The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-19
URGES zOOLOGICAL
PARK FOR DETROIT.
W. 7. Hornaday Delivers Address at
Board of Commerce Luncheon--So-
ciety To Be Formed Here.

There is no reason that Detroit
should not have geological park TO
compare with any In the country,
said William T. Hornaday, director OF
the Bronx zoo and geological author
lily or worldwide fame. as he sat with
Park Commissioner Hurlbut In the
Cadillac hotel. "Wednesday noon, be-
Tore the luncheon given hin. by the
Board of Commerce.
You have a first-class beg.nning In
the way OF hardy animals and birds.
and your aquarium Is gen." he con-
tinued. II was amazed at the COM
pleteness both OF itE ar ,hitectural ar.
Engagements and OF Its varieties OF fish
What Is needed Is to proceed on these
lines. A geological society ought to
be organized when would give the
city animals, such as lions, tigers, an.
telope, ibex and other of the eastern
species. ! think the taxpayers would
be willing to furnish the buildings,
sradually. | should estimate that 1t
would take a half million dollars
worth of buildings and 100000 worth
OF animals to give detroit an ideal
zoo.
DIR. Hornaday arrived In Detroit,
"Wednesday morning and was met by
his friend GustavrI ID. Pope, and Park
Commissioner Hurlbut. and escorted
around the city in an automobile. with
considerable time spent at Belle Isle.
"Wednesday evening he addresses the
Campfire club at the Detroit club, and
steps will be taken toward organizing
geological society. In his address at
the Board OF Commerce luncheon h,
said In part:
1.-The final stage In the evolution or
every American city witnesses the rise
OF the park system. the museum, and
the geological garden or park IN the
order named. or all municipal insti-
tutionJ the browning effort Is the zoo
logical park. II represents the high
water mark OF civilization and prog
ress.
"Give me a progressive. wide-awake
American city such as Detroit, an
abundant area of beautiful park lands,
such as you have here, and the step
to geological park is easy and natur-
al The logical conclusion OF the love
for animals, that springs eternal In the
human breast, Is demand that exam
pies of the worlds most interesting,
and most beautiful wild creatures shall
be brought within the reach OF the mil
lions who dwell I'm cities, for the en-
tertainment and instruction OF the
masses. Mort America has two ZOO
logical parks, two geological gardens
and ten ZOOS The signs OF the times
inaicate the creation in the near flu
ture OF two more 20 logical parks IN
Detroit and in Boston.
I'VE do not need to prove the claim
Of the geological park any more than
the existence OF the Rocky Mountains.
It is easily possible 10 plan Tor Detroit
geological park that will be at once
large enough and fine enough to be to
every citizen a source Of JOY and pride,
and at the same time be so easily
maintained that neither the taxpayer
nor the private citizen will feel the
burden.
I'm New York city uncountable MIL
lions have been expended in the seven
great free institutions. and II costs
more than a million dollars a year TO
maintain them. But In all the FOUR
teen years that have lived In the
metropolis not more than half dozeL
voices nave peen raised In criticism,
against any of those expenditures. the
plan for a geological park for Detroit
calls for much civic pride and some
sacrifices on the part OF the society
that takes up the burden, but In the
end II can be MADE to yic'd q zoologi-
cal park that will be the poT mans
paradise, q rich mans pride. one OF
the great glories OF the SURPRISING
city of Detroit