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Show f r C"-'- i 0 N -- Xx TIIE DESERET NEWS SATURDAY DECEMBER - 1920 18 S j Parks and Playgrounds Hold Lively lnterest PANORAMA SHOWING A TYPICAL LANDSCAPE IN XI BERT Y PARK. the from th absolute necsl- - top of cohimrs wh'th ire of of city life such as an square conduction ure j laced Urge bowl8 in which Towers and rrns are suply of pure water ' during the hurt rner months arteries of traffic and sanita- - planted Rd(h bowl is six fret in dlimeter. tlon systems the public park has be-- 1 while the column are five feet square eom one of the essential features of at lhe bottom and fou- - feet ,Uc.re toward the top Tbe ae lighted the modern American cit It is no, limj-- ' on ea h nh four hip longer looked upon as a luxur) fnr'Ucbed 1i t beneath thr how every man. woman and chid is fully new er'ince $4 20 aware of the benef ts of the recreation, rw band I ea-r- was- em-'r-r- u ei i m lie c u f a f tot far a Htr com- Alindful of this T A b the th it ui former meup' mission 1 devoting its energies and a po w tC nd tudf band sanl wh t'i reasonable part of the municipal rev e- ur ding boa id Iv uir g th nues to the development of public quale of tne old g ard Hand tne co ff More alien- - the i ew strucure the parks and piavgrounds of whth tion is being paid to parks yearh, and ig m keep ng w h thedesign surroundings although bait Lake has not as Urge a was grcatlv reduced Witn this impark area as many large American) provement the must he hand its activities are being directed certs can te heard die ret v f jr a very In the right direction heretothan TUih greater distance Perhaps the most Important accom fore in pushment park development work A beautlfj! epof was created In the during the past year was the foj mat ' norMiwi s ern p irt of the park of City Creek park north ofthe tcTmle the Tower part of beautiful ( i Creek a ear or two ago th s was a lo In canyon the vear the Early reg'on e Urel unimproved J mission b resolution formal ca t Is one cf the men beuulfuJ dd ed this propeny as a public park and Today of the has been last Arbor day saw the initial planting pkt wi'h beaut fill shrubbery and lan'ed of trees Next Arbor dav the pirk jhardwood tres Wak have been laM will be dediribd with appr pnatei(Ut edged b a growth of green TWs was postpone! oneberV ard Iri the center ts a pretty pool that development work might feurroundng a tm us'and overhung jear w Hows and other varie take plai e in the mean time ,th Creek park will be a pleasure tie weeping Beautiful flower beds of trees dly It is a natural parkja)0 have been set out pot unexcelled land-1 lends to and itself site, Thfe southeast corner rvf the park, easily Muhin tw'o mle of the! heretofore unimprov ed has ben plant scaping heart of the city, it la a canyon of un- - 9 j, leaving onir the extreme souh s de usual natural beautv not surpassed t0 xe Improved next rear This y any of the surrounding cantons 'ready has been plowed and prepared Aside from its picturesque attractive-- ! jfor early planting Plans also have ness. City Creek is of unuuarinterest jeen completed for the planting of a from an historic standpoint It was sunken garden immedutelv to the west sunken-whth recreation retread of the- pifmeersi-rtiyreen hotrsr "trf TXe khTd-rts settie44h4s va44ey and from ttre wrty" rtry be matted was the stream obtained will his part of the wet, sparkling water which made poble the firstff an eoMs f beautiful fowers ll U The first grist1 ranged Itt nrtieMcraised- in I tab one ha f acr of established in Utah was built approximated this canton hy President Bngham grnund The border- - oi walk- - wtl be Young The site of this mill s one of edged bv ornamental hrubliv while the most interesting pieces of tenory the general scheme of th I n nt re - plot d tn in the cnon as is