El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
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Plant On Coast

A unique. yet practical feature in
connection with the extensive build
ing enterprise Of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber company. OF California
az Los Angeles. IS a nursery in which
are being grown the various flowers,
shrubs and trees that later win
adorn the approaches to the factory
and the streets and parks Of the
housing community. known as the
Goodyear gardens.
On a six acre tract adjoining the
site where the largest tire manGfac-
turing plant on the coast Is bsing
rapidly pushed TO completion. a squad
OF experienced and capable garden
ers Is engaged daily in the cultiva-
ton Of Veritable forest OF 1o0,-
600 individual plants, shrubs and
trees embracing go separate species
OF ornamental vegetation
In this vast array OF beautiful
flora there Is a range from the lowly
ground ivy TO the stately palm and
eucalyptus, the whole being designed
20 meet the most exacting demands
Of the discriminating landscape gard
variety Of Plant Life.
with 5000 small plants growing
IN trays. 10000 plant cuttings root
ing in sand, $4,000 shrubs and trees
approaching the rransplanting stage
and $4,000 specimens already trans
planted TO the fields, the growing
project embraces a wide variety OF
ornamental plant life IN practically
every stage Of growth.
Having entered q city where hous-
ing conditions have reached an acute
stage. the company, to provide homes
for its workers. has set aside l6u
acres TO be known as the Goodyear
gardens and upon this tract viii
erect 500 houses 70 be sold 70 en-
pioyes at cost with payments IN
monthly installmeuts like rent
This Development is to be projected
on much the same plan as the com
muuity development at AKRON, ONO
known as Goodyear Heights. but Is
being laid out on q much more
beautiful scale win a wider range
or architectural design made avail I
able By the delightful climatic ad-
vautaEea Of southern California. and
the increased landscape gardening
facilities made possible through an
infinitely wider variety OF ornamen- !
tai veEetatfon, the officials OF the
company hope to make the Goodyear
gardens a veritable fairTland OF beau
tiful homes and parks
Palms Line street.
The spacious streets OF the tract I
viii be lined with spreading palms, I
stalWart eucalyptus dropping pepper ]
trees and fragrant eVergreens now /
being developed IN the nursery under /
the care Of botanical experts, while I
the PARKS and lawns will abound with I
iururiaut vegetation that now IS Sc
curing root and=leaf system In the I
lath house
Al portion Of the tract now con-
fains a large acreage Of English wall I
nut trees in their productive prime. /
all OF which VIII be saved Those j
growing on spots where houses are
to De built viii be carefully dug up .
and transplanted, under the direction
OF experts
Many years OF active business life
have taught the companyis Officials
that the happiest and most contented
workman IS the one who owns his
own home and it IS their aim to (
construct a community Of beautiful
homes and PARKS for Goodyear work
men in Los Angeles. that viii make
the city known far and vide, not I
only Tor the production OF automo- /
bile tires but also for its happy and I
coutented workers.