The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-23
Foreign Advertising Representative
ifif AMERICAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
LOOKING DOWN THE LINE.

Towns, villages and cities are
much like companies, regiments and
divisions of armies.
A town built without order or or
ganizaton may he likened to an
awkward squad, Have you ever
seen an awkward squad? OF course
YOU have. The intelligent men
cannot form straight line 10
save themselves from hanging, until
some officer in authority looks down
the line and prOds one up few
inches and sets another back "a few
inches. They may be formed in line
according to heighth and learn 10
keep their alignment but still they
Will not give that pleasing appear
ance until they are uniformed. The
town or village built without follow
ing closely some design will never
stranger. Well-bult and we'll kept
streets, and walks are the first requi-
site, That is the park feature. Then
neat painted structures and clean,
well kept grounds come next There
you have alignment and order and
uniformity the same as YOU have in IL
company of trained men of an army.
Block after block their setting IS
pleasing and like an army the
strength of the community intel
lectual, industrial and financial
may be computed.
No one is satisfied with on has any
pride in struggling streets, unkept,
without walks, lined with tumble
down fences, implanted houses, rub
bish-strewn premises,
Everyone desires to live comfort
ably, have nice surroundings, and to
leave something worthwhile to pos
terity; and this is easily possible f
each community, town, village or
city will but get started right 1t is
never too late to start right.
To start right is for all of us in
any given community to desire to get
started right, and it ought not re
Quire any argument to convince any
one how to do it. Armies were form
ed because it was found necessary %
accomplish the utmost with the lea {
number of fighters SO that their up
keep might not be impossible. Or
ganization; that is the greatest fac
tor in the progress of humanity.
Without the advent Of organization
in caves and probably be eating at
each others necks more fiercly than
we are.
What we are driving at is this;
Leayenworth can have the best water
system, the best sewer system, our
streets paved, sidewalks laid, houses
painted, lawns and alleys cleaned up
and kept beautiful-if we will but or
ganize-and the cost will be small in
deed each year.
The awkward squad should be
trained. Everyone should present
himself at the drill grounds Getty hall
or community building) and submit
to being prodded into line AMI told
what he was to do by someone elect
ed to take the lead
The city council is struggling
along, each one trying the best he
can to make needed improvements.
But this official body, elected to run
the city's affairs and keep our streets
in order, furnish US water and see
that we have walks to keep US out Of
the mud, to keep taxes down and
everything else up-this body has no
cooperation, absolutely none-eN-
cepting when one Of us gets mad and
makes a kick and roar, which
usually puts the fear of the devil N
the hearts Of the eouncilmen.
Why is it that this is SO? Are we
all so childish that We do not realize
any responsibility
The Echo does not like To be child
ing the people Of the community on
these matters. But every few days
We hear public matters spoken of in
language far from printable by PEG
pie who do not object to paying for
what they want This leads US to be
lieve that nearly all the people of the
community desire to make all neceS-
sary and reasonable public improve
ments If they We're shown how L
could be accomplished.
The answer is: ORGANIZE FOR
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.