The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-25
SILENT
THE DEAD
A., i City Cemetery Pre-
Most Beautiful Ap-
Yl',r'n's Now
|lI2,TScoNB1 HAS aaS,D,r,oy
psNFINB cONpliloN
4. Wsll-Kept Lawns
'',d With Magnificent
INNER Beds, Seem

"A .,a,Ds, no pretticr sight
,hsn the prospect along
"a avenues in the Salt
sstery. On each side OF
,saiug into the city Of the
',s,ifuI, well,kept lawn, dec
/. sowsr beds of various
/, s,sigus-huge stars, cres-
crosses, triangles.- cir
sls ~, each complete in 1t,
.,mopv s,rT with the general |
,asd winds in graceful
,oT ,oTs Of stately poplars,
y; immaculate condition Q L Is
- The vigilance of j. Fl.
Z, g ssrton, whose cottage is
mass OF foliage and is
70 command attention as
tbc main gate.
\. : reporter sTS made a visit TO
Sunday and called on Mr.
i; Office. There he was
..r;Ispo of examining the
q and learning how the
ir,. The sexton is n hrm
s5stem and carries his me-
;,juto this department. as
. n other branches Of the
rs,em of keeping the rec
sgh and complete in every
fssfy fact which might at
.,ys beneficial Is carefully
no confusion can possibly
Il SEXTON Wiscomb g inno-
~ is proving a valuable ac-
[ts 8perpctual care plan, -
dtv agrees to maintain all
shcb come under the con-
parmeut of q reasonable
NJ in advance. Since last
a OF land that had been
"a weeds and presented a
rttive appearance, has been
=
4 b supply eighty-four beau
hs. These are reserved on
N care plan and are being
saeh-thc source of an in
Ia $4,000 to the city.
Eusnts in Grounds.
Inning his system of book
b Wiscomb led his visitor
cemetery and gave him an
| 10 see the wonderful inn
1shat have been made on the
'n be aud his helpers took
1 ihe cemetery. "Cleanli-
u, sis the thing we strive
r!iness FIRST of all and then
His explanation was,
is,essry. for this soon be
81. The roads have all
md are kept so clean that
go be found along their
graceful poplar trees
p The driveways have been
;nmmed and arched so as TO
'llndauce of shade. Fifth
fA was formerly used as
pound for the rubbish that
ihe cemetery, has been
Rraded and is now one Of
drives in the cemetery.
1tr with other recent i'm
FsbleS the sexton TO en-
which had long been in
but which had hitherto
l'keryed, namely, that all
- lesyc the grounds by the
ihus avoiding confusion
'a funerals are being held
~ time. Before The inaug-
his lulc there was often
,lse because carriages at
ave the cemetery through
4 -'nnee while funerals were
grounds at the same gate.
,kst fence around the Jew
which had long been an
.Hllors, has been removed,
''llon Of the cemetery has
general Improvement. The
peio has been cleared and
:shsrly this portion of the
9 ieft untouched and con
.s covered with a rank
lass and weeds. Now it
'el1i beautiful 1ower-!,eds.
y iargc bed of tropical
y covered with a short,
|FslA OF Nass. y
'l''s Veterans Sleep.
yiliou of the cemetery that
4, ' q remarkable improve
4, ~ e, aside for the burial
4, 'e stah volunteers 10 the
I, formerly these grounds
,,,,'sencally - neglected, while
y among the most attrac.
,ss,aMselery;; Here again tho
,asOer ,., has exercised his
la spsl . is a veritable paradise
AZ powers. Every grave is
-, -uerorated with red, white
sIIG's, IN and all the noun ds
s,1u,,Iro founded, IN! as it is the
4 Mon MON Wiscomb TO keep all
Y, raii soula otherwise be-
,S,s,s sel' fiied without notice
E'nsrS Of lots and without
han % i%mpioyement has, how
s!,es,o, united to The care of
Il II ! ior there has been
d s,i9 general way, quite as
,:syoIss IsssraenIng. One Of the
CstSments was the INSTALL
h.teryy .ountains sph in all parts
satsr taa ana q general better
IA yi;SSclli,ies. But this is
,Iernirasa.e!hcc of Sexton Wis.
GIieo eo'os'lGn ~ TO better the gen.
scrk u Il the grounds and not
y done . particular section,
y