The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-16
STATE OFFICIALS
KEEP ARBOR DAY
Governor Cutler Heads Tree
Planting Party at the Cap
itOI Grounds.
MAYOR DOES HIS SHARE
CITY HALL GROUNDS ADORNED
BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

ArbOT day was more generally observed
In SAT- Lake yesterday than ever before.
All the banks were closed, clerks in many
of the stores were given a half holiday,
the city and county building was deserted
and the postoffice observed its Sunday
schedule, only one small delivery was
made in the morning.
The tirne-honored custom Of planting
trees on the capital grounds was observed
by the state officials headed by Governor
John &. Cutler They gathered at the
grounds at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon.
and from then until noon worked indus
trtously setting out twenty trees No
ceremony attended the planting.
Different Varieties Planted.
Governor Cutler planted d horse chest
nut tree and the other persons present
planted trees of the following varieties:
Mrs. John q. Cutler white thorn
Attorney General NJ A. Breeder. a white
thorn, State Auditor J. n Edwards a
pink thorn; Superintendent Of Public In
struction A. G. Nelson, a double flower
ing crab; Dr. T. II. Beatty, secretary of
the state board Of health, a crab tree:
Arthur Parsons. member Of the state
board of agriculture "A crab tree. J. q
Mcdonald, president of the Utah State
Fair association, a pink thorn; Willard
DOane. private secretary to the governor
"A crab tree, Alfred Cutler son Of Cover
nor Cutler, a crab tree, Mrs. Cutler for
present, a white thorn; Secretary of State
Charles ). Tingey. d crab tree: l. Good
fellow Of New York, supervising architect
FOR Samuel NcWhOuSe. a white thorn T.
-. Parker of Denver. a pink thorn: W II.
Dayton, member of the state board of
pharmacy, "A crab tree. G. HYDE Tine.ev
a crab tree. James Chapman, former state
treasurer. a pink thorn: State Treasurer
James Christensen. a white thorn: and
II. s Harper, a crab tree.
C. II. Blomsterberg, the parkkeeper, re-
ported that several of the trees planted
last year by the governor and his party
had been killed by the heavy storm OF
the fall
The Governor Speaks.
At the end of the ceremony Governor
cutler gathered the party about him and
thanked all for the interest they mad ia
ken in the work and expressed the belief
that they would all sleep better because
of their labOrs The parkkeeper present
ed each one present with bouquet from
the flower bushes and beds on the
grounds.
Six trees were added TO the collection on
the grounds of the city and county build
Ing. Mayor Thompson. assisted by his
TWO sons, and President 4. ]. Davis Of
the city council planted three of them
IN the northwestern corner and each of
the county commissioners, J. T.. Clinton
J. b Cosgriff and John Mackay, planted
"A tree on the south side Of the grounds |
No ceremony attended the planting.
District Schools Observe.
Although the city schools were all (
closed and the children at work at their /
homes planting trees and flowers and /
cleaning up rubbish. the district schools Z
observed the day by appropriate exer- /
cises. Addresses BY members of the !
boards of education. papers on the origin 4
and meaning Of the dav. appropriate
songs, and last. but not least tree plant
ng were the features Of these exercises.
4 general program was sent out by State
Nelson and this was close
y adhered TO in most of the districts