Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-11-26

conn.r+od info formal gardens lending cOlorful
beauty to the land, with its borders OF majestic
trees In general the soil consists OF clay Win
occasional outcroppings Of rock.
It is to- be noted that the zoo site IS con-
tiouous TO forest preserve area Gin black on
three Sides thus making it an integral part OF the
Salt creek valley preserve, which is exceedingly
nicturesoue The Chicago drainage canal is close
by, and material from the spoil banks VIII De
utilized in the concrete work of tie 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
proiect Pershing road will be nearly 3OO rect Wlue
from the lake to Cottage Grove avenue, lOo Ieel
wide west to Cicero avenue, and 100 feet vide
from that point to the zoo.
President Peter Reinberg, who is intensely IN
terested in the ZOO project as in everything else
connected with the Forest Preserves is about to
name d committee charged with the duty or Or
ganizing the Chicago Geological Gardens society.
The work of organization is expected TO proceed
rapidly as strong support OF the proJecI IS
promised III many quarters at present. Messrs
Wilson. MacleaD and Miller, constituting the
Chicago Geological Gardens committee, are IN
charge Of preliminary matters. Joseph Dillabough
is committee secretary at SAT County building,
Chicago.
Chicago has given the Forest Preserves an en-
thusiastic welcome. About 3,0OOOOO people pic
nicked campeQ IN the VdTiQuS pleo0A YoS eAA0
summer. The recent encampment OF lndlans at
Camp Reinberg, Deer Park (Palatne PreserVel,
under fine 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
ahout 10000 acres and will ultimately contain
about $4,000, stretching So miles north and south.
Most of IT is picturesque and scenically attractive
Nearly all of it is historically interesting Much
Of If is real forest The big tree shown herewith
is annie proof of this: no wonder it is attracting
the attention of Cleft to rightly Chief Forester
Ransome Kennicott, Dr. Henry Q. CoWles, the
noted botanst of the University of chicago, and
Dr G. G. Adams of the New York State UNIVERSE
ty of Forestry at Syracuse
IF is no wonder that President Re1nberg and
the county commissioners are enthusiastic over the
ZOO nroiect as feature Of the forest preserve dis
trict The fact that such men as Victor r. Law
son Oil R. R. Mccormick Charles d. Wacker,
Dwight H Perkins, William A. Petersen ana John
q vaughan are citizen members of the Forest
Preserve Plan committee shows that chicago ap-
nreciates the recreational and educational FEATURES
of the forest preserve idea.
Stewart Hodges construction engineer, globe
trotter and big game hunter, mas the nonor or De-
ing the first Chicagoan~ to offer contribution to
+bo, Chicago ZOO He has recently returned from
two wears in Africa and Asia, says les going
again and promises some interesting specimens
Canada is under pledge to contribute largely
from Canadian fauna. Canadian officials remem-
har that John D. Rockefeller Mrs. McCormick's
father presented Canada with $5,OOO'UOO TO De
used by it's medical research institutions