The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04

First grand prize for residence yard.
Second grand prise for residence yard,
$50
First prize of $50 and second prize Of
500 for the most beautiful residence yard
in each of the FIVE municipal wards.
Participants in grand prize cornpei-
tion not to be considered for yard prizes-)
First grand prize for greatest improve
ment In vacant lots, Sl00
Second grand prize for greatest I'M
provemcnt In vacant lots. SIS
Third grand prize. for greatest i'm
provement in vacant lots. S25.
In order to systematize the work Of
persons wishing to have their premises
viewed by the Judges must send their
| names and street location Of the prem
| ises to the Commercial club publicity
| bureau at once.
The Judges will not be asked to in
| spect property not thus reported and
they will not be asked TO consider
property cared for by paid gardeners,
! or other paid employees.
Distinction Clear.
In making this provision those who
planned the prlze contest wish to give
the prizes only to persons who, through
their own work, and the work OF mem
bers Of their family, improve their
property. The awarding Of prizes,
however, is not confined TO the owners
of property; rather the prizes will go
to tenants.
Special efforts TO enlist the interest
of the pupils in the public schools of
Salt Lake in this contest have been
successful.
Aids Civic Pride,
The benefits TO be derived from par.
| ticipation in the contest are manifold.
! Justly proud Of the attractive appear
ance of his property. He also takes
pride in knowing that he has contrib
uted to the beauty and attraction Of
Salt Lake to the outside world.
| And again, it is estimated that by
| 1915 the number Of tourists who an
nusllv visit Salt Lake will be greatly
in excess of oue-balf million In this
connection it is recognized by all that
way of business district unexcelled
by any other city of 100000 popula,
ton. IT is likewise recognized that the
Impressions gained by visitors who see
well-kept lawns and gardens in the
residence districts are as lasting and
important as are their impressions of
the downtown streets.
In Prize Winning Glass.
The following list includes the names
| of forty-two persons who have entered
| the "city beautiful - contest and whose
well-directcd energiLs toward the i'm
provement of their premises have won
! them especial mention and placed them
in the prize-winning class:
! o. A Honnold, 333 Douglas avenue :;
Mrs George Ross, S25 Third avenue
Mrs. X. B. Freeman, 155 McClelland
street; J. B. Lewis. 736 Windsor avenue I;
j. H, Ackerman, 529 Second avenue; II,
C. Kelley, SIG East Seventh South street (;
L. II. Rich, 40 West North Temple
street. Mrs j w Buruham, IS West
Fourth North street: Mrs. NJ Shepherd.
% I street; Aaron Garside. ISL South
! Ninth East street; w Broomc. 2O4 East
| Eighth South street; r. n. Cottrell, 80
South First West street; Elwood Bailey,
243 South Sikh East street; Mrs. +. c.
Peersou, liS South Second West street !;
b. l., Stayner. 429 South Thirteenth
East street. Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder, SCI
East Third south street: p. {. Evans.
207 Fourth avenue. W. Il. Leiihead. o92
South Ninth East street; Frank Evans,
209 Fourth avenue; D. C. Perkins, 1875
East Sixth South street; Mrs. Mary C,
Maryon, l60 Dunbar avenue; Mrs J.
McGrcgor, 5lT Bridport street: b. At
water, 5l4 Z street; j. S. May, 2I3
Tenth avenue; G.. H, Potter 7sl East
Eleventh South street! Mrs. Kate Knox,
o01 Euclid avenue: Mrs. Augusta Stew
ems, SIS stanton avenue; w, T. Hop
kins. 432 Elm avenue, T. IT, Slaughter,
$50 Washington avenue; n. j, Thomas.
725 East Sixth Sonth street; Mrs. Sarah
Rheims. 1902 South Eighth East street ,
Hazel Mullett. 459 Fifth East street !;
Mrs. Ernest Cox, 1896 South Eighth
East street; Petcr G, Christensen. ll65
Windsor street; Mrs. ". u Kemp. I41
Girard avenue; r. j. Daw. l5i South
Ninth East street; B. T. Fnrucv. 7i6
Eighth avenue; W T., Ware. 1854 First
avenue; Mrs. \. c. Jund llS7 Emerson
avenue; William Ames 81 Fourth ave-
nue.; Robert H. Walker. Sl5 South Ninth
East street, and Mrs, F. Il. Sands, lii