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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
has not been included. There is ample time for 
it. Tlie cost is .$5.00. 
The Grand Canyon is not a national park, but 
is what is known as a National Monument. The 
southern rim is in the Tusayau National Forest. 
Kepresentatives of the National Forest Service will 
explain the peculiar problems here, especially in 
connection with mining claims and grazing rights. 
August 10, Sunday, and August 20. Monday. 
Fu route. 
August 21, Tuesday. Arrive in Cliicago in morn- 
ing. 
August 22, 'Wednesday. Arrive in Boston in 
afternoon. 
Price. .$005 
The committee lias been urged to arrange a Go- 
mile automobile trip overland from the Grand Can- 
yon to Flagstaff. Arizona. The route encircles 
the San Francisco Peaks and lies through the pic- 
turesque pine stands of the Tusa.van and Coconino 
National Forests. On the way we shall see large 
docks of sheep grazing, under Forest Service per- 
mits, and shall witness some old-fashioned cattle 
round-ups which will be taking i>lace at the time 
of the visit. We shall also see interesting lumber- 
ing operations under National Forest supervision. 
They are of quite a different type from those seen 
elsewhere. This trip will require two days extra. 
A further extension is urged to the city of 
Santa Fe. Santa Fe is itself most interesting. It 
is also a center from which excursions may be 
made into the country of the pn.’hlos and to the 
ncw Baiidalior National Monument, where, in beau- 
tiful canyons and on lofty plateaus, hundreds of 
cave dwellings and ruined pueblos tell of a race 
that flourished here long before Columbus came. 
This would require about ten days additional, in- 
cluding a week’s camping trip. 
These plans will not be included in the main 
itinerary, hut will be available for a limited num- 
ber as extensions. August is the best time to 
carry out such a plan, owing to the great elevation 
of the sections visited. 
Details will bo furnished on request. 
The Obituary Record 
John G. Barker, aged about 73 years, su- 
perintendent of Riverview Cemetery, South 
Bend, Ind., died February 7, following an 
illness of one week’s duration. He is sur- 
vived by his wife, Nannie Agnes, two sons 
and a daughter. Mr. Barker was a native 
of England. He was born in Huntingfield, 
Suffolk County. At the age of 14 he came 
to the United States with the family, which 
established its home at Utica, N. Y. The 
father became superintendent of the Forest 
Hill Cemetery in that city and the son as- 
sisted him, laying the foundation for his 
future work. On attaining manhood he 
was for a short time engaged in landscape 
work in Springfield, Mass. From there he 
went to Philadelphia and thence to Cam- 
bridge, Mass., where he followed the occu- 
pation of gardening. Following that, he 
served fourteen years as superintendent of 
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn., Mass., devel- 
oping the cemetery into one of the finest 
in the country. From Lynn Mr. Barker 
went to Boston, where he had charge of 
Forest Hill Cemetery for ten years. From 
Boston Mr. Barker went to Newcastle, Pa., 
where he laid out Cascade Park, and when 
his work there was completed he came to 
South Bend. His work here has been di- 
vided between park and cemetery improve- 
ment. Mr. Barker was appointed superin- 
tendent of parks by Mayor Schuyler Col- 
fax in 1901, in recognition of the develop- 
ment of Howard Park and other landscape 
work about the city, and he was continued 
in this position by Mayor Edward J. Fo- 
garty in 1902 and 1903. For the past ten 
years Mr. Barker had been superintendent 
of Riverview Cemetery, and had made it 
one of the model burial places of the state. 
He had been for many years an active and 
respected member of the Association of 
American Cemetery Superintendents. 
Railway Gardening Association 
The tenth annual meeting of the Railway 
Gardening Association was held in New 
Orleans, La., December, 1916. It was one 
of the most successful meetings ever held 
by the association. Great interest was 
shown by all members present and the en- 
thusiasm of the members as to the future 
prospects of the association was unbounded. 
The papers read were interesting and of 
much practical value and were followed by 
prolonged discussion. J. S. Butterfield, for- 
mer secretary of the association, was elect- 
ed president for the ensuing year. He is 
connected with the M. P. & I, Mt. Ry. Co., 
Railway Exchange Bldg., St. Louis, ^lo. 
