Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-01-05
MATHEWS DECLARES
FOR REFORM MOVES
xo,, Mayor Would Make IL Impos-
sible TO Secure Bay Rum, Jamaica
Ginger, Peruna, and Other
"Beyerages" Without Per-
nit from Headquarters

The way of the transgressor will
no hard under the administration of
MAYOR John W. Mathews If the mess
are delivered by the new executive to
his city council Tuesday evening can
no taken as a reliable criterion of
what may be expected IN the way of
reform legislation. Mayor Mathews
declared himself in favor of legisla-
tion making it impossible for the de-
voices of bay rum, Jamaica ginger
and other beverages" to secure it
without a permit from the mayor or
chief of police. He issued an edict
that any person found in an intoXi-
Gated condition within the corporate
limits would be arrested and prose-
cuted. Mayor Mathews struck re-
sponsiye chord when he declared him
self in favor of pretty homes and
the identifying and preservation of
the city parks. The entire message
of the new executive follows:
Our city during the four or five
years just passed has made material
progress. For more than 10 years
last past the resident portion of our
city has made steady and satisfactory
growth each year but the business
portion, for some unaccountable rea-
son, seemed to lag. The last year
however, has witnessed among our
enterprising merchants an activity
not surpassed, if equalled, by any city
of equal population in the state of
Washington.
Now that our citizens are fully
aroused and awake to the great good
accomplished by having paved
streets, We may justly expect that
the future holds in store for us a
steady and substantial growth for
many years to come.
Ours is not a manufacturing city
and probably never will be to any
considerable extent. but we need not,
because of that fact, despair of hay
ing a population of 10000 people in
the next 20 years.
Our great college is the magnet
that draws the people in the first in
stance, then it is up to our citizens to
make our city so enterprising, so
beautiful, pleasant and neighborly
that those who came Just for few
years will not want to leave. This
may all be accomplished by each
man. woman and child doing their
duty with that end in view
Let us plan for the spring time
Plant trees, shrubs, vines and flow
ers about our homes so that visitors
VIII be compelled to exclaim "Oh,
isn't Pullman pretty place? Hasn't
fuilman nice homes?" A pretty
nome does not necessarily mean
mousse and grounds that cost several
thousand dollars. 1t can and does
IN most Instances mean a modest
mouse and inexpensive grounds tast-
ny set with shade and ornam entail
trees, shrubs, vines and flowers. We
can all have beautiful roses at but
''''ie expense. And the encouraging
anu Pleasant feature about it is that
'ney VIII grow in abundance for the
inexperienced as we'll as the expert
ehceu. know this to be true from
my own efforts. Try and you will
pe surprised yourself.
some definite steps should be
''Aen at the earliest opportune time
'oward the identifying and the prop
q preservation and maintenance of
our public parks. within our means
SO to do.
aul OF the opinion that the neces-
a'y steps should be taken at once
OAing toward getting for our city
pubic library. There are many
l0"es IN our city without the neces-
ana suitable books for the chill
.herein. We owe it to them, to
SeFes and to society to provide
win such books and reading
matter.
mas been argued that Pullman
NOT need a public library be-
rs the college has a good library.
argument should not prevail
~ the reason ID that the college
car. cary Is intended primarily for it's
sauents; GU that many men,
~en' boys and girls of our city
not and will not avail themselves
privilege extended to them to
DooAs at the college because 1t
'0o lar TO go and the surroundings