The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-11

crty in front OF which they are planted
when half or entirely dead, or badly
trimmed cannot Pc denle9. now our
resident property owners have legal
right Co trim. spray and replace or
take such care OF those trees as viii
add TO their beauty. value and useful
ness. while the board OF park com-
missioners has also the lcEal riEht 20
insist upon uniform and scientific
method OF treating those trees. and 20
condemn and remove such as are UNI
slightly or dead. But we feel sincere
IS inclined Co work I'm harmony with
our citizens Ga this respect. rather than
to create discomfort. by EivinE instruc-
tion in the care of such trees and Eiv-
ing the best practical suggestions,
trusting that the civic pride OF our
property owners viii bc sufficient 10
result in the general beautifyins %
our splendid city.
To the enormous improvements 90
late years accomplished in our city. 90
the many miles of paved and curbcd
given hy improving the curb borders
with lawns and trees properly trimmed
and cleaned. This is a great work. as
whole. Che most important i'm city im-
Urovemcuts. as it is 10y tho appear
auce OF the public streets that "a city
b. estimated 10y visitors and others. hut
by an working together the appearance
OF our streets could De greatly en-
HANGED and the value or ahuttnE props
| crty increased 30 per cent. We again
state that we are ready at any umg
/
| or this kind. and we feel assured that
I by mutual endcavor we can make n
I fact the slogan. salt Lake City. thu
/ best and finest city i'm the west
Great Satisfaction.
| Before concluding. we wish TO say
/ "a few words regarding playground.
! The experimental playground at Lib
] erty park. while giving only a. small
/ more time and funds. has already given
/ great satisfaction. The children enc
/ JOY Be- immensely. proved lE the TACT
] that not oue-tcnth OF tho number ~
! children attending can hC arCCmmu-
dated. owing 90 The lack OF sufficient
] apparatus. This should Doe stimulus
l strong enough to induce general I'M
/ tCrest I'm playground
/ The playground movement has all
I ready gained such tremendous proper
/ lions an over our country that the most
! prominent and most progressive men
| OF our age have enthusiastically en-
/ dorsed the enterprise. We quote Thc1-
lore Roosevelt who says
'It is the gravc-t kind OF wronE. not
! only 60 the children. but TO the whole
! community. 10 turn out the boys and
girls. especially I'm cougc-fcd parts az
. The city. with no place io play but I'M
the streets
And further. i'm this connection. tho
2 great Luther Burbank say--
"All animal life is sensible 30 cu-
I vironmcnt. but OF all living thlncs the
child is the most sensitive. a child
I susceptible thing I'm the world 60 i'm
7 fluencc. and If that force Doe applied
/ rightly and constantly when the child
1 is i'm its most receptive condition, The
/ effect viii be pronounced. Immediate
and permanent"
Splendid Efforts.
The people who consider what Is
i contained En- the above remarks re-
. gardinE playground. and. judEtnE by
what we ourselves have observed
about this movement cannot but SIM
/ Ccrely endorse the splendid effort
made by our Fairgrounds committee
/ and strongly advise others Co see and
lend "a helping hand I'm rhis project,
. rcmembering that our children Of to-
dag will De the leading generation IN
the near future. and that 10 learn how
10 play today is TO know how TO be-
/ have tomorrow
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
OF SALT LAKE CITY.
September II. 1910