ako the f iunda foim a sort of ia h non of the old bowei where di tm ttics j, ls iitenld i sp k had their Inception in Salt Iak vai ev garden ore of the m erriwnsl 4 u ua n rk The foundation still stands and on it pp0t q in the wh.c 1 ci a w i bnnd h deal an n constructed has been rtl nted at gb jiu stand This Hnd mark will ever tand ored I'gw- - aKo wi. be ulMikI Me un-,rmule as a monument to recr",f on the ry c d .llcb was mopnlz'n pjsV g g b uf pdiwiuCe par tins no made who toilers great, The grenhnus wer rnov the hard to iated and a new bon hou alld city possible f i I iu f f oir f4be lruteUnff Va4r Sup4vr aing ' w 'r In the irtcre-- t of the devcopment 15nn, hl;h of the loer five milts of the ram on ,n ie.r ih f open Into a public park wh il is known a r f ASIDE the school the Stae Ti r ground ing to present pans, nnce it wa at the time uf the world war Orphans Home and lav Nurerv an i New the house the of playtree By Neighborhood grown truneplanung from other ptrk, the development ha ground were established thin vear at the fair ground an J the Ensign been exceediriglyiHpid !n fo.ct improvements have been accomplished in school and new swimming pools wr two ears that it would have taken built at the Ensign and Washington nature vars to have done Pines, school Playgrounds will be estabspruce and hardwood treen have been lished in th wi ring at the Lber jdarv a e now be ng m i transplanted bv the ecore lawns were school ana for the new Douglas schuu PA-- g planted ard aUo hrubs rounit! The obi gitew av w hit h w a removed borne itort of plavgrounds wid be from iAotrv park when the new n prop rtv wnn h e nai built wa Installed at the provided rf t vear nd le ci owr between entrance to 1erahipg ond Eighth south irou an Twelfth and park I Thirteenth st stieei. adjoining t Suifiir House Pai k Thirteenth L t r ervmr Big reutH were accomplished at This g ouri wih be for tooug the new fcugar House park ste this gan courses tais winter it having ear The lower part tf the site wa been leveed ,ml craned proprriv planted ana a large amount of good1 L nder the direc i M s suvL haoled in for p anting n xt iar t pa grounds supIwo comfort stations weie buut aL a ervisorb e i r t t winizf p Jias eome t. be con ot IbOO and shills and an impottiri ( the il s hardwood trees were planted The aa,ixiiL ot cr4bk whs Tmed with cohhtes "from 'he board of44Foua,h elucu.or he efforts of Eleventh East street for a distant e ot the schoo and n t tne are ci'v approximate lv buu jards in places it which a so j true of equip wras cemeiited to the guard again grass and f'ower bed- being washed ment Rw in rn n j e rt p q uVr f a' out This p irk though sm ill prtkj-lar- i Of the j djf.r Uli woiK iae suint at the entrance has b n d een of the p v into one of the prettiest re- and there ar now ortth equipped pool treats in the cu It waa atromze i ground were in Uh ontanUy throughout the to a very deided extent durirg the summer months lummir nionths A new pool wa buiU at loneer The boilevard rarmne 6 0M 3s re. k unjou and imp- park at a co of through (. lt s Mvl at Ila grounds ing around oi to lever, h aven - wa mai Hatred in an exiiW,t Movmg y (tires weie exhiSei to the road g oiled reguzcht) condition, 103 00ft person at tl e The citj thi year leased to the dunng the even ngs Theplavgrounds f m ued Country club the 600 acre of prop- were largelv educational with a imxv is romedie The plaTounri were pa- - Ta ultimate intended for a erty park, It lemporari use by the tronized on a much larger scale than club was deemed an advisable undtr- - ever before rj The pievg-oun- d 0 ebtldretr stage Hki2IL!n beOeveE a fm proved without wijl including fie co., to the Taceint Of Kecreailon wftih vr ls munlcip.iiitv The lease is fo- - a period or 30 vears dtkged Aug Ir Wj the most pre from April i 3 2tt. d tentious and