Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1920 — Home Town Helps [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Home Town Helps

QUALITIES OF IDEAL CUT Result That May Be Attained If'Each Will Do Hl# Part In Working for Desired End. A city, sanitary, convenient, substantial; Where the houses of the rich and poor are - alike—comfortable and beautiful; Where the streets are clean and the sky line is clear as country air; Where the architectural excellence of its buildings adds- beauty and dignity to its streets; Where parks and playgrounds are within reach of every ehlld; Where lLving is pleasant, toll honorable, and recreation plentiful; Where capital is respected, but not worshiped; Where commerce In goods Is great, but no greater than the interchange of ideas; Where industry thrives and brings prosperity alike to employer and employed; Where education ahd art have a> place In every home; Where worth and hot wealth gives standing to men; Where the power of character lifts men to leadership; Where interest In public affairs isa test of citizenship and devotion to the public weal Is a badge of honor; Where government is always honest and efficient and the principles of democracy find their fullest and truest expression; Where the people of all the earth can come and be blended Into one community life, and where each generation will vie with the past to transmit to the next a city greater, better, and more beautiful than the last — Mayo Fesler.