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OF public parks and the completion OF
the scenic route bouI.vards. In part
Mir. Barton said;
Upon your shoulders rests h re-
sponsibiiity Of shaping Casper into n
truly beautiful and w~eIl-ordered me
tropoils or permitting it TO lsnguish
into an village OF the COW
town type"
Casper today is the largest city
IN wyoming. and / am frank IN stat
ing that IL is the liveiiest and best
town OF rs size that 1 have ever seen.
The people are truly progressive. and
ready to cooperate In any plan that
is for the good OF us all. But. every
person is so busy with his W bust
ness. that unless some committee Of
leaders is appointed TO guide tho
growth of the city along the right
lines. there is grave danger of spoil
ing the Appearances OF u city.
Many of you recall when Casper
was a much smaller city, or more
properly a town. In your most vivid
Imagination you could scarcely pic
ture It as spreading out 10 it's pres
ent proportions; 0 could you believe
ltAhI NIt t1Auu iltAt6 VI sNNNtAHoS
would be hidden from view by some
fifteen miles OF asphalt paving. Cas-
per has not only arrived at her pres
ent status as one OF the greatest in
dust-ial centers of the Rocky Noun
tain region: but Casper is going on,
an going rapidly. Long before your
boys and girls have grown to a
rood and womanhood o u Casper
VIII have attained a population OF
$4,000.
When your boys and girls go out
10 eastern or other colleges they VIII
come in contact with life in other
cities. Casper may look meal and
small to them In comparison with
what they discover in the big outside
world. This should not occur il we
can prevent it for these young men
and women viii be on the point of
deciding whether they viii return TO
Casper or settle elsewhere. Many
OF them will be influenced to a great
extent by whether Casper appeals to
them as a town which is growing in
the right way. a town which offers
facilities for wholesome pleasure, and
recreation, aud business. With that
before you. ! want to cali your at
iention to a few facts.
First: Under our present system.
what is to prevent the manufacturer
Of chemicals from building a factory
In the residential district or business
section. The fumes from these
chemicals are poisonous to inhale.
and the building is unsightiy. What
is there in your regulations TO pro-
bibit a man from constructing a gar
age. in a residential district flush
with the sidewalk line alongside
your attractive home, or another man
from erecting a blacksmith, shop on
the other side OF your-property. or a
third from establishing a liverystable
directly opposite, not TO speak OF
others who may desire TO erect boiler
factories. glus factories, ~tanneries
poultry yards and even packing plants
all about you?
Many of you are property owners.
and o take pride in your homes
and yards. What protection have
YOU for your property? 1 believe that
the zone system should be adopted
and with the strictest penalties at
tsched for violation of 1t. The town
should be divided In sections as to
residence factors. One section of
residences Of a set standard. and an
other section of another. There
should be a definite plan laid out for
a large high grade restricted resi-
dental section.
II propose a scheme which viii re-
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