The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-20
URGE PARK At
FORT DOUGLAS
Salt Lake Prominent Citizens
Strongly Favor Fine BouIe-
ward and Improvements.

Further steps towards the realization
of the proposed boulevard and park i'm
provements at Fort Douglas came last
evening when the members OF the city
park commission and representatives of
the Salt Lake Real Estate association
went over the ground in automobiles.
accompanied by Major j. NJ. ArrasmIth.
commandant at the post. The party re-
turned more than ever enthused over
the project and wired Utahs congress
sional delegation at Washington that $780,
900 would start what would ultimately
be a park unsurpassed In scenic beauty
by anything at any military post in
America,
The party included Mayor John 5.
Bransford. Superintendent of Parks
Nicholas Byhower, \. Fred Wey. B. f.
bach. r p. Morris and w. e. Schoppe
OF the park commission. and the follow
ing representatives OF the Sal, Lake
Real Estate assoc!ation: Walter ].
Mceks. George NJ. Cannon. Joseph Kim
ball. w. Il. Hubbard and Frank Krlder,
the party met at the Wilson hotel at
o'clock and went TO the scene in three
{nino1 a9IomG0iies, h,i I, At the post they We're
the entire ground OF the proposed i'm
provements. Major Arrasmith was
equally enthusiastic over the proposition
and declared that II would in no way
interfere with the long range practice or
routine service of the regiment at the
i0rt- Upon the return of the party to
the city the following telegram was i'm
mediately sent TO Washington:
Wire to. Washington
Senators Reed Smoot. George Suth-
GRAND and CONGRESSMAN Joseph Howell
WASHINGTON. u. C.-The 200 acres across
the west end of the military reservation
OF Fort Douglas. Utah, recommended to
be parked by a memorial OF the last leg
isiature of Utah is admirably adapted for
such purpose. This tract lies lust TO the
west of she barracks and quarters of the
Sarfison and TO the east OF the Uni
v,ersity Of Utah. 1t is on the brow OF
The cast bench. overlooking Salt Lake
and with an excellent view OF the Great
san axe @ and valley. An appropriation
for park that would ultimately be un
surpassed in scenic beauty by anything
IT any military post in America. The
BOARD board OF park commissioners of Salt Lake
o!terS ltS services In any WAY that IL
may be called upon and accompanies this
oiler WIN the Endorsement of the CITY
OF Salt Lake
JOHN $. BRANsFoRD,
"A FRED wEY. "'So''
chairman Board of Park Commission
Legislature Urges Park.
Al the last legislature both houses
passed 9 memorial asking for ri cerlaiu
amount OF land and a boulevard across
tac west end OF the Fort Douglas mill
talY reservation Salt Lake real estate
mcn, influential business men and city
olllciais al once took uD the question
Win senators Smoot and Sutherland ana
EoES?Gss;nan Howell II is now rrporirJ
that the government views the scheme
WIN faVor and that every cndoayor viii
pr made TO get an approximation in m.
.hHt'ary budget To be passed by CON
ETesS large enough to start The y,orl,
Wnch VIII be under the slIperyi,jnn Of
Ine aolutant general OF the United
states army. ''oN
The proposed boulevard will moor ,h,.
ncFeath avenue. boulevard on the nortf
ahu VIII eventually extend from, fhr
soutn end M The reservation TO rwelfih
a"uth street. isuch real estate connn'n,
or private individual ownin. nrnSmr,,
1lonG lnc proposed line has dcdicn,e3 ion
iccL ot roadway To- the prcpogitIon tn.
PARK ana buulevard. ii is said wu,,Id he
ualmtained by the government along iin1~
similar 70 those used in the nalnrcran,,
ot thc Presidio at San Francisco RI.
ground would be properly cared for ~.
ment. VIC IoNcrn-
superintendent OF Parks Bvhowar lac,
night estimated that the boulevard could