Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-15
TREE PLANTING
IN LIBERTY PARK
City Council Goes Into Action
Armed With ShoyelS and
Divers implements.
THREE AUTOMOBILE LOADS.
MAYOR Brau,ford and Mrs. Brunsiord
Both Take tlaud-impro,c-
mcnts Arc Inspected.

Tho Arbor day exercises carried out
in Liberty park This morning Will. n't
largely attended vcra most mtcfcftut
iu character Iu aU li trees Nere
planted. OF haIf as many different vane-
ties and au of the choicest kinds OBJ
tafnable OF These lO were set by ely
officials. ono each by Mrs. j. s.. Bmoa-
ford and AIRS. g.. d. Griffin and two
by newspaper meu
Three we'll duld automobiles culr.ci
O. portion of the tree planting party 10
the park. while others went Boo carriages
and on street cars Among the ..o-
mneut persons present were Mayor
and Airs. j. S. Bransford. Mr. aud AIRS.
G.. d. GHdIn, President a. j. Davis uf
the city council Counciimsn L. E. Hll
IT, r.. Black and IA d. Wood. city au-
gineor l.. G.. Kelsey city Atty. j. j.
Diuinny and SANDY Fowler the may
ors private secretary
GRIFFIN AT THE BAT
TO Mr.. Griffin, who IS "a member %
the park commission, fell the honor
Of planting the first tree, sycamore.
This was set midway between ,he
keeper residence. once known as tna
old mrm house of President Brigham
Young. and the flower conservatory.
The next two trees % go into me
ground were of the oriental sycamore
variety. first SANDY Fowler and lhlu
Judge Diuluuy oniciaung.
City Engineer Kelsey planted % sycl-
more maple ou the green plot imWe-
diatcly % front of the conservatory
The NTH tree. am English walnut
was planted by Councilman L. T. IAN
After carefully trimming the roots, tle
planter with his hands sftcd soil about
them, not using shovel until the job
was well nigh completed.
ITO see MI Hail one would think
that he is veteran at that kind II
work. observed Nh. Black.
well, ] was Co the manor born. ANA
don't you forget it, replied the l1uu-
Gilman from the Fourth.
Councilman Davis nest welded tho
shovel, planting a sycamore maple It
was placed within "a r0d or two Of "a
tree planted by the same hands year
ago. Tho last named Is an ash, into
which was grated at the time The
bud OF "a weeping willow. Both t1s
parent stem and the parasite are doins
well. and were pointed out with mu;n
pride by MI Davis.
MRS. BRANsFoRD PLANTS ONE
The scene of activity now shifted TO
the east entrance Of the park. where
Two cosy corners have recently been
prepared for sowing with lawn. Fouv
beautiful white birch were la rcadi-
ness Tor planting, ana Mrs. Brans-
ford was asked 40 @ the first one.
She suggested that the honor belong
ed 10 some one else. but chorus %
voices demanded that she oNiciate.
I hope this venture will prove
more successful than the last one ="
said Mrs. Brausford. as she deftly
shoveled in the dirt 81 looked for "a
long time this morning to find the
one / planted a year ago, and when
az last / found IT, il was dead"
Mrs. Griffin was called upon to
plant an almost exact mate TO Mrs.
Bransfords tree, a function she per-
formed in the corner across the road
way.
Shovel from this side" suggested
Mr.. Griffin, attempting 10 direct the
work of his wife.
Perhaps YOU don't know whether
use the shovel right-handed or left
handed answered Mrs Griffin, as
she walked 90 the opposite Of the place
proposed. and soon had the task COM
pleted
The third white birch was planted
by Mr. Griffin Immediately east OF
the one SEE hy his wife. and then
Mayor Brausford passed over the
driveway and placed It's mate I'm line
with the one planted by Mrs Brans-
ford
North OF Mayor Bransford's tree a
silver maple was planted by Council
man Black north of Mrs. Bransford'
horse chestnut was set by Council
man Wood; south OF Mrs Griffiu's
white birch horse chestnut was
placed by "a reporter for the DosoroI
News and a silver maple 20 CORES.
pond 90 Mr. Blacks was planted south
az Mr.. Grinin's tree. by representa-,
live Of the Tribune.
After the planting was over "a rid,
around the park was taken by mos
OF the party during which time Goo
ccorts of Mr. Heath and hia men cam0
iu for much praise The tasks of en-
larging the lake and building thereii
nu island where win Doe located tu
band stand is nearing completion. au.
viii Doe am Improvement pleasing O
eve and ear.
Already portions of the park ar
adorned with beds OF hyacuths. m
lips and other flowers and plant
beautiful 90 look upon. the lawns ar
putting on their clothes of Uecpos
Nordure. and al boz all the place
most yutIgluu