Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
BUT 1T WILL BE VERY ELABORATE.
he Suggests That Water Be Pumped From
the River to Make Stream in
Panther Hollow.
SMALL EXPENSE FOR PEOPLE AIMED AT.
Big Boom in the Harness and Vehicle Trades Pre-
dicted in Two Years.

Schenley Park Win several Oplecls
in view. In the present condition
of the country out there such a skirmish is
like chasing a fox through heavy wood
lands, up and down the sides of rayines, or
climbing mountain. Mr.. Scott, however,
was not daunted by the work before him,
but it had the effect of making him
very reticent What he saw and
contemplated after he had seen is more than
he would tell The main object of his visit
was to figure on the location for the main
building, and another was to get some idea
of the scope and lay of the park land. If
he came to any conclusion he declined to
express it until he had conferred with his
fellows on the committee with him.
Work of Beautifying the Park.
At present John Y. Culyer, the genial
landscape gardener from Brooklyn, is hard
at workffying to beautify and put Schenley
Park, into shape. Mr.. Culyer has lived so
long among flowers, and spent SO many years
in icultiyating the beautiful in nature
, thtn he carries with him bucolic love for
humanity. That the liking for one should
begeta sincere regard for the other is but
natural. Mr. Culys: is park enthusiast.
He believes in the pJtsaey of green grss
and fresh air to make hati.wcrked city peo-
pie happy, and he aims y adapt everything
to suit the poor and middle classes on the
ground that the rich can pay for their
pleasures and luxuries To him park is
necessity for city life, and it is surprise to
him that one was not obtained and laid out
in Pirtsburg wears ago. This is how Mr..
Culyer talks about Schenley at this stage of
the game. He said yesterd,y-:
Road-Making to Begin Tomorrow.
1--WE will commence on Monday to lay
the foundations for the roads. When the
people go out there on the Fourth of July
to celebrate their annual jubilee they
will see a good stretch of roadway
made, hope, and the grading on another
long section made They will also begin to
see the park assuming the shape which is
designed for it. 1t will probably take ten
years TO complete the original plan, but the
people must have patience. New York, with
its millions, commenced to improve Central
Park, 30 years ago, and it is not finished
Central Park hasn't a complete entrance as
first designed, and some day expect to see
this part of the work completed. The
New York park lacks the natural
beauty of Schenley, but in time the
new park land which the city has
purchased nature has dealt more kindly in
giving the people broken and varied sur
face. One thing 1 regre; about Schenley,
and that is that a stream of water does not
run through Panther Hollow If little
run could be added this would be an ideal
place. During the winter there is plenty of
water, when the people don't want it.
A Plan to Get Plenty of Water.
81 have been thinking that for a small e1-
pense pump could be located on the river
bank, and in the summer months could force
enough water over the hill to supply the
need. The bed is such that pretty little
falls and other natural effects could be re-
produced very easily.
''In two years from now people will begin
to notice, as a result of Schenley Park, that
the interest in horsefesh will begin
to revive. 1t will boom the We
hicle and harness trades also. With
good roads and beautiful country to drive
over your citizens will once more yearn for
fast horses, but am aware it is not every
body can ride, because they haven't the
means, and these people will not be for
gotten. Riches is not an indication
of culture or refinement, and
so often have seen men who couldn't keep
horse or pay a livery bill possess more of
the finer qualities that make life worth the
living than their wealthier brethren. The
walks and paths will be arranged with
view to the ease of the pedestrian. Nobody
has the energy to climb steep bride path
on hot day'. and no such precipitious foot
ways will be worked out in Schenley Park.
Parks Meant for the People.
81 am always in for providing for the
comfort of children and the family. 1 don't
think a park should be a source of revenue.
1t should be made for the people and
their use at small expense. Franchises
for the various stands should be gfanted at
a low figure, to give the city an opportunity
TO regulate the prices charged for food,
confectionery, etc. 1 have seen where
men have gotten rich by eharg-
ing visitors to parks exorbitant rates
for small refreshments. The matter
of few hundred dollars ought not to be
considered in the management of park.
In Brooklyn we aim to get all the Sunday
schools to hold their picnics on the public
grounds, and the various denominations do so
now. A farm house has been provided, where
the women can get hot water with which to
cook. Plates, knives and forks and other
culinary articles can be hired for a small
sum, and about all that people need to
spend the day for a small sum is
the bread and butter and the
cake. Everything is arranged with
an idea to cheapness, and I have
seen many families have a most enjoyable
day in the Brooklyn park at a nominal cost
Some have even taken tea along with them
and made it on the grounds.
Other Conveniences for Lunchers.
eff desired, the lunch can be eaten in the
farmhouse, and boxes for the refuse food,
ETC., are provided. These boxes are
emptied by men as fast as filled.
Certainly l don't expect Pittsburg to carry
out all these ideas. Brooklyn and New
York with their money can do it, but many
of the features l have mentioned could be
adopted here at no great cost. 1
feel safe in saying that the park
when finished will be one of the most
attractive in the country. Its location and
broken surface insure lhis much to begin
with.
''Good roads are the first requisite, and 1
have said before that they can be built for
S25 OOG per mile. The roads will be made
out of the gravel found in the park
Colonel Culyer is much taken with the
idea of an old-fashioned Fourth of July
celebration. He likes patriotism, but the
benefits the people will derive from the day
spent in the park are what please him the
most. The Colonel is one of the
members of the Central Board
of Education in Brooklyn, and
has always been interested in the education
of children. He believes that open-air
iubilees are good things to teach the rising
generation love of country, and it is thus
how parks contribute their share to preserve
the nation.