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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
PARK WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO 
During the past half year many im- 
portant improvements have teen made 
in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 
All the hundreds of refugee camps were 
removed months ago and the work of 
restoration has gone forward vigor- 
ously, so that now the general condition 
of this great park is much better than 
ever before. ' 
Much transplanting has been done, 
many new' rose beds made, new grading 
and terracing done, and many of the 
wilder and hitherto uncultivated parts 
greatly improved and beautified. Marked 
improvements are noticeable every- 
where. By reason of the recent com- 
pletion of the second giant Dutch wind- 
mill, the water supply is now abund- 
ant. 
With the exception of the great “Pan- 
orama” building, which crowns the crest 
of Strawberry Hill, all the other struc- 
tures in the park that were more or less 
damaged by the great disaster of April, 
1906, have been completely restored. 
These include the Egyptian Museum, 
the great Music Temple, the Children’s 
stone playhouse, and other buildings. 
All the statues and other works of art 
that were also damaged have been 
placed in good condition. 
As the famous “Panorama,” formerly 
illustrated in these pages, was reduced 
to an almost total wreck, its restora- 
tion will require a large sum, and the 
park commissioners do not feel war- 
ranted at present in beginning this 
work. 
Several important statue additions 
have been made to the park during the 
past year — the statue of Padre Junipero 
Serra, of Robert Burns, two huge Egyp- 
tian sphinxes, a very large sun ■ dial, 
and a handsome stone entrance on the 
north side are among the most impor- 
tant. 
The historic statue of Rev. T. Starr 
King has also been removed from an 
obscure location on the south side of 
the park to a very prominent site on 
the principal boulevard near the Mu- 
seum, where it is handsomely set off by 
planting, as may be seen in our illus- ■ 
tration. 
Recentl}' the new giant Dutch wind- 
mill in the southwest section of Golden 
Gate Park was put in commission and 
the park commissioners claim that the 
summer water supply will now be am- 
ple for the park’s 1,200 acres. In the 
presence of the park commissioners, 
many prominent officials and leading 
citizens. Mayor Taylor formally started 
its immense machinery. With a 15-mile- 
an-hour wind, the mill will raise about 
75,000 gallons an hour. The pumps and 
other mechanism showed to excellent 
advantage. It is claimed that this is the 
largest wind-mill of the kind in the 
world, not excepting the many similar 
ones in Holland. It cost $22,000, $20,- 
000 of which was donated by S. G. Mur- 
phy, a local banker, and former park 
commissioner. Much of the necessary 
material was also donated by leading 
San Franciscans. 
The four fans are each 114 feet long 
— 13 feet longer than the fans of the 
original mil! standing at the northwest 
corner of the park, that was built some 
years ago. There are six upright Dow 
pumps, capable of forcing 75,000 gal- 
lons per hour through the pipes with a 
15-mile breeze, and a greater capacity 
with a stronger wind. The average 
wind during the summer months is ISJ/^' 
miles an hour, which insures a good 
flow for all the park’s requirements. 
The water is stored in large reservoirs 
in elevated sections of the park. 
The presence of the fleet in the har- 
bor was the occasion of a great display 
of carpet bedding on the slope in front 
of the conservatory and in other parts 
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PARK MEN TO 
MINNEAPOLIS 
The American Association of Park 
Superintendents has made preparations for 
the greatest meeting in its history at Min- 
neapolis, August II, 12 and 13, and no 
progressive park superintendent or execu- 
tive can afford to neglect this opportunity 
to see one of the greatest park systems in 
the country in the making. Field study 
in practical park building and manage- 
ment, and discussions by the foremost ex- 
perts in the country will make this an edu- 
cation in park work that no other experi- 
ence can give. The complete program was 
given in our last issue ; read it again, think 
it over and come. 
Headquarters, West Hotel 
Dates. August 11, 12 and 13 
of the park. 
In another conspicuous place three big 
war ships have been vividly worked out 
with various flowers and plants. One 
of the most remarkable effects is the 
imitation of great search lights, in which 
the radiating streams of light are rep- 
resented by the .fiery golden-hued Cali- 
fornia poppy. Among the other plants 
used were violets, daisies, tulips, hya- 
cinths, phlo.x, begonias and box plant. 
GIANT WINDMILL FOJI WATER 
I’OAVER. GOLDEN GATE PARK. 
A WELL PI.ACED MONUMENT IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. 
