St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-06

on the Minnesota side hardly wide
enough to include what properly belongs to
the park scheme. The west line of the park
abruptly terminates, with no way Of scaling
the clln. 1t should certainly be extended
until there is a good route afforded to reach
the plateau back of the bluffs with carriage
drive. AS for the northwesterly line of the
park, approximately paralleling the river
from Franconia to this town, it should be
sufflciently back from the top of the bluff to
allow roadway TO be constructed with easy
grades and passing across the heads of the
faVlnes leading to the river where there
would not be any heavy fills or open bridges
required; this roadway to be laid out with
sweeping curves, to conform to the topogra-
phy OF the ground. and opening up for build
lbs purposes the land facing toward the park
ana anording sites for summer homes that
would soon be sought for If 1t was seen that
1t was 1uiiy decided to make this reservation
h Mnal II should be, specimen Of natures
haHuiWork preserved for future generations
rms boundary road should be extended TO an
intersection with the present west line of the
PARK at some point at or near the school
mousse; tne exact line must be made a matter
OF special study on the ground and should be
SO located as to embrace within the park all
the piuns sioping towards the river.
AS 10 extensions north from the present lin
It's 1t would seem desirable that If possible a
certain portion Of the high hill overlookine, the
village, and which Is now utilized to a certain
eAtent as an outlook should become the prop
cry eltner OF the state or the village; it could
then be connected by branch roadway with
tne boundary drive just specified
II has also been suggested that ARA apgements
could be made by which the state could secure
perpetual contral If not the absolute fee of the
banks OF the river from the toll bridge to the
side OF the proposed new bridge across the
stream III not further; and in addition also a
picturesque tract of land of several acres w.
ing at the north end of the grant This is a
proposition that ! should heartily commend
as IL VIII add new and very DELIGHTFUL feature
OF rapidly running water TO the present park
scenery. PNi
Referring to the possibilities of the land pro-
posed TO be taken on the Wisconsin side II
seehs TO me to be admirably adapted as a
compliment to the scenery on this side and
that II Will be much more adapted to opening
up with drives than the Minnesota section
ANY permanent improvements on this inter
state reservation should be based upon n de-
sign prepared after thorough study of the
SUBJECT as whole and in detail and whatever
IS done should be done with an eve to what n
snail be as a unit when completed OF course
penang the preparation of such plan much
work could be done in the way of cleaning up
ana giving temporary access to the points Of
interest, and as the visitors increased there
would be growing demand for larger appro-
prlauons on the part of the state for its i'm
provement. | have heard 1t hinted that a con-
certed efort may be made here by some of the
citiZens towards performing some OF this nre
hminary housecleanng and much good both
Tor the park and incidentally for the business
interests of the village might be ACCOMPLISHED
by such action