Show CAPITOL SITE SHE fAR TOO SMAll Such Is First Impression of Landscape Architect Engaged Engaged En En- by Commission TO CHOOSE LOCATION FOR STATEHOUSE John H. H Olmstead Camped Near Site Selected Forty Forty- two Years Ago The last time I visited S Salt Lake Lake City said John H. H Olmstead land land- scapa architect for the state capitol commission this morning barring a afew afew afew few minutes' minutes stop at the depot some three years ago was i in 1869 and d by a strange coincidence I cam camped ed within a few rew rods of the proposed site for the new capitol They were Just laying the foundation tion lion stones for the temple then an and Salt Lake was a little straggling vil vii lage I always will remember that trip We came in from Ogden and just before we camped the guide showed us a a. gully in which the stage which i had made the trip before us toppled 1 over That was just a little way to the north and west west of the capitol site site I suppose I disappointed some members of your jour commission this morning morning morn morn- ing when I told them I did not believe the tho site they had chosen was large enough for the building they proposed It should be as wide as it is long The location is a beautiful One cue dod and nd readily adaptable to landscape gardening but the width is such that the building D it iti m self roelf will will will-b bo be hidden if anything elaborate elaborate rate is attempted Mr Olmstead arrived in Salt Lake City this mornin morning for several days' days stay star and a conference with Go Gov Wil cil William liam Spry and the tho capitol commissioners commission commission- ers The main india object of his visit at this time is is isto to choose the particular spot on the site on which the new building will be he placed He lie will sub submit mit this tIlls report to tho commissioners who in turn will notify each of the tho competing architects that they may make nake their designs of approaches steps step terraces etc according ly Mr Olmstead was met at the ha Motel Hotel Utah by the governor and the commissioners commissioners commis commis' commisSioners early this morning and went at once to the site where they inspected inspect inspect- ed l the entire piece picco of ground round the character character char char- acter of th tho soil the present trees and vegetation the approaches etc From this his inspection and a consideration of th he general gentral features of the building Mr Olmstead will make his report If it were only possible for the I country members of the state legisla legisla- ture tura ure to realize the importance of large tracts of lanis when they are proposing propos propos- ing ng spending upward of two millions for or a building a great man many hundreds of thousands of dollars would ultimately ultimate ultimate- ly y be saved said cain Mr Olmstead Its always tho I same unc though In Ia ever every large arge enterprise of this kind kinel that I Ilave have lave worked on the is iced The ground is tho the clothing for forthe forthe the he building and is just as necessary to o a beautiful building as clothes are arc areo areto to o a beautiful woman The ETlie national government learned larnEd its ts lesson in iii this respect I worked with my father Frederick L. L Olmstead Olm Olm- stead tead on the landscape gardening of the he capitol grounds rounds in 1875 ani since I that hat time timo city ity block after city block has las been Jeen en added Air l is the senior senior member of the he firm of Olmstead Bros of Brookline Brook Brook- line ine Mass |