n the spring of 1896 Alfred K. Smiley announced that he would give $200 in prizes to those persons, "who during the ensuing year, beginning May 1, should maintain their grounds with neatness and show good taste in the selection and arrangement of decorative plants." The conditions required continuous, not spasmodic care, throughout the year and that care must extend to the middle of the street; that all weeds must be kept out of the roads, gutters and sidewalks, and the last carefully raked and swept. The amount of labor expended upon grounds was also to be taken into consideration. The prizes were to be given only to persons of moderate means. The first prise was won by Jas. T. Jordan. The second was divided equally between W.G. Williams and Mrs. A.S. Hargraves. These grounds are pictured elsewhere in this volume. The results were so highly satisfactory that Mr. Smiley made a similar offer for another year.

(Source: Illustrated Redlands, 1897, p. 64.)