The American Civic Association gave life, force and direction to the popular demand for the preservation of Niagara Falls. It is now fully recognized as the guardian of the people's interest in the great cataract, maintaining a constant watch on the power situation. It originated and is the moving force in the nation-wide effort to restrict the extension of ugliness by having billboards legally taxed, as is other productive property. It has advanced the children's garden movement, and was instrumental in securing a Congressional appropriation for school gardens in the District of Columbia. It has secured the enactment of a model street-tree law in Pennsylvania, and is teaching the intelligent care of trees the country over. It is giving guidance and effective direction to the widespread and rapidly growing movement for the abatement of the smoke nuisance. It helps in progressive city-making, and is continually arousing and fostering sentiment for civic beauty, for clean streets and home surroundings, for convenient and serviceable parks, for playgrounds-in short, for every form of civic betterment. Growing Demand for Help If Niagara is to be permanently preserved, there must be an international agreement. Legislative campaigns must be made in every state to secure laws restricting and taxing billboards. Public sentiment must be further aroused in favor of forest reservations. From every section of the country there come calls for concrete assistance. More Members are Needed The American Civic Association is a voluntary organization of persons working to make America the most beautiful country in the world. The fine work it has done was accomplished solely with the dues and contributions of members and interested friends. The demands upon it require for it greater resources in membership and more liberal support. The careful coördination and economical execution of its working plans enable the American Civic Association to render invaluable service at small cost, for it is free from cumbersome machinery of organization and in position to do things to do them speedily, quickly and thoroughly. This is a direct appeal for YOU to become a member. Use the coupon below or a copy of it in remitting. AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA, PA. J. HORACE MCFARLAND, President WILLIAM B. HOWLAND, Treasurer Recent and Forthcoming Literature The American Civic Association has made many important additions to the authoritative literature of civic endeavor. Other documents of notable value will be published in the early future. Members receive the literature as currently published, without charge. The material they thus obtain in the course of a year in itself is worth a great deal more than the membership fee. Some specimen subjects are as follows: Quart Jour Another So that you may have the use of this When they are obtained, you may WHEN INSERTION IS MADE, TEAR OUT ALONG LINE OF PERFORATION These pages, from which large pieces F. J. Barnard & Co., Inc. Library Book Binders "Since 1821" iner Smith hese argustatement follows: seems to ecause the the higher of twelve tually reis merely d a rebate e seems to rimination n to have n the cons that not , but that ed out its complete icinity of ely stated ould apply tariffs 343 Illinois Railroad had a lawful published and filed rate between Whiting and East St. Louis of six and a quarter cents, and the Standard shipped over two thousand cars of oil a year over that road at that rate. Therefore the Standard could have unfiled "Special Billing 3. The Chicago and Eas |