The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-27

only to be remembered. now In.
stead one gases down ON a hot ex.
panse Of dirty canvas, while here
ana there. black smoke arises from
evil smelling gasoline engines
which furnish power 10 run difttei
merry 90 rounds and b Ter = ttfAc.
tive atntisements, and over here
where o thrush had built her nest
fot many years, fight dp against d
shrub covered bank. stands esions
stfagsltng side show tent with III
usual string Of dirty red and yell
low posters advertising the ineYitasi
BILE fat LADY, the strong man
and the proverblal snake charm
err" Il isn't any wonder that the
thrush hushed her song and f1ew
away. 7f13 "a
That's a part Of the picture. ID
can't tell Il oil; you will have 10 see
Il for yourself and there Will b.
another picture when this .attrAc.I
tton" has folded Its tents ana not
90 silently stolen away, you who
have yis3ted a circus ground after
the show has gone can predict
something OF the havoc which will
have been wrought with the ground
any OF the dirt and disorder that
Will be resultant. and there will be,
no doubt, many more shows Just
like this II the Ravine Amusement
Go. carries out its present designs.
Y But now that the citizens Of Fair.
mont have seen just what manner
of Improvements the Rayint
Amusement Co. % making III the \
rayine, surely somebody or some ,
Organization will be aroused TO,
make an investigation as to waeS
can be done to stop a procedure |
which will not only mar the beauty
OF the town but which will undoubt.
eddy have a marked effect for the
worse on the morals OF the towns.
people.
Where is the public spirit Of the !
Rotartans and the Kiwanians?
What has become Of the active
Civic committee OF the Woman's +.
club which ordered US to clean lip |
behind our bill boards IL indeed the |
bill boards themselves could not be |
removed? From the bridge one not
only sees both sides OF the bill |
boards but the boards as wen. |
Where Is the Mothers club and
what has become OF, the Ministerial !
association which should have back
OF It the combined strength OF the
membership Of every church in the
city? And where are the Boy
Scouts, those young lovers and re.
speetors Of Nature who have work.
ed in days past to make the hollow
the place OF beauty It should he?
And above all, where are the City
Directors to whom the people OF
the city have entrusted the care oil
the city and its government? why
nave they allowed an eye sore SUCH
as RaYine park has already proven
ITSELF to be, to be placed right I'D
the heart Of the city where is citi,
zens must view 1t whether they
Will or not?
And why should We as citizens
Of the community dedicate WITH
St'1oVA atS ceremonies Que Dedutltul !,
bridge while simultaneously Ne Wit.
ness the DETACHMENT OF another
bridge, equally handsome and a..
chitectually perfect and for which
Nature has provided most beau.
tiful setting? Will Ravine mark
add anything TO any good impress
sion our city might make on the
minds OF the distinguished visitors
who will be with US on Memorial
True II Is that the ravine mas
never reached the highest point Of
beauty but had It been city prop.
erty, as It should DO, and even an
insignificant sum of money expend.
ed on its care 1t would have be.
come an asset to the city for which
other cities OF progressive type
would have paid thousands Of dol.
lars TO have secured. Truly Fair.
mont has been favored by NaturerI
but is this present condition It's
development by Industry"
A VOICE.