The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-10

sizes and character surrounding the city
like a ring, connected by broad tree
planted avenues, taking advantage of
hills and valleys as the land lies for pic
turesQue Effects
The Frankfort-on-tbe-Na or Cob
LEM 'anlage' would nearly fit the descrip-
tions'
Yes, except that they are everywhera
narrow, placed where old fertilization
lines had become too cramped, like ths
boulsvsrds Of Paris, -
What are the chief difficulties which
confront park Makers What should
growing cities avoid?'
THE difficulty is that we do not see
the needs until shey have come, and then
the cost Of accomplishing anything l.
enormous. Park making, or, So least,
the purchase of the land, should always
be somewhat in advance of the needs Of 6
city, both because the land can be bought
cheaper before it Is built upon, and be
cause better plans can be laid upon
virgin soil. So a capital obstacle IS
found by legislatures and boards Of essi-
mate, which are always trying 70 econo-
mize at the expense of an educativs and
recreative need.
Another difficulty is the equitable
distribution Of the cost Of PARK work. To
assess the cost Of a boulevard entirely
upon abutsing property would be ruinous.
Yet abutting property is undoubtedly
helped by our WORK On the whole, it
seems equitable 20 assess the cost o. such
driveways half upon the admitting prop
er1y. and half upon the city which uses il"
You have spoken OF your floral stairs.
Is there anything new IN boulevard plant
ing which you seem TO tank 50 import
snrs''
Yes. and vet not quite new. Do you
remember the beautiful effect produced
in the parkway-Het Bosch, they call it
which runs from the Hague, II Holland,
three miles 10 Scheveningen' That is
practically 8 wide boulevard, yet the
road winds bither and thither through
thick woods, and rises and falls among
the sand dunes, so that it IS ike going By
wood paths all the way. At one point
they have al open space where babies 20
with shoyeis and pals 20 dig II the sand
It's the most beautiful three miles in
Europe We're going 70 initiate the ef-
feet in a snail way BY the trees we have
planted, hit or miss, in our great tree
less copeourse' overlooking the lake aud
the mall Here. when these are slightly
grown, drivers can ST at ease under the
shade and look on over the lake, across
which come strains Of distant music,
while the nearer view Is like = forest
glade This plan Of planting IS admira-
bic for boulevard use also. II the strip OF
land IS wide enough 20 admit Of the slight
curves II the rosGway necessary.
" 4 slight reform which We are intro
dUciug IS the substitution Of inclined
planes for steps wherever possible. Steps
look well, but people with baby wagons
VIII pail them up the turf On either side
and ruin the grass Tae great charm OF
9 park Is 20 have it disable in every part,
and the comfort OF the baby wagon pro
peller certainly has to be considered. -
How about buildings in pSrks''
"Only as many IS are necessary. We
shall have in Prospect Psrk- OF rather On
what are known as the East Sade Lads,
adjoining IT, the new building Of Ses
Brooklyn Institute, WITH It's Surrounding
sH-u6berT and pssetssions Is viii have
collection. IA It's dife-ent departments
Illustrating art nst1ral history and the
sciences and viii n time rival she grszt
museums in Central PArs
Nc; 4 ths tive elite. are consolidated
INTO a Manhattan 70 grow larger than
London II quarter Of a century,"
They VIII not be consolidated ve-v
soon- We old Brcoklynites love our CITY.
We look 70 see il grow greater than New
York It's vide areas 70 the south snd est
attracting the taoaSssGs who can f15