Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

trip around and through the city: My, what
wonderful things you have here. and how
you keep them secret" Let's rip
off the veil and make them public.
L should like to see the Richmond Adver-
Using Club take upon itself the task OF incul-
eating into our people more intense civic
spirit There is no question that all OF us love
our city, but we are entirely too modest in our
affections. We have grown rather lackadaisi-
cal in manifestations of pride, IL you
please, and we are too much inclined to say:
Well, that is rs II should be-" If Atlantic
City had the climate that Richmond has they
would herald the fact around the world in
seventy two-point full-face type and you'd be
running up to Atlantic City on Christmas Eve
TO see Santa Clause come shmmying in over
the ice. But climate is only one thing we
should preach. We should talk about Clean
illness in our city Streets we should have
permanent cleanup campaign on and point
out to people who thoughtlessly make trash
barrels OF the cutters, and cuspidors of the
sidewalks that cleanliness is next TO Goodness.
1t seems to ME that 1t Is eminently Mt that
this club should stand sponsor for all that
tends to the identifying of the CITY, streets
and shrubbery should be planted at certain
places and especially should the railroad ap-
proaches to the city be beautihed. with tho
exception of some cities farther south, do
not believe anywhere in this whole country
have seen such ugly and unkcmpt railroad
approaches to city submit to you, gem
tlemen, the track of the Seaboard coming in
| from the North and winding around tho
dumps OF the backwards of Jackson Ward and
will not Incline persons to stop OH and rest
u while in midst. Can you imagine how
much more attractive would be the approach
Of that line were the hills that are now dumps
| leaned up and terraced and planted with APP
| propratc flowers and shrubbery, and all or
! his would not be prohibitlve in cost III the adj
antage were properly pointed out to the
/ 90 n Officers ~ ta raiiioad % tE
government. So, let US, along with the other
things that will engage our attention, give
thought to making this a cleaner and pretticr
city and when that is done we shall have
gone long way in the building OF the greater
| civic pride we so much desire.
| I hope to see us bring about tho ways and
means to establish In this city business
men 5 reference library. AT the present time
| there Is central fountain where business
Imen may go TO secure definite data on trade
! onditions, etc. 1t is my opinion that ref
erencc library will be OF inestimable value to
every business man in the city. AS an indica-
ion OF what such library would be l might
say that Il is u grouping together, or all cur
rent trade publications, house organs. cata-
| .ogueS and special folders, technical books on
merchandising manufacturing, banking, all
! government. State and national publications,
complete files OF the reports Of the Federal
trade Commission-al OF these properly cas-
, sined ard indeXed so as TO be easily accessible
| feel that it is the peculiar and special
duty OF this club TO see that other clubs are
organized In the State, and that a State assoc
citation be formed at the earliest possible mo-
ment In this work am sure your new OF
icers will have the unstinted support OF every
tnember of the club
Last and greatest OF all, hope that every
member OF the club will feel more than ever
that this is his club: that 1t Will succeed and
20 forward Just ehtet.E '- -TE fot ..trH
he wants it to. Ii we want a ivc active club,
doing more for its members and the city at
: large than any other club in the city, wo
must all get in behind and push.