The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-07
SEVERAL FACTORIES NOW BEAUTIFYING
 THEIR GROUNDS

' The movement to beautify the fac. tory grounds of Bridgeport which ad- join the railroad is making progress. Already the Bridgeport Brass com pany, the U- M. C. company and the Singer company, have determined on planting out decorative plants and shrubs on their property, and the Holmes & Edwards company has the matter under consideration. The
 -aogeport Housing company has re- ceived and is at work planting some hundred trees and from three to four hundred shrubs and vines around its buildings.
 The Singer company has placed all order for upwards of 250 ivy plants. which it will set out along the sides of its buildings.
 G. H. Humm of the Singer com pany. talking with Times man
 bout it said: 'I have ordered both \mpeIopsis Vechii and Ampelopsis Engellmann, the two sorts of ivy which are best known. I expect to set out altogether 240 plants. The Engellmann variety grows straight up quite long growth without branch ing the first year. The Vechii, on the before it starts to climb much. By planting the two at the same time l hope to cover the maximum amount f space possible with one years growth"
 Around the doors I am going to plant some Wistaria vines which al certain times of the year have rich color and to hide the unsightly roof of our oil house I am going to try anu induce some honeysuckle ito grow over it."
 '"we are confronted with certain conditions here which make 1t unad- -isablo to fiji the wards with trees and shrubbery but we shall make and '-aen rice a plct of grass there as possible.'
 Not only is it 8 wrse plan to i'm rove the aDpearance of the city and he buildings but it is wiser one g far as health is concerned It has Heen decidedly needed for years One recogn :zes the fact that a manufac- turing town square and set in it's out inc needs something to break up the square looks of the factories and such things. To do this on factories such as ours creeping vines are a -alusble asset
 ssNot only does the effort to get asf fmuch shrubbery and vines into the own as possible give a pleasant ap- 1earance but it has wonderful health absorb the carbon ali oxide with which the city air is filled and in it's place makes oxygen.
 Human beings living in congested blocks and buildings need as many green things introduced into the city as possible. I would say get as much of the country into the town as pos sible.
 
 wonderful lot to beautify the town especially along the railroad but it is to be expected private owners of property adjacent to the factories will emulate the example which the factories set and spend few dollars 70 help the work along. More or ess education will be needed prob- ab1y to bring this about to any great extent. If nothing more they can contribute a few pots of paint for the i'd buildings in their vicinity.
 'tIt has been found to be not at all impractical to plant vines even where he sidewalk comes up to the wall of ne building. By simply breaking a mall opening in the walk and put ing in some good ,loam the vines will grow very nicely and the walk has , tendency to keep the roots cool in ne summer and warm in the winter.
 Interest in plant:ing trees and shrubs in the city bids fair to spread beyond he original scheme Of beaJtifyin:" the grounds along the railroads One