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OF GARDENS III Ml,Make Joplin a garden city in 11)20.A. II. Montcith, building and plumbing ins pet* tor, believes the city coin mi salon should take action to open hundreds of vacant lots to the public for the planting of garden*“Building activities are apt to reach a low ebb next spring, he said today,• ft*With lumber hating increased in price materially since January 1 and the price of other building materials advancing,there will be no general activity along constructing lines, That means vacanta considerable extent, Monteith is practic j ing what he preaches and lias the promise of the agents for three lota that he may use them. Tf the lots are sold he loses his gardens. jj“It is a good gamble that i’ll make a jI harvest.” he predicted. jI Monteith believes the commission ‘should obtain the consent of owners of, vacant lots to use them for gardens and then give the public a chance to cultivate the laud. Prlaes could be of* j fered for the best vegetables to arouse j interest in the movement and if it be- ! came general the city would be saved the! trouble and expense of cutting weeds on the lai i Without a garden movement, weeds grow waist high on many of the lots and the city keeps men busy every summer rutting out the growth. !Old l ime Resident Dies.COM MBI S. KAN , Jan. 8.—Mr«. ILovenia Twombley, 81 years old, a resj.Us will be umii turbed next mimmtt;and | dent of tVilu^ps for many years, ditat gardens may be planted «.n tin* ’ at the home of her daughter, Mrs.tracts without fear of lois/ I Ruby Knidern, 723 West WalnutIn the lielief that odd tracts of land | reef. early \esterday morning. Fun-a?» be made to cut the cost of living to ernl services have not been completed.
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Thu, Jan 08, 1920
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