Show PROTEST I AGAINST A lEASE ALEASE I Leading Women W men of Salt LaKe Lalie Want City to Keep Warm Springs FREE BATHS AND PARK THERE LATER Pe Petitions to City Council Are Being Signed by Hundreds Today A movement backed by Salt Lakes Lake's leading men and women has been started started start start- ed to save the famous Warm Springs property for the city and establish free baths there Petitions to the city council council council coun coun- cil are being circulated today by the best beat known club women here asking that no lease be granted to private individuals individuals individuals in in- or corporations for the use atthe oi of the property and nd the well known medicinal medicinal me me- springs at the mountain north and west of the city And hundreds of names are being signed to the petitions petitions petitions peti peti- too Maxwell R. R Brothers Brothers- who Brothers who now holds a lease on the property property- is anxious to togo togo too go o into partnership with Roderick McKenzie Me- Me Kenzie former police chief and get a anew anew anew new lease to run fifty years rears both promising prom ising ising- to erect a fine hotel and sani saul They have applied to the city council for this long on lease Prominent women went before the public grounds committee committe of the council last night and asked that no action be taken taken u the they could draw up a suitable protest against leasing the property At a meeting held last night by the city council a protest was made to the ther r public or grounds en committee 1 by representatives ni tives of the different women's clubs and c cother other organizations of ot the city against the proposed leasing of ot the city property at Warm S Springs to either private 1 individuals indi at t or t corporations n Such c representative representative represent represent- e women of ot the community as Mrs Win Windsor V. V Rice Mrs W. W S. S McCornick Mrs lure C. C. C E. E Allen Anen and Mrs Arthur Bird were present as well as many others Of at the womans woman's committee chosen to at attend attend attend at- at tend to this matter Mrs Arthur Bird Is chairman Several addresses were made by those present e arguing that a the city s should re retain nt- nt fi tg CA el tam tain possession of these t fine medicinal I i springs and the ground about them for tOl forthe forthe the purposes of ot public parks and baths Examples were cited of ot the Income derIved derived de de- de- de rived from conservation of at such property belonging to cities both In this country u and In the countries t of Europe Europa by such b a procedure d even when g noih the baths were free to the citizens how business was stimulated I e by the I Influx of people p who came to recuperate e Jpe e their I health aft at atthe atthe the baths and remained for more or less time In the city The council committee also had before it the communication which was wall sent to the council Monday night by David DavJd Keith and others asking the council to postpone postpone postpone post post- pone action on the proposed lease on the ground that the city could get a better lease than the one proposed Petitions are out Former Senator George N. N Lawrence who represented e the proposition y t tn of ho of the h women e said It was the desire of the r representatives rep rep- present that the matter be ge laid over for tor the purpose of ot giving g them thema a a. chance to put their proposition Intosh into sh shape This resulted In the petition being formulated The undersigned officers ers arid and members member of ot the advisory committee the of-the national congress of mothers Salt Lake City and members member of other organizations respectfully respectfully respect respect- fully request the city council to consider the following petition The rapid growth of Salt Lake the crow crowding together of ot residents Into small spaces In lii apartment houses and hotels where adequate provision Is not made for tor r breathing a spaces aCe play grounds d and bathing bath bath- ff lla Jda rs lug ing facilities t for children and adults mak esit Imperative that Immediate at attention attention at- at should be given ghen to making provision provision provision provi provi- sion sloe for tor the general comfort In these thue re retention re- re The history of other cities shows s 's If provision for tor the comfort of ot tb the p people peo peo- opIe o- o pIe as a whole Is not made before the city is completely built up the work orl must must- be done at enormous trouble and cost First Your First Your petitioners ask that the property known as the Warm springs situated situated situated sit sit- at Second West Vest add Fourth North street which Is now owned by the city of ot Salt Lake should In future be prot protected from being made a Q means of ot private revenue to any individual or corporation but shall shan be made a park and public bathing place for the citizens of 0 of Salt Lake To this we pray the franchise which now exists never be renewed renewed- or another franchise granted but that the property be forever reserved for tor strictly city uses Prominent Women Sign r rca r Second Second We n We pray that the City k Cree ca' ca sW r canyon a most unrivalled site f for a park be made suitable for purposes of public recreation e e To this end we request u ll II hn t l that the h t the hill by the rt- rt ri- ri moval of gravel be arrested as soon sCIon as possible that fifty Iron seats and sufficient electric ct placed a at the mouth th Uthe tC U lin t the canyon That the boulevard be placed a In good oo repair and and- that plans n be n PI r Immediately I el made ad for creating In City I Creek canyon a park which shall deserve desert to stand In comparison beside y park in Redlands Co Cal to be bo the pride and glory of ot Salt Lake Among t the names signed to the r se seen this morning by THE TELEGRAM r representative were those of ot E. E A. A Wall Vall W. W S. S C. C B. B a A. A T. T Hosmer i. i J. J E. E J. J C. C Schramm W. W O. O Cleland Kennth Kerr M. M T. T James J. J A. A Spencer F. F W. W James H. H W. W McCornick nick J. J T. T Treasure C. C O. O Dee S S. S A A. Whitney Women Stand Together This petition Is only one of ot many copl copies B being circulated today In the city by representative women who hope if Jt the city funds are not adequate for tor erecting a a building which will be a matter of civic pride that the money can be begotten gotten by ty private subscription for tho the purpose Continued on page page 10 i t PROTEST 5 o from page pate 1 r I tU lia lv as a. is Ia often ort do done elMOD elM eke on OD mOar occasions alon ll u. u the prominent ent women Interviewed the phone this morning by THE RAM IRAM representative l ha as decided in their protest oil thin as matter t r. r Elisabeth Cohn it of or the thea s Americas American club said she 1110 was 9 a In favor of 0 this protest as ware the women n of or the large club which she represents represent nt Most of ot the th mem mem- of this o organization organisation belong also to f UM womans woman's league AO AU the tbs federated club members are ar so eo on OD the Ute question that the fate tute of clubs Mrs tryo a Cumm as CI waa tea a asked to sign t this petition In her official of of- capacity which she he did Immediate Immediate- ly IT when beD interviewed Mrs ra Cummings said Jd I TesT Tes I am ani heartily in fax favor or or of or this pro pro- test teat and action should be taken at once to beautify those grounds and build a I structure for tor bathing purposes which the city will tUbe be proud of 01 |