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Show swell m PLAT GDsPLETED Natural Contours Preserved by the Bettiiyon Home Builders Company. After weeks of planning, during which the services of architects and landscape engineers were called upon, the Bettiiyon Home Builders company has completed its plat of the private park formerly belonging belong-ing to C. N. Strevell on Ninth East street, which is now ready for the market and will be sold in the f6rm of select home-sites. home-sites. Because the Strevell place, known as one of the finest pivate estates in the in-termountain in-termountain west, was the first in this city to be purchased intact, with the intention in-tention of reselling it as a place for several sev-eral homes, the Bettiiyon Home Builders company was determined to preserve the place in all its natural beauty and, at the same time, afford home builders attractive attrac-tive and commodious sites for residence purposes. This endeavor took time, and it is with the feeline- that their original ob.iect has been attained that the Bettiiyon company publishes the accompanying plat. It will be noted that only a comparatively few lots have been assigned from the original plat, and that the arrangement of the park has been preserved. The winding drive, following the course of Parley's creek, which runs through the park from Ninth East to Windsor avenue, will afford a convenient entrance and exit, while the service drives will make it easy for property prop-erty owners to reach their garages and receive deliveries. Under the Bettiiyon arrangement the contours of the ground and the natural growths and embellishments of trees, shrubs and flowers, as well as a great portion of the lawn will be retained. Such of the young trees and shrubs as it will be necessary to move will be transplanted and carefully tended until they reach maturity, the company officials state. Restrictions will be placed on the building of homes, not only as to the cost of the buildings but in the interest of retaining the natural charm of the park. No other homesite in Salt Lake has as Interesting a history as the former Strevell property. About eight years ago C. N. Strevell bought the two-acre tract and began be-gan its development. It was his intention not only to propagate all the ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers of this latitude, i but to experiment in the growing of plants generally seen here only in hothouses. To aid his plan he secured the services of Robert Frazer, the architect and superintendent super-intendent of the famous Efusch gardens of Pasadena Cal. Mr. Frazer made the original plat for Mr. Strevell and assisted in selecting the plants and trees. That Mr. Strevell succeeded in carrying out his plan is evidenced by the many rare and beautiful specimens of trees and flowers flourishing in the park. Oriental and tropical plants are growing side by side with the hardy trees and shrubs of the Rocky mountains. Since the first announcement was made by the Bettiiyon Home Builders company that the Strevell place would be made into homesites. the park has received many visitors who have expressed delight at its beauty. This interest has been greatly heightened by the contest now being conducted con-ducted to secure a, suitable name for the property. Announcement of the contest was made last Sunday, and the result has ! been a flood of written suggestions from many persons. The only stipulation in suggesting names are that the name must i end with the word "park," or a word j meaning park, and must be easy to pronounce pro-nounce and appropriate. A prize of ?25 will be given the winner. |