John Gipner, M. C. R. R., Niles, Mich., wai 
elected vice-president for the four-year 
term. E. Englemann, P. R. R., Altoona, 
Pa., was elected vice-president for the 
three-year term. C. E. Lowe, Pennsylvania 
Lines, West, 215 Jarvella street, Pittsburgh, 
Pa., was re-elected secretary, and J. K. 
Wingert, C. V. R. R., Chamhershurgh, Pa., 
was re-elected treasurer. The following 
committees were appointed : 
Committee on Plants — E. V. Wosten- 
holme,- Richmond, Va., chairman; John 
Gipner, Niles, Mich., and C. W. Eichling, 
New Orleans, La. 
Committee on Diseases and Insects — E. 
Englemann, Altoona, Pa., chairman ; E. A. 
Richardson, Newtonville, Mass., and E. F. 
A. Reinisch, Topeka, Kan. 
Committee on Soils and Fertilizers — J. 
K. Wingert, Chamhershurg, Pa., chairman : 
T. T. Worthley, Philadelphia, Pa., and R. 
E. Lee, Morrisville, Pa. 
Committee on Equipment and Care of 
It was recently decided in the District 
Court at Brainerd, Minn., that the city of 
Crosby acted within its legal rights in the 
purchase of twenty acres of land near Cros- 
by Beach as a cemetery site. C. C. Willis 
and other residents of Crosby Beach made 
the claim that the council had no right to 
l)uy the site out of the general fund and 
that $50 added to one of the orders given 
in payment to cover the discount was illegal. 
The trustees of Oakland Cemetery Asso- 
ciation, St. Paul, Minn., have issued their 
annual report of the activities of the differ- 
ent departments of the cemetery for the 
fiscal year ending October 31, 1916. The 
greatest improvement made during the year 
was the regrading and finishing of the sec- 
tion west of the chapel where the green- 
Tools — P. Foy, Roanoke, Va., chairman; 
A. V. Smith, Ridley Park, Pa., and Levi W. 
Burdge, Lakewood, N. J. 
Committee on Hedges — F. W. Vail, Dun- 
ellen, N. J., chairman; W. F. Hutchison, 
Sewickley, Pa., and Joseph Carson, Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
The next annual meeting will be held 
August 7, 8 and 9 and Atlantic City. N. J., 
was selected as the 1917 meeting place. The 
following committee was appointed to ar- 
range program and make hotel arrange- 
ments; J. K. Wingert, F. W. Vail and J. 
E. Smith. 
Since the New Orleans meeting the 
president has received from the .American 
Railway Association an invitation to co- 
ordinate with them, and it is expected in 
the near future to place the matter before 
the members in concrete form. 
The Entertainment Committee at New 
Orleans, Messrs. C. W. Eichling and John 
Rinck, did their work well. The automo- 
bile trip given by the Chamber of Com- 
merce was enjoyed by all and the boat ride 
along the water front of New Orleans will 
always he remembered by those who were 
present. 
Piihlications Received 
The Austin-Western Road Machinery Co. 
has just issued a descriptive brochure de- 
scribing the Austin Tandem Motor Roller. 
A number of interesting detail illustrations 
showing the construction of this machine 
are shown and the following advantages 
are claimed for it ; “Powerful and durable 
engine ; full power all day if required ; 
steady, smooth running ; instant and easy 
control ; rapid and accurate power steer- 
ing: two positive gear speed changes: op- 
erator has unobstructed view of both sides ; 
no smoke, spark and ashes ; no boiler 
troubles and risk; no expensive boiler re- 
pairs : no teaming of coal and water ; no 
time lost or fuel wasted.” 
house formerly stood. The building of con- 
crete gutters, walks and catch-basins was 
also continued. Surfacing the roads with 
crushed rock has proven its value and has 
been steadiR continued. Following are 
some statistics taken from the financial re- 
port : Receipts — Cash balance, November 1, 
1915, $366.62; sales of lots, $16,287; green- 
house sales, $10,059.95 ; grand total, $52,- 
021.93. The perpetual care fund increased 
from sales of lots and single graves 
$4,421. Expenditures- — General improve- 
ment, $2,133.12; perpetual care, working 
fund, $5,275.48; miscellaneous labor, foun- 
dations, cases and vaults, $3,413.27 ; green- 
house — seed, stock, etc., $5,921.46; expense, 
officers and clerks, $6,443 ; gross expendi- 
tures, $51,537.98; balance at close of year. 
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