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an improvement in the appearance of the people — es- 
pecially in tidiness of houses, dress, and even manners 
— in the poorer parts of cities. 
The health of the people is improved, and the death- 
rate diminished, where impermeable pavements are used. 
The dust and dirt which get into our houses come from 
the street. Disease germs are thus brought to us when 
a kind of pavement which absorbs or retains matter is 
used in a densely-populated city. 
CASCADE PARK, NEW CASTLE, PA. 
Cascade Park is located three miles from NeW 
Castle, Pa., and is the property of the New Castle 
Traction Company. A part of the grounds was used 
for many years as a picnic ground, and previous to 
its coming into the hands of the present ownership 
no pains were taken to develop it in any way. The 
buildings were very crude, and not in the least 
adapted to the wants of a growing community. On 
April 12 last active operations were commenced to 
improve the grounds under the direction of Mr. 
Frank M. Blaisdell of Boston, the well-known land- 
scape architect of Driving Park, Portland, Me., and 
of Norumbega Park, near Boston, Mass., and the 
work of developing Cascade Park from its com- 
mencement has been under the supervision of John 
G. Barker, for many years chairman of the Garden 
Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 
ciety; also well known in cemetery work in Massa- 
chusetts, and now associated with Mr. Blaisdell. 
Probably no site could have been found anywhere 
that possessed more natural beauty and was better 
adapted for park purposes than Cascade Park; such 
a combination of the beautiful ifi nature, hill and 
CAT ROCKS, yWITH RUSTIC LOOKOUT ON THE SUMMIT. 
dale, added to great variety of evergreen and de- 
ciduous trees. The rocky Big Run(so called), with 
high cliffs as suggested in illustration, gave unusual 
opportunity for artistic development, and, indeed, 
RUSTIC SHELTER IN PICNIC GROVE. 
every effort has been made to improve and not de- 
stroy nature; to bring out more vividly the hidden 
beauties in this delightful spot. To some extent 
this has been carried out, and by careful thinning 
out of underbrush many fine specimen trees can be 
developed in the near future, and attractive vistas 
opened, which always add charm and beauty to 
any place. This idea has been grandly developed 
at the beautiful Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. Cas- 
cade Park is created for the pleasure of the people, 
and the patronage which has been accorded to it is 
abundant evidence of their appreciation. 
The first task in the project was to have the 
park sufficiently advanced to open it on Decoration 
Day; this was accomplished with some difficulty, 
for there was much wet weather to contend with, 
and two large bridges to build and a long avenue 
to macadamize. The old buildings were all razed 
to the ground, and the pavilion, about 140 by 7 5 
feet, was erected and finished by that time. There 
has been added since a dining hall and a merry-go- 
round building, a band stand, a rustic stable for the 
animals, a terminal station, four rustic bridges and 
nine rustic houses and shelters. 
The corporation has constructed a terminal sta- 
tion, a unique and very appropriate building, with 
all modern conveniences, and the fine trees in the 
background bring out the outlines and proportions 
of the building. It is intended to improve the 
ground in front of the station, which is now rough 
and unimproved, by arranging a sunken garden, 
which will be an attractive feature as the station is 
approached from the city, while from the cars one 
