Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19
LIBERTY i I, PARK. \

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| the best policy.
LIBERTY PARK.
Liberty Park is the most beautiful
place IN or around Salt Lake City. We
wonder whether or not the people of
Salt Lake know what fine park they
have lying iilvitingly at their very
doors. and II they are enjoying it as
they ought The park is young, and ga; as
yet, is not equal to those found in big
cities; but when we remember the diff
t1culties of making a large park In our
arid region, where irrigation must play
q large part in its making, we will APP
| preciate more fully what it means to
form and to keep up such a large pub
lie pleasure ground. An old resident
| of our city, recently visited the park
for the first time. Why said he,
l8.I had no idea we had such a place.
People spend time and money to get
| out of town for a half-holiday Of re-
creation and rest" .sl
Do you like tall trees, whose top
most branches intertwine against the
blue sky? You may find them at LIB -il1.-
|erty Park. DO you enjoy tall grass
in which you may lie or velvetyj lawns
reaching from under shady, well-trim--
med trees to great open stretches OF
grass and flowers? They are at
Liberty Park. Or do you and friends
want a big, broad field over which you
and your children can run and play
unhindered? You have it here. Have
you a horse and carriage. or an auto
mobileg Then spin away, or take your
time more 1eisurely around the clean,
sprinkled driveway encomp passing the
park; or you may drive straight
through under the long, shaded avenue.
Here is a lake. too, and boats, you
wish to row. And IL the children must
spend their nickels. here are the merry
go-rounds. the toy railway, the ice
cream, and the soda water. 8
Il The best time to visit the park is
in the early morning. Then nature
shines forth in full radiance and the
birds sing their sweetest Just an
hour in the early day In the park would
be worth much to any city worker.
Next to the morning. the early even-
ing is to be preferred: for then the
long shadows reach across the grass,
and the sky CLOVIS in Respondent colors
behind the trees. II every business
man could stop off at Liberty Park
on his way home from work and lie
on the grass for half an hour. letting
natures soothing power soak in" we
are sure the cares Of the day would not
press so heavily and his home COM
ing would be more cheerful.
The very poorest time to visit the
parks Sunday. Coy nature hides her
self on that day, no doubt, driven away
by the boysterous crowds that invade
her sacred precincts They come, not
to commune with her, but to stare at
each other and to read the Sunday
supplements Monday morning there
lis q fearful litter at the park. which
seems to prove that the Sunday visitors
do not appreciate the well-kept lawns
and walks, thrown open for their enjoy
nlent; Tor Chere are no keep OIL 9lHe
Grass signs at Liberty Park. and the /
thoughtless and careless who flock
there on Sunday do not sense the privi-
leges they enjoy. We would not say
there is too much liberty at Liberty
Park. but we think visitors ought to
carry away or place in proper recep- 4
tacle the litter that they make.
With the daylight, the beauty of the
park Yanishes; the birds retire to their
nests, the flowers close Nature sug-
gests to all who commune pure-nind-
eddy with Her that it is time to go
home; for there is nothing to be desired
for such in the park after dark.
And here is a secret. On the east
side of the park a stream of water
rushes by. Bordering this stream there
is, at the present, a bankof beautiful
wild roses. Now, wild roses, with their
delicate, indescribably sweet flag
rance is suggestive of June and June
brides; so hurry. before these flowers
are gone; gather q boauet of them,
and place them where they will throw
their beauty into the dullness OF this
work day world. d +,