The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-28
INTERESTING TALK
On CIVIC BEAUTY
Arnold w. Drummer Tells How
Salt Lake Can Be
improved.
NOT THEORY, BUT A FACT
EASTERN ARCHITECT SPEAKS
AT COMMERCIAL CLUB.

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After Arnold W. Drummer, the noted
New York architect and authority on
civic Identification. had delivered an
Interesting and highly edifying address
TO the committee on public improve
ments and parks at the Commercial
club last evening, he was asked by
George Y. Wallace, chairman of the
committee. this question:
What shall Salt Lake do in the way
of preliminary plans to make it more
beautiful and TO prepare for its fu-
ture?"
Mr.. Brunner's answer was:
Scientific study Necessary.
Study the subject scientifically.
Formulate plan of action and adhere
to it. Pass law restricting the neignt
of buildings, for If one skyScraper IS
erected 1t will be too late to regulate.
salt Lake viii some day need diagonal
streets. 1t does rot stand 10 reason
that people viii always walk north ana
south and east and west. Salt Lake,
in my opinion, has within the past Two
years grown equally with New YORK.
1t must not do something now winch
will block it when it wants to do some
thing else. Thai has been the history
of New York and that city Is now
ieaping the whirlwind of its folly. salt
Lake was laid out by wise and
thoughtful man who had far more fore
thought than men who laid out Phlla-
delphia, New York and hundreds OF
other cities, but now is the time to pre-
pare for the phenomenal growth which
il is sure to have. 1t needs good roads
and bouleVards, especially to the Great
Salt lake. l would respectfully sug-
gest a campaign OF education through
the medium OF publicity. When the
people become familiar with tie ad-
Vantages which win surely follow time
~ civic beauty plans, there viii be no
difficulty IN getting the money neces-
sary to start them and ultimately carry
them out"
Mr.. Drummer said that there were
hundreds of the large cities OF the
United States which have growing
pains" and have become so cOngested
that civic centeTs, Fairgrounds, parks
and the like have become a necessity
He dwelt interestingly upon the beau
ties Of Paris and OF the civic rules II
regard to building and uniformity Of
Identification which had made II the
most beautiful Of modern cities.
on behalf of the Commercial clut
Mr.. Drummer was thanked for his in
teresting address by Secretary JOSEPH
z. Game, who invited him to speak be
fore a public meeting to be arranged
when Mr.. Drummer returns TO salt Lake
in two months. and ne accepted.