The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
MANY PARKS AND RESORTS
AROUND M'ALESTER.


For ita size McAlester Is prolific
with parks and pleasure resorts.
in the heart of the city Is Chad
dock park which was originally
lake reservoir used for water sup
ply for the Rock Island railroad. For
years 1t was an cyesorc and mosquito
hatchery until the progressive city
commissioners conceived the idea OF
filling up the lake and converting 1t
into a park II was slow process
but the result is gratifying. II has
given the city a beautiful park near
the heart of the business section
whore among the flowers and shade
Of tall oaks the children have a play
ground and wadery Band concerts
are given on summer evenings. The
city recently Appropriated funds for
the erection OF a new band shell.
Jeff Lee camp ground Is the oldest
park In the city, having for years
been held in fee simple by the con-
federate veterans. Recently how
ever the camp ground which Is ma
tural shady wood has been taken
over by the Daughters of the Com
fcderacy. The landscape is being
beautified, a swimming pool Is To be
built and in the center a confederate
monument will be erected. The two
days picnic on July 4 and will be
held at this park which has been a
favorite picnic grounds for this Sec
tion even back Ia the days when the
Indians held ther pow-wows beneath
its giant trees.
An unusual park enterprise here
| has been undertaken by the Club
! ladies Of the city.
The deep cut OF the NJ. X. & 4.
| railway and the land abutting was
used by the city for the street de-
| partment as a place 30 store It's
scrapers, wagons. tools, etc. The
| place was unkempt and untnviting
| but the ladies prevailed upon the
! city to move its sheds and equip
| ment and are now preparing to
make tl,- spot over the passing
| trains Nle Of the prettiest imagin-
| able--wth flower beds and walk
| ways along the edge OF the 6O-foOt
| cut with rustic seats and cozy nooks
| 1t assures the city another place Of
beauty. II adioins the business sec
| tion and will be the most convenient
| place "to rest a bit" In McAlester.
One Of the most popular places OF
amuse ment in pittsburg county Is
| Dow Lake which Is patronized by
| the dozen towns adjacent TO the In
! terurban railroad between McAlester
| and Hartshorne distance of II
/ llllff. OI IIlduN ytdlS ldht IT,
sort was maintained by the electric
railway company and on hot sum-
/ mer days Immense crowds taxed its
bathing beach and amusement fea-
! lures 10 capacity HartshOrne Hall
| eyville. Dow. Anderson, Bache, and
| Krebs all furnished their quotas and
! Dow Lake park became known as
the Coney Island Of Pittshurg coun-
| ty. After the interurban electric
! road went out OF the amusement
game, Dow Lake, during the war,
| went into the background-it's Saily
/ painted buildings were boarded up
its once crowded dancing pavilion
overlooking the lake whore the
sweet refrains and cool lake breezes
charmed the young and old-was
deserted and forgotten. But under
new management as an amusement
park Il is again coming into popu-
larity this season.
The newest addition 10 MCAlester's
| pleasure resorts Is Hardy Springs
Park adjoining the city on the
southeast, where its owner has
erected one of the largest swimming
pools In the state. The pool is sup
piled with pure spring water which
has constant flow through the pool
II has come into quick popularity
with McAlester pleasure seekers.