The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-28
CANYON DRIVE
FOR SALT LAKE
Boulevard on the Mountain Side
Overlooking the City.
DEFINITE MOVE is MADE
COMMERCIAL CLUB AND COUN-
GIL MEMBERS ENTHUSIASTIC.

DE competed TINS SEetS4it- ana Dc
fore the summer is over it viii be posi-
BILE for residents of Salt Lake City to-
take one of the most beautiful drives
in the United States. Nor is this all.
As a result of an agitation just begun
the UnsightIy stone-crUsher and all the
sand and gravel pits are to be removed
from City Creek park. and a long step
it to be taken in the direction of
beaUtifying this already magnificent
canyon The Commercial club began
this agitation three years ago. but il
bore no positive fruit until a commit
tee drove over the boulevard yesterday
The committee OF inspection was
composed Of Former Governor Heber
N. Wells. president of the club, Secre-
tary Fisher >. Harris Charles A.
QuiEIey. 9. :. Burton. II. - Howard
and James D. Murdoch. representing
the club, City Engineer George W.
Ritter and Councilmen W J. Tuddeu-
ham, RuIon s. Wells and Thomas Hob
day. representing the city, and repre-
sentatives of the press. The party
gathered in front of the Commercial
club in the morning and made the trip
over the boulevard with teams.
was made at a point up City Greek
canyon about two miles from Eagle
gate or a half mile above the brick
tank. Here it is planned to span City
creek with a beautiful rustic bridge
The spot is ideal for the purpose The
hills fall back. making a most delight
full natural park of small extent and
here at a slight cost could be made one
of the prettiest spots in Utah. There
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grown with little trouble and there the
wayfareT could rest in the shade with
the music Of the stream forever in his
ear.
Point of Great Beauty.
From this point the boulevard fol-
lows the east side Of the canyon. rising
almost impercepubly, winding in and
out with the Irregularities of the SIDE
Of the canyon and giving an endless
variety of scenery Where the drive
leaves the canyon and turns east at
Eleventh street a scene is spread out at
the feet of the behOlder that has few
equals in America. inspiration
Point this spot has been named by
Engineer A F Doremus. The name is
appropriate. If there is poetry i'm
mans soul 1t must burst forth when
scenes such as this break upon the
vision. Some cities have lake drives.
others nave mountain drives. still 9th
ers have drives through beautiful
streets and parks lined win trees
Here all these and much more are com
bined- on to the right is the lake i'm a.
blaze of molten glory a little farther
around the circle are the modest
Oquirrn hills. buried in a dreamy haze.
the natural background for valley Of
enhancing beauty Swinging still
farther to the left are the Wasatch
mountains, with all their moods. with
colors that are the despair of the
artists, with fresh green verdure at
their base and glittering snow for d
crown.
Between these OutpOsts Of lake and
mountains the valley and city lie like
a checker board Of Gods own making
The largest buildings are as children s
blocks; the talIest popIars are but
waving plgmy piumes- The wonderful
possibilities Of valley, city. mountain
ana lake are driven in upon the con-
seriousness, sealing the lin and causing
the eye to glisten.
Over the Rim of the City.
From Inspiration Point the boule-
ward follows Eleventh East over the
north bench above the city cemetery.
then down through POppertOn Place
until 1t reaches the end Of the Penrose
drive. the fine macadamized road con-
stTucted by the federal government
across the Fort Douglas reservation
This drive leads to the fort Another
branch of it leads to the eastern city
limits coming down past the univer-
Slty I'LL 1t connects with Brigham
street From there the return NAV be
made over this fine thOroughfsre.
rms IS practically the route followed
oy the committee yesterday. Every
MEMBER was enthusiastically in favor
Of the Improvement of the boulevard
and at once When the small amount
OF money needed was considered it was
determined to start a movement AT
once TO have the work done II need
surprise no one If the actual work
should begin before July 1. The first
move TO be made is to secure an eStf-
mate OF the cost of the work from CITY
Engineer Ritter This he viii supply at
once from engineering work done in
previous years. This estimate viii be
CONSIDERED by the committee of the
commercial club at a special meeting
TO be held at ). O'Clock tomorrow even
ing At this meeting a plan Of cam
palgh VIII be mapped out and a definite
proposition viii be laid before the CITY
council at the meeting Friday night.
Plenty of Money in Sight.
The estimates of cost made bv mem
oers of the party ranged all the way
from SLOW 70 $4,000, depending largely
upon the amount of work to be done. 1t
was the general opinion that if the
city would pay the cost of putting the
DrIdge IN at the north end of the
boulevard in City Creek CANYON. and
the cuiVeTt, and I'LL in the dugway on
the north bench, and then agree TO
Keep the drive sprinkled and in good
repair. the Commercial club and the
abutting property holders could be
rened upon TO meet the additional ex-
pense OF the improvement It was de-
clded that there were three sources of
revenue open-the city, the abJttiug
properly owners on Eleventh street and
PUBIC subscriptions. @ A OuizIev
one or the most enthusiastic members
OF the committee, offered to subscribe
as nigh as $500. He said he Womb
make II $500 rather than see the boule-
ward neglected longer. Others were
equally ready to make liberal subscriD-
tons 1t was thought that there would
be little trouble to find 100 men who
would give $25 apiece for the cause
When the party returned from the
drive yesterday, lunch was served at
the Commercial club and at this lunch
the boulevard was discussed in all it's
details II was the unanimous oDiu-
ion that the rock crusheT and all the
SAND ana gravel pits should be removed
from Clty Park at once. The sentf-
ment was SO strong on this point that
II IS OeileVed the city council may be
relleo upon TO take action along this
line without delay. These institutions
are certainly doing much to disfigure
liie e"iiS on and destroy its beauty.
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