brfllmnt affair of i' Kind he cJub a Mem ,nd to cH wh ch the department ha attemptel ooo The i'ageant of the B ind a so was pend lloo v improving the exfJusive of the cot ot theproper-tthe E.berlj ptrk i water rendered at the svstem before April J l o, stu len h rf the stute Before i rxt April behoof for the and I n i tho,. uj, Preed o (prn A summer cm p was i ainf ud i t)'' Ihs is he ng ued fr- P Mt for at Air in IuUv a much of wliidi was gin n4I:orl' von ind one for bo s immer I Jn J u Coi c r '?nw " le.linc of jnthpluties ihe w oo canv on On be r i tore oi uiu i.rojiort) at four p!ag ou'i d an sf.,rvj U !n' f,la,a for nSntln Jzej r ,h.p I'iTf dranii'ic x ubs were also organ re! prlf roi rso hirh I Outdoor taeebiJl wan piafd on 1U diamond i fmn pt ..ring In tli P,pnt the Warm springs liatfis f, ) ,h, ft vcrj-ntrj.uipc'1 f prrhe r n -- ti" n 7,nrpnir.th(. ci.m- r jr es o tnvi us of ne new v a i rppprvp.1 r,Eh! to Th s in proen ( nt s mg un ler-leni o! r orVK.rhp'','n.' V r th or f jf iLlvi Peri.d SMft nifundi j TWrHRWWftie br5?!, K two en r lie affair and fr ince Mi hi notice and tv tne park departn en? at the 'a,up nf m.prn,;,,,,;, Green left r f ve beemn hi " hp rlol) t Iip d g th. !p1Sp riln, ill p ff hp Jrt av Jui s it Mon owr ihf W irm pary thp im -- r. -- r M en-tia- Mt i pa-ki- a Lha--lcti- 1 n ton-verte- j be-r- al-b- o e numermis-tnurnamen- - -- oov-mi- de-4e- m,r v . -- 1 -- o- f'! r , .f la' , k -- "o1 - (tas s. - - ";r ir v 11 r ii OH , of hardwood verleuee were .he'rlv - of th. en- th- Previou-- j Arbor Mo.,rof ml rove -. tto-- i of A he i.mler , t rtepnvtment tho , om.nc H Crabbe commissioner of parks and nums are p K R K.mbomne public proprtv,-unm t!uS, park ,.r uperlntfind.ent :nf park., cleared tho 1.(,1Urr ,Uri,ir'rne cumm.'f ind bruah of prepared are lt ground that th pir . Ih. r- fr rh . 1 1 im-m- J- )the pi jet ( i in rnvcuts if the , ar i aly - tl e ci ovM'mt ery Wil revert 'o the fr3 n w I alt hull t ( au The wh ch I f,r ho.,rfhf p h( h have been i awo A e p f ii mjIctHl t hojcf p, I t oil perzer arihitfds uil prop iomputd5 11 t . . . .irjolnin? iuo I.. about 62 7o 0 ift Tin nM a f h is e n a awaided fir on thi rvitMc1 111 o p.' t t , !hp w ri.pr .p,o on . dJktfs totftpp, stner ihire rrP t rm il 11!. bp tc four firds avniial eiiM,e mr.rovernp.iu .vhiU. U CO l mrt to b j T?( fo e he sj f i e q s Z o , ,j tm e ,n, tn it mo icv f ni n xt I expected ij ir s 5 11 i u U j wi lil Dft ,, -1 te 'Im ecrut ji e p( ss .0 , 1, UI f . h "'"1.1 w 1 id r h nit n if e lu the tir' rpi IP Pn pr w m k ff the ting Th u mu y to prgim 'lwliflwlfpdf ImjMp,) i e f j be u f th s ru l(ie tf vj ' 11 s j u d alp I- .- v, j to funi ! 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II ' p ne Uanakeh-Ji-- o Vh dimr wt i w dr t ' u ' '"fl .ID I p Tbp ir 11 . .. tm wa- - A" .! .1 - , It , at .at 1 114 in ,n in, u vftHs-tnr W rrrd p f e 1 res The hub lt riin f". pmpjiiin,, tViP,n ln) , I Ma-it- .e v imme-creati- a-- 1 os pr.p ..1; re-u- J r' "r n,n i, mother ,hemelv planted a number "i the bvi wet-be- , of tree in memory of the honored f,ePn would have cut them trifle be.aiise dead to the s.wer and Almost every tree pi tnted t h it dnv up Improvements svstems also aie planned for bear a tag dedicating it In the lionor water comb g jear of eome soldier, sailor or marine who the oo li lidding New The occasion itself fought In the war wan dedicated to the participants of Ferh ips the lirgo-- t single contema a plated improvement however, Is a the war and will forever stand I'nmts, sore pronr w zoo building memorial to their sacr.fice Future development of this park, vided in the last bond - le, and the however, depends in a large meas ire strm lure jilanned will cost In thean adequate neighborhood of $100 Odd The laberaipon the provision Is of water supply. This one of the things ty park