The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
CANYON CREST RANCH;
FARM FOR CHILDREN
w. Y. Rice Enters List of Local
Philanthropists on a Mag
unanimous Scale.

By making payments and assuming
| obligations TO tho extent OF so, 600 on Mon
day, for the purpose Of purchasing a farm
for children. an undertaking cherished by
number OF charitaoly inclined residents
of Salt Lake. w, V. Rice entered the list
OF local philanthropIsts or a magnonimous
scale and relieved the embarrassment Of
the promoters OF the enterprise.
Project Inaugurated Last Fall.
Tho project WAS inaugurated at the
meeting OF the Utah Federation Of Wo-
mems clubs held at sprngvilc last Octo-
ber, when an address urging such a move
WAS made by Judge Willis Brown of the
Salt Lake Juvenile court. a farm com
mittee was thea appointed consisting OF
Mrs. Hugh Park and Mrs. c. H. Nc
Mahon OF Salt Lake Mrs. l.. II, Olsteln OF
Logan and others. Tor the purpose OF Sc
lcctinE a site and raising funds with
which to make the purchase.
Recently steps have been taken TO per-
feet corporate organization, and this
VIII be completed within tho next lew
days. The corporation Will be known as
the Canyon Crest Ranch and Will be OF
ilccred follows: President Mrs. Hugh
Park; secretary, S. NJ. Barlow: treasurer,
T. G. Wcbber, and these, with the fol-
lowing, viii be directors Mrs. w. ',
Rice, Mrs. =. II. Mcmahon. Mrs. c. s.
Kinney. Mrs. A. J. Gorham, Mrs. Ida
Corey OF ogden, NJ. NJ, Wood, Frank Il.
Stephens. Benner Y. Smith, Wills Brown
Jacob Grcenewald and Sidney Bamberger.
Where Farm Is Located.
The property purchased by Mr.. Rice for
the purpose OF carrying out the purposes
of this organization is situated In Davis
county, and contains 500 acres OF ground
1t is two miles east of Bountiful and nine
miles from Salt Lake. 1t Is known as the
Jolly farm. and formerly belonged to
= q DO
a beautiful tract sloping to the south and
west. and TO II belongs the water rights
OF Kinney creek sufficient for irrigation
purposes and five excellent springs. MIL
creek also runs through 1t, but only stock
watering privileges from il belongs TO
the tract. With the farm there were ac-
from the cows is being sold to the l., d.
5. hospital. so that the enterprise has an
income before Its organization.
M. NJ. Wood Superintendent.
Mr NJ NJ Wood will be superintendent
of the ranch and of the houses for chill
drcn that will be built upon IT, Mr.. Wood
has been working for such an institution
as this Will be for several years. He Is
we'll known for his practical charity
methods and for his business ability and
integrity. In his ideals he has had the
support OF many of the ladies, who Will
be incorporators and will give II their
aid The plan IS also partially an out
growth OF the Childrcn's home, at IS l
the work of Mesdames Mcmahon and
Park.
Need Money for Cottages.
The management is now ready for other
benefactors and contributors toward
building cottages. II Will be maintained
for wallis. not incorrigibles, who Will be
legally adopted, given a good school edu
cation and manual training and supported
until they become of age Six children
arc now ready TO be taken To the home
when a building Is prepared for them.
it Is the intention TO raise poultry, An
CORA goats. fish, fruits and q variety of
farm and garden products this ranch.
The cottages for children arc planned to
be at least q quarter of mile apart and
TO accommodate from six to eight chill
dren. Instead of an institution II VIII
be a community of homes
The committee have had this ranch In
view for some time. and on Monday the
option they had upon 1t expired, when
Mr.. Rice volunteered to relieve the situd-
tlon by his generous act