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001C95A8 August 17, 1928. THE KVEST VAiN NEWS GARDENS AND GARDENING I;'.s DER YiEAV MA.'ssAGEME.sT St. PATRICIA KINDERGARTEN AND GIRLS'CHOOL By IIINA G. HUTT, Landscape Architect ".'.S"..'A.!II i" ',I.il„. ('t A Double Load of Planer ends given free vrith every 5 Ton Order of Gait &Ic Leod River Hard, Black Band or Nellington Graduate Ia Landscaping V. of C Aaerican Scbool or Landscape Archliechare sod Gardening. Member Noilonsi Landscape Srrvtse. is considerable, and we believe is fairly mell realized. It has been said by one of the most promin- ent of present day landscape archi tee ts that for every thous- and dollars previously invested in a park, dividends to the second generation possessing it will be much larger than to the first generation and to the third, larg- er than the second, and so on. I believe that most of the pres- ent residents of West Vancou- ver realize the need of providing more municipality owned parks and playgrounds space, but feel also that something should be done to improve the present parks, playgrounds and school grounds. We ourselves have giv- en considerable thought to this subject. and believe we see a way to get some of the much needeII improvements done. We have al- ready signified our willingness to provide plans for the park~ and school grounds without cost. These plans will be in detail and will show the names and loca- tions of all flowers and shrubs and the approximate cost of each. Our plan is to have the resi- dents or any other interested parties donate from their own gardens or hy purchasing from a nursery or other sources any of the flowers or shrubs shown on the plans; others may give the necessary time for prepar- ing the land and do the planting. We firmly believe that the res- idents of West Vancouver are sufficiently wideawake to realize the possibilities of the proposed plan, and we can assure them and the Council, Parks and School Board of our fullest co- operation in carrying it out. EVe will be in IVest Vancouver for a iveek or ten days from about Sept. 6th and will be prepared at that time to go into the de- tails of the plan fully with any- one interested. It is our thought that no doubt the Horticultural Society will be very much interested and mould be prepared to take a leading part in carrying on the work. We know of no other body of cit- izens more capable of leading the way than the society, and con- siderable missionary work could be done at the Fall Show. )Ve are sincerely interested in seeing the parks, boulevards, playgrounds and school grounds of EVest Vancouver improved. We have suggested to a consid- erable number of visitors to B. C. that they should under no condition miss seeing West Van- couver. They have, upon their return, remarked upon the nat- ural beauty of the place, but, sad to relate. they also remark- ed on how little was apparently done to provide attractive parks, boulevards, etc. Let's overcome that drawback by everyone turn- ing in and lending a hand. Join the Horticultural Society now, and be prepared to provide floiv- ers, shrubs, etc., and also do some manual labor. You will find it good exercise and you &vill feel proud of your ivork. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COA L Hobb Coal 5 Transfer Phone N'est 17. NORMAND'S will re-open Tuesday, September 4th Parks and playgrounds have in the last few years come to b recognized not merely as assets of beauty but also as a strong in- fluence in promoting and safe- guarding the health of the in- habitants, especially that of the children. It has been proven that in cities where there is an abundance of parks and play- grounds the tuberculosis death rate is considerably lower than in cities and towns without ade- quate parks and playgrounds. SVe might say that EVest Van- couver is blessed with plenty of open space for play, but it must be remembered that the most of the present day open spaces are privately owned and are subject to the owners desires as to their uses, whereas municipally owned parks are for the use of all. Granting the necessity of pro- viding ample park space for the future it is often urged that it be provided in the future. Such a point of view is mistaken and apt to be costly. Future citizens have to pay the penalty of our lack of enterprise and business judgment. Land which is today comparatively cheap will in ten or fifteen years be off the mar- ket, or too high in price. The enhancement in value of real estate due to the establish- ment of parks and improvement of present park and playgrounds, bliss J. Durbin Phone 20th arid Haywood KVest 97R 14th and ~larine forCoal aad Wood GOOD GROCERIESGet your winter's supply now Building Supplies. Flour and Feed, Etc. Every