zoo h.s become a prftentnus which must be given at'ention during instmtlou Num.rous additions were j made during the p vst car in hiding the coming year Also It Is planned The hone to build n open air theatre for enter- - tBO i.ons and twobuff-rlsortA dedicatlngi were obtained from a circus, and one talnment of various largest this to the memory of the pioneers l0f them Is known as one of the d are The Jde uf the cam-oan(j n,,,st perfect ppeclmens ln In a building In grase and shrubs and many lv Thev arc housed bouse where will be the planted more trees Hocrt adjoining Alice e.ephant makes her Jicme A tied are to be established and other prnLese ventenee which will transform thebT-ja- e vafPefy of w ibl animats arc in the n to-b- park of unusual !':;v T oo, which ts rapid!) becoming v 1 the center of Interest for tourists visiting utility re- - the park It w 1.1 not tie long before It Id creating th park the city Salt of the (s one of the finest oos In the west. cdved the which placed leike Real Estate board, Pioneer Park. Itaelf equarely behind the proposition. At Pioneer park thre were planted Other Parks Improved. 50 spruce and pine trees 40 hardwood A vast amount of Improvement work trees and about 25d shrubs This park at the V& don6 faring the car completely ImprcveU ana liu large-krAt Lihtrty park My been converted ino a playground other park bereral blip Improvement wereaied At KWermd park numerous Im-t- o Comrrt!wioner provement wee made They bv completion includ-Crabb- who took enTrt -- ne pwrkd aTirnrhvm rn j.r ,1' it capilv-plante- public '' .if i A nmrr wh i .place Into hjs 'ft r k'aifl in, rfbu ' I g "I w link, of on ' . ' HKI odd i v t ,nl re weir I t U"TI bs Jn t 4 u n. inff r f r munh ipaf goifjftie work 63ft non T istib!Mng hP id. Tbe com,, uaon M , . marW, "n th,s during h room r.tirlmi. ard b.k.-- i irg ,i trte f' Jmv r l su, fr ?! a i hat Enin 4He t I I and 'ht tfvr otlipr p I,.,,,, i hird?,ai no J.oyo - I . ej 4 - ; , 1 , j r,io"5cs addition to hplng top sexinri a home. I It is of brick rons'ii.i. n n and its Plutgn.und reserntdes sotn. w hat that In addition to ,hp pia)erounde arrhitciturp I a i hand r untune nt the c t parks and the of acou'-et The nt' a small addition i v Central pta Kiamnds at toond East fo Tire teimteri Unit) ear- - It is a plot-o- f and bemnd otrtl.thefe at now land- lSrhy at the Whittier of the sextons home This ha lr In 1 Jr high. Washington, River- north side. Ensign, Emerson and Edison (Continued on page eight) Iiushp.s of grain and otatopa ht ng - . . te m!cpan- ! T'1f im s ,r nnrfPry i, p) lunjoll " Th jo ,vip p mplplon on ..Mi t, , ' oe! .tu.fj'p V on,.) x on r n IV uw, hpw k 'iltn'li. nn ' f" 'n' C. 'v Thi .Jhee Plata i .he-- . tm.J T- v nbou-,.ibou AAA nd inMud 4Mrvetel tsg rtf ,UH fhf-j TTTrght, the departmarltlis beTnnink of imlawns and planting: of additional year, one of ttis most noticeable A rftimber of trees heda laYge aha U the new main entrance jer at Ninth South and Sixth Eat streets. Next yaar It i proposed to enlarge thrt The old gateway wa removed and the park by the purchase of ground to the This Action, it pointed out entrance made almost double its pre-- i north extnd-thejsaTh. since ft tWTegaraUXnafliTiaTTirtoftrijcMAo Vioua mldUv. At aUher aideandct-- j would T7ft - rnr line and TnaReil much more ccs the propfrom back a feet few ting It I not proposed to park the tmg throng h IVr-hlI'arlo center might prov erTy Ilna a Heavy, artlsMc column or slbV and would entail the con artificial granita waa erected On the section lying wxt of tho Jordan The new vest a.le park elte, situated . ' 0ft fto Too-- s n - onn $- ? , , n,a,r n n.d sl , 5a buiThei'if 11, X. Cp 1 1 .i a larg flpgbpf Tim)iov during the ear Thle park will h. known as the 1 ershing park, acrord 1 Lafatt. I v- -- r?-t- f - 4 4 fcss.a. UDopsj rMrT |