PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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eteries. At the entrance to Elmwood they 
have put hi over 200 cubic yards of dirt 
and about 300 yards more will be placed 
in the spring. A monument with bottom 
base 8 -7x5-7 has been set on the James 
Perry lot m Elmwood. In Hope Cemetery 
Superintendent Hanton has set out about 
400 trees. All are native to Vermont and 
include maples, ash, elm and beech. Over 
600 more are yet to be set out. January 
1, Barre joins the many cemeteries which 
charge double time for all Sunday burials. 
The practice was almost; becoming a nuis- 
ance in Barre. 
F. Z. Brown, secretary of Laurel Hill 
Cemetery Co., 45 South Seventeenth street, 
Philadelphia, announces that at a meeting 
of the managers, November 25, it was 
voted that as a protection to all lot hold- 
ers, to avoid disturbances, jealousies or 
contention among workmen and for the 
general welfare and better preservation of 
the cemetery and the consistent and uni- 
form improvement of the same, the man- 
agement reserves the right to do all gar- 
dening work for all lots after January 1, 
1915, and also that on and after January 
1, 1915, no person will be permitted to 
enter Laurel Hill Cemetery for hire, for 
the purpose of cutting grass, planting 
flowers, sodding and grading lots at the in- 
stance and direction of any lot owner; any 
such person so offending will be treated as 
a trespasser. 
Hare & Hare, of Kansas City, Mo., are 
platting the ground at Racine^ Wis., for 
Graceland Cemetery, fifty-one acres. They 
have finished and delivered the road, 
drainage, water, topography and lot plans. 
They also have the Geneseo, Illinois Cem- 
etery, “Oakwood,” about at the same stage 
of progress. The planting plans of each 
will follow some time later. 
McKim. Mead & White, of New York, 
have designed a beautiful marble memorial 
to the late Augustus Saint-Gaudens, to be 
erected at Cornish, N. H., by Mrs. Augusta 
Saint-Gaudens, widow of the famous 
sculptor. It wll be, a pergola design with 
four columns surrounding a carved altar 
piece in the center. The monument proper 
will cover a space 8-Ox 5-0, although it will 
be supported by a series of steps, the 
largest of which will measure 15-2x12-6. 
The columns are to be about 11-0 high 
and 1-2 in diameter. The total height, in- 
cluding the entablature, is approximately 
15-0. The marble is to come from the 
Westland quarry of the Vermont Marble 
Company. 
At the recent annual meeting of Oakland 
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn., the reports of 
Secretary and Superintendent Frank D. 
Willis showed in considerable detail the 
financial condition of the association and 
the operations of the cemetery for the year. 
All of the income of the cemetery is ap- 
plied to its maintenance and development 
and its physical condition and appearance 
have been and are being improved from 
year to year as rapidly as the funds per- 
mit. Following are some statistics of the 
year's work : 
RECEIPTS 
Sales of lots $19,512.00 
Sales of single graves 1,671.00 
Interment fees 2.S99.00 
Tomb fees 803.00 
Miscellaneous labor and founda- 
tions 4,433.86 
Greenhouse sales 8,928.80 
Perpetual care on old lots.... 381. SO 
Ordinary $38,632.46 
Special deposits on lots and 
perpetual care $ 442.00 
On lot contract accounts 3,273.00 
Interest 168.90 
Transfer fees 14.00 
Securities matured and paid.. 500.00 
Special care funds 550.00 
Income from investments .... 5,668.70 
Income from special care funds 67.70 
Bills payable 500.00 
Accounts payable 67.85 
Building repairs 10.00 
Expense claim vs. Railroad.... 5.00 
Expense office 1.25 
$11,268.40 
Grand total $50,368.75 
Perpetual care fund increased 
from sales of lots and single 
graves $ 5, 431. SO 
The total expenditures amounted to $48,782.27. 
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS. 
Old land regraded and finished, square feet.. 16, 123 
Old avenues regraded and finished, linear 
feet 1,613 
Sewer and gully drains built, linear feet 93 
Catch basins built, 1; manholes, 2 3 
Cement block gutters laid, linear feet 603 
Cement walks and crossings laid (area 534 
square feetl 107 
Brick paving laid at greenhouse, square feet. 520 
Foundation built at tool house, cubic feet... 178.5 
Water pipes laid, linear feet 1,042 
Foundations built 310 
Foundations rebuilt 2 
Monuments erected 49 
Grave marks placed 286 
Trees, shrubs and evergreens planted 3S0 
Old lots placed under perpetual care S 
Average number of employees per month 36 
THE COVER ILLUSTRATION. 
