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are properly housed and cared for. Mus'c Is regu- 
larly provided in the season and is given from a 
band stand which is brilliantly lighted in the even- 
ing by electricity. 
A permanently constructed .shelter house and a 
commodious and handsome pavilion, the basement 
of which is heated in winter for the accommoda- 
tion of skaters, are also features of the park. In 
the construction of the latter building Mr. Lord 
also contributed materially. Other embellishments 
of the grounds have been provided, as for instance, 
fountains and bridges connect the island in the lake 
with the main land. One of the fountains was pre- 
sented to the park by the employes of a large firm, 
— in itself a capital suggestion for similar efforts 
elsewhere. 
In winter skating is the chief amusement and 
with two large lakes, both of which are kept clear 
of snow, there is ample room for all who care to in- 
(.lulge in this healthful sport, and provision is made 
for the comfort of the skaters in the pavilion, in the 
basement of which are banquet and shelter rooms, 
which are warmed for those participating in the 
winter revelry on the ice. 
It miy be said in conclusion that the permanent 
improvements of this park have only commenced 
in the eyes of the people of Elgin, and that liberal 
appropriations will be required of the city council 
for years. The example of the honored donors 
should be incentive enough to excite the bounty of 
others to continue such a beneficent work and 
bring it to a complete consummation. We are in- 
debted for the illustrations to the I^lg'ni Daily 
(Photo by P. H. Jensen.] 
cord’s park, — A WI.N’TKR IDY I, - WATERCRESS BROOK. 
Neivs, through Mr. II. P. Zimmerman, private sec- 
retary of the Hon. Geo. P. Lord, who adds that the 
citizens of Elgin are awakening to the fact that 
money expended for park purposes is not money 
wasted, though city councils have not yet been edu- 
cated to the importance of adequate appropriations 
for such necessary contributions to the public wel fare 
as the parks. 
I,ORT)’S P.\RK, FI, (UN, II. I, — THE I.OWER I..\Ki;, I.OOKINC, NORTH. 
