Harrisburg 



Harrisburg, the Capital of our State, has secured the lead of Philadelphia, a lead 

 that as Capital it ought to have, but a lead that Philadelphia, as the most impor- 

 tant city of the State, ought to have held. A number of public-spirited citizens 

 secured a report on a park system for that city, a map of which is herewith repro- 

 duced. A campaign was fought recently upon the question whether or not that 

 plan should be adopted in principle, and the candidate who stood upon its adoption 

 secured the mayoralty. It will be observed that a very important part of the recom- 

 mendation is the preservation of the banks of the Susquehanna. This does not 

 involve quite the same difficulty that the redemption of our own water-front along 

 the Schuylkill involves, because it is not necessary to roof over railroads in order to 

 shut them out of sight; but the same idea should undoubtedly be adopted for the 

 Schuylkill as has been adopted and already partly carried out for the Susquehanna. 



We are glad to note the agitation for the extension of the Capitol Park toward 

 the railroad. It should be extended all the way, and a monumental station erected, 

 with government buildings on each side of the park. A similar proposal is now 

 being carried out in Cleveland. This is not a matter that concerns Harrisburg so 

 much as the Keystone State. 



For further information, apply to J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg; or, to Warren H. Man- 

 ning, Landscape Architect, noi Tremont Building, Boston, Mass. 



28 



