Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29
oOlnions Of Those Who Reside
Near the Mouth Of City Creek
WHAT GOV. WELLS SAYS.


ar, iaea Of turning the pretty hollow
=, the entrance TO city Creoy cahyo"
Ito IA public park as suggested In yes
,srt,v'a News" seems to meet with
general approval
number Of prominent people nave
teep seen who express themselves as
ts.rtily In favor Of the plan
Tho property In question with the eN-
..,tion Of small space which already
t.lgBra to the city. Is part OF tine
rr,uk Armstrong estate, ana coulu
5,,b,tess be acquired at reasonable eN-
80. IL WAS the late sir, Armstrong;
Nv, limit the spot should be converted
80 a driveway from state street 10
canyon road. but as the proposed plHh,
a. rurgcsted at the time, contempiatcI
ne closing over OF the stream Whleh
help. ~ make the beauty OF the loeal-
AZ IL ala not meet with popular APP
"21ynl The park scheme would ohvi.
40 This objection, a. the stream would
,',te one OF the natural features OF tho
uark Even should driveway uveniu-
1ly run through the hollow thvEc ~
space and material enough on eithet
riI0 10 convert this pretty entrance 20
"a canyon into miniature park,
which though small. would still be an
ortnrnsnt To- the locality, ana dollEhuul
BREATHING place for the people. should
"a more ambitious project meet Win
approval, there lies Just opposite the
vntorfall that ends the canyon, part OF
tbs hollow, a space of some three or
four acres which already belongs TO the
civ. and ID can be seen how easily the
t,r1 might be Joined into a beautiful
canyon pnrk-a rustic bridge across the
stream and such other picturesque con-
trlysuraa az might suggest themselves
uHfNHN nTUHNmfNmm TNMa
u8nable means for such achievement
There seems IA fact no reason why TINS
double project should not be carried
out ua the city has not expended 20
much upon It's parks ua 90 make the
rrhanc eXtruvugant. No other locality
In the city affords such inducement Ia
Inc way % scenic material, while the
cool canyon breeze which ~ constant
glerient OF attraction In the vicinity
would make the place doubly nppropN-
ate as a summer park. The spot 10 AN
Inevitable site for such purpose. and u
IL argued that 1t is only just to let the
present generation of citizens have the
benefit VI the convenience.
The following nru some VI the NUM-
Der OF people who have expressed thcm-
selves In favor OF the enterprise.
Governor Woils-it seems to be u good
suggestion. Too many breathing places
for the people cannot be provided. The
city founders laid out q number OF pub
lie squares about the city for park pur-
poses, but an OF these. excepting pio-
ncer Square. have been absorbed for
other purposes, number Of years
ago. 1 remember. the question was
agitated OF closing Canyon road from
81 intersection with State street TO the
nrst bridge and making street along
the course of the nqucduct which would
be- wider and straighter. but the idea,
believe. was abandoned Tor the rcas
son that the land which embraced the
Identical parcel now proposed TO be
| like the park idea. and think II should
be accomplished.
Cen hna. s. Burton-I think the sug-
Pestion an excellent one.
Spencer Cluwson-l am decidedly In
favor Of devOtlng any portion OF the
public lands 10 park purposes. especial
~ that piece where city Creek enters
the aqueduct on north state street
Geo. -, Pyper-i am heartily In favor
81 parking the city's land In the mouth
of city creek canyon In fact the
records OF the city Council will show
that these lands are already dedicated
Tor park purposes But 1 also think
the strip ~ land south of Dr. Parks
premises should be opened Tor an en-
trance 20 the canyon. II IL the natural
way knowing that the property WIS
already dedicated To park purposes, |
have wondered why the city did not az
least plant few trees along the creek,
they would take care OF themselves.
by ull means, establish the park In "a
few years IL will be a beautiful resort
Bishop Walter Beattie-l am In favor
% turning every available place into
public parks The people need them
and should have them, ! think eventu-
ally Agricultural Park win be given TO
that use; n ~ too small for It's present
Al "a that locality
should have that space for park. The
little nook at the commencement OF
Canyon Road II the very place FOR n
park Tor that locality.
W. G., Spence-lt is a good idea. The
spot would make a beautiful park. IL
"a one NJ those places which nature has
already provided with scenic material,
and with very little Improvement
could be made an ornament to the city,
d W, james, am heartily In favor
OF the idea, and think the city should
provide many such places FOR the peo-
ple ! am tax payer and should be
klAl 10 have some OF the money de-
voted 10 such uses. The spot at the
mouth Of city Creek canyon would
make beautiful park,
Isaac A. Claytun-The scheme II an
excellent one and should be carried out,
There cannot be too many such breath
hg places. Salt Lake n deficient IN
hs respect. nearly all other cities of
NE same size being better supplied
WIN public parks, The spot suggest
"a would be an excellent one for the
purpose
IT, stanley Clawson--I am heartily
lh favor " the project, There n no
reason why the place should not be
turned into park.
Robert Patrick. Councilman from |
t"ulth prcclnct-l am In favor OF hav-
lhg parks wherever they can be placed, |
lhe city has too Few parks, and should |
nave ~ many as possible.
hudgcr Clawaon-l am very much In !
lhNnr OF a small public park In that |
portion OF the city where city Creek !
eul'F7 the ncqucduct on north State |
hue.L II would be vast Improve |
m,li on the present condition OF the |
public land In that vicinity.