The herald., 1897-03-14
Official Visit Of Inspection to
EIysian Park
THREE HUNDRED MEN BUSY
The Boulevard Is Already Beginning to
Take Shape
Subscriptions Still Coming In-An Intereste
Visitor-Competent Women
Find Work

One might read columns of newspaper
description Of the work being done by
the army of 81 workers in Elysian park
without getting an adequate conception
Of its significance both to the people oi
this city, who are to enjoy its beneficial
results in future, and especially to those
who have the privilege of welding pick
and shovel.
BY courtesy of F. w. Wood of the Los
Angeles Railway company. a private
car was placed at the disposal of the
executive committee of the relief and
park fund, and at o'clock yesterday
afternoon every seat was occupied by
prominent citizens and officials, who had
assembled at the rooms of the Mer-
chants ard Manufacturers association
to make tour of inspection at Elysian
park The gentlemen on board were
Mayor NJ. p. Snyder, President of Coun-
Gil Herman Silver, Councilmen Fred l..
Baker, L. NJ. Grider, E. L. Hutchison,
2. d. Mathuss and f. NJ. Nickel, Fore
man Of Grand Jury Sherman Washburn,
Grand Juryman Fred W. Stein, Bishop
George Montgomery, Rev. John Gray,
DIR. c. c. Mclean and Rev. VIII A.
Knighten, representing the interests of
the church; Park Commissioner w. IL.
Workman. Engineers Fred Eaton and
H. ,Hawgood, Directors p. P. Daniel n.
B. Blackstone, Fred E. Fay, John A.
Kingsley, r. W. Burnham and ]. G.
Chamberlain of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association, Gen. Charles
Forman of the general committee, II. E.
Dewey, president of Council of Labor;
Charles A. Sexton of Pasadena, Banker
f. c. Howes, Merchant L. Harris Paul
H. Blades and A. H. Naftzger. The par
ty was under the escort of Judge Chas.
Silent and Secretary VIM. H. Knight of
the executive committee. o. I. john
son and II. Jevne drove to the grounds
in a buggy.
Arrived at the scene of operations, the
party was conducted by Manager Fred
Baton and Superintendent Chas. Wilde
over a portion of the new, boulevard.
where teams and scrapers are busily
eating into knoll that has to be cut
away in order to secure an even per
cent grade from the entrance to the sum-
NIT of Mount Mckinley, $40 feet above
sea level, whence a magnificent view CT
the city, the Los Angeles valley the
Sierra Madre mountains and the dis
tant sea is to be had.
There are S22 men, all working advan-
tageously, on the curves that stretch
along the hillside for nearly mile frolh
the entrance of Elysian park A portion
of the old road is being widened,
smoothed and rendered fit for carriages.
Mr Eaton took the inspectors up this
comparatively steep road and along the
ridge overlooking the blue lake of the
waterworks, embesomed among the
green hills. and below the advance
guard of the toHers were just breaking
the turf
The party clambered down the edge
of a pretty eucalyptus grove ard filed
along the narrow shelf which will be
widened into the future grand boule-
ward. The comments upon the amount
of work already done, the excellent
of the whole enterprise,
and manner IN which the men were
working. were most favorable.
One party remarked that no one could
appreciate what had been accomplished
without seeing ii, whereupon Mr.. Black
stone opired that the best results of the
work were invisible TO those present. for
II was in the homes of these poor labor
ers, where hungry mouths were being
filled ard anxious wives made hopeful.
Old men and young men-the latte.
greatly inating-Americans and
foreign born, ard a small sprinkling of
Mextcans, Indians and negroes, were to
be seen. but all had families, and each
was gladly working for others as well as
himself. Some of the young men looked
as If they had never handled roughtools
before and showed evident fatigue, bu.
appeared 10 be nerved for their work by
dire necessity, and no gentleman who
witnessed that scene could regret the
sum he had subscribed to give them the
opportunity they were using so well.
Secretary Willard of the chamber of
commerce yesterday received a check
for $50 from Mrs. Eleanor Martin, who is
stopping at the Van Nuys, saying she
takes great interest in the work being
done by the unemployed in developing
and improving the public parks of the
city" Mr.. Willard at once forwarded
the contribution to Secretary knight for
the relief and park fund
A very touching case of self-sacrifice
was that of a business man in this city
who had planned a trip to Mount Lowe
with his wife. Noticing the account of
the needy workers in Elysian park. and
that others were anXiously waiting for
work, the ind-hearted couple declared
that that trip can watt and sent a
check for $3.50 to the relief fund after
figuring out the cost.
The subscription lists at the mercan-
tile and manufacturing esta blishments
are being gradually made up and will be
reported as soon as completed. Some
OF the banking institutions were visited
yesterday and the Los Angeles National
headed subscription list with $100 and
others will report next week.
The relief committee of the Merchants
ard Manufacturers association havin;,
the matter of the unemployed in charge
desire TO call the attention of the public
and especially of the farming comnnun-
tty, orchardists, and surrounding towns.
to the fact that they would gladly as
stst in supplying them with good labor
0fs and some mechanics if desired.
Among the great number of unempoy-
Cd who have applied for work are many
worthy and desirable men, single ones.
who will be glad 10 accept permanent
places, and If those in need of help will
apply to the committee great pains will
be taken to fill any requests made The
committee would like very much to find
permanent employment for at least a
Part of the men who have applied for
work.
Wcrx Found for Women
The ladies at work in the woman's
labor bureau think they will be able 20
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