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Now that the building is pro- gressing more or less according to schedule, the owner is con- cerning himself with the land- scaping aronnd the centre. With" his landscape architect, a Breslau man, (Stanley Marsland says he always spends his money locally) he has worked out the final details. Erected on the site of the old city hall. it is being built by Stanley Marsland of 121 John Blvd., founder of Marsland En- gineering Co., and Marsland Pre- cision Equipment Co. The retired industrialist admits that he embarked on the present project in the interests of the downtown urban development of this city, which has been his home all his life. The developer is currently con- sidering the possibility of includ- ing a coffee shop in the final plans, to accommodate these tehahts. These include 25 large trees in a park-like setting with numer- ous smaller shrubs and plants combining to create an oasis of coolness and color in the heart of the downtown, The $3.5 million building at Erb and Albert Streets has been described as exhibit A in the core deveiop'ment of the city by private enterprise. Offices in the complex will be leased by floor. When the build- ing is completed next year, an es- timated 700 persons will work there. Altogether, the plan calls for 13 species of trees. shrubs and plants containing 2.562 items in all. Included are 22 Norway ma- ples of which 12 are of the colum- nar vairety. Four pyramidal maples will be planted along Erb Street with another eight. set in two rows, immediately around the comer on Albert Street. Clusters of mugho pine are to be placed near the Albert and Caroline Streets comer, and a- long the property's north side. The white, simple lines of the 13-storey Marsland Centre mark another phase in the city's devel- opment. Others are Moravian mountain ash. a Japanese angelica tree. 12 Japanese lilacs, Austrian and mugho pines, yews, gold-tipped cedars and I3 spindle trees, Although the centre's opening is still several months off plans for the beautification were begun two years ago. The trees to be planted have been sheltering in the nursery since that time. Minute planting and guying de- tails have been prepared. On a percentage basis, the worst urban traffic crash pile-up in his- tory occurred in Kansas City. Mo.. in 1899, records the Ontario Safety League, The only two cars in the city collided on the main street A little more than 10 years ago, Waterloo council embarked on a major scheme for downtown de- velopment which resulted in the removal of manufacturing plants located along King Street and the building of Waterloo Square shopping mall. It was a major renewal pro- gram, initiated and financed by the municipality. Marsland Centre will have park I setting downtown History's worst The developer also provided his own engineering services to the city, when the Caroline Street ex- tension was being planned, so the same geometric design would be maintained in the area. The writer, apart from ignor- ing the fact that the trees in ques- tion were not even on Marsland property. was also evidently un- aware that the average life of a Canadian maple tree in a city environment is only' 30 to 40 years. So, at worst, area tree lovers had got a 20-year bonus. Perhaps another incongruity about the proposed landscaping is that it all sounded like the halcyon dreams of youth when a Waterloo collegiate study of downtown Waterloo some years ago included recommendations for just such a green and leafy area. . It is perhaps a little incongruous that the man who is making this contribution to Waterloo was the subject of some criticism earlier this year, when two trees grow- ing a city property adjoining the Marsland Centre site were cut down. One pu.blished comment at the amp suggested it was destruc- tive to cut down a tree that had taken 50 years to reach that stage of development. Some of those interviewed want- ed trees and flowers downtown. What looked so improbable then is about to happen. Austrian pine are to be located on the west side of the property, where additional mugho pines will also be set. Mountain ash and Norway maple are among other varieties here. Care has been taken to have this area landscaped in with the adjoining Memorial Park. Hybrid pyramidal maples like this will adorn the grounds The businessman said four other local men are associated with him in the development. The seven-acre site has al- ready been purchased. The build- ing will be a four-storey T-shaped structure, which will house 78 large units, a basement beer hall Financing has been arranged with local insurance companies and zoning in the area has been changed from industrial to com- mercial to facilitate the project. Henry Krebs, owner of the Ali Baba Steak House, has amtounc- ed plans for a $1 million, 78-unit motor hotel on King Street North. . Plans call for construction to begin March 1 with the opening slated for September 1971. SHELLOUT TIME - It's that time of year again when ghosts and goblins, wizards, shep- herdesses and milkmaids come calling. Three Waterloo youngsters let us have a pre- view of their costumes. Rebecca, 2, (left) and Charles, I, (centre) probably won't stray far from home, Saturday, but they joined in the spirit of things with their sister, Randi Doll, 4. They are children of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Doll of 216 Huntingdon Cres. T Group plans , 8-unif motel "Ili: Week in retrospect Aity Fortress Press in Philadelphia has just published Friedrich Schmitt's Getting Along With Dif- ficult People, translated from the German by Rev. Erich R. W. Rahno Beamish's Fifty Years a Canadian Nurse was introduced to Twin City readers last week. Three of the present seven- acres were originally purchased by Hawk Construction Ltd. of Oakville, for a motor hotel. When Bill Mayer, Lakeshore Village resident and a newscaster with, radio station CHYM, is well on his way to the bestseller list with almost 3,000 copies of his Waterloo County Diary sold with- in four weeks of its publishing date. Oct. 26. Volunteers, what they are and what they do was the topic of an open meeting in the craft room of St, Monica House. Members of the Twin City ba rbershoppers presented their annual con- cert at Kitchener collegiate. with accommodation for 500, second-floor banquet facilities, a dining room and coffee shop for 150 and a cocktail bar seating 60. There will be accommodation for 600 cars in a four-acre park- ing lot. Writers seem to be bustin' out all over the Twin City area these days. Ken Brown from London gave an illustrated talk on garden photogra- phy, when he spoke to the horticultural society at MacGregor school. Preliminary, sketches have been completed by a Toronto architect. Oct. 23. Two self-taught Tabajaras Indian brothers, Nato and Tenor Lima, played to a full house when they presented a program of guitar music at the Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo. Oct. M. Henry Krebs, owner of the Ali Baba Steak House, said today that he and four other local businessmen plan to build a $1 million. 78- unit motor hotel on King Street North, Oct. 27. Joseph Gaclow of the Six Nations Indian Reserve, discussed Indian education, when he spoke at an open meeting at First United Church. Oct. 22. Mayon Meston told a meeting of Waterloo County area plan- ning board that key municipal officials should form an area government committee. K-W books top local lists Early next year the University of .Toronto Press will publish Authority in Social Work, a col- lection of 25 essays, by Dr. Shan- kar A. Yelaja, an associate pro- fessor in WLU's graduate school of social work. The book repre- sents seven years research by the author into theyneaning of authority. Schultz, chief librarian at Water- loo Lutheran University. Tenders are expected to be called soon. The building site is located north of the Waterloo Centre of Conestoga College, formerly the adult education centre. And, if that isn't enough, a book on computer language, written by a former University of Waterloo professor and two of his graduate students, has al- ready sold more copies than any other book of its kind. The Oakville cofnpany retains a financial interest in the pro- ject but the controlling interest is held by the local group. it ran into financing problems the present group got into the picture and acquired another four acres for larger. facilities.