CHAPTER II 

 ORGANIZING FOR TOWN IMPROVEMENTS 



YARD improvement, like the measles, is contagious. When the 

 home owner develops his grounds attractively, he not only adds to 

 the city's beauty by doing his share as an individual home owner, 

 but extends his influence beyond the home, even beyond the section of 

 the city in which he lives. Often when a community is made attractive 

 by some unusual character of planting, the home which served as an 

 inspiration is not hard to find. 



The individual should not be content merely with having an at- 

 tractive home, even though its influence be of great good, but should 

 also be active in the crusade for making the city in which he lives a 

 better and more attractive place. One should become a part of that 

 mighty army, "marching as to war", in the crusade against the ugly 

 and debase.* 



Many of the improvements which have been accomplished in towns 

 and cities can be traced to the zeal and foresight of some one person. 

 Often an individual stands single handed in a fight for civic improve- 

 ments, and by perseverance and an indomitable will overcomes all 



Fig. 7 The progressive city is giving much consideration to the planting an 

 care of street trees 



* Charles Mulford Robinson Improvement of Towns and Cities. 



