The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
MAKES LIBERAL
DONATIONS TO
PARK AND LIBRARY
LAND AND CHECK FOR S15O TO
PARK AND CHECK FOR
$500 TO LIBRARY

Last week, Mr.. A. N. Belding, of
Rockville, Conn.,, and one of the or
ganizers of Belding Bros. & Co. Wis
tied our city for a few days. Mr..
Belding was we'll satisfied with the
appearance of the mills and city in
general, expressing his opinion that
nature has done much and that the
citizens had also done a great deal
to beautify the entire city.
On visiting our beautiful city park
which was donated from Belding
Bros. & Co., several years ago, Mr..
Belding said that he had planned on
slving the city more land but
did not feel as tho the present park
had been improved in late years suf-
fcient to deserve such an addition.
The park board assured him the city
desired the land very much and only
wished that they could have improved
the park as we would like to have
it. With no great fohds appropriated
to the park from year to year and
the price of material and labor
increasing at such enormous bounds
the park board had nothing LETT TO
put into improvements. Mr.. Beldlng
saw this reasoning and suggested
remedy at an informal meeting OF
n VI ClllLNllo III biN RNAfs
Friday afternoon. He suggested
that each citizen give at least half
of one davis earnings in cash, or an
equivalent in labor to raise a fund
for the park board to use In improv-
ing the park. Those present thought
the plan very good and over $4O0 was
subscribed Immediately. A further
canvas is being made to increase that
amount and anyone who takes PRIDE
in our city park and would like TO
see it even more beautiful can leave
their contribution at Wortley &
French's or the Board Of Commerce
office. 1t is hoped that a sum OF
81 900 can be raised for this purpose.
George Mclean, local drayman
and teamster. said that he for one
would be glad and willing to donate
his services and that of his team for
a half or a whole day as his part or
the necessary work required to fur
ther beautify the park. A number
of other people have also volunteer
ed to assist in any way they can.
With this splendid spirit shown by
the citizens of our city, Mr.. Beldlng
decided he would give more land 10
the park. AS result he gave an ad..
dition of about acres more or
choice park land to the city. This
addition extends over 800 feet east
of the power house along the. river
and over 500 feet south and then
west along up the hill just south OF
the water tank This makes
splendid addition to the park and the
city can be truly grateful to Mr.. Bel
ding for his gift.
The proposition of bathing beach
was brought up, but nothing definite
promised as the cost of construction
had not been considered and the
amount of money raised for the park
is too uncertain as yet.
Just before leaving the city Mr.
Belding visited the library which is
one of his gifts to the city and ex-
pressed bis pleasure at its appear
\ ance and the manner it is conducted,
and handed the library board gift
of $500 for further additions to the
stock of books and reading material.
Mr.. Belongs keen interest in our
city and his generous spirit is to be
greatly appreciated by all our citi-
zens. He plans on making another
visit here in the near future.