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Show Sa4ay,Aarl2S,19M THE Trw, Vttk Tw AIT. d. rccstt carteii that a town the size of Provo possessed such a spirit of progress. Excitement rose Feb. 9, 1917, e Prove res- Only a few when the Provo Post officially remember when the water kfeots was first turned on in Provo's announced that the project was to stately municipal fountain 79 yean get under way March 1, designated scuId- - as "Fountain Day." A grand ball in aso. The structure, complete the Ladies Gym of Brigham Young with red, white and blue lights, sat University was to be held in consmack dab in the middle of the nection with the ceremonies. Work progressed nicely until intersection of Center Street and March 5, when a fierce windstorm Avenue (now University Academy blew down a temporary building Avenue). The dedication on April 25, covering the fountain work site. Luckily, workmen escaped injury when they ran for their lives, but the fountain was slightly damaged. A portion of the rim of the middle basin was knocked off but was 3 soon repaired. As the fountain's April 25 debut ncared, workers built two boxes or time capsules to place in the structure's base. They were to contain current newspapers, historI JN ical data, a letter and. as a final s Scotch. touch, a bottle of Provo and Salt Lake newspapers said a large crowd gathered for the dedication ceremonies. 1917, symbolized Provo's ecowere reportedly nomic success and also marked the Attendees founwith the impressed beginning of intersection traffic tain with its diameter base problems that ultimately led to the and two basins one 15 feet in fountain's demise 14 years later. "Wilson's Fountain," so named diameter and the other 4.5 feet from which water spilled in sheets by the Prow Herald, was largely e of the brainchild of William M. "Bil sprav. The a Canadian phrase, who Wilson, ly" was repeated four times moved to Provo in 1885 and in relief around the base, molded became one of the city's chief each phrase being separated by a boosters. As a field representative for the molded shell motif. d The large, light Portland Cement Co. and a memthat the crowned was surfountain Provo Commercial Club, ber of the rounded by a lower cluster of four Wilson naturally looked for some would that smaller, white lights. Rows of red concrete thing promote and blue lights under each bowl and the city at the same time. He and other members of the illuminated the falling water. Commercial Club were fiercely When the fountain was first in that 1916 the blocks turned on, critics noticed that the eight proud of paved streets in Provo's downnorth side of the middle bow l was town area constituted the only con too high to allow water to flow crete roadway in the entire county. over that edge. So one day in June. What could be better than a con J. Milton Jones donned work crete fountain at the hub of that clothes, grabbed a hammer and grid to highlight Provo's progress chisel, and trimmed the edge to the as it emerged from the proper level while Wilson supervised. Now the people of Provo era? To further promote Provo as a could truly be proud of their innoclean, progressive community on vative fountain, which became the the cutting edge of technological center or backdrop of many com'advancement, the fountain would munity activities. On" July 4, 1917, a large flag be festooned with electric lights, one of the first so decorated in the was suspended directly over ther By DAILY HUtALD, Sotctt to Tr Daily HwtJd kms-tim- 183-foot-hig- tured-concre- h. te air-tig- ht Si II Hp ill s ... I v cO IJ. I, !"-- - . 0 - IcENTE NIAL first-clas- two-sto- ry Ptwo eourtMy ct m Utah Stan Hmoncal Sooaty 12-fo- ot veil-lik- "KEEP-TO-RIGHT- ," white-globe- horse-and-bug- state. new fountain In spite of seeming prosperity. Provo City lacked budgetary resources for the project, so the Commercial Club took on the task of raising money through public subscription. Meanwhile, Wilson headed a supervisory committee that includ ed Mayor James E. Daniels, James Clove and W.F. Violett. They recruited R.T. Woodward. a nationally renowned concrete sculptor, to design and build the fountain. Woodward, whose cre ations had received favorable reviews at the 1915 Panama-Paci- f ic Exposition in San Francisco, promised that the finished work would be "emblematic of the industries of Utah County" and be a valuable advertising tool for the city. Visitors would be surprised on a cable running concrete fountain in th 1920s. Th fountain tom down in 1931 bocauss it was causing too The view looking north on Unhwfsity Avtnu built in 1917 as an advwtising tool and many traffic accidents. from Conttr Stroot shows Provo's scuiptunKl- The 1925 Timpanogos Hike "Grcat War." The American fountain, such as in 1923 when the Parade ended at the fountain, Legion conducted services that Bulldogs played Granite in a semiincluded a 2 gun salute and a final championship football game. where a street dance was held. e Although many people enjoyed period of The students, led by the band, held silence. Then Judge-elea torchlight parade from the old the fountain, there were some seriGeorge S. Ballif spoke of the war and the high school on Fourth West and ous paiblems associated with it Center to the fountain, then on to that eventually led to its removal. armistice. Other festivities also centered First West and First South for a As the years passed and Provo on the fountain. From 1921 to huge bonfire rally. grew, so did the traffic. At first the fountain w as praised That same year, when several 1927, Provo celebrated an annual Bicycle Day with races starting at students skipped out on a work day as an excellent traffic regulator" the fountain and many ending project at Timp Pari, they were because it caused traffic to slow there. The main events were a unceremoniously dragged to the down, much to the delight of ll from the fountain fountain and ducked. young boys. Don Hawk, a lifelong For several years many parades inhabitant of southwest Provo, to the State Hospital and back, and started at or near the fountain and says he and his friends would road race to Springville a Ptxao courtasy of Bid Witson then marched back to it. Whether roller skate to the fountain and and back. On May Day 1922, a "May they started there or not. almost all w ait for a w agon or car to come by. William M. "Billy-- Wilson mastsr-minde-d Provo's 1917 symbol of Court" took place between the parades went by the fountain, As it slowed down, the boys would founprogress, an fountain and First East with each which offered a welcome coolness. latch on for a free ride. He says it ' tain. was hard to explain to their fathers of Provo's elementary schools set- Lucile Rawcliff of Provo rememfountain again was the center of ting up maypoles decorated with bers riding on a 4th of July float as why their skates wore out so rapid-lactivities when a solemn tribute school colors. a child in the 1920s. She says the was held in memory of all U.S. Provo High School students mist from the fountain cooled her (See FOUNTAIN, Page A18) men who had lost their lives in the sometimes celebrated around the as her float passed it. 1 two-minut- e, -- town-wid- ct two-mi- le free-for-a- 12-mi- le , 18.5-foot-hi- y. ' from the Knight Block Building to the tabernacle grounds. Old Glory was lighted with a special searchlight, and the base of the fountain was banked with pine boughs, palm leafs and flowers, which produced the effect of water falling into a forest of green vegetation. Academy Avenue was closed from the fountain to First South to audiform an impressive open-ai- r torium for the Independence Day . program. welcome-hom- e A special on 4. 1919, honored July pageant I veterans. War World returning The pageant's four episodes were held in a "Court of Liberty" surrounding the fountain decorated with black walnut leaves and white flowers. On Veterans Day in 1924, the f y i V Avcrs (hot don't nesd a WuiTcnty, but hove ono anyway, and A f Can you expect a breast form to change your fe? Naturallyl ZCMI and Amoena introduce an attachable breast form that comes closer to a natural breast than any other form available. The new Delta Affinity has a sorter drape and a lightweight feel for versatility. 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