions are plainly printed on the
coupon, as is all other information
pertaining to the campaign. the fiial
date for the entries is April Ia. Bear
this date in mind and act acordlhsly'
Interest in the cleanup week al
ready Is quite manifest, judging from
the numerous inquiries Which yes
terdav were received by Inc worm
and Mr. Tilburne. However. these IN
ouiries are unnecessary as everything
pertaining to the campaign Is eX-
pla:ned in the printed articles relative
to il. and only careful reading is nee
essary to give an excellent idea OF
what should he done and how TO
| do it,
Clean Up the City.
The purpose of cleanup week is to
make the city one of the cleanest in
the country, thereby making 1t ready
| for the "City Beautiful contest
| which follows and which is expected
| to make Tulsa the most attractive clty
| in the southwest. Similar contests
are annually conducted elsewhere IN
| the country, but usually there is ohly
an honor or insignificantly valued
n-Dt ion
prizes which are to be distributed
among the workers here is expected
| to so stimulate the labor of those en-
gagged in the campaign that the re
| suits will be much more satisfactory
than otherwise would be the case.
As the name implies, cleanup week
will continue from Monday until sat
urday inclusive. However, it would
be well to start Monday rather than
Il to wait until the latter part of the
week Every member of the family
should participate. Get out the hoes
| shovels. rakes and every other too
which may be used to advantage
When you have cleaned youl
premises pile the refuse in the baci
alley. If there is no alley, haul it t'
the street and pile it near the curh
CITY wagons will haul it away whei
so placed. but unless the piles are ac
cording to the provisions of the cam
paign the expense of hauling will fal
upon you.
Ordinarily property owners ant
even renters in this city have in tn
past taken more than ordinary inter
est in their own premises. 1t is
certainty, however, that the majorit
of those owning vacant property haV
failed in making ii attractive. IN
"City Beautiful campaign is de
signed to improve vacant lots as wei
as occupied ground. and this un
doub;ediy will be accomplished.
! viii Plant Vegetables.
III One Of the best ways to improV
vacant property is to transform 1t in
to garden patches. If you own 10
or two and care nothing about rails
ing your own garden truck, then Civ
that privilege to someone not $
fortunately situated or who would d
the work for the exercise and pleas
ure it gives.
Unoccupied land adjacent to schot
property probably will be cultivate
bv school children. This has bee
tried with remarkable success in 9th
err cities The youngsters. as resu
of the labors not only realize abund
ance of fresh vegetables for their ow
table use, but have plenty for sale {
good prices in the bargain.
The "City Beautifur campaign
an idea Of the Tulsa Rotary club. bt
identified with II are the Chamber {
Commerce, Retail Merchenats' ass'
citation, city schools. Free County Fa
association and the women's clubs I
the city