Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-31
THE ISSUE OF PARK PRIVILEGES FOR THE PEOF

THE ISSUE OF PARK PRIVILEGES FOR THE PEOPLE.
The election Monday involves the great public question of
park privileges for the masses Of the people,
to the first time IN the history the Capital CITY the peo
Pile will vote direct on the question Of buying public park
Saem inside OF ten years, with mountain water, will grow
to be a city OF fifty thousand population,
Persons voting Monday consider the needs Of the
ing generations and must think beyond the present.
Ten years hence when persons now children walk over
FaimOGa Par. they will bless the wisdom Of the present
generation
To place Farmount Park under the city police power to
keep the grounds clean and orderly means great deal tor
the people.
Whether the people shall have any public park privileges
outside the heart OF the city will be decided Monday by your
votes,
oo~Ie will have but one opinion on this matter they
take patriotic view Of the matter not limited to selfish in
terestS
The people will not refuse to coming generations privileges
which they have enjoyed for themselves in the past
Famount Heights, not acquired for public, park will
rapidly be occupied with private dwellings and will be closed
forever.
The grand grove of frs and oaks will be given over to the
woodsmanS axe aid their beauty destroyed forever,
The natural beauty OF the woods will be gone and al best
we can wander in the streets and treSpaSS on few waste
lotS
Is not wiser policy to vote TO take over boldly and for all
future time that splendid wooded elevation that nature and
kind providence has reserved until tbs day
Every man who loves this city and its future should set
aside Monday to work for the adoption OF Farmount
The Park Question from Financial Standpoint.
lU6I6 dI6 ulOSt WllO SdJ ul6y WOuu ldVO dCQuIHlS
park for the cuy but they opposed to buying park with
bonds.
This city has quite bonded debt but every dollar Of
was tor the big bridge across the river or tor the city hail.
Assuming that the argument is sound that we should buy
park property for cash. let us follow out that plan.
he city would then have to levy annually tax for a park
fund and that fund increased buy park property for cash.
et us assume that the people decided TO levy ten thousand
dollars year for five years to buy park property WITH
AS fast that money accumulated in the treasury there
would be premium placed on all available park Sites
They would advance fast the people levied taxes to
buy park property with and by the time they ready to
buy they would pay two or three prices.
The Fam0unt Park properly is one OF the greatest bar
gains ever offered the city,
The property the city will get for $4,000 Monday If the
vote carries, will amount 10 about thirty acres in all.
In the center OF that property will be reservoir property
that in itself worth $4,000 for any park,
One OF the blocks is worth $4,000 alone and several OF the
blocks will sell for over $1,000
Then there is the fourteen acres that Rev. H. B. EMOtM
practically donates to the city,
II seems good bargain for the city to buy the property
purely from business standpoint
IN the case OF this property there is not dollar OF margin
or commission or profit for anyone.
The amount voted for the property goes direct TO the own
eTs without the intervention. OF any mIddlemsan'
The Honor Of the City OF Salem Is Involved.
AT the coming election the financial honor OF this commu-
nifty Is involved,
The people should not only vote for the efunding bonds
Monday, but to purchase Fairmount Park
Il will take WothIrdS majority OF the total vote 10 carry