P A R K A A' D CEMETERY 
panoramic view that spread itself 
out before the visitors after their 
thrilling trip np the mountain side on 
the incline railroad. It must be seen 
to be fully appreciated. From this 
altitude of 2,300 ft. above sea level and 
1,700 ft. above Chattanooga, glimpses 
of seven states may be had. From the 
northern extremity of Point Lookout 
in Point Park, one .gets a scene that 
for picturesqueness and historic in- 
terest is not to be excelled in this 
country. Some of the world’s most 
famous battlefields are seen from this 
point. Ihe New York State monu- 
ment, a towering pile of granite and 
bronze, and the costliest memorial in 
this section, occupies a commanding 
position in a grove of native forest 
trees, principally oaks and pines. In 
this park, known locally as Nature’s 
Roof Garden, the visitors thoroughly 
enjoyed the delicious buffet luncheon 
served by one of Chattanooga’s lead- 
ing caterers. The Forest Hills Cem- 
etery Co., were the hosts on this de- 
lightful occasion. It was one that will 
long be remembered. A feature not 
on the program, but none the less en- 
joyable, was the negro guide and his 
eloquent descriptions. He naively ad- 
mitted his doubt as to the accuracy 
of his statements as he told his story 
so often that he believed it to be 
true. In order to enjoy all of the 
beauties between the Incline Rail- 
road station and Point Park, he ad- 
vised sightseers to take the T. P. and 
W. R. R. — which he interpreted as 
Take pains and walk. Standing on 
one of the projecting rocks on Point 
Lookout he told his audience in gran- 
diloquent terms that Augusta J. Evans 
got her inspiration for St. Elmo in 
this vicinity, which, “systematically 
stated from a novelitical standpoint” 
he believed to be true. Returning from 
Lookout, the party visited Forest 
Hills Cemetery, a picturesque tract of 
138 acres, situated among the foot- 
hills of the mountain a short distance 
beyond the corporate limits. About 
one-third of the land is being used 
for burial purposes. Of the remain- 
der one can say in the words of Long- 
fellow, “this is the forest primeval.” 
It is heavily wooded with at least a 
hundred varieties of indigenous trees. 
The magnificent specimens of mag- 
nolia grandiflora were particularly at- 
tractive to the visitors from the north. 
The interments average about fifty 
a month. Twenty-five per cent of the 
receipts are set aside for perpetual 
care, which now amounts to $30,000. 
Herbert Bushnell, cashier of the City 
Bank & Trust Co., is president of the 
Forest Hills Cemetery Co., and his 
son. Rev. Daniel E. Bushnell, has for 
the past two years been secretary and 
general manager. During that time 
improvements have been made in the 
grounds and many others are in con- 
templation. It is certainly a place of 
wonderful possibilities in landscape 
.gardening. Wm. Taylor, an early res- 
ident of Chattanooga, has been super- 
intendent for twelve years. 
A tour of the National Cemetery, 
Orchard Knob, and the Chickamauga 
National Military Park on Missionary 
Ridge, concluded the sightseeing on 
the closing day of the convention. 
IMany of the principal interesting 
features concerning this park were 
referred to in the last issue of P.vrk 
AND Cemetery. 
CONVENTION NOTES 
Looking forward: Philadelphia 1911, 
Cincinnati 1912, to fittingly celebrate 
the silver anniversary where the A. 
A. C. S. was organized. Several cit- 
ies are aspirants for the 1913 meet- 
ing. 
Illinois had the largest representa- 
tion at the convention, but Little 
Rhody is entitled to the credit of hav- 
ing the best representation in pro- 
portion to population, with Delaware 
second. 
Considering the fact of there being 
four conventions in Chattanooga at 
the same time, the reports in the 
morning and evening papers were 
reasonably complete. There was an 
entire absence of the slightest attempt 
at coarse jesting that has character- 
ized the press reports in some cities 
much larger than Chattanooga, where 
the association has met. On the day 
following the close of the convention, 
the Chattanooga Times published an 
editorial on Reforms in Cemeteries, 
in which the work of the A. A. C. S. 
was referred to in commendatory 
terms and the most advanced ideas 
of cemetery management advocated 
by the association were given encour- 
aging endorsement. 
Trade exhibits should be encour- 
aged. They have proven educational 
and profitable at conventions of oth- 
er organizations and could be made 
an instructive feature at the annual 
meetings of cemetery superintendents. 
At Chattanooga, the Bomgardner 
Lowering Device Co., Cleveland, O.. 
exhibited a lowering device, an ad- 
justable flower stand for use at funer- 
als, and a model of the casket truck 
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and elevator, by means of which one 
man can elevate a casket to any de- 
sired height and place it in the cr 3 -pt. 
Idr. Bomgardner’s typewriter pro- 
vided members with identification 
badges. 
The Supplee Hardware Co., manu- 
facturers of the Pennsyhania Lawn 
Alower, Philadelphia, Pa., displaj-ed 
samples of their lawn mowers, grass 
catchers, edgers, etc. 
The Wellman Grave Lowering De- 
\ice Co., Oshkosh, Wis., had one of 
their devices on e.xhibition. 
.\n attractive little model of a 
labor-saving dump cart, made by the 
W’itten Automatic Dump Cart Co., 
Chicago, was shown by Edw. G. Car- 
ter of Oak Woods Cemetery, Chica.go. 
Interment Record and Lot Books, 
Indexes and books on cement were 
exhibited by R. J. Haight, Chicago. 
Some fine photographs of cemetery 
views were shown by several super- 
intendents. Provision should be made 
for temporarily displaying such pho- 
tographs during conventions. They 
are, as a rule, suggestive to those 
who are looking for ideas for beauti- 
fying their grounds, and would make 
an interesting feature. A. W. Ho- 
bert had some exterior and interior 
views of the handsome $140,000 chapel 
now nearing completion in Lakewood 
Cemetery, ^linneapolis, Minn. F, D. 
Willis. Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, 
Minn., and Wm. Allen, Homewood 
Cemeterjq Pittsburg, Pa., brought 
pictures of the modern greenhouses 
recentlj' completed in their cemeter- 
ies. John J. Stephens, assistant su- 
perintendent of Greenlawn Cemeteiwq 
Columbus, O.. displayed a number of 
landscape views. The remarkable de- 
velopment made within five years in 
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Joplin, IMo., was 
seen in a handsome^' gotten up book 
of views shown by T. IM. Campbell, 
secretary. Views showing how the 
oaks have improved in Woodlawn 
Cemeter\', Detroit, iMich.. under judi- 
cious treatment, were shown by Frank 
Enrich, superintendent; also mass 
planting along the principal drives in 
that cemetery. 
Post card pictures of rockv sections 
of Pine Grove Cemetery. Lr-nn. Mass., 
gave some idea of the problems 
Superintendent Geo. M. Lane has to 
contend with. 
.A. photograph of a drive or road 
cleaner recentlj- invented bj' George 
M. Davis, foreman Crown Hill Ceme- 
tery, Indianapolis, Ind., showed the 
device in successful operation in that 
cemeterj'. 
