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1 American Association of Park Superintendents | 
| OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS. 
EMIL T. MISCHE, President, Portland, Ore. R. W. COTTERILL, Sec.-Treas., Seattle, Washington. 
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CONVENTION NOTES. 
The secretary had planned to have a revised and complete con- 
vention program, with full details of New Orleans arrangements, 
but tin- is impossible, because at the date this is written (Sept. 
7) the information to be supplied by the local Xew Orleans com- 
mittee has not been received. 
A complete preliminary program, with full details as to hotels, 
routes, etc., will be printed and mailed to every member. 
The business sessions of the convention will be as outlined in 
the August number, to wit: a morning and evening session on 
each of the three days, with recreation features on each after- 
noon. Papers to be read will be largely by eminent men not 
members of the association, discussion of same to be led by desig- 
nated members, who will be supplied in advance with copies of 
the papers. This i^ an original idea of President Mische and will 
hi' an innovation. 
The following new applications are already on file with the 
secretary: Jas. E. Fitzpatriek, Terre Haute, [nd.; L. H. Weir. 
Cincinnati, Ohio; Julius Koenig, St. Louis, Mo.: Fred Mussbaumer, 
St. Paul: Harry I!. 1'ia-c. lies Moines, la.: Robert R. Moss. Long 
Island. X. Y.: Virginia (Minn.) Park Commission. 
Sleeper reservations should not be made beyond St. Louis as 
special ear or cars will be arranged for from St. Louis south. 
.Write L. P. Jenson, Sup't of Grounds. Busch Place. St. Louis. Mo., 
and he will take care of your reservations on the special. The 
special cars will lie held at Memphis during stop-over so that 
baggage, etc., may be left on cars. 
Delegates and visitors who do not come via Chicago or the 
schedule as outlined above, should plan- to arrive at St. Louis 
not later than the early morning trains of Sunday, Oct. 8, as a 
' special program of entertainment, covering the entire day and 
■ evening, is being arranged by Mr. Jenson and Mr. Ernst Strehle, 
the St. Louis superintendent. 
PROPOSED ITINERARY OF EASTERN PARTY. 
October 
October 
October l: 
October V 
4: Leave New York via Southern Pacific steamer noon. 
9: Due New Orleans 10:3ft A.M 
Lv. New Orleans X. O. & X. E. 1! 8:15 A.M. 
Ar. Birmingham A. O. S. R. R 6:35 P.M. 
Ar. Chattanooga A. O. S. R. R. :.. 10:30 P.M. 
Or 
Lv. Xew Orleans X. o. A X. F. 1! 7:311 P.M. 
October 14: Ar. Chattanooga Alabama Gt. Sou. R.R...10:35 A.M. 
Breakfast in dining car. luncheon at 
Mountain Inn, dinner at Hotel Patten. 
sightseeing meantime. Retiring to sleeper 
at night. 
October 15: Lv. Chattanooga Southern Railway 5:15 A.M. 
Ar. Roanoke Xorfolk & Western..' 5:40 P.M. 
Breakfast and luncheon on diner. Dinner 
at Hotel Roanoke or on diner en route 
Roanoke to Natural Bridge. 
October 15: Lv. Roanoke Norfolk & Western 6:35 P.M. 
Ar. Natural Bridge Xorf.dk & Western.. 8:01 P.M. 
Transfer by carriage to Hotel. At hotel 
all night. Visit Bridge Park and Bridge. 
October 10: Lv. Natural Bridge Xorfolk & Western.. 1:31 P.M. 
Ar. Luray 5:34 P.M. 
Visit Caverns and have dinner at the 
Mansion Inn. 
October 10: Lv. Luray Xorfolk & Western 11:30 P.M. 
October 17: Ar. Hagerstown Xorfolk & Western .... 2:10 A.M. 
Lv. Hagerstown Western Maryland 4:32 A.M. 
Ar. Gettysburg Western Maryland 5:30 A.M. 
October 17: Lv. Gettysburg Western Maryland 0:07 P.M. 
Ar. Baltimore Western Maryland 8:57 P.M. 
October 18: Lv. Baltimore Pennsylvania R. R 1:18 A.M. 
Ar. New York Pennsylvania R. R 5:50 A.M. 
PROPOSED ITINERARY OF MIDDLE WEST PARTY. 
Leave Minneapolis, C. & X. W. Limited, 8:00 P. M. Friday. 
• Oct. 0. 
Arrive Chicago, G. & X. W. Limited, 0:00 A. M. Saturday, 
(let. 7. Stop-over at Chicago. 
Leave Chicago, Illinois Central No. 17. 10:30 P. M. Saturday, 
Oct. 7. 
Arrive St. Louis, Illinois Central No. 17. 7:4S A. M.. Sunday, 
Oct. S. Stop-over at St. Louis. 
Leave St. Louis. Illinois Central Xo. 203, 11:20 P. M; Sunday, 
. Oct. 8. 
Arrive Memphis, Illinois Central X T o. 203, 0:10 A. M. Monday, 
Oct. o. Stop-over at Memphis. 
Leave Memphis, Illinois Central No. 15, 4:30 P. M.. Monday, 
Oct. !). 
Arrive Xew Orleans, Illinois Central Xo. 15. 7:35 A. M., Tues- 
day;' Oct.' 10." 
Executive Committee 
Tuesday, Oct. 10. 
0:00 A. M. Opening Session. 10:00 A. M.. 
PARK STATISTICS— CITIES OF THE SOUTH. 
Compiled by Geo. A. Parker, Hartford, Conn. 
Rank 
in Poi 
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10. 
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i. Name of City. Population 
Xew i Orleans 355,958 
Louisville 233,210 
Atlanta 173.71:1 
Birmingham 158,200 
Memphis 140,351 
Richmond 133,185 
Nashville 113,822 
San Antonio 110,679 
Dallas 107,369 
Wilmington 90,953 
Houston so. 721 
Fort Worth 89,460 
Xorfolk 85,005 
Savannah 07.473 
Jacksonville 67,209 
Charlestoi 59,815 
Chattanooga 55,878 
Covington 55.272 
Mobile 54.iiln 
Little Rock 52.40 1 
Per Cent 
'ark Area 
Valuation 
Annual 
Per Capita 
( 'ity Area 
Per ( 'apita 
Pop. Per 
Acres. 
Talk System. 
Expenditure. 
Expenditure. 
in Talks. 
Fark Values. 
Park Acre. 
1.217 
$5,547,950 
$ 88.591.00 
.25c. 
1.0 
$15.58 
292 
1 .321 1 
3,097,000 
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5.5 
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170 
330 
1.390.(171 
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4.:: 
8.03 
572 
220 
1.025.301 
10,735.00 
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6.41 
670 
07.3 
6,110,996 
134.044.(1(1 
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2.(5 
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377 
1.445.052 
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120 
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2.( 182,540 
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312 
144 
2.102.15U 
45,841.00 
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1.4 
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204 
660,000 
32,143.00 
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411.210.00 
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1,249,841 
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5,078,600 
17,192.00 
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1,519,837 
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