PARK AND CEMETERY. 
V 
The Industrialist, for April, a journal 
issued ten limes a year by the Kansas 
State Agricultural College at Manhattan, 
Kas. This journal which is edited by the 
faculty and printed by the college is now 
in its 25th volume. The college offers 
courses in agriculture, engineering, house- 
hold economics, architecture, and allied 
departments of education. The journal 
contain^some valuable and interesting ar- 
ticles which speak volumes for the educa- 
tional and progressive status of the col- 
lege. 
Foresight, a handsomely gotten up 
pamphlet giving a description of the 
city of Tacoma, Washington, — the city, 
the university and its residence park. 
It is copiously illustrated with half tones 
artistically arranged. 1 1 also includes a 
map of the university grounds and resi- 
dence p irk attached. This park has 
been laid out by Mr. E. O. Schwagerl, 
the Pacihe coast landscape architect, to 
whom we are indebted for the pamph- 
let. 
The Steam Road Roller in Parks and 
Cemeteries. 
Mr. William Salway, Superintendent of 
the Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincin- 
nati, O., writes as follows on the subject 
of the Road Roller: 
‘ I think it is due you to sav that your 
admirable publication the ‘Park and 
Cemetery’ is doing excellent work. I find 
that it is not only subscribed for, but it is 
read, the many ideas and suggestions 
which it conveys are of inestimable value 
to its n any readers, which makes it 
worth many times its price. It is seldom 
that I contribute anything to its columns, 
but would like to make knov/n some of 
the advantages of the Steam Roller. 
Seven years ago we began to investigate 
the merits of the different machines then 
on the market, and finally selected a ten- 
ton roller from the O. S. Kelly Co. of 
Springfield, O. 
At first we used the roller for merely 
rolling new metal and the general surface 
of the roads, and frequently before apply- 
ing the new stone would break up the old 
surface with the spiked wheels, but we 
have since found many more uses to which 
we have applied it. In extending our 
improvements we found it necessary to 
remove about 80,000 yards of tough hard 
pan, it was of such mixture that it could 
not be ploughed, and to blast it was 
impossible with anything like satisfactory 
results. It occurred to me that I could 
possibly use the steam roller by making it 
stationary, and by means of a spool 
attached to one end of the axle, a steel 
cable could be used to draw a gopher plow 
through the hard pan so that it could be 
broken in pieces ready to load into carts 
and scrapers. On applying to the manu- 
facturers they furnished the necessary 
assistance in putting on the spool and 
cable, and the results are so eminently 
satisfactory that we feel our experience 
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SITUATIONS WANTED, ETC. J 
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^ Adveriis€?nefits, livilted to five lines ^ will be 
'i'nserted in this column at the rate of ^o cents each 
insertion, 7 words to a line. Cash must accom- 
pany order. 
Wanted, a position as Cemetery Super- 
intendent, with .several years’ experience ; 
best of references as to character and 
ability ; am now in charge of Incorporated 
Cemetery. Address American, care of 
l^ARK AND Cemetery. 
A position wanted by a Scotchman as 
Cemetery Superintendent; 21 years’ ex- 
pel ience as landscape garderer and 
superintendent of one of the leading 
cemeteries of the country ; thoroughly 
competent to manage, improve and 
superintend the care of a first-class ceme- 
tery. Address C. care Park and 
Cemetery. 
Situation wanted by experienced young 
man as superintendent; '.o take full 
charge, or assistant in first-class cemetery; 
can prepare new grounds. Address]. A. L., 
care Park and Cemetery. 
may be useful to others. We use the 
cable lor pulling heavy weights, such as 
removing large stumps of trees after they 
are grubbed out. which all engineers know 
is a difficult task with the ordinary ap- 
pliances, in cases where large trees have 
died in the middle of sections and where 
a team of horses could not go, we have 
put down plank and drawn the slump by 
cable, the steam roller standing on the 
avenue 300 feet away from the hole where 
the stump was. 
During the past winter the Harrison 
Granite Company erected in the cemetery 
a mausoleum for the heirs of Charles 
hdeischmann. It is a copy of the Par- 
thenon, the roof being in three pieces, 
two side stones and a ridge stone of 
unusual size, and these were removed 
from the railroad to the cemetery lot by 
the use of the steam roller. 
We realize that the first cost of a steam 
roller seems to most cemetery and park 
boards very great, and they are in doubt 
as to their being justified in making the 
expenditure, but could they know the 
value of such a machine they would not 
hesitate to purchase one. I do not know 
how we could manage without ours, it 
really seems as indispensable as the tele- 
phone, and I would advise all park and 
cemeteries that do not have a steam 
I'oller to obtain one. 
The use of the steam roller on our 
roads has made a surface equal to asphalt, 
and the steep grades that formerly 
washed by the heavy rains are seldom 
effected now. 
Since our roller was made the manu- 
facturers have added several valuable 
improvements. 
Landscape, Garden and Plant 
Photographs. 
The Publisher of Park and Ceme- 
tery announces the following photo- 
graphic competition for 1899. 
List of Premiums. 
No. I. Landscape and Garden Ef- 
fects. A first premium of Five Dol- 
lars and a second of Three Dollars is of- 
fered for the best series of not less than 
four photographs of picturesque land- 
scape and garden effects. These may 
include park or rural scenery, city or 
suburban out door art in gardening. 
No. 2. Trees, Shrubs and Plants 
OF the Open Air. A first premium 
of Five Dollars and a second of Three 
Dollars is offered for the best series of 
SIX photographs of trees, shrubs and 
plants. These may include wild trees 
or shrubs, or any plant grown in the 
open air, and may be in single speci- 
mens or groups. All photographs in 
this class should carry descriptions, in- 
cluding approximate dimensions. 
No. 3. Groupings and Effects. A 
first premium of Five Dollars and a 
second of Three Dollars is offered for a 
series of six photographs of picturesque 
groupings of plants and shrubs, or sug- 
gestive spots of wild plant life, in wood- 
land, park or home grounds. Rock or 
water gardens may be included in this 
section. These photographs should 
also have enough descriptive matter at- 
tached to make it possible of reproduc- 
tion in nature. 
For photographs retained by the pub- 
lisher that are not awarded piizes 
50 cents each will be paid. The com- 
petition will remain open until July ist. 
Sugjg'estions. 
Care should be taken to keep back- 
grounds plain to avoid confusion in pic- 
ture. Figures of persons, garden utensils, 
and all objects liable to cause detriment 
to the picture or its object should be care- 
fully kept out. The photographs must be 
mounted singly on cards with white backs 
and must not be less than five inches by 
four inches. 
Instructions. 
The photographs may be of objects in 
the possession of either the sender or 
others; but there must be no question as 
to the right of photographing or using 
them. There is no limit as to number, 
and the publisher shall have the right of 
engraving and publishing any of the 
chosen photographs. They may be 
printed on any good paper that shows the 
subjects clearly, and that will make good 
half tones. 
The name and address of the sender, 
together with the name and description of 
the objects shown, should be plainly writ- 
ten on the back of each photograph. 
All communications relating to the com- 
petition must be addressed to R. J. 
Haight. 334 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 
and the class for which the photographs 
are intended should be marked on the 
parcel, which must also be labelled 
“Photographic Competition.” 
