The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-12-03

converted into formal gardens, lending coiorlui
beauty to the land, with its borders OF majestic
trees. In general the soil consists OF clay "iHi
occasional outcroppings Of rock"
1t is to be noted that the site Is con-
tiguous to forest preserve area Gin black on
three sides, thus making it an integral part OF the
Salt creek valley preserve which Is exceedingly
picturesque. The Chicago drainage caral Is close
by, and material from the spoil banks Will be
utilized in the concrete work Of the zoo.
Incidentally 1t may be stated that the projected
Pershing road (Thirty-ninth street) Will run from
Lake Michigan straight west fifteen miles to the
According to the Chicago Plan commissions
project Pershng road will be nearly 300 feet wide
from the lake to Cottage Grove avenue, 1OS 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 committee charged with the duty OF or
ganizing the Chicago Geological Gardens society.
The work Of organization Is expected to proceed
rapidly, strong support OF the project Is
promised in many quarters at present. Messrs
Wilson, Macean and Miller, constituting the
Chicago Geological Gardens committee, In
charge Of preliminary matters. Joseph Dillabough
is committee secretary at SAT County building,
Chicago
Chicago has given the Forest Preserves en-
thusiastic welcome. About 100000 people pic
ncked or camped in the various preserves this
Camp Reinberg Deer Park (Palatine Preserve)
under the auspices Of the Chicago Historical So
ciety attracted 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 contain
about $4,000 stretching 81 miles north and south.
Most of 1t is picturesque and scenicay attractive
Nearly all of 1t is historically interesting. Much
of IT Is real forest. The big tree shown herewith
is ample proof Of this no wonder it is attracting
the attention Of Cleft to righD Chief. Forester
Ransome Kennicott, DIR. Henry c. Cowles, the
noted botansr Of the University of Chicago, and
DIR. c. c. Adams of the New York State Universe
ty of Forestry at Syracuse.
If is no wonder that President Reinberg and
the county commissioners are enthusiastic over the
ZOO project as feature of the forest preserve dis
trict The fact that such men as Victor r. Law
son Col. r. r. Mccormick Charles a. Wacker
Dwight H. Perkins, William A. Petersen and JohI
c. Vaughan are citizen members of the Fores
Preserve Plan committee shows that Chicago ap
preciates the recreational and educational features
Of the forest preserve idea.
Stewart Hodges, construction engineer, globe
trotter and big game hunter, has the honor of be
ing the first Chicngoan TO offer contribution t.
the Chicago zoo. He has recently returned from
two wears In Africa and Asia, says he's goni
again and promises some interesting specimens
Canada is under pledge to contribute largel.
from Canadian fauna. Canadian officials remem
Der that John d. Rockefeller, Mrs. Mccormick
father, presented Canada with S5OOO.OOO to bt
used by its medical research Institutions