Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-15
Governor Spry Heads Delegation
OF Official Tree-Planters
On Capitol Hill.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE.
Residents. goth Juvenile and
Adult, oct Out With Rake
And Spade.
nom Reports More Shrubs and Seeds
Arc Planted Than Ever Before
I'm History of City.

with Am business houses and offices
,,,.sd this afternoon, salt Lake OBJ
,.r,ad Arbor day as 81 never ala be-
s,,. Assisted by their entire families
~, and boys worked in thoir shirt
.,ssvos cleaning up the front yard and
,,s back yard. replacing shrubtery in
t,c lawns and planting trees. BE-
,,re noon the health department was
5sdeged with calls FOR rubbish wagons
Ire seven extra wagons ordered by tho
--ty council will have 20 be increased
~ 10 move the debris away ln a
.,-F IL may be Justly said that salt
ak vas combed and slicked up today
iar any occasion.
PROM an reports moro seeds were
.,,utpd this year than over before. Tho
Numerical clubs supply was cleaned
81 ana more was ordered and this stock
tsnt as readily as the fret. The cou1-
Horticultural Inspector gave out on
he seeds that he had and the supcrlu-
.rrdrnt Of schools distributed seeds,
,1th flower and vegetable TO the chill
8ren In the various schools 10 mako
,srdeus at home. Tho children took
i4vantage Of the opportunity and How
q. beds were built up on all four sides
y The houses.
The nursery men report that the sale
v8s exceptionally heavy during the
ast week Many varieties of the stock
,ave out and they we're generally
leaned up In all lines. This activity
VAS probably brought about 10 make
hs - moro beautiful than ever for
DO Grand Army Cncampment
Iu an the parks In the city trees were
1,anted Gov. Spry and the state Of
idals planted the regular number Of
ICES in the Capitol grounds. The city
lfitialg went 20 Liberty park. where
cores OF trees and shrubs were piant-
%. Pioneer square was brushed up and
n allotment were planted there be-
idcs plants and shrubs Of AL descTip-
ions
The weather was ideal. Il enticed
lslrly everybody who enjoyed a half
law vocation 90 blister his hands on the
shovel and the rake, cleaning up around
20 The odd corners OF the lot If there
are many sore hands .torsorrow there
Eill not be many sore heads on the
general appearance Of the city.
OK CAPITOL hill
Except for proprloty. Gov. william
ivy would have planted a dozen trees
instead OF one in governors row this
morning at the Arbor day celebration
O. the Capitol grounds. lie felt Ike IL
he said he dld-after inhalinC q deep
Iroath 81 mountain breeze and loOklng
,ut over the beautiful site OF the pro-
posed Capitol building. His official
amiIy who accompanied him and each
planted q tree, felt the same way aud
DO did tho spectators who looked on
marching up ana down the avenues
uready lined with thrifty trees ana
Muhbcry, Just ready 10 burst into
Tecn.
Christopher H. Blomsterberg, the
gardener, had done his best for tho rs-
,cption Of tho state officials. The lawns
acre raked, tho trees were pruncd, the
allen leaves were rlkcd away and the
nitro grounds looked ready 10 break
,ut into a shower Of green foliage -.
be celebration This was the tNcnty-
irst Observance OF Arhor day at th,
capitol grounds Many OF the mer
who planted the FIRST trees on IN
pounds were there today and planted
mother
a. l.. THOMAS CLAIMS RECORD.
Postmaster Arthur J.. Thomas ston,
mder q spreading rock maple tree h'
planted q years ago-then as slender
ls young onion. lie claims the reCor.
oT the number Of trees planted on an
Touads as an Official.
James 7. Hammond claims secon
i1n0ra with 10 trees, and thon come
Charles g. Tingcy secretary Of state
',th nine trees. former Gov cutie
f.th Eve trees and several other OH
aa.s have planted -four trees.
GOVERNOR AS AN EXPERT
Gov. spry arrived with the othe
rate officials about 1878 o'clock au
o't mo- time In getting 70 work II
Hckrd up "a straight. slender cut-lea
birch tree which had been selected an
hole dug-thanks % Gardner bl2n
'trnarE. Catching up his trousers D.
.14ncd down, sighted % into llne Wit
H. other trees in the row. Then WIZ
l1n hand hc plunged The shovel into
..r of 0r7 brown earth and scatters
soutly over Tho roots and tiny hb'r
Nt"r hc had repeated this, ho tr3mp'
q gently and sighted again. Thnn via
.Hil hands Do showed the official idu
lF chat he was familiar WITH the us
tho shovel Hc tampai the carr
".a with his feet and strcightenel l
aH4ng The shovel ovei 90 Charles
lnEay
With hls handkerchief be moppcd o
brow and smiled with satisfaction.
RHs lc.t ir1t hc stopped ~ admire q
FNi nf tho capitol building nn n
''N ot ltlc slope.
Nr viI have 20 Landscape gordon
year if Am goes we'll ho sni
N. CON hue 10 limo thcu end q
lnds WIN take more dehni
..H.p"
ITmDr Governor cutler was thc pei
Weld tht shovel Ho planted
".n. tro. nut non iu tho governor
.'N. who're Dee has four others nouns
despite tho tact that the q
hH Prince Albrri coat pot tangl
Won thr shovel handle hc show
'..rIf 90 b. CLOSE second to Govern
.It Ia YVES "a noat JON, just as go
tn' saEcu0rs the spectators poi
th'l They marched On 90 the ne
PLANTS NORWAY MAPLE.
lormpr Governor Thomas planted a
O'H0r Norway maple in tho samo u
"-t former Governor cutler did. I
.1' done with dispatch ANA the %
sQucrtly Boa limo with the others