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Park Pioneer Day LandmarkO+O 046 040 040 040Golf Links to Be Finest in the West040 * 040 040 040 . 040Historic Documents Brought to LightSalt Lake's municipal golf 'Ink* at N’ibley park, formerly known a* Wanda-mere, prior to that a» Calder’u park, and to pioneer day* a* Caider’a farm, will, tn the course of a few more yedra, become famohs a* one of the mo»t beautiful, best equipped and moat attractive golf course in the west.This is the opinion of Dr. 31. R. Stewart, city commissioner o' parks and pubic playground*, who apoke with enthusiasm yesterday of the natural • advantages of the locality, .of the work now under way, and of the plan* for the Immediate future, .Jflbley park will receive all that our budget will aland,” Dr. Stewart said; ‘About twenty men are cleaning »nd grading the ground*, raging the old buildings, planting trc-es and shrubbery and Improving . the driveway*. A new fence has been ordered for the north, east 'and west sides of the park, a' professional golfer will be on- hand to give instruc-•tons In u lew days. The policy of improvement will be carried out as our finances will allow, and I am confident that within a very few years'Salt Lake will boast one of the finest golf course* to be founa In the west.”Name Changed to Ntbley.', January 10 of this year that SaltDasfe C.ty, through Its commission, formally accepted from Charles; \V. Ntbley. presiding bishop of the Mormon church, the gift of Caller's park, which he had a few' lays before purchased from the church at a cost of approximately Sioe.-000. At the time of the acceptance of the gift, as a token of appreciation of Sir, Nlbiey's generosity,' the' name of th« grounds was changed from Wandnmerc park to Ntbley park, and by this title It Wilt be known arid designated.Admission to Nib ley park, will always be *ree to the public, but for use of the UnKa a nominal fee will be charged. This, according to Commissioner Stewart, will be 50 cents a day -for. transients, $2 a month, or $12 a year, for tho*« who wish to play any time they de*lre.Golf enthusiasts declare that the new municipal link.* will shortly be accounted strictly high class'. The- park Is eaav of access and the scenery I* Inspiring, The nominal fee for uko .of the link* will, It is believed, do much toward making-the sport, formerly Indulged In mostly by millionaires and men of leisure, even more popular than It Is today.Spot Historic,In making his grant of the grounds to the city Bishop Mihlcy . kept clearly In mind his , chief purpose - to ■ supply the city with a. municipal golf course, for in the deed are incorporated clauses specifying: - .-“In trust, however, to have and. to hold for the purpose of a public golf course, amd public purpose*, and also for recreation- and pleasure, in connection with golf and not 'In. conflict or interference therewith.”This tract of ground conveyed to the city by Bishop Nibley for the nominal cpnsUleraiton or $i has. under its earlier arid other names,- figured prominently in Salt Lake’s history for more than forty years. .it Is bounded on the south, by Twentv-sevemh South street fold Thirteenth South), on the west by Fifth East street, on the cast by Seventh Eh*t street, while Its southern boundary is nearly down to what. would be Thirty-first South street if that were opened. It Is stated by Park Superintendent R. E. Sleater to contain approximately flftv-seven acres. Including a lake of .about eight acres In the southern end of the park. The official description of the property, as given In the abstract of title, reads;All of lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and part of lot* 7 and 12. block 30, plat A, Big Field survey, township l south of range 1 east of Salt Lake meridian.Early Conveyance Recorded.While George Older (after whom the park was named). David O, Calder and William Calder, the • three brothers who- owned this and contiguous property did not receive -their titles from the United States government until in the TO s, the old records show it was in various hand3 .through possessory title as far back as 1852. only five years after the settlement of this valley by the pioneers. The earliest entry on the book.