Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-03
UNION PARK.
New Pleasure Resort for the Citizens of
st. Paul.


A New Pleasure Resort for the Citizens of
st. Paul.
Situated on University avenue, with the
southwest line skirting the tracks of the street
line railroad, and midway between this city
and Minneapolis is tract of land, which, for
undulating swell of dale and upland cannot
be excelled for picturesque beauty within
many miles of st. Paul. Parks have been
sensibly described as the lungs and vital
breathing powers of city, and in pleasure
resorts of easy and Immediate access to the
people, st. Paul has been notably deficient.
Such resort has been projected at the
charming grounds, of which an inadequate de-
scription has been intimated in the above A
few weeks since Messrs. Hermann Grote and j.
g. Hinkel conceived the idea of establishing a
pleasure resort within few miles of the city,
which could be reached at any and all hours of
the day, and which combined natural beauty
and attractions with the conveniencies of the
city.
With view of establishing such resort
they purchased tract of land containing
twenty-five acres of ground situated as above
indicated. 1t is designed to put large force
of men at work and Union park will be form
ally opened, with appropriate exercises, on the
4th of next July. The grounds are all that
can be desired; they abound in foliage, sylvan
In order to inspect the grounds and with the
view of seeking desirable location for the
rendezvous of the st. Paul Schutzenfest, a
number of the members vitited the park yes
>t9rday morning. 1t was un derstood that il
satisfactory, sufficient space would be given
the club to construct a house and arrange a
target for practice. The party, consisting of
about TWENTY-FIVE we'll known citizens. met at
Grote's Tivoli, at o'clock yesterday morning.
where one of Cooks four horse omnibuses,
with several carriages, were on hand to con-
vey the party to the grounds.
Among those present were the following well
known gentlemen:
G. H. Lineau, A. Scheffer, W. Rs Burkha rt
| g. Son, Herman Grote, John G. Hinkel, Louis
Hauser, o. G. Mecklett, A. johnson, Cory, Dl
| Stein, DR.. Auler St. Louis; Ct. Hermann. VIM.
Bircher, Geo. Seibert. D. Wohlfard, Jacob Hin.
| kel, John Pfster, Geo. Wenz, August Tillman
Joseph Machofky.
Afte1Ea delightful and exhilerating ride over
| the prairie, the party reached their destination
where they were shown the manifold attrac-
| tions of the grounds by the proprietors.
The visitors were delighted with the prospect
and after inspecting the grounds appropriate
addresses were made by Messrs. Scheffer and
| Linean in which the proprietors we're con-
graduated on the excellent site. and the sym
pathy and cooperation of all present were ex
tended to the project. vote of thanks was
rendered the latter by Mr.. Scheffer, who made
glowing reference to the possibilities for goo6
that might arise from the establishment of th'
park.
The party were shown an admirable range fo
target practice, which extends from beautiful
knoll to the opposite side of a ravine, a range
of 200 yards. The hesubject will come up at the
meeting of the club tomorrow evening and i
is probable that Union park will be selected as
the permanent rendezvous. By the time it il
roadv for the Duhlic IL is exDected that th
Short Line road will'ru ten trains each way
per day, and the round trip will not exceed 2
or 25 cents. handsome station will be con
structed on the grounds.