The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-16
IMPORTANT ISSUE BE
FORE THEPEOPLE
Few Pleasure Grounds Com
pare With Highland Park
In Natural Advantages.

a move lndl was kiNen Diitu Wutu I
the city purchased Highland. park is
now gaining sone hesdway and lt is
probable that work will he begun in
less than three months on gradins
roads and paths in this place
Yesterday contour maps Of Highland
park were forwarded to Landscape
Architect Kessler of Kansas City for
the purpose OF having him draw up
the necessary plans and locate tho
various reads. paths. pavillions and
grounds. AS soon as these are re-
turned grading viii be commenced at
once Mr.. Kessler will also be here
in a short time and everything will he
pushed as rapidly IS possible.
Guthrie has been in need Of park
for long time Without it the city
Is not modern with it property val
ues are increased aud the city becomes
at once thrifty and lively.
4ighlaia. park is an ideal location.
There is not a better place for Darlt
in Oklahoma. For natural scenery
and advantages there are few parks
in the larger cities that can compare
with it.
Nature has done for Highland park
that which the hands OF man can not
do in centuries ON this plat in which
there are sixty-fve acres, there are
threes, raviues gorges, bluffs and
stones. There is also a small creek
which: adds to the beauty of the park
to great extent.
Almost in the center of the sixtyive
acres there is an elevation, upon
whose proainence will be erected the
central pavilion. It is the intention
OF MT Kessler and those in Guthrie
who are actively engaged in further
ing the proposition to have a central
pavilion ana build everything else
around It.
Mr. Kessler viii make Highland
park up.to-date in every way. he hao
charge of the laying cut of the worlds
fam grounds and those who have seen
them will not question his ability IN
this direction
When Highland park is made into a
beauty spot such as is being con
templated it will be tie finest park in
the west. with mans artificial beau
ties added TO natures precious gifts
Guthrie viii have park as good as
the gardens of the larger cities
One of the most energetic park ad-
vocates in Guthrie IS DR.. L. B. Morse,
Another j. Councilman Walker. Few
people realize the unlimited advant-
ages of having a fine park but such
men as DR.. Morse aaG Councilman
Walker, who have given the matter
some thought, know that it means
much to the capitaI city
Pr. Morse has taken such an inter
est in the movement to make High.
land park what it ought to be-the
place Of amusement in the sweet sum
mer months-that he took the time
ard trouble to walk over every foot
of the sixty 1--WE acres. He has stud
led the location and has come to the
conclusion that if there is one thing
better thar another for Guthrie to do
at this time it is to take care of this
/ splendid opportunity
John ~. Shartel Of the street car
company. has promised that the park
win have good car service. This will
be q wond-sga thing and win help to
make the park a success.
Every amusement that IS found in
the metropolitan parks viii be had
here Beating courses win be among
tho attractions, besides many other
pleasure producing things.
70 viii cost about s1OO an acre to
pur Highland park into proper condi
tion but this viii not have TO he done
IN one year nor quite IN two years
The men ~ao are behind this enter
prise realize that It is a huge under
taking 20 make a park in the shorI
period of few years, Guthrie is
young yet and, even II It requires five
or six years TO get the place just a.
designed it is better than TO neglect
( it and be without park
When Riverside park was purchased
and improved in Wichita at a cos
1f about $4,000 Colonel NJ. NJ Mus
dock. of the Wichita Eagle, said i
added so per cent to the value Of al
the residence property in Wi~hita
There is no reason why the Improve
ment OF Highland park in Guthri'
should not have a like effect.