New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
FOR A DRIVEWAY on THE PALISADES
TT WOULD GIVE BREATHING SPACE AND s0I-''~
OUTLOOK TO TWO STATES

IT Would GIVE BREATHING sfN'E NJ
OUTLOOK TO TWO STATES.
T, the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. The reading OF your article in to-day sue
on the subject OF a "Drisewly on the crest OF ,n'
p,,,.,des 9" as proposed by f Potter ana w
dorsed nv .John La Fargo and Andrew y "rfeh,
rami-ds me that 7 got a letter from 'ns t'
named man a few days ago incios.hs M -
coincidence between himself and MI La r"h'
,ror, which YOU quote and asking me TO 30 son'e-
thing toward trying TO influence the press u a.
- a fund being raised 10 pay for a narro" su'p
~ The front OF the Palisades next where the g'a'e.
makers are boring 10 blow w me heN' ~
-ock and thus lift out OF danger Oh des''u .o.
an unsurpassed object OF interest IN Nc"
,,tc,nape alike TO the geoogist the artist ana 'hs
traveller - -. 49,.
NJ porter is himself in the forefront o. those'
-ho.ber T., his country or IN Europe. who nave
nresched sanitary and aesthetic elements a. 80
~ the gospel OF living; We all kno" MI la 49,
nosition in the field Of art and H. 20 '"s" "
,bortv IS added that Of Andrew r. Green "honl
90, rra.an- as the president OF the Society TOT
,he Preservation OF Scenic and Historic Places
and Objects and whom all the world knows a.
the father OF Greater New-York' II ne gives a.
his dictum after the close study ne must nav
,,ode ~ all the approaches 10 the commerciai
| r,e,ronolls Of the land. that the suggestion OF 4
road along the brow Of the hill Is the most pracu-
col he has seen" there Is need b seems 10 me-
| ~ controversy as to the desirahity OF reaA]'hs
the project -,.., .sk.
| A. however its initiator in this generation ASKS
| me for such small support as ! misht give 20 u
| NAV say that some thirty-two years ago suOss
,,er, N a service OF several years on the archi-
,ac,uraI staff OF the Central Park. and AFTER sone
preliminary Joint work with Lewis W Leeds an
| exnerr Of that DAY on the subject of Ventiatoh'
was engaged TO make. and did make. a survey Oh
| rbe Palisades plateau and adjacent territory 20.
| small company who contemplated the poss'D''''
| ~
| ~ i,s crest into n 'neighborhood park Ai'eT
| ,rosnecting the ground I made preliminary re-
| mort 70 the company in which as have oeeh 'e"-
| I,g Mr. Potter Il advocated the very thihs no"
| nroposed-the acquisition On advance OF the Pu'-
chase OF the back landJ Of the entire iength o. nc
| river top Of the Palisades, as an inVioiaoie 'esei
| votr OF fresh pure air. sweeping north"ard rom
| the ocean and southwark from tive mountains a.
perpetual barricade against any poss9m 49,
non 10 the free vision OF the mouse noiHets
the crest resulting from other owners shG 'ISsr r
| orobabIe building operations subsequent 10 S.r
| own ana Cproperly divided longitudlnaly ana ~
| tingly planted) az a beautiful parkway carilaso
| and equestrian way and promenade Io' pe"e'-
got Moses Taylor. the banker and capitalist:
| ceneral George r. Mcclellan. skilful engineer
and fine organizer even II inefficient IN offensive
warfare, and Or. {. r. Agnew protniisnI sss as
tartan sufficiently interested IN the project 20 az
and consider my reports T WSps on e'[ Word o. obec
others less known. N0t one ,,iz,s ~ n,
ton offered by any OF these - a.
he feasibility Of carrying out the modus opef nil
I proposed for the contemplated ranslormalon
OF the crest but the ultimatun was an mp ,,
that tn. public not yet educated Up 70 A Poins
OF appreciation adequate 70 secure nnanola. 90 ~.
s sSsS 10 But Mr Potter is not too sanguine.
trust in his belief that al this later DAY tne 2" ~
ership OF the Palisades crest may oe ~ 80, ~
! the public. and the double object gained OF sNihs
additional breathing space ShI roservine 10 me
! travelling world the noble rock face OF the ran
sades from further spoliation and vandalBlsIm1 op
stonineton. Conn. Aug r. 1899.