Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-24
OUT DOOR
ART WORK.
lmerican Park and Out Door Art
Association Meeting,
ARTISTIC GARDEN CRAFT.


ratrHIl MltNlhNlf WIS hht'iiN'N ~
,t.1f one hundred park and cemetery
,ge.5utendents. members Of park COM
.'..I,rs. and others Interested In land
isape gardening
an, forenoon and evening Of each
1ty says American Gardening. were
devoted to papers and discussions re-
4ure 60 the care Of parks and other
.gbIc grounds. while for each after
sssr arrangements were made by the
Detroit Park Commissioners for visits
q me various city parks
A paper was read by Il. J. Coryoll
,asaI superintendent Of the Detroit
ptrk and Boulevard system. upon
'Iha Parks and tho People lie ud-
weed that the large parks IN particular
ih1u.l bo arranged with the idea OF
rHNIrr them attractive 20 the people,
md I'D addition 20 their establishment
am trees. Hhrubbyry and Hover beds,
boz abundance OF drinking water should
5.r.1tiied On convenient places; seats,
NInla. Fairgrounds for croquct ten-
a|F football. cricket, baseball, and other
ramos should also be provided, lakes,
am ruuvcuiouCoa Tor boating and pose
NH'y bathing would be desirable, ana,
f ,lH size Of the park warrant 10. pony
aud park phactons uid bicycles may
NHNNfAH o. INN AAANNN VT NNNNNN"H NAA'Ah
eau be- used as a shelter m case OF a
ttufm and where refreshments can be
tUUurpl. Dr. also desirable. shelters FOR
wheels and horses should also be pro-
sided. a mcnugcric Is also desirable Ia
large cities.
UBrHgll. Of Grand Rapids, Mich, urged
Doc Importance of providing some one
who could teach the children 90 play
some Ut the old-fnshioncd games.
a charming talk was given by Prof.
a. u. GG.Nith. tho director 90 the Do
lrDit mDaCum, upon "a Clty'H Debt 20
los citizens" The city should not only
.Ull Zoo the ornamcntntlou AMI drcuru-
UUH on the streets and squares, hut 70
should provide spacious parks, arfang.
10 boo % tasteful manner. which should
UHt only serve 10 develop the love OF
Doc beautiful but AFFORD means OF cdu-
eluon and recreation. city with a
history ln whose vicinity stirring
events have truuspirCG should erect
statues 20 hcrocH and Hct vi tablets
COMMUNICATING noble deeds, thus both
huuoriug the brave departed and in-
tullug patriotism in the present and
future generations,
Chas. W. Garfield Of Grand Rapids.
spoke on Finger Boards ana View
Points" and told Of the great benefits
be had secured during recent Euro
pcan tour. from the guide boards 20
common in Switzerland, which Inform
Inc Traveller the best vlcwa ana where
10 20 Tor the namoa of the mountains
glyers. and villages that are In sight
from given point. The character OF
,he roads. the distances. and other wall
liable Information can thus be learned.
Do Scotland on the other hand. the
traveller nnds nothing " the kind and
uh1rs under many disadvantage, from
which De might be almost entirely re-
Ieyrl BY an occasional sIgubolrd,
ln America Ear too little attention ~
given 10 this matter. both IN the city
HuI The country. Visitors Ia our large
towns often have trouble In finding
.hg.r way about. especially at night
because the street signs are either
wanting or are 20 placed that they are
DOT easily made out, a similar Criu-
s.Hm can also be- made regarding the
numbers un the houses,
Do ihn country the roads should be
ulmed and at the principal intorHcu-
uuus. finger boards should be placed
win inH name VI the street. the town,
i anbs tu which Il leads and other use
IN. Information upon them. Rivers,
streams, and desirable views should
a'H have attention called Go thpm by
hHFHI boards, Railroads and steam
h'Al lines that may make "a judicluus
Do. ut sign boards. will lind h even
better than advertising 60 attract the
travelling public.
Prof w. J. ngal. Lansing. Mich.
l'I4 % paper upon outdoor Art lu
trh1Ul and College Grounds" and nd-
'Hel the use OF trees and shrubbery
" rmhH.lfh the grounds, but luid par
uguIlr stress upon collections OF weeds
hiaa.HHi aud tho native trees and
.hruus, The wild garden" at the
Michigan Agricultural College contains
most Ot the plants found lu that Rec-
u1u and is useful aud attractive both
% Students ana visitors. The author
lN't W the Michigan state University
h1l me two Normal schools have been
DO pleased with the idea that they have
EhhiHnei similar gardens and Il Is
~. 'ri, ua their students 20 out into
IN. state COS teachers In the public
NN'nH, that here and there, similar
iIl NJ cuulHH, smaller gardens viii be
,,9I'.l 10 tho grounds OF the district
Igl W. w Tracy, Of Detroit, had
l'' It topic Interesting Children I'm
,lf Highways uul Public Grounds
u, believes that the love OF beauty iB
Ho'ih AMI that IL u crime not 10
hN' 10 @ chance tu develop. Many
.N.liuh gather urmfuls OF flowers but
g more often from commercial
.fi0 l' they hope 20 sell them, than
u lHFc OF tho flowers themselves.
"..l can De done by giving children "a
.N VI land IN which To- grow such plants
.,l WISH, and u they can be induced
a.l lh helutiiylng some waste place,
XXX ,ln hardly fan 10 take an interest
NL olmstcd confirmed the last state
W'Nl uy relating the experience In
tmnNiFe, MASS, where there nre
.."'N' gardens IN many Of the grounds.
'.I lAa teachers have interested the
.'NN 10 the trlunElcs and squares In
we vicinity and thcy are not only
,lt@Iul themselves to avoid iniuring
lHe AVN aud shruhhery. but they warn
'.leu from doing so
'N' lllk N y. g. Shucy, of Dayton,
was Illustrated By HterOptlcOn pic
H'.7 showing what has been done In
".N, Town by the National Cash Reg
G company In decorating the
.t.ls about It, buildings and In in
'..f the people NJ the vicinity 10
.ol shrubs ana vines about iheir
ia how more fully what the National
company accomplished
.'th their Influence, personal ef-
~ ana example, reference only need
N4le 10 the Transformation they ef-
.,Nl M the improved and artistic APP
.I'h'e u that part OF the city OF
.. tpn' o., whore they located their
''Iy some ton years ngo. The sub
tlh was then called Slldcrtnwn, an
.,NNahle portion Of the city, fun Of
'l.'hnes, mud holes and undesirable
lH.ga Of residents The factory own
~, H. ana II. j. Patterson, determin-
70 improve that part Of the town ana
make place beauty ana "a iov Ia
p Inhabitants. Their first effort waa
~ beluuty the factory Hrounda IN