Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-18
EDITORIAL.

where peopie eau baAS
afternoon or evenings is a means oi
enjoyment, pleasure, health'a1d innO
cent amusenlent and recreation
There is now no suburban resort ID
the shape Of park or pleasure resort
and the yast majority Of people are
M, able to 90 TO the seashore or
,,ouotalos for fresh air. The JOUR
Nal. was pleased to hear Of an effort
to build a pleasure resort out oeyono
MorninvsIde addition. There j
natural scenery, elevation, shade oi
forest. and water for an artificial iake
not half mile beyond Morningsioe'
The electric railway would have to Oe
made broad gauge track from tne
southern Pacific depot grounds Ihe
truck would have TO be extended l"
the park, perhaps mile Of track 10
all It would cost the company about
5000 or 5000 TO build the extension
and construct and enclose the PARK
and beautify IL. The work could Dc
done by July /, and the cars run
there. But the time is slipping away
and IL anything is done TO secure
mark extension for Morningside II
nust be doue soon, in fact at once.
There are no doubt other park sites
that the electric company can secure.
while IL is hardly fair 70 set otner
localities TO bidding against Morning
side. there Is a beautiful location To-
wards Liberty, and the people out
that way are starting TO talk park
line extension. There is no doubt
hut that as fine location can be Sc
cured, on high ground, with a view OF
the five greatest snowpeaks In the
world visible from one point OF View
IL makes little difference 70 the peo-
pie OF the city what direction they
ride out OF the city for fresh air out
ing. The elevation TO which they are
carried makes q great deal OF dif-
ference. The view 10 be had
from the elevation TO which peo-
pie are carried for five cents
is also important. The people on the
South Salem line and out towards
Liberty are keen to get park line ex-
tension. The line out TO the cemetery
is already a broad guage line and Is
a paying line. IL would not cost nearly
so much 10 construct park line as an
extension OF the South Salem line as
To rebuild the line TO Morningslde.
The people OF Mornlngslde ought to
have the broadgauge cars run out
through their addition and beyond.
As we are Informed. the electric line
company asks a donation OF thirty
acres OF land and the right OF
way, In consideration for which they
propose TO build the line broad gauge
and build and enclose the park, equip
the line with first-class cars and put
on the extra open-air park cars re-
qulred for such a line~-in all inYoly-
ing an outlay Of about $1,000, and
ensuring Mornlngside with a first
class car service. The company says
the present MorningsIde line does not
pay operating expenses, within seY-
eral dollars a day. 1t is To be hoped
that land fora park can be secured,
II not at Mornidgside then somewhere
else.
We know that times are hard and
money is not easy To lget, but we be-
lleve better times are in store for the
people OF Western Oregon. We be-
lleve park and park line to some
elevated spot would become a desir-
able recreation resort and that IL
would prove profitable TO the COM
pany and the suburb where II would
be located. IL Is TO be hoped the
property owners and the railroad COM
pany can come 10 some mutual agree
ment in time so that the park line
may be built aud operated this year,
We believe Il would be enjoyed and
approximately the fifteen thousand
residents OF this city. We believe 1t
would afford them a breathing place,
and pure and harmless pleasures at
small expense. While the few can