-* of the county recorder cf this county appear* to be that of November 23, 18-52, In which st Is shown that Juarrin H. Uavl*. lor’ a 'consideration of $50, conveyed to Solon Foster “lot 5, block 30, c-n-acr# plat A, Kg Field survey.” The ?k'xt^ntri’ *h ** that C. Holbrook, Octo-her xO.; 1*53, for $25, conveyed to Alexander Wright the same ' block 30.January 30, mi. John William Coward K?: * *? Sv’,J’ Jeremy for $35 ”one-ha!f of lot 8, m block 30. Big Field survey”; November 30 .of Ihe • same year, William Hod, for 130, sold' “lot 11.” ir, the same “*%*•„ «drch 17. 1856, John McDonald sold lot 12 to Thomas Fords; July 22. I® .* Ale*^l}d£r-‘ }Vright sold ' iota * and in ’ Calder for $25, and May10, 1813, \ Intent Shurtleff, for $14.70, sold lot* 10 and 11 to William Burru*.1 he official abstract of the property now known a* Nibley park shows shat December I,11874, the United States patented to - George Calder the east half of the northeast Quarter -of section 20 and the northwest quarter of section 29, township 1 south, of range 1 east, -Halt Dalce meridian. .Once Picnic Grounds. *It Is, however, within the recollection of many of the old settlers'of Salt, Lake and vicinity.- that the Calder* settled in this section ol the county early In the 60 * or late In the '60’s, and that George t.alder, almost immediately after making a home there, began the Improvement and beautifying of his farm, which soon Became the favorite picnic ground of the residents in this section of the valley.Winder, president of the Utah btata Fair association, who has lived In this vicinity for more than half .a century, believes that It was about 1870 that (-aider a park began to be generally known as a, gathering spot for the people of the • arlous ■ wards for their summer outings. ■George T), -Pyper manager of the Salt Lake theater, recalls Calder's park *i3 oelns, more than forty years ago, the favorite and almost only spot used bv the various societies of the Mormon church in and around Salt Lake for their outings and picnics.Georgo, M. Cannon, president of the cannon Real Estate company, who Ik SI J'Sar* ?' a-se. a resident of Salt Lake-,, 'hi* life, says that he remembers that when a small boy he attended many f*“eongs at Calder’s. park. He said that George Calder developed the park from its native wildness, planting many tree*, and much shrubbery and bringing the natural aprlngs to a state of supplying water for both Irrigation and domesticUse*. . -During the early years In the develop-!JJ5L e„ vaI!e)'- George Calder hadother lines of endeavor dhan his work In reclaiming- his farm. For a considerable period he taught school in a little one-* HI. S’81 *-lear wl’ere- the -Granite district high school now stands.Transfers Made.(David O. Calder, who owned Jots 8, £ .Sc?15 1,’,ln {h!* -block SO. died July 3li,S4. and George- Calder purchased this part-or.the grounds for $8030 from the j State cf his brother, confirmation of ga.V-yeiMg recorded December IS, lSS-1.June 25. -T89-L George Calder and wife naS?T ~ ° property to the Salt Lake Rap.rt Transit company for a term ol three ’ years. This company, look hold ot the park, adding numerous buildings and equipment, and extended to the park the electric street car iine. This was the first line to be built outside the city .Imits, the . line to . Murray being constructed soon afterward.1?CK)’ Peor*e Calder, and wife isi sMi^r? pa?k;’to E B- wicits for$27,yC0. \\lcks, July 1 of the year following, sold the property to A. W Mc-Cune for $29,915. Mr McCune. Augusl 1, 190v. sold the resort to Calder's Park company,” a Utah .corporation, for '$35,-Durlnar the regime of the Calder’s Park company the name of the park wa« changed to Wandamere,” and pe”motor-urome ’ track was constructed, the latter-work being done by a .separate com-fanr, which was headed by J. G McDonald. This track, op which motorcycle races were held for several seasons was destroyed by fire a number of year* ago.Early . In February of last - vear the Property passed Into the hands of Zion': Savings Bank Trust company, which ir turn conveyed it to the Mormon church ironi which it was purchased by Bishot -.hley ■ and transferred to ' the city.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Sun, Apr 23, 1922
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