We reproduce oil the front cover of this 
issue a photograph of the striking and ef- 
fective design of iron entrance gates to the 
Steers Estate, Portchester (L. I.) N. Y. 
These massive gates, as well as the orna- 
mental posts and front fence, are a special 
design of The Stewart Iron Works Co., 
made in their factory at Cincinnati, Ohio. 
These gates are 16 feet wide between the 
two newel posts on either side and 11 feet 
high. Frame bars are 2xj4 inches solid ; 
hinge bars, 1)4 inches square. Top rail is 
214x14 inches solid; all other horizontal 
rails are 1)4x1 inches solid. The top cor- 
ner scrolls are made of lx)4 inch steel 
bars. Ornamental scroll work between top 
and second rail is made of lxj4 inch mate- 
rial ; ring ornaments throughout are of 
inch. Long pickets are spaced 5 r 4 
inches on centers; short bottom pickets are 
13 inches long and made with forged -top 
and mill point at bottom. These gates are 
hung on eye and socket hinges to massive 
newel posts and lock by means of a spe- 
cially constructed slide bolt. The newel 
posts are 13*4 feet from ground to top 
scroll and 18 inches long by 9 inches wide, 
with steel plate base set 3 feet in the 
ground. They are constructed with 3-inch 
square corner bars and have hand forged 
ornamental scroll filling, made of 1 x)4 inch 
material. The large scroll ornament on 
top of each post is 30 inches from top of 
post to top of scroll. Posts are braced to 
concrete piers in a substantial and artistic 
manner with 1)4x1 inch horizontal rails. 
The advantage of a substantial and ap- 
propriate iron fence and entrance gateway 
to large estates is twofold — it affords the 
necessary protection to the grounds and 
plantings, serving also to add the finish- 
ing touch to the natural beauty of the sur- 
roundings and landscape architecture. The 
design of entrance here referred to is 
equally as suitable for cemeteries, parks 
and other public grounds as it is for pri- 
vate estates, being neither ultra orna- 
mental or commonly plain. In fact, we are 
told by The Stewaart Iron Works Co. that 
since originating this design of gates and 
posts it has become very popular and is a 
favorite with cemetery and park superin- 
tendents as well as landscape architects. 
Anyone desiring blueprints with detailed 
specifications of these gates can take the 
matter up direct with The Stewart Iron 
Works Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
PLANTING CONTRACTS 
We are among the largest growers of ornamental trees, 
shrubs and plants in America. Hardy varieties a spe- 
cialty. We employ a competent landscape gardener for the 
service of our large patronage. Cemetery and Park 
Organizations are invited to correspond relative to either 
Planning or Planting, or both. We will be pleased 
to make estimates on any proposition. 
THE JEWEL NURSERY COMPANY 
Est. 1868. L^ke City, Minn. 1200 Acres. 
50,000 TRANSPLANTED SHRUBS 
In all sizes, from lining out stock to large specimen 6 ft. and over. 9 Stock carefully graded and first-class 
in all particulars. Prices are so low they are almost given away. 9 Were recently dug to clear ground, and 
ready for shipment. 9 Purchasers unable to take present delivery we will hold for Spring shipment. 
9 Write for list and mention this paper. 
PALISADES NURSERIES, Inc. :: Sparkill, Rockland Co., New York 
75,000 Rhododendron Maximum 
for Spring Shipment 
ALSO 
Kalmia Latifolia White Dogwood 
Azalea Nudif lora Sugar or Hard Maple 
Pines Stag Horn Sumach 
Hemlocks White Thorn 
Cinnamon Fern Black Alder 
June Berry Withe Rod 
C. G. CURTIS 
Collector and Grower of Native Plants and Trees 
CALL1COON, Sullivan County, NEW YORK 
VINCA MINOR (Hardy Periwinkle), 
strong nursery grown plants. $3.00 per 
100, $25.00 per 1000; rooted layers, 
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. 
E. Y. TEAS Centerville, Ind. 
