The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-21
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cost Of this park improvement has
been little more than 100000, and has
won for the City general praise from
All its visitors
The Muskogee park board Is work
ing out the details Of a plan whereby
the total number Of park acres win
I. be increased to 374 by donations and
the purchase Of desirable park sites
within a radius Of five miles Of she
center Of the city, and the extension
Of the boulevard system to about
eighteen miles IN length. One very
popular part Of the Muskogee bouls-
ward is a four mile drive running
north from the city to the junction Of
tho Arkansas and Grand rivers.
The plan Of the Muskogee PARK
board has been to pick up every avail
allie block or triangular piece Of
ground here and there ever the city
and park It, thus placing in evidence
ID tho citys visitors these beauty
SPOTS where nature paints out the
mcnotnony Of the unnatural things OF
tbs city. Here It has builded play
grounds, rest houses, wading pools
and made cosy breathing places
things that make cities popular liy-
Ing places, as well as refreshing
places to visit.
Guthrie Has Park Pride.
Guthrie also has much pride in the
two parks that she has laid out and
IN which her citizens have Invested
over 100000. Both are natural park
places. The one known as Island
park is where Guthrie's popular min
eral water comes from end is a cosy
nook Of 80 acres, almost surrounded
" the Cottonwood river It is filled
with large trees and the work Of Ma
ture has only been disturbed for park
development to the extent necessary
to build driveways, spring houses ana
rest Pavilion
Guthrie also has an 80 acre park
on the northwest Of the city that has
been improved by driveways, the
planting Of trees and flowers and an
artificial lake. It has an imposing
stone entrance gate and is well kept
In flowers and shrubbery. 1t has
been the scene Of the Chautauqua and
many state church and Sunday school
conventions and is becoming a very
popular spot among Guthrie citizens
Guthrie recently voted $4,000 for
the purpose Of building public bath
houses and making park improve
ments,
Shawnee Proposes s5o,ooO More.
A special election is to be held in
Shawnee on November 10 for the pur-
pose OF voting $4,000 worth Of nego-
table bonds, the proceeds Of which
are to be used for park purposes. The
o. dinance provides that the bonds are
10 be sold under a contract which
viii permit the city to retire them in
tel years should it desire
With this money it is proposed to
buy property north Of the city from
the Oklahoma Baptist university. This
is to be used as needed for park our
poses and held as an in estment, with
the idea in view that the city may re.
alize a sufficient amount Of money
for the remaining lands with which
70 take up the bonds, the primary
purpose being to furnish lands for the
erection Of the university
Shawnee already has Woodland
park, which consists of IA acres OF
natural park in she heart Or the city
i is a most beautiful place and is Inn
proved artisticaIly by driyeways,
shrubbery, fountain, etc.
Enld's Attractive Parks.
Enid is taking much pride in its
park system. The public square in
that place, after being an eye-sore for
years, has been made into very at
tractiye inside park. Many Of its res
idence streets which have been laIa
out in the last few years carry center
pai kings, which are now developing
into one Of the attractive features of
the city.
Spring park is Ends popular resort
and is rapidly growing into one Of
the most attractive ones in the state.
/ 1t is well situated and artisticalIy laid
Out and local pride insures its splen.
did care and development. 5. Il. All
Len, supervisor Of parks in that city.
states that the II has already been
put in park improvement in that city
and that the people there expect to-
put the balance Of the word in be-.
fore they quit.
Ardmore and Other Towns Interested.
Ardmore Is another city that has
not naplncinh mark imnrnralnenl n.