The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-17
CIVILIZATION WINS
A DECIDED VICTORY
Work of Reclamation Expanded
the Forest Reserve Area
Largely.
GREAT INR0ADS MADE
UPON DESERT WASTE
ArbOr Day Generally Observed
in Zion, and All Planted
Something.

Civilization won n decided victory over
the arid region OF Utah Arhor day
Tho work OF reclamation expanded the
forest area and made inroads upon the
desert waste. The achievement was &c
complished by vast army OF workers
distributed over practically every com
munity in the State. and in tho ranks
the members OF which formed a solid
phaIanx in elbow touch. were reprcsen-
tatves OF every class and all ages or
people. with tho school children. hlled
with the enthusiasm OF youth. largely
predominnting in numbers.
Respectable Forest Reserve
II tho work OF the day could be con-
centrated Judiciously in one locality II
would form a respectable forest reserve
lined with walks and studded with flower
beds, roses and shrubbery, with n vcgeta-
BILE garden thrown in as large os num-
Der of reasonable-sized farms. The
work began early and continued we'll
through the day, with good part OF the
residents OF Utah, from It's highest ofi-
cials and prominent men down TO tho
school children OF the lowest grades. tax
Ing part
Made to Look Better.
The stnte Capitol grounds, the premises
OF the University of Utah and many
other public Enclosures. besides thousands
TO look imneasurably better, While tho
day had some OF the charactcristics OF a
picnic, 1t was not altogether fun and
amusement, strenuosity In the first days
OF spring bring decided WEAKNESS. Tne
day began with vlgor, but later the
workers became weak and languid and
enthusiasm was required to keep up the
pace with which 1t was begun.
Many Amusing Features,
While the work was useful and done
we'll and earnestly. 1t was not lacking In
amusing features shovels, spades noes
the morning were given slower motion
later on. and often they were used as
rests 10 support crossed hands on which
were rested dirt-begrmcd and sweaty
countenances
Got Weary Early.
AS the day grew and the heat in
creased, the weight OF the earth that
was being handled increased like an
arithmetical progression II then
that real courage was required TO prevent
a cessation OF hostillties and letting the
lstlessness OF meditation assume con-
troll 1t was then time when theory
became attractive, when IT was easier TO
plan than 1t was TO do IL was then that
individuals were tempted by ambition 10
become oversecrs instead OF ordinary
workers at landscape gardening in beau
tifying the commonwealth,
Girls Cannot Handle Rake.
Another apparent and amusing circum-
stnncc was that while Girls wield
broom much moro gracefully than boys,
when handling a rake they arc inferior
and often fall down. In falling they usu-
ally get their feet and skirts tangled In
tho rake.
Children Enthused
The work encyclopedia in its
scope In Salt Lake. The children had be-
come 80 enthused at school that many of
them had the premises all prepared SO
that planting was completed in a short
time. Tho cleaning up was no inconsid
erable part OF the days duties. Smould
erins heaps Of rubbish in great numbers
were giving out vertical columns of
smoke. as the air was unusually still
All Planted Something.
AT one place everything allotted for
the day having been done. the potentate
OF the household painted his porch
every one planted something. A police
sergeant was seen carrying home a small
tree about a foot long for his little boy
TO plant.
His Load Became Tangled.
A well-dressed individual who had the
manual labor was seen wrestling with q
bundle OF trees In the afternoon at the
corner by the rempleton block. There
were about dozen trees in the bunch,
and they ranged from three feet TO
twelve feet in length. The bundle be-
came united and the trees began cross-
ing themselves, and made load difficult
TO carry something after the fashion of
q jug, a cup; seythe and milestone.
The hero held on to his newly-acqured
property braycly md slowly progressed
towards the northeast part of town.
Boy Was Frank.
By getting line through the middle
OF block there was usually seen an ar
ray Of men in their shirt sleeves, flying
dirt and trees OF many descriptions
One little boy. 10 years old, near the cor
ner OF n and Fourth street. was cleaning
as was also the lads strength. The An
ish seemed long way OF. When asked
how he liked the Job he replied that 1t
was harder than he thought II would be.
When asked by the questioner IL he ex-
pected to tell of his work in school on
Tuesday he sqve the honest answer:
for that would not be doing It, either"
Planted Vegetable Garden.
Three little girls from to years of
age, in the Same vicinity. were hauling
dirt to garden in a small hand cart,
garden. but they did not know what they
would raise until the seeds grew. they
were not clear on the points of differ
ence between flowers and vegetables but
theirs to be a vegetable garden
At the cemeteries good-sized contin-
gent were present most OF the day. Cut
flowers were placed on graves and others
flowers and shrubs were planted In the
ground.
Drawback to Cleaning Process.
A great drawback to the cleaning I'D
process was the difficulty experienced in
getting the rubbish removed The prices
charged by men with teams made the re-
moval almost prohibitye Men with lin
tied salaries complained that the prices
asked were unreasonable and contended
TINT the city should either perform the
transportation or mako arrangements for
having 1t done at reasonable figures. One
citizen paid $l75 for having only a uuar~
ter of a wagon load OF rubbish taken from
near tho center of town.
Eat your lunch In the palm garden
at the Royal.