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NIEDERMUHIvENrOR^I.O\VER MIEL, IN ALBTHAE. 
Niedermuhlen is said by Miss Dock, who visited all the places slu)wn in these views, to be very like 
some Pennsylvania towns in respect to location, scenery and opportunities for the advantag^e- 
ous application of scientilic forestry and improvement work. Note the charminjf effect 
of the well kept and planted river banks as seen in a jrlimpse in the forejyround. 
work that corresponds in a way 
with it, to be done in every com- 
munity. To appreciate, open up, 
and take steps to preserve and 
mako known every bit of ground 
possessing natural beauty, or 
historic and traditional interest 
in a neighborhood is to add ma- 
terial value to surrounding prop- 
erty, increase the dignity of a 
community and add interest to 
tke life of each resident. Our 
country abounds in such places 
and objects, which for the mo*st 
part are being neglected and 
gradually forgotten. Material- 
ists should be the first to consid- 
er such matters, for they tend to 
produce that most materialistic 
substance — money. 
Everyone prefers to live 
in a place that offers mate- 
rial advantages; likewise 
everyone wishes to invest in 
property that will advance in value, and both of these 
interests are fostered by improvement work. This is 
so well understood abroad that business and profes- 
sional and moneyed men are its staunchest supporters. 
They are the men to interest in it in this country, as 
well as all other classes. No one is too great or too 
humble to be overlooked. Each can add his mite to the 
grand total of results. These observations apply to 
and really include the other points enumerated. Each 
is, indeed, but a small part of all the rest. All are 
involved and all are fundamental. 
The work of such foreign societies as the Black 
Eorest Association in Germany and the Leamington 
Association in England should serve to arouse a spirit 
of emulation among xAmerican improvement organiza- 
tions. Frances Copley Seavey. 
MEMORIAL ARCHWAY. 
The Losey Memorial 
Archway, designed by 
Schick & Roth, architects. 
La Crosse, Wis., is a fit- 
ting monument to the late 
E. E. Losey, of that city. 
Mr. Losey took an active 
interest in the affairs of the 
city and particularly in the 
local cemetery at the en- 
trance to which the monu- 
ment is to stand. The struc- 
ture will be built of Wis- 
consin stone ; its principal 
dimensions are as follows : 
Height 22 feet 6 inches, 
width 36 feet. Central arch 
14 feet, side arches 5 feet. 
The money to defray the 
cost of erecting the memo- 
rial was raised by public 
subscription. It will cost 
about $6,000. 
