ON THE OPEN COUNTRY 



practicable enterprise in prosperous and 

 progressive communities. It is coming. 

 The rapidly developing love for the country 

 and the immigration hither of well-to-do 

 and cultured people are bound to bring 

 results of this kind. 



For the most part rural improvement 

 will follow the lines of village improve- 

 ment, already well established. Local 

 societies will be formed for the work, or 

 the matter will be taken up by societies 

 already in existence. Local granges are 

 the best of all organizations for the pur- 

 pose; but agricultural clubs, woman's clubs, 

 country clubs, even churches or whist clubs, 

 may serve if they have the leaders. It is 

 usually better to have such work taken up 

 by some old and well organized society, 

 even when it seems a little out of line, 

 rather than to waste energy in forming 

 some entirely new club. 



Such local societies will properly seek 

 the advice of competent landscape architects 

 whenever possible. In a few cases the 

 services of such experts can be secured by 

 private employment and without the inter- 

 vention of a society. If I wanted to do 

 something for my native town, I would 



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