ON THE OPEN COUNTRY 



fornia would make a full and honest survey 

 of landscape assets. Let the work be put 

 into the hands of an expert landscape 

 architect, just as a survey of coal resources 

 would be assigned to a competent mining 

 engineer, and the results would be of com- 

 parable value. 



On the basis of such a survey a 

 competent landscape architect could devise 

 improvements for the great advantage of 

 the people of the state. State reservations 

 of all sorts could be better distributed and 

 more successfully placed; the proper routes 

 for state roads indicated; public institutions 

 made accessible; historic localities re- 

 claimed and guarded; neighboring towns 

 and municipalities connected, and many 

 other improvements for the convenience 

 and satisfaction of all citizens suggested 

 with the means for their accomplishment. 



Finally, we must not forget that all 

 civic improvement must go forward as a 

 fairly unified movement. Improvement of 

 scenery must be accompanied by improve- 

 ment of schools, libraries and churches. 

 There must be mental and moral uplift 

 along with practical and aesthetic advance. 

 Citizenship must be better from center to 



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