Show CAPITOL HILL we ve ture to say that not one half of the people of salt lake city are aware of the transformation that has been wrought on what used to be called arsenal hill since the city gave and the territory accepted a tract of land on that sightly bench for capitol capito I 1 grounds the to show what ania abl has bag cost coat aru artt not at hand band but bub there is oo do risk in saying atiat not one dollar of the L um lum has been misspent misspend mis spent the grounds grou nils whereon asbe future capitol nuil building oui liling ding will stand have bave been made a thing of beauty the lawns lawne mail anil terraces lerra oes are ot of the greenest and velvety the shrubs and flowering plants of the and most moat beautiful the trees and ap appointments point ments throughout of 66 he tastiest nastiest tast iest and most graceful irregularity of shape does but give greater scope for ingenuity of arrangement and while the present to Is in all respects res admirable the future may be anticipated as simply idyllic running at an angle across the flat below may be seen the last crumbling remains of the spanish wall which in the days of indian depredations completely encircled the city and the contrast be tween the old and the new is fruitful of meditation and hopeful tb thought ought the view of broad valley winding river silent lake and snow clad mountains is at once a feast for mind and eye and a source of renewed gratitude for the good Uness of the land we inhabit it is to be hoped that in the near future the capitol grounds may be thrown open to the public to the end that the broad driveways and pleasant walks may be enjoyed from closer acquaintance we understand that such a move has been favorably con soldered by those having the matter in charge and that as soon as the flowering plants shall have taken on their belated coloring the gates will be unlocked tibia this decision is to be applauded public property deserves to be appreciated in other ways than from the outside of a high iron fence no matter how bow ornamental |