Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-02
MEMORIAL GATEWAY PARK

>Deen circulated III aSSkaiN TO Lne ITO-
posed city purchase Of the lots on the
South Side Of BIoa dEay, and on-wh1ch
the voters called upon To- declare them
selves at the SPECIAL Election TO be
held September goth, that q survey Of
everything in connec tion with this pro
posed Memorial based ION the actual
facts should be giN1n publicity, so
that every one ful .lnaleFstaa
the question. at. issue. s.
In the eafly part Of the YasSl9l9,
or to be exact on the E2ndF daysof Jan
nary, the board Of directors of the
Boz I'd of Commerce held a. meeting, aud
among other matters brought up was
the proposed Gateway Memorial Park
| to be located on both sides Of Broad
way between the river and line drawn
west Of the post office. The matter
! 40 been talked over among the BUSH
ness men anG-there seemed to be "a
united :.nd very strong sen:;ment in
favor Of paying a lasting tribute to
those who made. the supreme sacrifice,
as WelEas to tie rest *5f the boys who
ans wa1ad the call TO arms. in l9l7sand
1918. i. After as.ssfpll discussion: It was
decided to take soptiops5on the territory
mentioned. ~. -
At a later meeting held by the
board Of directors in connection with
the civic bureau, February 10th, it was
again under full discussion, and every
one present reported very favorably,
and the following day that matter was
given full publicity in the Daily Trans
cript of February goth, and the Little
Fails Herald Of February 2lst, 1919.
Committees were; appointed to Sc
cure the options and 60 ahead with the
plans, and at no time were those IN
charge questioned as to their sincerity,
nor were any dissenting voices heard,
and for two years everyone connected
with this movement could not help but
feel that they worked in full accord
and with the approval Of every loyal
citizen, who felt justly proud Of the re-
cord made by Little Falls and Morri-
son county during the trying war per
iod. The first known opposition de-
velopcd this spring, after the options
had been secured, money paid down on
same, and the plan was just about
ready to bring to a successful compile
ton. The money paid on the options
were SecuIeu 1IOA tAAOO oouA~~N'
First, the amount left over from the
Home Coming Celebration, which was
turned over to the Memorial Commit
tee: Second, from the sale Of Member
shin Certificates and third, for money
borrowed by the II directors Of the
Board of Commerce and ten pledges
Of $4,000 each made by the leading
business men of Little Falls, but in a
later article, We will aeover separately
each Of the options, the money paid
down on same, and the amount still
due.
Notwithstanding our beautiful ''Pine
Grove Park which is too far away
from the business district to attract
yery many Of our toilers after the
davis work, Little Falls is in need OF
l,lace not too far from the business
center where the citizens can gather
in the evening for a quiet rest, and the
lots now under optionS would secure
such a central park for the city, in an a,
ideal location, within the reach OF ALL
as is attested by the growing attend
'ance at the weekly band concerts, that
it would seem that no citizen who is
Justly proud Of the city and has It's
best interests at heart can conscien.
tiously oppose that The city expend
$500 for each inhabitant to secure this
Gateway Memorial park. Possibly
this amount could be raised by popu'
lar subscription, but those who have
had experience in handling such, well
know that some Of those the best able
to give escape entirely, and still they
get the benefits; while by spreading it
i on the tax books, we all pay our share
of this improvement and as stated
above, it will not be large enough tc
= hurt anyone. -:
Any mother or father, who sent one
or several boys away to fight the bat
tie of democracy, will know that the
boys are entitled to some consideration
from those who stayed at home, ane
while good many Of us had some
hardships to endure, we did not have
to face the bullets of the enemy, anc
our lives were not in constant danger
as were the lives Of those who wen
across. 1858" &c..
The men who have given freely OF
%bo;- alma on1 nnonov tn Sacnre theS(