Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-15

by, Gov, Cutler and a number of other
state officials and prominent citizens
assembled at the state capitol grounds
this mornlng and faithfully observed
ArboT day by planting trees on the
grounds and thus did they contribute
their mite towards beauttfyiug the plot
Whersof1 some day the people OF the
state may point with pride to a mag
nlftcent state building Twenty fine
young trees We're placed IN the ground ;
today by the party, and each mernb er
declares that II his OF her tree does not
thrive II Will certainly be the fault of
The gardener.
The capitol grounds never looked
prettler than today. with the flowers
m bloom, grass as green as possible
Tor II To be and the trees budding out
INTO their spring foliage, Parkkeeper
G. H. Blonsterberg reported that sew
eTal OF the trees that were planted by
members OF the governors party last
year had heen killed by the heavy storm
o. several months ago. While this In
formation did not encourage the party
very much. still every one present took
extra precautions in planting the trees
50 that II could not be said, should
they die before next Arbor dav. thar
IT was any fault of theirs
was just Ii O'clock when Gov.
Cutler commenced the ceremony By
planting y fine horse chestnut tree
AIRS, Cutler was next to handle tho
shovel and she planted a white flow
erlflS thorn just across the walk from
the governors tree. Atty-fen Breea
en- and State Treasurer Christi ansen
We're next in line and each planted a
white thorn. State Auditor J. A. Ed
wards planted = pink thorn. state
Supt OF Schools Nelson, DR.. T. b.
Beatty. Arthur Parsons of the state
board OF arbitration. Willard Done.
the goyormor's private secretary ana
Alfred Cutler son of the governor.
each In the order named planted a
double-noweTins crab tree
Mrs Cutler then acted as proxy for
Mrs. c. s. Tingey and planted white
thorn, Secy. of State Tingey planted n
towering crab and former State Treas
James Chapman planted a pink thorn
James q. Mcdonald. c. Hyde Tingey
w IA. Dayton and II, NJ Chamberlain
each planted crab tree. r. ID, Park
err of Denver planted a pink thorn and
J. Goodfelow of New York, a MEM
Der Of the Newhouse construction
staff planted white horn. A repre-
sentative OF the News planted a
pink thorn. thus making a total az 20
trees added to those already on tbs.
grounds.
GOV. CUTLER'S THANKS.
IT was nearly II o'clock when the
hard Iabors of the party We're COM
pleteu ana Wnen GOV. cutler dismissed
them with a short talk in which he
thanked them for the assistance they
rendered I'm observing the day and
expressed the hope that they would
sleep better tonight because of their
labors. The parlzkeeper then present.
ed each one present with a bouquet
from the flower bushes and beds on
the grounds and the ceremony wss
concluded.
MAYOR PLANTS LINDEN.
Mayor Thompson did tree plant
ing stunt ON the grounds at the City
and County building The mayor
planted two linden trees and expects
them to flourish, County Commits
sioners Mackey. Clinton and Cosgriif
each planted tree on the county side
of the grounds. Nothing else Was
done by the officials of the county and
city in regard to a public Observance
OF the day