The morning call., 1892-08-30
HE WANTS A FOUN TAIN.
Superintendent McLaren On
the Worlds Parks.
SAN FRANCISCO'S SHOWING.
An Interesting Chat About Peoples Breath
ing Places in Europe and in the East.
ChicagO's Cheap Conveyano's.

Superintendent McLaren wants a foun-
tain. No insignificant little squirt of water
out of a gaspipe. but-a fountain. Such
fountain RS they have in the Prncess-street
Garden Park in Edinburgh, Scotland,
basin 100 feet in diameter. surrounded py
groups of-materially-braZen nymphs ana
centered with gigantic goddess in bronze.
towering 20 feet into the air, aiming, win
outstretched arm, a column OF sparkling
diamonds into space.
81 don't know what It cost" said the
Superintendent to CALL reporter, Dut
/ am getting pictures Of it prepared 10
follow me out here. and i look TO some
wealthy citizen to donate US the necessary
funds for the erection of something similar
IN our own park"
Mr.. McLaren left San Francisco on the
1st of June TO visit the parks of Scotland.
England. France and the United States,
with view TO borrowing any ideas whlch
might be suitable for Golden Gale fark
purposes.
Hyde Park In London Is, in my opinion,
the finest park in the world" said Mr.. Nc
Laren; THE age and grandeur OF lhe mag
ni1icent trees; the marvellous collection OF
horses, eQuipages and humanity in and
about Rotten Row driveway; and TIE
minute cultivation of every inch OF ground,
make Ii sight 10 be remembered.
| and color in the European parks as COM
| pared with ours.
''In France the cOlors are brighter than In
| England. but there is terrible lack OIL nne
old trees. i am told they were all cut
| down for fuel during the FranCo-German
| war.
Il noticed that the sycamore occidentalis
or American sycamore succeeds better over
| there than any other tree. Oaks, elms,
| chestnuts, maple and sycamores do very
Nal1 lnt,f FIR md n
do not succeed.
THE best park In France. thought, was
| the Monceau. In Paris.
Amusement for children is not so well
| provided for as with Us, aud think Golden
| Gate Park is best provided in that respect
| cf any parks have inspected.
| The European parks are superior 10 ours
| in cultivation aud upkeep, but then they
have liberal appropriations and small areas.
| I'VE have enormous areas To take care of
and 1t requires time to get them into spick
and span order. Then. in variety and color.
we excel easily.
Mr. McLaren visited the chief parks in
| New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Washington
| and Chicago
II think Prospect Park in Brooklyn
struck my attention more than any other"
| he said.
"The lovely landscape arrangements. the
| lake with all its beautiful hooks and cor
ners and boating facilities. made great im-
preston on me.
I'm Chicago they have an excellent ar
rangement. Well-appOinted cOnyeyances
are always in waiting 10 take visitors for a
| drive about the park. They run from four
! finland coaches 10 two-horse coupes.
THE ride costs % cents a seat and any one
can start coach By paying 81. the price Of
| four seats"
Commissioners Stow and Austen, who
/ were present at the interview. promptly
| agreed 10 the excellence OF the idea
There are az present a few rattie;raD
vehicles available for pubI.s--sss. alsays ;