The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
OFFICIALS WILL ATTEND
AND MAKE BRIEF TALKS
School Children Observe Occa.
sion With Programmes and
Setting Out Gift Trees.

tH'N4tS anu JuoHdhIoIl' but one upon which
ali good philosophical citizens are eY-
pected 10 do their part as bcnefactors ~
The community by helping to make morr
beautiful their homes and the public
highways, parks and grounds
In song and story the planting Of tba
tree has been told so often that wer,
IT not for the everything opportunity thu.
10 help mako the world grow more bean.
tifui II would become a custom more
scrVancc.'
Eut ii is 10 be noted that each year
witnesses an added and more intense in
tcreSt In the obscryancei that year b,sf 4
year more citizens re2lize the obieation
and the privilege and tain. advantage af
the opportunity TO prove thaL they hars
contributed something to 'dIe sum Of hu,
man good. III
State and City Bemembers
Throughout the city and state Arbor
day VIII be appropriately observed Ia l
salt Lake appropriate Arbor day exerl /
ciSeS we're held yesterday in the yarIous I
public schools and other educational I'M
stitutions of tho city. In many instanccs
the students did not wait for the holidas
10 come. but planted trees and shrub
DcrS in their school grounds after the
conclusion OF their special programmes
The keithO' BrIcn company ycsterday
distributed 10000 trees, a free gift 10,
the pupils of the various schools OF th4
city, that the children might take them
home and plant them in their own yards
Following a custom which he had ob
served for years, NJ. b, SoEles presldentI
OF tho Utah Nursery company. viii TOY
day give away 1000 fruit trees of as ii
sorted varieties, including ulums. aches
apples, apricots and cherries. the recip
Tents OF his generosity being the pupil g.
Of the Riverside and Sugar House schools,
These school buildings are situated In tha
vicinity OF Mr. SoTlesS nursery and hsi
has instructed the principals that eyery
pupil may call and receive a tree foy
his Arbor day planting!
Governor Will Plant Tree.
For number of years Capitol Hill. the
site OF the new capitol building the con
struction OF which is to be begun by the
state this year. has been the scene OF the
Arhor day obesrvances. and this custom
will be followed today, as Governor VIII
liam Spry will himself plant a tree and
supervise the planting of others by ,hel
remainder Of the state officials all OIL
whom are expected 10 attend. The cere-l
monies at Capitol Hill begin al 10 o'clock
this morning and will be concluded by u
brief address ny the governor.
City officials will devote their eners
gies TO making Liberty park more beauu-
full This work will he under the super
vision Of the board OF park commission
active interest in the work. It is planned
to put in double row Of trees along thdI
proposed boulevard eastward from thsN
central drive between the lake and thdI
new pavilion.
Unusual Interest Shown.
According TO reports received from thd
various nurseries OF the city there isl
manifest this year an unusual amount o i
interest in the planting OF both trees and
flowers. Not only do the orders pour III
from local people. but the outside bust
ness is also far above the average of the9
a. nsrsD1 az her
Down in Liberty stake the founG3
Mems and Young Womens Mutual I'm
provement associations are conducting y
clean n-up contest with a view to doing
their part In the work of making the clty1
more beautiful. and in this connectlor
the chairman of the committee in charge
offers many valuable "Arbor Day Sugges
jions." the more essential OF which foi
low:
PLANT all the trees. lawns. flowers and.
shrubs YOU possibly can.
Spray YOUR trees and keep them neat
.'Tf YOU live where there are paved
sidewalks plant lawns along the paved
walks. II your sidewalks are not paved
use your influence with the city counci
10 have them paved as soon as possible
and then plant your lawns.
keep the dandeions and weeds from
your lawns as they mar It's beauty
keep the weeds from growing III yon
lots and on YOUR sidewalks. II neces
sary, sweep off and wash the paved sice
walks every day. j.
Don't throw papers or rubbish on tns
sidewalks or in the streets. ]
Clean up your back yard as wen
the front ward. and ask your friends an
neighbors 10 do likewise.
IF there are any vacant lots IN you
neishhorhood. see that they are cleane
up If YOU are too busy Tourselr, MI
some of the schoolboys, who wiz pN
pleased TO earn little extra Inone. 81
Perhaps IL means your health and you
family's to have all those vacant lot
thoroughly cleaned of old tin cahsf
garbage, etc
Chance to Win Prizes.
Appealing not alone to the artis.u1
sense bur also to the co'nn1erclal ~
stinct. the committee which mas eilS nnn,
petitorS. and the rivalry promises 10 ~,
keen. list of the principal a"ai''
follows; .--~I
For inc pre,iiest front yard. six roon5I
and under silver cup. Acme White Leau
For the prcttiest and cleanest oaaA4
ward, six rooms and under SILVER e'r'I
c. S. Martin Coal company. sx1
For the prettlest front YARD. over
rooms. silver cup. Hewlett Bros. com
pany. .,.-a., baelsI
ward. over six rooms. silver cup. j. ~
Mcdonald Chocolate compdnS, bed frI
For tho most beautiful flower oeS
Liberty stake, silver cup. baileS
For the prettiest grounds around ,!saiI ss
.Ilurch I'm Liberty stake, silver cup o's'
Sugar company. ,,,,c which.
For The ward IN Liberty stahf mrine9
wins tbc greatest percentage oi p,riar ,..sr
nffnrad SILVER cup. Modern Furnituf'
company. - ,,dav at theL
Holiday hours will prevail 'ouas sd.liveryf
postofiics. There will he bur OH daIivory.
by ali carriers. and the genera uem uenm.i;siry
inquiry. stamp. money orue', rom
and box windows will be open on,y ,,niiI hi
i0:i5 o'clock in the morning w.
The hanks viii be closed. as VIII snmei
the ', statS. ''r county and city Offices Sum
Of the stores also VIII clost.