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And again : " It is obvious from the great difference in 

 the relative numbers of people who visit the Park 

 respectively in carriages and on foot on ordinary days, 

 and on Sundays and holidays, that to the great body of 

 citizens it is yet too difficult of access to be of use except 

 on special occasions ; a large majority of the visits of 

 ordinary short daily recreation being made at present by 

 the comparatively small number, who can afford to use 

 pleasure carriages or saddle horses, or of those from 

 whose houses a walk to it is easy and agreeable." 



That Chicago should even now provide for future 

 certain wants, evinces commendable wisdom and excep- 

 tional energy and enterprise, but if younger cities will 

 learn wisdom by her experience, and exercise an earlier 

 forethought, they may secure results which are unattain- 

 able for Chicago by having their parks and boulevards as 

 integral portions of the city, instead of being merely 

 ornamental appendages. 



