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Show PARK, the site of the Old Chase Mill, is located between 5th and 7th East and 9th and 13th South in Salt Lake City. It is one of Utah's most beautiful spots. The many walks are lined with trees and its spacious lawns, magnificent flower gardens, interesting aviary, picnic grounds, grandstand, bowery and lake all combine to make it a most attractive recreational area. The beautification of this place commenced over a hundred years ago when such men as Brigham Young, Isaac Chase and others were granted lots in this locality and started to plant the precious seeds they had brought with them from their former homes. The constitution of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers calls for the preservation of such old landmarks as one of the objectives of their organization. Keeping this thought in mind the Daughters of Salt Lake County, keenly aware of the importance of the various types of mills which supplied the needs of the settlers, focused their attention upon one of its earliest mills, the Chase Mill, which is still standing. Its adobe walls are in good condition and much of the original lumber can be seen in the beams, sidings, and staircase. As early as 1927 a committee visited the City Commission asking that this mill, long since inactive, be given to the organization as a relic hall. They were assured if the time ever came that the city no longer needed the building their request would be considered. On October 3, 1933 the Daughters again made formal request for the building and, on November 7, 1933, the Commission voted to lease the mill to them for $1.00 per year. The following year, on November 18, 1934, the Salt Lake County Daughters of Utah Pioneers unveiled an historic marker with appropriate exercises tellinK the story of its construction. The speakers were David O. McKay, now president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Levi Edgar Young, P. H. Goggin, Park Commissioner, and Marjorie M. Ward, great-granddaughter of Isaac Chase. The background of the plaque is one of the stone burrs brought originally from New York where Isaac Chase was a miller. Later on it was used in the operation of this mill. mERTY 5 |
