The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-04-11

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that we see how our city can b la
proved and We only have 10 pass
through the parks Of any large city
to see our dreams come true. The
grounds Of fairs have done
more and viii continue to do more to
make US realise what man can do Ia
making landscape pictures, In some
cases surprising natures own. than
mere talking can ever do.
The time Is swiftly passing when
the Improvement Of = person's own
private surroundings are wholly .
matter OF private choice. at least one
cannot have very much self respect
for his own city II the beauty and
improvement OF the city ~ whole
does not interest him sufficiently to
Improve his own place. Well kept
lawns. clean streets and tidy parks
are the best evidences Of . city's
prosperity and they are the best
means of attracting desirable eiti-
sens. Az soon as the new railroad
starts. many people will flock here.
and along with them will come busi-
ness men and q permanent people.
These will have . great influence
upon the future OF the city. and the
desirable busintss man b the one who
notices the civic beauty and is In
in II. Therefore the necee-
sity OF improvement. Again. many
come through here annually
10 see the wonders Of our country. ~
Crater lake. the Lava Beds. etc. II
pur city has the landscape beauty to
attract their notice no better adver-
tisement Is needed.
Some have the idea that In order
for . place to Be noticeable II must
be large and imposing. Such is not
the case. A small home well kept
mp gives the appearance Of cosiness
and draws comments such ~ these:
How cute:" That Il . real home. :"
Better results might have been OBJ
tained II = landscape gardener had
been imported for the work. but there
are very few individuals who can
afford this. One can often find In
nearly every town . man who has IN
aptness for landscape work who
makes It . business to keep mp the
lawns Of quite . number. putting In
gardens in many cases and the fresh
vegetables often paying for the mp
keep Of the entire place. II does NOT
take . very large garden to do thia
either.
Everyone can. however. read good
magazine articles on the subject. and
It becomes . real Joy to see ones
ideas really grow before their eyes
into something they have before only
seen on paper.
Il Is unfortunate but at the same
time unavoidable that more unifor.
nifty Of the landscape art cannot be
used In the same town, or at least
on the same street. and even more
important. adjoining places. Two
neighbors with the very best Of in.
tentions. but with simply their own
place in view, often have such radi-
cally different ideas OF landscape art
and design that each place. though
II might be well done. II 20 different
from the other that they at once be-
come noticeable and the passer-by
calls II lack Of judgment" and poor
taste" How much better II would
have been II these two had left out
the fence between. talked over the
planting plans Of both places in con-
junction. and made the two places
harmonise. Although distinctly sep
arated by an irregular grouping Of
both would have that neigh
borly something added to make the
two places accepted % an example Of
what the whole city might do.
With the foreign travel stopped by
the war more people are going to
See America first" A few years
ago It was difficult to take . trip
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