Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1918 — RAILROAD MAN IS ARTISTIC [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD MAN IS ARTISTIC

Planted Vines Around His Tower That It Would Not Be Eyesore to Travailing Public. The towerman of the Southern /Pacific railroad at Pomona, Cal., is an exception to most men in his line of business, says a writer in Boys World. He is not satisfied to have his tower looked upon by the villagers and traveling public as an eyesore. Consequently he has planted vines around it and trained them into designs, so as to conceal the unsightly outlines of his “nest.” He has trained some of the vines to grow into the shape of the letters “S” and “P, the initials of the toad for which he works. He has also made a neat border around his yard with whitewashed stones, and planted a variety of flowers, and even vegetables. In the yard he has built a tiny house to add variety to the landscape. He raises enough vegetables in this unique garden for the use of his family.