Show H HH r t LIBERTY PARK AND ANDt ANDE t E ITS TRANSFORMATION One or the most mOlt profitable invest Inet investments ments ever made mad by Salt Lake City corporation was In hm 1881 when the pur purchase dual chase ot of the tract ot of land no now known u LI rt Park was wal consummated For many years 11 the sentiment In favor of at a ctt city perk had been growing In favor tavor and at last at negotiations looking to the purchase ot of this tract were wert opened up TIm On April se liil the City Council formally authorised the puh purchase ot of othe isle he property known u mill farm tarm eon oon ot of acres for Cor Th The wu and the transfer was wal al t onte onee made Md This tract Is worth wurth tad today for tor reel dense dence purposes at least 1600 1 an n acre ore Property Is II MIlling all 11 around It at t a much higher figure but on this con oon connaU naU estimate what hat colt the oily city 17 In 1881 le II nil now worth CO S The Th having been completed a resolution WI was adopted on June L 1111 1001 designating the tract III as Liberty lark and dedicating It to the use UM of the inhabitants of at this d city as aa a public park It was decided to have some IOme exercises to commemorate the event and July Uh following Will the date fixed Tile The tract WI was already Alry a 11 park but improvements were re at once com oom commenced and the grounds were wert put In shape hape for tor the celebration A NATIONAL But an n unforeseen event sauced a postponement The records ot of the Council on Jill July 2 1361 show the z pees age n ot of the following poet the opening ot of Liberty t lark hark w we hv have learned learnell with pro profound found regret ret ot of the attempt nude this morning at t the national capital to y as the of the United States by which dastardly sot the na nation tion fAil may at t any n moment be called upon to mourn the Iota loo ot of its Ita chief marta rate and nd h b by a resolution ot of the City Council entitled a resolution In r re to Liberty Park Irk adopted June x lilt lest It II he provided that said Liberty be formally opened to the public on Jul July 4 A D lilt 1161 and 00 In view 1 of oC the great eala may which lUte has befallen the It It Ii deemed to I Iu in u any able on said Mid M day therefore lie De It resolved that so 10 meek ek ot of eaid Id r resolution u provides for tor tM the of DC taW said Park lark Oft on Jul July 4 la hereby repealed and ad the ales until gorse lome more fitting oc 00 carp la liln n nTh ThO Th si s n t f pet p nr the nn wt of the park I to rEnder the park a delightful re resort ort fur tor the people and that the clUzen should hould be permitted to enjoy It at the earliest practicable dy day So the lathers fathers decided that the park should be form torm formally all ally opened on June 17 11 1St and an announced announced the following program of city federal lal II county and military and citrons to form In procession under the direction ot of the marshal and start tram from the city hail Saturday June IT 17 nt at 10 a m in proceed to and enter the park at the main gateway thence round around the drive dnn to the stand tand Iulo Hand heading ot of the the l Recorder 11 M ella Singing Union Glee 01 Club prayer Alderman A II Singing Ole Glee Club Speech Prof Irot T U B Music Millie Sixth Infantry Band Speech lion Den Ben Sheeks Music Sixth Infantry Band Toasts and nd responses Declaration b by the mayor llor of at the for tor formal mal opening ot of the park Music Union Glee Club The exercises attracted a great crowd of oC people to th the park and nd u the seno strolled over or the grounds the pot poe ot of the tutu future were wre seen n and andall nd all returned bone bane looking forward to the time when hn Liberty park would be a park indeed TUB TIIE TRANSFORMATION Since that time a has haa been wrought at the park and nd the dream ot of twenty years eArs ago Is realized Tb The general direction of the Improve Improvement meats ment has been In th the hands ut of the council Counell with a park keeper In ImmediAte charge charI In the opinion ot of many time the time is II at t hand when hn Uon tion ot of lark affairs Irs will have to lit be turned over to a park and nd the same Am general genral rut adopted dop u a aIn an anIn In vogue elsewhere The annual expenses ot of LIberty park are 11 a little over oer N but this turn oum judiciously expended h her made mad the the CUI pride The rIM broad acres ot of grove rove and nd lawn are rt surrounded by a magnificent dri dire for vehicles and In inside lid side ot of that a Path for lor The big J greenhouse hs has ben en enlarged n lured and tho thousands ot of young oung plants art are kept thin through tilt the cold wea they F Few ot of our know what a beg thing Liberty LIbert park parte Is II Th The acreage at as before belore stated la Ii over acres acree ud asap on en enthis this stand tand shade t trees ON orna shrubs and about ever evergreens greens ot of different nt varieties Over Oyer nt tun t acres le In lawn which le as al green and velvety as 1 any lawn on South Temple Tempi It street streetA t th h A start ha has on a zoo zeo and this feature will become ome In time tM the same m source ot of attraction to the children that Ilia it is In other cities I The lake I le kept In good shape but I It ts is d might eaily be e enlarged ant nJ made maJe mere ro altra tive I |