A Newspaper's Part in | of || r ' :,> I | IJ "Tall oaks from little acorns grow. q And no taller oak ever grew from little acorn than the great public when it gives of its space and its energy and its thought generously improvement scheme of Harrisburg, which sprang from the tiny seed for the upbuilding of the city it calls home; when it courageously sown by the Telegraph 'way back in 1901. pursues a policy it knows to be right and for the best interests of the I j CJ Accompanying this text are two pictures. The first, a reproduction public, regardless of obstacles, fearless of antagonisms and willingly of the crude sketch that appeared in the Telegraph as suggestive of the suffering the attacks of those who do not understand, or will not un- P, VJp treatment of the River Front. The second, a photograph of a section derstand, for the sake of a cause it knows to be just. of the River Front as it appears today. €]] There is no more influential, no more helpful force in any city than For years men had recognized the desirability of transforming the a good newspaper dedicated to the best interests of the people whose < j unsanitary River Bank. But the matter never got beyond the talking patronage makes its publication possible. A good newspaper is one ! stage. Then came the Telegraph, at a time when the spirit of civic that presents the news when it is news, in a bright attractive manner; I betterment abroad in the city provided fertile soil for the growth of the that is clean, that carries no message into the home unfit for the ■, idea, and showed how it would be possible at one and the same time youngest ear, that guards the advertising columns as carefully as it does to blot out the ill-smelling, disease breeding * its news columns; that upholds public offi- i sewers and make the River Front a delightful cials when they do right; that throws the j I place for the rest and recreation of the people. I limelight on them fearlessly when they do ML q From that moment there was never a doubt wrong; that is optimistic; that preaches con fJT as to the success of the plan, but even the , stantly from the text that the world is growing /jp most farsighted optimist of that day could not better instead of worse; that sees the good in JJij f| foresee the wonderful transformation of the human nature; that says the kind word when city that was to ensue. ever P oss ibl e anc l the harsh word as infrequently q The two pictures at the top of this page WPO j'fj» as may be; that strikes seldom but when il ; and their story are typical of the campaigns for fSI El SSM ;;|j| strikes strikes hard; that believes in itself and public improvements in Harrisburg and aptly SSS ■ IM| I in humanity ' and ' finally ' that has a delinile j j illustrative of the remarkable results achieved. • fp§ff lli III!!!! | L policy and sticks to it. ; q The Telegraph takes no vain glory in set- gffll Hg pppp fJij I q £ach a newspaper the Harrisburg Tele j ting forth its part in the promotion of the MJsBM jSs®sM Mill B ra pk strives to be. Building through the Js Bigger and Better Harrisburg Movement. It IB §Si L|ll | y ears without a single variation from these n|| is proud to have rendered its mead of service, O I'liP" specincations laid down in the beginning, it has Ipy if to be sure, but it is not tor the purpose of pat- jjgjj 'mJ '\AW attained for itself an honorable place in the life fjkg ml ting itself on the back that it recites these facts L§@l S IIHI if ° f Hairabwg, and it is because it has so built & m • l . j —ll that it has been or real, constructive service to ( with which most Harnsburgers acquainted i .1 1 r • • u • l 1 • iii- c 1 • if - those thousands or patriotic Harnsburgers who \ II with the history of the city in recent years are . %Wmelaborated upon its suggestion back in 1901 1 miliar. and wbo bave been Co "°P erat i n g f° r the e " | q It desires thereby only to show how useful Iff velopment of the Greater Harrisburg idea ever I i a newspaper may be in a community, when it since, until to-day this city is known the world is devoted to the cause of civic betterment; over as a model of municipal progress. TELEGRAP^^ TUESDAY EVENING, " HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 7, 1916
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