The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-22
BILLINGS woMAN,s CLUB SENDS
LETTERS TO ELLIOTT AND
aooDELL. ON SUBJECT.
TO CITY
Officials Of Northern Pacific Asked by
Organization Not to Lease Ground
on North Side Of Montana Avenue
East Of Library-Members Of Club
Enthusiastic.

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not to lease the two railroads parks
on the south side Of Montana avenue
in this city for warehouses or bust
ness purposes is not only receiving
the support OF the chamber of COM
merce, the $4,000 club" and every
patriotic citizen in Billings, but the
Woman's club Of this city has stamp
ed the seal Of its approval on the
movement by not only endorsing it,
but by writing a strong letter to Pres
ident Elliott and General Superin-
tendent Goodell urging the company
not to lease this ground but to retain
It permanently for a park or civic
center. Il
At a meeting Of a committee Of the
club held at the home Of Mrs. Lorin
7. Jones on North Twenty-eighth
street yesterday afternoon the mem
bers of the committee, in behalf Of
the four departments Of the club, en-.
dorsed the movement and wrote a let
ter to the officials at st. Paul and
Livingston.
Everyone Is Interested.
The letter urged the railroad COM
pany not to lease the parks and stated
that the people of Billings and the
surrounding country were more inter-
ested in preserving the parks than in
any other movement before them at
the present time. ,
The members of the committee are
Mrs. Cliff Lindsay, president of the
club; Mrs. Lorin T. Jones, Mrs. Fred
Hathhorn, Mrs. s. G. Sherman, Mrs.
James Mccormick, Mrs. H. j. Thomp-
son and Mrs. O. Weidler.
II The movement will be taken up
again at the next meeting OF the
woman's club, to be held Tuesday of
next week, when plans will be made
to agitate the movement farther.
More Than 30 Members.
The Billings Wbman's club has
more than so members, including
many Of the prominent woInen of this
city. There are four departments OF
the club, philanthropic, shakespear.
can, current topics and music. The
club has done much good since it's or.
ganization several years ago, espe.
cially along the lines Of philanthropy,
preserving parks and identifying the
city.
Members Of the club are enthusias-
tic over the idea Of preserving the
parks and as are as a unit in con
demning any action looking to the
leasing Of this ground for warehouses
or business purposes.
mo movement has been started in
the city that will be productive OF
more good II the purpose Is accom-
plished," said one Of the members Of
the club yesterday. Preserving the
railroad parks will be N of the most
effective means Of boosting Billings.
since It lends attractiveness and a
metropolitan air which is bound to be
noticed and commented upon by the
travellers passing through the city
and stopping over here between
trains.
Great Benefit to City.
"TransientA Will not be forced to
sit all day In the depot waiting for
trains in nice weather, but a sit
around under the trees on benches in
the parks. Every progressive city in
the United States has a park, plazas
they call them in the south, and the
fact that the parks : sc near the
site for the new depot makes It all
the more advantageous to this city,
"By retaining the parks and beau
trying them after the new depot il
erected, no ones property interests
will suffer, but the city as a whole
will be greatly benefited"
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