The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

converted into formal gardens, lending colOrful
beauty to the land, with its borders of majestic
trees In general the soil consists of clay with
occasional Outcroppings of rock"
1t is to be noted that the zoo site is con-
tiguous to forest preserve area Tin black on
three sides, thus making 1t an integral part Of the
Salt creek valley preserve which is exceedingly
picturesque The Chicago drainage canal is close
by, and material from the spoil banks Will be
utilized in the concrete work of the zoo.
Incidentally it may be stated that the projected
Pershing road (Thirty-ninth streeD will run from
Lake Michigan straight west fifteen miles to the
ZOO. According to the Chicago Plan commissions
project Pershing road will be nearly 300 feet wide
from the lake to Cottage Grove avenue, lO8 feet
wide west to Cicero avenue and $50 feet wide
from that point to the ZOO
President Peter Renberg, who is intensely in
terested in the ZOO project as in everything else
connected with the Forest Preserves is about to
name a committee charged with the duty of or
ganizing the Chicago Geological Gardens society.
The work of organization is expected to proceed
rapidly as. strong support of the project is
promised IN many quarters at present. MeS'rs.
Wilson, Maclean and Miller, constituting the
Chicago Geological Gardens committee are in
charge of preliminary matters. Joseph Dillabohgh
is committee secretary at SAT County build ng,
Chicago.
Chicago has given the Forest Preserves an en-
thusaStic welcome. About 3,OOOOOO people PIC
nicked or camped in the various preserves this
summer. The recent encampment OF Indians at
Camp Reinberg Deer Park (Paatne Preserye),
under the auspices Of the Chicago Historical So
cety attracted one of the largest gatherings out
side of Chicago. in the history of Cook county.
All summer the several preserves have been Used
as public Fairgrounds by the people.
The Forest Preserve district now contains
about 10000 acres and will ultimately cOncain
about 35.OOO stretching 30 miles north and soIth.
Most of it is picturesque and scenicaly ATTRACTIVE.
Nearly all of it is Historically interesting Much
of il is real forest The big tree shown here'gitli
is ample proof of this; no wonder it is attracting
the attention of Cleft to right Chief Forester
RansOme Kennicott, DR. Henry c. COwles. the
noted botanist of the University of Chicago, and
Dr. c. C. Adams of the New York State Universe
ty Of Forestry at Syracuse.
II is no wonder that President Reinherg and
the county commissioners are enthusiastic oVel the
ZOO project as feature of the forest preserve dis
trict The fact that such men Victor T. Law
SON col r. r. Mccormick. Charles H. Waoker
Dwight H. Perkins William ~ Petersen and John
c. Vaughan are citizen members Of the Fo,est
Preserve Plan committee shows that Chicago mp
precia,es the recreationa and educational featTfes
Of the forest preserve idea.
Stewart Hodges construction engineer, glnAe
trotter and big game hunter. has the honor of re
ing the first ChicaPoan TO offer contribution "a
the Chicago ZOO. He has recently returned from
two wears in Africa and Asia says res going
again and promises some interesting specimens.
Canada is under pledge To contribute largely
from Canadian fauna. Canadian officials remerr
Der that John d. Rockefeller. Mrs Mccormick
father. presented Canada with $5OOO.0OO to be
used by its medical research institutions.