Wichita eagle., 1886-12-14
AT LAST.
The Place for the Weary Called the "City
Park Is Donated. Its Natural
Advantages,

! For some time one of the favorite topics
for our city philosophers has been a city
park. The cry for such a public blessing
has been loud and long For some time the
/ scheme for supporting what was termed a
crying need has been working. The pro
! jectors or the scheme have never mounted to
the housetops TO proclaim it aloud. but on
the contrary used persuasion and every
other means to keep it safe from the public
ear.
| As will be seen from the description of the
! land donated for the park in the council pro-
ceedings, Chrisholm creek has its mean
dering course through the sight pro-
posed. It's banks several feet
| higher than high water mark.
are lined with the grand old elms and several
other kinds of attractive trees In addition
to this pleasing and highly attractable fea-
ture of the site proposed is an artificial for
est which is located near the middle of the
tract and embraces over five acres. The
trees in this stand close together, and in the
leafy season, when parks are in demand, the
ground is completely shaded. This is looked
upon as beautiful site for public summer
afternoon meeting. The ground back from
the creek is high and looked upon as being
highly suited to the purpose for which it has
been offered.
Those who are acquainted with the land
seem to think that it was not hard
for those who owned it to conclude that it
L. g.,
They seem to think that stranger just pass
ing along for the first time should acquire
some such suspicious. Nature seems to have
expended so much on the location in making
it to suit the purpose conceived by the do
matters that a mere glance brings to view
these many superior touches.
The location is one and one-half miles
south of Douglas avenue on Hydraulic. The
street car line at present runs near it, and of
course can easily be extended to the en-
trance. The Santa Fe road runs hard by
and a station to accommodate the park can
be placed within short distance The IA
cilities for reaching it can, it seems, with
little expenditure, be made as good as de-
sired
When the matter became publicly known
last night many were the complimentary
words heard concerning the publcspirited
gentlemen who had made the donation. Mr.
Henry Schweitor gave the north twenty
acres, and the syndicate who lately purchas-
ed the Reiser farm stepped forward with the
adjoining south twenty acres. By private
subscription for improving the ground,
over $1,000 has already been raised.
This amount it seems can largely be increas-
ed and Will be. As planned a drive will be
made around the park together with several
cross drives which will be supplied with
bridges for crossing the cheerful stream
that meanders through it over half a mile
The abundant shade furnishes a desirable
spot for a Sunday retreat whore the news
paper containing lengthy effort, such as
Growers last, can be read without half the
mind planted on q corner lot.
The money being raised for identifying it
viii be expended this winter and spring.
gentleman said yesterday that in all
great cities the most costly residences were
to be found near the parks. This he thought
would ne no exception. The location of the
park there would tend to draw fine houses to
that point and greatly enhance property in
that section.