spot and the city contemplates making 
it one of the most beautiful places in 
South Jersey. Stone gates have been 
erected at the two entrances and bronze 
tablets bearing the name of the park and 
the donor, and the date of the transfer, 
have been placed in position. 
The Park board of Charles City, la., 
has settled the question of a site for a 
large city park by selecting Sherman 
woods. It will cost $10,000. 
The Park Commissioners of Minne- 
apolis, Minn., have accepted the offer 
of W. D. Washburn, who tendered the 
“Fair Oaks” property of ten acres for 
$200,000. It is located on 3rd Avenue 
S. and Stevens Avenue, 22nd and 24th 
Streets. It is acquired under the Elwell 
Act. 
The park area of Fort Worth, Tex., 
has been increased from the City park 
of less than 30 acres in 1908 to about 
230 acres at the present time. A recent 
estimate puts the total value of the park 
properties at $460,000. Up to about four 
years ago the city made so little pro- 
vision for parks that the care of the 
City park was turned over to the Civic 
Committee of the Federation of Wom- 
en’s Clubs, which got its funds from a 
meager appropriation by the city and 
from its own efforts in raising money. 
In the spring of 1908 the Fort Worth 
Park League was organized and this or- 
ganization took up with the City Com- 
mission the question of getting a defi- 
nite and intelligent city plan. George 
E. Kessler of Kansas City was invited 
to Eort Worth and his visit resulted 
in his being employed to prepare a 
Fort Worth plan. An amendment 
was added to the city charter provid- 
ing for the appointment of a Park 
Board, to serve without pay. 
A committee of Danish-Americans, 
of which Dr. Max Henius of Chicago, 
is chairman, has purchased 400 acres 
of picturesque country in Denmark, at 
a cost of $10,000, which is to he held 
as a reservation and known as the 
Danish-American National Park. It is 
expected that the park will be the Mec- 
ca of visiting Americans. It is planned 
to deed the property to the Danish 
government, with the proviso that no 
buildings be erected, that the park be 
open at all times to the general pub- 
lic and on every Fourth of July be giv- 
en over to visiting Americans. 
A public petition has been presented 
to the city council of Denver, Colo., 
to submit to the voters at the next 
election an amendment of the charter 
authorizing the city to acquire for 
park purposes lands outside the cor- 
porate limits. 
The Park Board of Milwaukee, Wis., 
has asked the City Council for an ap- 
propriation of $119,000 for special im- 
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provements, including $40,000 for the 
proposed Gordon park bath house, 
$30,000 for a civic center in Lapham 
park, $24,000 to establish a forestry de- 
partment and $25,000 for a Lake Park 
protection pier. 
Property worth $21,000 has been pre- 
sented to the Hinsdale school, Pueblo, 
Colo., by the north side school hoard. 
This property will he used for play- 
ground purposes and will fill a long 
felt need at this institution. 
The City council of Deland, Fla., has 
passed an ordinance prohil)iting the de- 
facing of fences by bills and the side- 
walks by chalk and paint signs. 
The report of the Park Committee 
of the Chamber of Commerce of Den- 
ver, Colo., proposes a chain of outside 
parks for that city. This is to begin 
at a point in the vicinity of Lookout 
mountain, to continue with a tract in 
Bergen park, take in the Bear creek 
above Evergreen, part of Spruce park, 
Eden park, thence follow the Turkey 
Creek canon to its mouth. It was from 
the vast region immediately tributary 
to Denver and extending from South 
Boulder creek to the Platte river and 
from the foothills tO' the Continental 
divide, that the committee was forced 
to make its selections. The proposed 
claim will embrace every character of 
scenery, the view from the plains, ov- 
erlooking Denver, the view toward the 
main range, the open rolling parks, the 
charming canons, and the region of the 
forests, the running water of the Bear 
creek section, and the wild flower lo- 
cality. It will be a park combination 
probably unsurpassed by any city in the 
world, and according to estimates will 
be comparatively inexpensive, com- 
pared with the results to be secured. 
The first cemetery ever offered for 
sale in Hamilton county, O., was ad- 
vertised to he sold at auction will be 
sold under the hammer in Delhi town- 
ship, next month. The old graveyard 
on the hill on Neeb road, which has 
been abandoned since before the civil 
war, is to be given over to the living. 
The property belongs to the township 
and was bought in by the school trus- 
tees, to be used as a public play- 
ground. 
Sinnissippi Park, Rockford, 111., is 
to be enlarged, some adjacent proper- 
ty having been secured by the district 
park board. 
A new Central Park, New York City, 
is in process of development, or more 
correctly the old park is being reju- 
venated in some important particulars. 
A new order of things is being insti- 
tuted, for whereas the old idea was to 
shut out the park from outsiders by 
heavy planting of trees and shrubs 
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along the borders, the new scheme is 
to thin out the cables so that people 
on the outside of the boundaries may 
see the beautiful vrews within. 'I'his 
has been quite a large undertaking. 
Within the past few weeks during 
the mild weather, more than 27,000 
trees and shrubs have been planted in 
the local park system, of Harrisburg, 
Pa. Most of these were placed in 
Wildwood park. The comprehensive 
planting scheme of Warren H. Mann- 
ing, landscape architect, was carried 
out in the general planting and beau- 
tiful effects are expected, especially 
along the new stretches of road in 
Wildwood. 
The Greenfield, Mass., Rural club, 
one of the oldest of the town, voted 
to pay to the park commissioners of 
Greenfield the sum of $380, to add to 
the appropriation of the town of $1,- 
500 for the erection of a tower on 
Poet’s seat. Rocky Mountain. The 
park commissioners have arranged for 
the construction and completion of the 
tower, on or before July 1, 1912. 
The Binghampton, N. Y., Park de- 
partment has recommended that more 
attention should be given to the small- 
er parks this year. It is planned to 
erect a shelter house in Ely Park. 
Mayor Ellis, of Grand Rapids, Mich., 
is trying hard to push the work of im- 
proving the recently acquired sites for 
play grounds so that some use may be 
made of them the coming summer, and 
is to be commended for his zeal in a 
good cause. Mr. Goebel, park superin- 
tendent, estimates that the preliminary 
leveling and grading on the various 
play grounds will cost some $25,000, 
Sulphur, Okla., is rejoicing in the 
fact that the Secretary of the Interior 
has recommended the expenditure of 
$55,353 for improvements in Platt Na- 
tional park at Sulphur, in the way of a 
new administration building, sewers, 
driveways and bridges. 
Extension of the Winchester, Mass., 
parkway, as voted several months ago, 
has been made definitely possible by the 
purchase for $87,000, of the Whitney 
Alill property and flowage rights. This 
clears the way for the elaborate plans 
for developing a water course and a 
series of drives, something after the 
fashion of the Back Fens in Boston. 
Resulting from negotiations which 
have been going on for several weeks, 
the Park and Boulevard Association of 
Quincy, 111., will be able to provide an 
addition to South park. South Quincy. 
After plans by Mr. O. C. Simonds, a 
dignified and beautiful entrance will be 
added to this park, and it will be a 
forerunner of further improvements in 
the locality. 
