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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
SPRING GROVE’S FAMOUS SWANS 
FLOCK OF SWANS IN SPRING GROVE 
CEMETERY, CINCINNATI 
The finest flocks of swans in the 
United States are said to be those on 
the ponds of Spring Grove cemetery, 
Cincinnati. These birds, who l^reed 
well in the preserves there, attract the 
attention of every visitor to the ceme- 
tery, particularly when seen "swimming 
double, swan and shadow," as the poet 
puts it. 
Spring Grove last spring was graced 
with a brood of seven, the largest num- 
ber in one nest Superintendent Salway 
has ever seen. Altogether there are 
perhaps eighty swans here. 
The flock was started perhaps twen- 
ty-five years ago, but none of the orig- 
A DESCENDANT OF THE SPRING 
GROVE SWANS, LINCOLN PARK, 
CHICAGO 
inal lot remains. These have been sold 
all over the country. Some of the 
other great cemeteries have purchased, 
and large parks in Boston, and Lin- 
coln Park, Chicago, have been stocked. 
The cemetery receives fiftv dollars a 
pair for the white swans, and eighty 
tor the Black Australian swans. The 
birds are not sold until two or three 
years old, as only then can one tell 
whether they will mate or not. They 
do not breed, however, until five years 
of age. 
Spring Grove has today the largest 
single flock of swans in the country. 
Felix J. Koch. 
NORTH SIDE CEMETERY, BUTLER, PA. 
North Side Cemetery, a forty-acre 
tract at Butler, Pa., has made some ex- 
tensive improvements that add to the 
convenience of this well-managed tract, 
which is on the lawn plan throughout, 
with all fences, copings, etc., excluded. 
One of the recent improvements is 
the handsome new office building. It 
is of brick, with a terra cotta roof and 
a spacious veranda. The interior has 
been fitted up with rooms for the use 
of men and women, while there is also 
a large room for chapel services during 
inclement weather. 
The water plant has been greatly ex- 
tended, the well having been drilled 
deeper and an electric motor installed 
for pumping the water. The water 
lines have been extended through the 
cemetery and hydrants placed at differ- 
ent points along the walks. 
The fountain which was presented by 
George W. Whitehill stands on the 
main driveway with a background of 
terraces and flowering plants. When 
the plans of Superintendent P. L. King 
are fully worked out, this section will 
have some fine landscape effects. 
There is quite a difference between 
the appearance of the old North Side 
cemetery and the new one, as the 
former has no one in charge, the only 
work being done to the several lots 
and the driveways being done by the 
individual lot owners. The officers of 
the old company have been contem- 
plating for some time the engagement 
of a care-taker for the old cemetery, 
but up to the present time have not 
come to a final decision in the matter. 
There are four cemeteries in Butler, 
with four different corporations in 
charge. The first one is the old North 
Side corporation which has been in 
e.xistence for many years. The second 
is the new North Side company which 
was organized several years ago, and 
which upon organization had the wis- 
dom to secure a competent man to 
have charge of the property. 
The Calvary cemetery, under charge 
of the St. Paul's Catholic church, ad- 
joins that of the new North Side, and 
though it is a new organization, its 
grounds compare favorably with the 
others. The new superintendent, John 
Vanderlin, is making a number of im- 
provements, which will require consid- 
erable hard work and a great deal of 
money to carry out. 
The St. Peter's cemetery, under the 
charge of St. Peter’s Catholic church, 
occupies the further end of the land 
devoted to this purpose, and though 
the corporation is the youngest of the 
four, the work on the grounds is pro- 
gressing nicely and in a short time 
its appearance will be in conformity 
with that of the others. 
NEW OFFICE BUILDING 
North Side Cemetery, Butler, Pa. 
LAWN VIEW, NORTH SIDE CEMETERY, BUTLER, PA. 
Lawn Plan Throughout 
