Evening journal., 1922-08-02
End rms pIsF1GuREMENT

MATURE lavished beauty upon the territory which is
embraced by Delaware.
We have hill and dale. woodland and cleared land,
and stream, stretches of fruitful plain
The Delaware river and bay, constituting one of the
most magnificent the world, border the
side of little commonwealth.
In many places however what nature has done man
In only many instances he has marred
commercial gain.
Many of our farm buildings disngured by naring
signs while the approaches cities and
by signboards advertising thing
that thing and. incidentally, times obstruct-
ing the public view.
The impression that such disagreement makes upon
expressed Interestingly .pointedly the
following editorial leader in the Washington Herald;
Delaware is a sleepy little summer country of red
and stacked sheaves Its broken, rolling fields
spired villages make picture Of rural afiuence
pear contented and wealthy They also seems have
capacity for artistic appreciation of people
United States with the possible exception OF
OF the milonaires who live along Fifth avenue. New
York
their farm buildings with ugly disgusting uneouth let
sers heradiag virtues o his particular nostrum
misplaced advertisements take all the poetry out
they are ike the rattle of kitchen dishes of the
stage during Performance of grand opera.
They strike with the discordance would
result noted clergyman paused in the midst OF an
eloquent and said: Brothers and sisters. be-
fore further in discourse on the certainty OF
Esr must call your the special sale OF tin
fr1ing pans which viii take place at Jones hardware
store next Friday. Now, / about TO say. He'll.
Il was althT lucre indeed that used persuade
these Delaware farmers 10 deseerate such shrine Of
re- sa~s consented 10 spoil the scenic appeal Of
their state few pennies from the pocket Of pill
vendor.
the United States would be greatly concerned But
not The state Is only sorT.ols sHsrnpls,
yard settings mutiatsd By advertisements Of one
kind another - =.
,ractIce would have broken into the District Of colum-
bia Across the front OF the White House we might
have such sign as this lahe sni'hs A4's'
nnv state legislation will prevent such abuses Indi
,dnaIs strange as 1t may cannot be relied upon
70 set the dog the hashy fellow who KNOCKS a ne
farmhouse door with offer Of SO for naAins the
hideous
state pride arouses in desire to deny and reply
- sucb scathng commentary from nations capi-
tai II impossible for do however with the
damning evidence Of truth contained in tnat eo-
orial staring us the public at large in the face
very best do is to plead guilty TO the
suggest that all the newspapers an the
civic social organizations and all the oranges in
Delaware make common against such dshgure-
ments and. rapidly existing contracts expire see
that the offensive dishgurements removed
With good roads existing in parts of Delaware
II Is growing constantly favor with tourists Unless
something be done put end to existing conditions
OF measurement hrst through public senti
and later legislative action our beautiful state
VIII degenerate into big site blboards while the
outbuildinss on farms Will with advertisements
which will convey TO visitors the impression thar many
men are too poor in pocket and mean in spirit to
protect their homes against self-seekins nersor ho
a genius for exploiting farmers farm ,.,d 49,,
farm buildings for advertising purposes and who have
little regard for the appeals which the beauties ~
nature always should make o Delawareans v,h -
truly patriotic.
Here is work the people Of our State to do ~
he who hell
Federation Of Women's Clubs take the lead in
the fight and carry It through a finish.
In gathering wood for fuel the French cut eff the