The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-28
NURsERYMEN.


Every nurseryman in the city and
county will contribute his share and
surplus trees, and it will repay them
as an advertisement. People through
out the city will contribute their surplus
trees and set them out themselves.
Every man. woman and child in this
city now, and those who will come
hereafter. are interested in the water
question. City creek has and will have
to supply the water for this city. The
snow falling in the winter and melting
in the summer makes that supply. Now,
if that snow is shaded and protected
from the sun and wind in the spring,
it will be slower in melting, and will
longer supply the springs during the
summer.
The men employed to watch the wa
terworkS could be employed to plant
out trees and water them. The irrigat-
ing could be done during the high wa
tiers in the spring. The water thus used
would sink and strengthen the springs
in great part. During the hot months,
and for a short season, the irrigating
could be done at night. The prisoners
of the city and county could be used in
planting trees and working the roads.
PIONEER SQUARE.
Pioneer square, after the Temple
city and should have been made into a
park long ago. This block could be
beautified in this wise. There are
plenty of people who would lease small
portions for flower gardens, vegetable
gardens and nurseries A pat could be
prepared and each person so leasing be
required to plant so many trees and
hedge fronting the sidewalk, according
to specification, in lieu of rent. This
lease should be made for a term of
years, so as to justify good people in
leasing. A hall of relics should be built
when the money can be had. A space
in the center of the block should be
left for a miniature fort similar to the
old one. This should be the place for
any and all monuments to the great
men of Utah. Some day there will come
along a rich man. who will want to do
some public good and leave a fund TO
build a monument to the pioneers, or
a hall of relics of pioneer days. Men
have done these things in other coun-
tries and cities. They will do so here.
Let us give them the foundation on
that square. This block belongs to the
people and should be so kept.
THE UNIVERSITY BLOCK.
The University square was given to
the territory by the city, and il was
stipulated in the deed that the grounds
should be beautified, but they are yet
as they were received, in a very untidy
condition. What is the matter with
the professors and students? They
ought to do something. Why don't they
observe ArbOr day and plant and
transplant trees? I can assure the
young men that it will be great pleas
ure, when they become old. to see in
the place that gave them their educa-
ton a tree planted by them in youth.
and to feel that they had &. hand in
identifying those grounds, as we'll as
the city.
ADORN YOUR PREMISES.
Spring is here. Let us ,beautify our
own premises. and thereby beautify our
great Salt Lake City. Let the owners
go out in the morning and take a look
at their premises. Take a special look
at the fence. If it needs painting paint
it; or. if whitewashing. whitewash it.
If it is dilapidated. remove it. as there
are no longer any cattle running at
large to bother you. If you think that
you must have a fence have as good
a one as your neighbor. but l would
say plant rosebushes and evergreens as
fences and flowers instead of that diIap-
idated pile of rubbish that you now
have. The city of Greeley has no
fences at all, yet it is one of the hand /
sCmest places that 1 ever saw.
Arbor day will be on April 10. On 1
that day everybody is expected to plant .
a tree; so let all the good people of 1
Salt Lake go up City Creek canyon and /
plant one each. or as many as they |
are able to. Make it a good day; make |
it day, of all days, to build a monu-
ment to yourselves. Let the teachers /
Of all the schools set the example Let
every preacher, every bishop, every /
teacher teach the Young how TO do good
by causing two trees to grow where
there was none before.
Let all sing of the old tree that will !
shelter you and me.
Il. ]. FAUST.