The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-18

OHe VI tHe urgent ueeuS VI
Bismarck is the establishment as
soon as feasible, city park
system. The Tribune proposes to
run series ar articles upon park
systems throughout the nation.
Much of the material will be help
ful in, assisting the Capital City
in formulating it's future park
program.
Minot, Sept. 1S.-"An acre of parks
for every hundred people"-that has
been the slogan of the people Of Mi
not.
Not merely so much ground pur-
chased and set aside in. neglect, but
ample room for everyone, where may
be found the Fairgrounds, the beauti-
full landscapes, the educational fea-
lures, the bathing and boating, the
natural woods and beautiful drives,
the tourists camps and other features
of a modern and competently main
tanned park system.
This vision became reality, for
Minot, although city of less than
$1,000 people, is we'll in the lead in
the state on account of the size and
beauty of the park system and the
service which it renders. "
Six Years in Making.
! This park system has been only six
years in the making, but the practical
results achieved speak we'll for the
foresight and efficiency of it's Board
of Park Commissioners, especially Of
these members who, from the first.
have had a clear vision of the needs
of the people and a determination to
provide every possible facility for
their comfort, pleasure and recrea-
ton.
"rhe parks are we'll established and
equipped and will continue to grow in
size and features" said Will 0. Doo-
little, superintendent Of parks.
Minot's largest park contains 66
acres. There are several smalle"
parks ranging up to fifteen acres. In
Riverside Park (the largest) are most
of the features to be found in large
city park 1t has baseball and foot
ball fields, tennis courts, skating
ponds, picnic groves, beautiful lawns
and shrubbery, good auto roads, fol-
flowing the banks of the Mouse river.
band and rest pavilions, tourists
camp, and one of the best geological
exhibitions in the northwest, exclus-
i've of the coast cities.
Steps are being taken to make the
tourists camp Of the greatest service
to the travelling public" said Doolittle.
The proposed cOast-tO-cOast high.
Donc0ro1f MnroOri11 HipH-
way-passes through Minot and is at
present known both as Wonderland
and the Glacier Park Highway. Pro-
vision has been made for direct
route into Minot, passing by Riverside
Park. Here, if the traveller desired
to stop, can be found many of the con-
veniences of home with the added en-
chantment of camp life. This coming
season, the tourists camp will be To-
Gated in a delightful grove in the
park; fuel, water, good fireplaces and
free attendance will be furnished, and
all the park attractions will be close
at hand.
Has Fine Zoo.
Probably the greatest of these at.
fractions is the Minot parks ZOO OF
North American animals and birds.
The. ZOO was begun four years ago.
and the plan for moderate increase
and the maintenance of healthful con-
ditions is bearing fruit in an educa~
tional exhibition that is credit to
the city and source of pleasurable
surprise to visitors.
1--WE are looking to the future" said
Mr.. Doolittle, "and our plan is for
habitat zoo where the occupants ex-
cite admiration instead of pity because
of close, unsanitary. confinement;
where visitors may learn to know the
habits of the animals and birds in
their wild state; where conditions and
upkeep are accented, instead OF num-
bers."
1.-The park management hopes to
provide pleasure, recreation and SER
vice not only for our own people, but
for the visitor from without our state
concluded Mr.. Doolittle.