The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

public speaking. rest. drinking fountains.
neatly kept closets. etc.l
A park 10 the south OF the city might
be called south Park. and one 10 she
north Packin@ham Park All of these
should be connected with or present
parks BY continuous driveways.
Between these should be several small
parks or squares. a. no greater distance
apart than three-quarters Of a mile
This would make beautiful system.
easily within our reach If we so deter
mine.
The ground for Union. Occidental. Pack
ingham. Highland and South parks would
probably cost near Slo0.900 if obtained
now.
Several pieces of ground were set apart
for parks in the earlier plated additions
Of Wichita, and these should be utilized.
Merriam Park, near College Hin. though
not park in the general aeceptation of
that term, would be a beauty spot II i'm
proved as originally intended.
The very best obtainabIe landscape
gardener should have charge of the orna-
mentation of all the parks with local
gardener 70 carry out his instructions.
The roadways ard walks should have
good coating Of Joplin crushed flint well
rolled fl and have small cutters at the
sides.
Blue grass will do well IN these parks
where shaded a little by the trees. bat
when sown. it should be kept moistened
until well started. After starting the
edges of all the lawns should be neatly
trimmed as a well defined edge adds
greatly TO their beauty
The trees should be trimmed high and
their ill-shapen branches removed in or
der 10 present a neat appearance. but in
all of the larger parks there should be
left a small. dense thicket. all but i'm
penetrable, not only "a a refuge and
haven for birds and squirrels. but be-
cause contrast adds much to the beauty
of the whole.
Such things as cannon, with a pile Of
projecdles, large sea shells. or large
Numerous seats and other conveniences
should be provided. and at the larger
parks there should be station buildings.
as in the parks q the larger cities. and
which, unless OF rustic architecture, look
best when white.
For properly identifying these parks
with lastly designed flower and foliage
beds. a propagaung mouse should be pro-
vided
No poles for electric wires of any kind
should be permitted in the parks. For
the lighting and station telephone, the
wires should be placed under the ground.
A sufficient number Of park officers 10
see that all regulations are complied with,
should be provided
We should not make cemeteries OF our
parks by erecting too many statues Of
the dead Parks are for recreation, not
for gloomy thoughts.
PARK ATTRACTIONS.
Such attractions should be placed In The
parks as viii encourage the masses TO
resort there.
a geological garden, a roller skating
rink. refreshment and news stands. are
mas for baseball football. croquet. tennis.
golf clay pigeon shooting, camping
grounds, side shows of appropriate kinds;
also bath and boat houses along the river
fronts. and a skating station house
where skates can be rented and fires kept.
should be provided.
A park revenue should be obtained from
advertising arches and from public urin-
ais, the wall of which both inside and
outside. could he rented at small Zee I
for amusement advertising.
At an appropriate place. there might be |
mound of earth with some moss COW
cred rock work concealing the source OF I
I very natural looking spring of cold I
drinking water, the earth for the mound /
1eing scooped from the natural surface. !
eaving a small lake or pond which is /
sept in good condition by piping water in I
through a large tile from the river above J