IS THE THRESHOLD OF YOUR TOWN ATTRACTIVE? 
Some Railroads That Are Doing Their Bit in Better Civic Gardening 
I N COMMUNITIES where the garden spirit flourishes railways and 
citizens have begun to cooperate with splendidly satisfactory re¬ 
sults. People in general are commencing to realize that towns as well 
as individuals are judged by first impressions and that no town can 
afford—even from a purely dollars-and-cents standpoint—to let the 
stranger alight at a rusty, out-of-date gate. The “boost your com¬ 
munity” slogan may deserve some of the ridicule heaped upon it but 
it has, nevertheless, its distinctively constructive aspect, rooted as it is in 
a proper pride and genuine impulse toward better environment. Garden 
clubs and other groups of men and women in towns and villages 
where the depot still remains an eyesore will do well to focus on its 
clean-up and beautification by suitable permanent planting as a chief 
contribution to the activities of this year’s National Garden Week 
(April 20th-26th). 
WHERE VINES AND SHRUBS DO THEIR TRANSFORMING WORK 
One of the many attractive stations of the Delaware, Lackawana, and Western Railroad which has 
shown itself particularly progressive and farsighted in this matter. The depot at Bloomfield, New Jersey 
A GARDEN A WHOLE TOWN ENJOYS 
This elaborate and carefully planned garden welcomes the commuter and visitor to Hartsdale (N. Y.) and affords conspicuous contrast to the dreary 
surroundings far too usually associated with stations. The New York Central Railroad may well congratulate itself on such inspiring achievement 
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