The Glasgow courier., 1916-03-31
CAMPAIGN TO
BEAUTIFY CITY
Commercial Club Backs Plan to
Improve Glasgow.
PRIZES TO BE OFFERED
Cooperation of Property Owners
and School Children Urged to
Make it Success.

"Clty l'cautlfuI campaign Will
be inaugurated the first of April by
the Glasgow Commercial club under
a competitive plan that will, if proper
ly entered into by the householders
and school children make every va
cant lot in the city blossom forth as
a garden and every home take on add
ed beauty.
The plan to make Glasgow a "City
Beautiful" has been under consider
alton by the club since early last win
ter and the preliminary work has
practically been completed. The ne
cessity of securing vegetable and
flower seeds sufficient to carry on the
work made it a difficult matter to
know just how extensive the move
ment might be advanced. There is
assurance of the Club now having suf-
ficient of both kinds to permit of a
very interesting and lively participa-
tion by the people of Glasgow in max
ing the city beauty spot.
Secretary S. c. Moore has been in
communication with the Montana
Senators and Congressman in an ef-
fort to secure quantity of seeds
from the Agricultural Department.
Each Of them have sent whatever seed
could be spared from their allotments.
Senator H. l.. Meyers took exception
al interest in the plans of the Club
and furnished very large number
of packages Of seed out of his own
quota. He also took up the matter
with the Secretary of Agriculture and
procured for the Club a sufficient
additional amount of vegetable and
flower seeds to make it possible to
open the campaign at this time
The plans outlined for conducting
the "City Beautiful" campaign will be
outlined and made public within 4
short time. Blanks will be provided
upon which entries may be made by
those wishing to participate. It is
expected that no less than four or five
hundred vegetable and flower beds will
be under cultivation during the sum-
mer.
The plans contemplate dividing the
entries into three classes, one for
children, one for grown ups who do
their own work and one for those who
will employ some one to attend the
garden for them. There will be ap-
propriate prizes offered to be award
by judging committee composed of
persons who will not know the own
ers of any of the gardens. 1t will be
conducted upon its merits and every
vegetable plot or flower bed will be
credited according to the rules COVER
ming the contest.
Details of the plan have been OBJ
tanned from Davenport, Iowa, where
the campaign for "City Beautiful
was first inaugurated in 1913, and
has been continued each year with
great success. Additional features
are added each year which, if the
movement in Glasgow is successful
this year, will be incorporated into the
plans here.
Mayor Kent and the City Council
are cooperating in the movement and
have made the start by selecting a
clean up day. This will be on April
18th and every person in town ought
to put in that day cleaning the refuse,
ashes and every other unsightly OBJ
ject from the premises.
Announcement will be made next
week in the papers telling how to
participate in the "City Beautiful
contest and the Commercial Club
hopes every one will join in and make
it success.