The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-22
Efforts al the Progressive A>SOCiO-
tina Are Successful,
c, w. SuIvrLEY rnE LEADER
Donates Five Nrc, AdiOiniuq Mater Works
-aud Sells Additional Ground ou taSy
TermN \ Rec TIA


Tho deal has been closed by the FRO
grcsSlvc Association
Twelve acres. lying immediately south.
aud adjoining the reservoir have been So
rurrd hy the association ana In Il very
short time the bvauurling ~ the site will
begin
Last evening at the regular meeting NJ
the Astoria Progressive Commercial As
sociation, thr special park committee ~.
ported that Mir G. W Sbiyclcy and wife
had offered tn donate i've acres NJ land
adjoining the city water works rvscr oir
On the south to be- used as u public park.
provided the association purchased seven
additional and adjoining acres. The sum
named FOR the seven acrcS wHS SS,N pay
able tn ten yearly iustallmcnts without
interest The 1dvisahllity og accrptlng
Mr. and Mrs Shlyrlvy's proposition was
discussed FOR brief time the opinion
seeming to prryun that the otrr WAS a
most liberal one
Upon hcing put To "a vote the proposition
was unanimously accepted.
And thus it Is. that In few short
weeks. the park that has been talked and
dreamed nf for YEARS. has been brought
10 life. as it wcrr. hy the uutiring efforts
of the Progressive Association Its work
has been made easy however hy the IN.
cral and puhlic-spiritrd manner TN which
Mr. and Mrs Shyrlry have met them.
The site for the now park Is without
doubt the most beautiful as we'll as suit.
able one within the city limits and ls
tiou of the city adjoining the reservoir
which is already paradisc nt itself Tho
summit of the hin commands a magnln'
cent panorama ~ mountain. plain, river
and ocean. South is iupng's River with
the dark-blu, ot saddle Mountain To- thc
back ground West one looks lar out
across NuIng's hay and Clnuop Plains
where the old Puclh' can De- distinctly
seen. The ughtship IS ia plain view, and
almost any bright day outward and IN
ward bound craft that gn to make mp the
[ Ilfe of this busy port. can be- seen without
/ the aid of glass. Nature has done much
more to make this spot an ideal one ror a
resting place and play ground Tor tho
children Great giants of the forest are
sull standing on the eastern slope NJ the
Ihlt ,,d NJ ~. y,r, has, M, ,h. s,,th
,,. b.i,h,s me-, r,iry,r,1 In tb, smooth
and nl,ril waters NJ m, b,y. II il hpt a
moments run from the summit To a brau-
tIful sandy beach where bathing and
boating can be- enjoyed
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