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FORESTRY 

 LIBRARY 



CHAPTER I. 



The spirit of the twentieth century, by popular consent, is .one of progress. 

 Progress strides forward only by measures of law and order. This is inevitable, 

 else sho would defeat herself by her own struggles. 



There was a time when cities grew up as they would, but now they are being 

 planned. Progress has set the irrevocable stamp of her disapproval on all hap- 

 hazard procedure. To be sure, there are still flagrant violations of this new 

 idea and many cities that might easily remodel their plane, are wilfully negligent 

 and still more cities are blocking the efforts of their own enthusiasts by stub- 

 bornly refusing any cooperation among the members of their conn unity. 



And this lack of interest arises in most cases from a doubtless sincere 



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conviction that civic beautification is a waste of money. It has been demon- 

 strated and can be demonstrated times without number, if proper methods are 

 followed, that civic improvement is one of the best and biggest factors of com- 

 munity life. First of all there is a large rise in the value of real estate. 

 Thie of course, is partly due to the cost and hence the value of the improvements, 

 but aside from the additional expense, there is a value put upon those intangible 

 things which are expressed in the new atmosphere of elegance and refinement. And 

 this same atmosphere which is appreciated for ite direct influences upon money 

 matters, has an uplifting influence upon the citizens which is rarely appreciated 

 until it is removed. And anything which, in any way, is of value in raising hunan 

 standards and ideals, is surely worthy of unbiased consideration. 15/hen these 

 direct and indirect effects of civic improvement are fully advertised; when public 

 opinion has fully realized that they are for thepublic and that the expense of 

 their production can be reduced to a minimumj and when these matters shall be en- 

 trusted to experts to handle, then we shall have sufficient and valuable legislation, 

 a hearty support from everyone and a healthy civic pride which will mean success to 



