The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
NEED FOR COOPERATION

/. Tha "a re- Herald has received from the Bir-
(9ninRham park and recreation poard an
.arnest plea for cooperation from this news
,ar,ar. through its news and editorial col
t,nxz. to "protect all Towering shrubbery ana
|Sfees The board asks that every patrlotic
Esitizen be requested to help to beautlfy the
FlafR and says: Spring time with flowers
E3as come. In years past it has been COM
kaon custom on Sunday afternoons to see
sarne numbers of automobiles come In from
keaeountry covered over with dogwood bios
s6fak. which is almost a crime, as 1t de-
;froys the beauty of the forests, damages the
fses, and the blossoms wither quickly and
~ not last as house decorations very long.
EIowering shrubs planted in street and park
SpeeSyations have been known repeatedly to
have been stolen for home decorations and
.hs plants themselves removed from public
alacks to private lawns or gardens"
Il both of these situations are deplorable.
Che destruction of beautiful forest trees and
AFubbery, both reprehensible and inconsider-
tie, is in large measure due to thoughtless-
ira and its accompanying disregard OF the
5nblic rights, interests and pleasure. 1t may
b Eventually corrected through education and
Ebstter understanding Of what this destruc-
ION means. Most people are fair and rea-
scnable when they are rightly informed.
Hence The Age Herald cordially sccedes to
lie park boards request to urge all citizens
d cooperate in this conservation plan. 1t
b hoped and believed that people will do so
when their Attention is properly directed to
the matter. y -
While the boards request is based upon
plea for cooperation, there is manner
IN which the board may stimulate co-opera-
zion by giving it. -r-
AS an example roaming cows are destroy
ing hundreds of dollars worth Of private
property every few days in many sections
within the city limits, though there is
stock law and city pound. In one resi-
lential section, where thousands of dollars
nave been spent in lawns and planting,
ID private property and along street reser-
sations, herds of cows, from three to dozen
laily and nightly, feast upon the grass and
shrubbery ruin newly-made lawns, and dis
aearten the homeowners. One resident has
ost several hundred dollars in a few weeks
from this sort of depreciation, and is build
mr. movable fence, for protection.
Recently some roaming cows almost entire
! destroyed several newly -made flower-beds in
hat vicinity, and did much damage to that
md neighboring lawns. After many pleas
or protection, one COW was finally captured
3y the pound man with the aid Of several
|,roperty-owners. --Fhe rest OF the herd did
several dollars worth of damage in escaping
rhe following day herd of twelve cows were
;eeding on the same lawns and on city park
N the neighberhood. @ f
This situation has been going on for weeks,
despite many pleas for the. kind Of co-opera-
zion which the park board, as part of the
|city government, asks from the citizens.
Servants in that neighborhood spend large
parts of their time driving cows away. But
the herds are back that night or the next
lay. One yagrant2cdw in one night can destroy
Investments equal to several times her market
Falue
Such a situation is duplicated elsewhere
within Birmingham's limits. These condi-
|tions are apparently growing worse, as evil
deneed by steadily increasing complaints.
The people are ready to cooperate, but it
lis reasonable for them to expect similar CO.
operation from the city