Purchaser a Pleased Cus- tomer. VERNON FEED STORE A. C. SEARLE Phone AVest 9 AVe deliver. Phone KVest 65 STRATTON'S BREAD IVEST VANCOUVER )oarc of "rac e has long been recognized as the best. lt is baked fresh daily and may be had at our shop or delivered at your home, Ever tried our CAKES and PASTRY 7 Regular bimonthly bfeeting IVill Be Held The Canadian Legion Rooms Ferry Building On MONDAY Next And our Delivery man will eall. PHOi4E IVEST 27 AUGUST 20t11 at 8 p.m. STRATTON'S BAKERY Ambleside blembers are requested to make a special effort to attend this meting. CAPILANO TIAIBER COilIPANY LIi&IITED sC'~, T is sane policy to give your business to the firm that maintains your local pay roll, even when it costs a little more to do so. But it does I not cost more, in fact it usually costs less to deal with us rather than elsewhere. Between our mill on the waterfront and our camp up the Capilano Valley our firm gives employment to almost 800 men. AVhen, therefore, you require any Lumber--be it in small lots or for a big job- see us first and we shall both be the gainers for it. You may rest assured of always receiving good grades. .. 1e ~R)l 1110 ..1Ill)eF 0.. I:(. IVATERFRONT and PEAIBERTON NORTH 305 NOTE--The writer will consider it a pleasure to answer questions concerning the garden ln this column. The questions should be addressed lo the writer In care oi the Editor. Tb e answer will appear in an early Issue or lt a personal reply ls desired e ~ tamped, ~ell-addressed envelope shouid be enclosed. Night Phone 549I. FIRE WQQD The visitor to the hotel paus-ed on the threshold and inspect- ed ivhat lay beyond. "This won't do," she declared. "I wo»'t have this room. I re- fu~e to pay all that money for such a small room. You think because I am from the provinces you can The uniformed at tendant smiled at her pityingly. "Step in, ibladame," he inter- rupted. "This ain't your room. This is the lift l" AVe now take orders direct for kiln-dried Planer ends at $3.50 per cord delivered. NORTH 304 NIGHT PHONE NORTH 304K West Bay Low Prices Good Service Prompt Delivery Saturday Specials Granulated Sugar 6 ibs, for toe Campbell's Soup....... 2 For 23c Quaker Pork da Beans .... 10c Milk, large cans... 2 for 23c blilk, small cans........... 3 for 20c bfalkin's Tea, 1 lb, ........... 62c Sunmaid Seeded Raisins, 15 oz., each .. R SABER LOSES BROTHER Henry 31aitland Saker of Vic- toria, brother of R. Saker, now resident at North Vancouver, but who formerly lived at 14th and Jefferson, died last Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Vic- toria. The late IIr. Saker served in the South African war, being attached to Paget's Horse. In the Great EVar he was severely gassed when attached to the Seventh Battalion in the engage- ments around Ypres, and from that experience he never fully recovered. After the war he went out to China, and was em- ployed with a commercial firm at Shanghai. He was, however, obliged to return to Canada ow- ing to ill health, due to war ser- vice, from the effects of which he succumbed at St. Joseph' Hospital, Victoria, on Friday. In addition to his widow, at the family residence, 1022 Southgate Street, he is survived by tivo brothers and three sis- ters. The brothers are R. Saker of Shanghai, China, and Russell Saker of North Vancouver, and the sisters 3IIrs. P. Turner of Peking, China; Mrs. Rowley of Singapore, Strait Settlements, and iWIrs. K. Watson of Berk- hamsted, England. The municipahty has con structed a wooden bridge over the creek to the ~Iisses Steven- son's new house at 25th and Bellevue. OUR TREES Southern Pines For the past thirty years the southern pines have furnished the larger part of the lumber used for building purposes in the United States, and still con- tinue to supply nearly twice as much timber as their nearest competitor, Douglas fir. In addition to longleaf pine, the term "southern pine" in- cludes shortleaf, loblolly, slash and several other species such as pond and spruce pine. Commercially the southern pines are often roughly divided into tivo classes, "longleaf"'nd "shortleaf." Longleaf, largely made up of the true longleaf and slash pine, includes the denser, close-grained, heavier ivood suitable for purposes ivhere strength and hardness are especially desirable. such as construction timbers and floor- ing. Shortleaf, largely made up of tru shortleaf and loblolly, in- cludes the lighter ivoods which are generally of more rapid growth and suitable for dimen- sion stocks and boards. Southern pine divas used in the construction of the "Constitu- tion." For the rebuilding of the historic frigate, southern pine manu facturers are supplying pieces of pine of the mme spe- cies. The decks of modern steel hvar vessels are surfaced with south- ern pine.