The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-16
PUBLIC OFFICES /
CLOSE ON nOADR
There VIII Be Partial Susns,
sion of Business on,
ArbOr Day.
OFFICIALS WILL SET
PACE PLANTING TREp|
State Officers and Scbo,
| Classes Will Each Set /
Out a Tree.

Today, Arbor day, there w,u !,
paruai suspension OF business and
erai observance of the day in tho 80,
trees seed, flower and yegn,obIo 49,
and cleaning up private premise. -
Lake. ;"
Banks and public Offices will ba c,o.J
and public officials will set the nace =
others by planting trees on 49,
grounds. This custom began severa, 49,.
ago on the State capitol grounds IN n.
tol hill. and as result many bs.,ax
trees arc now growing as memorials ~ 8
ncers past and present. W
In Joint Building Grounds /
The same custom has prevailed O, 4.
CITY ana county building grounds ana ~
same results have been attained 1ru 1u
school grounds class trees renresan,
dlneront classes for different yeer.
thriving, and arc lasting monument.
rhe ns ehhserPTlsS shsi PTS ana the loyalty OF the ID
These examples have had a 1ooA i
feet In causing the custom TO hscorea ~
widespread among both children a.:
adults. and as result trees that uo,
not have been planted but for this cusfor,
arc sr9Wlne IN thousands OF yards and
lawns in the city. "A'
Last Years Planting.
Superintendent Christensen OF ths e.,.
| Lake PUBIC SCHOOLS says that the tYeea'
| shrubs and flowers planted by ths achcai
| children OF the city last Arbor day prs AL
| Ing well. The paintings vera nada "A
| the homes of the children. II ia ho,5
that this years record Will break thai
last year,
Officials to Plant Trees.
| On
on Arbor day, each State ofIicer win Mar,
a tree. In addition, all former Stats ~
ncers have been Invited TO be present IA
aid in keeping up the custom, and TO ihai
end Secretary OF State C. s. Tingey ba,
| ordered a sufficient number OF trees \
that all former and present state ofsesr,
| may take part
General Cleanup the Order.
The faculty and students of the Uai
| verSity OF Utah Will endeavor to exoetl
! all former demonstrations on that day
| Tree planting and a cleaning up OF d
| grounds Will be the order OF the day. an
at noon a luncheon Will be served 10 u
workers at the University buildings b
| the young ladies OF that institution
II Ia believed that the appeal OF n
! Civic league will add an impetus TO eli
zcns generally lin causing the planting
trees and q thorough spring cleaning y
OF home grounds.
Large Stores to Keep Open.
a number OF the larger dry goods al
department stores, however, Will not clo
on that day. For this several reasons a
givc1. The object Is admitted BY all Il
store managers TO be a worthy one al
they are all anxious 10 sea the custom
served and continued.
Cost Is Enormous.
The move for the closing OK these stor,
did not begin untl some Of them hl
their Monday advertising prepared az
arrangements made for doing business {
that day They claim that the cost
closing an institution that employs sever
hundred persons for a single day Is emo
nous.
Is Good Business Day.
This year Arbor day, coming immediat
ly after Easter. will be one OF the oe
| business days OF the season, and unle
the closing were general the loss TO tho
that did close would be especially great
Some Decline to Close
In addition. the holiday closing heret
fore has not been entirely eausiac.oL
for the reason that some OF tho stor
have always failed 10 join In The NOV
ment .,
II is stated that when such condlti
prevails the stores that remain open ne
an unusually heavy trade, at the expen
| Oh those llldA NANSNs civ N'NN
not measured by the sales missed lor
single day, but that regular customs
find new inducements elsewhere. and IN,
trade, In part at least, is permanent
lost.
Butchers and Grocers Close
The members OF the Butchers and or
GERS association will close their places
business and devote the day TO lmpto'i
the appearance OF their homes