. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. Courtesy of Hamptons Magazine THE PROPOSED PLAZA AT ST. LOUIS rich heritage to this and to many suc-ceeding generations. One of the most striking phases of thecivic awakening is its source. It originatedlargely with business men. Why.^* Be-cause, at last, business men more gener-ally are beginning to interpret success ona much higher plane. They see moreclearly than ever before the opportunityto apply sound business methods tocivic affairs. They see the legitimatereward


. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. Courtesy of Hamptons Magazine THE PROPOSED PLAZA AT ST. LOUIS rich heritage to this and to many suc-ceeding generations. One of the most striking phases of thecivic awakening is its source. It originatedlargely with business men. Why.^* Be-cause, at last, business men more gener-ally are beginning to interpret success ona much higher plane. They see moreclearly than ever before the opportunityto apply sound business methods tocivic affairs. They see the legitimatereward of such application. They appre-ciate more keenly the ways of getting more out of a city by putting more intoit. In a recent address the former presi-dent of the Pittsburg Chamber of Com-merce, now chairman of the PittsburgCivic Commission, said: It would seem that the question of recreativeparks, bath houses and proper faciHties for workingpeople to seek recreation, is one properly belongingto a commercial organization, when the recentexperience of one American city is cited. Twocommittees of skilled workmen sent by t


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