The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-27
And Park Superintendent HoI-
Iern Now Has Gang of Men
At Work Clearing the Tract
Of Its Trees.
THIS CITY WILL ALSO
RAISE ITS OWN CROPS
Many improvements to Be
Made at Park This Year
and Speedway in the New
Section Is Probability.

Property, which ninety-nine out of
every one hundred citizens probably
did not know the city owned, as it has
always been leased to individuals, will
this year be made part of Glen Miller
park. About twenty-five acres of ma
tural forests are now being cleared
under the direction of Superintendent
of Parks, Ed Hollern, and will be OPEN
ed to the public. The rest of this tract
of land will be cultivated, so that the
city may grow its own crops.
In addition to the opening of a
large amount of forest land for park
purposes, there will be number OF
improvements made this year. Chief
of these is the construction of a road
way from the road in the east end of
the Glen, to Main street; the construc-
tion of a vehicle bridge and several
foot bridges; the trimming of the trees,
SO that grass will grow at their bases;
the repairing and remodeling of build
ings in the park, and other necessary
improvements.
To Build Speedway.
Privilege will probably be given to
construction of speedway in Sec
tion of the new addition to the park.
1t is understood that the horsemen are
much interested and have promised to
pay for the construction of the speed
way by personal contributions.
When Ed Hollern took his position
as superintendent of parks, the first
thing he did was to learn just what
was under his jurisdiction. 1t was sort
of a personal inventory. He found
acres to private individuals and in re-
turn receiving all told, about $25 a
year. From one of the lessees the
city was purchasing milk as food for
the monkeys and other animals. which
amounted to $21 year, and so all the
return the city was getting from the
leased portion of the park was 81 per
annum.
Where Land Is Located.
The land. which heretofore has
been leased, but on which the leases
have expired and will not be renewed,
is situated south and east of what has
comprised the Glen heretofore. One
strip lies east of Superintendent Hol-
lern's home and abuts on the roadway
to the west of F. II. Lemon Floral
Company's green houses. On it is To-
Gated large barn belonging to the
floral company. 1t will either be NOV
ed by the company, or sold to the city.
The other and larger tract of ground
which comes under the control of the
city. includes about thirty-eight acres.
1t is situated east of the elk pens. Two
fields. including about Is acres, are
now in cultivation, while the remain.
ing twenty-three acres are native
woods. The woods is now being clear
ed of all underbrush and the trees be-
ing trimmed. The cultivated ground
will be utilized for the growing of corn
and alfalfa.
A large portion of the woods has
been cleared already. Five men have
been working daily. The old rail
fences have been torn down and are
being burned in the greenhouse fur
mace. This part of the park which has
been fenced off from the rest. has been
the widest kind of thicket land. II
section of the Glen.
Whitley Gives Advice.
Superintendent Hollern was advised
by n. ]. Whitley, assistant superin
tendent of parks at Chicago. as to the
clearing of the land. Mr.. Whitley was
in the city last week and took much in
terest in the work. There are about
800 small Norway naples which he
said should be saved and replanted il
a year or two in other portions of the
park.
Just east of this stretch will be con
structed the roadway. The land viii
be donated by Richard Van Zant, while
the cost of construction will be borne
by the city and property owners. 4
road of this nature has long been desir
! ed by those who have been accustomed
| to visit the park. There is one gull,
to be crossed and a bridge will have Il
be built over this. Otherwise the i'm
provement will be inexpensive.
| The speedway, which is contemplat
ed, will be located in the center of tn
new addition. But little grading
will be necessary as the road can be lc
Gated in the southeast corner of tn
new tract, which is comparatively lev
ell.
| Superintendent Hollern has arrang
ed for the placing Of fire alarm sys
tenn in the park. The barns and othe
outbuildings will be lighted with elec
tricity and all frog ponds drained Tn
| large barn south of the pavilion vii
be painted and the sheds to the nortl
and east torn down.