The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18
BEAUT1FYING COAST CITIES.

IT. E minds of the people of the Pacific Coast have
ever been awake to the advantages that inhere
in developing the picturesque surroundings with
which they endowed by nature. In this city, after
years OF discussion of preliminary Sort an
citation has been formed having for its purpose the
improvement and adornment OF San Francisco.
landscape artist of acknowledged reputation and of wide
experience has been engaged to provide plan sufi-
ciently comprehensive serve for the future and
report will be submitted by him consideration within
a year.
He will have in mind the matter of parks and park
ways of architecture, of the effective methods to
supply vantage points from which see wonderful
visas of bay. and mountains. and OF the adorn
ment and general Improvement of parked areas
existing. From his abors much in the way of good
suggestion is expected.
From the pipnacles of the highest hills in the CITY,
the Twin Peaks; from the rocky headlands that rise
opposing sides of the Golden Gate and front the
width of the blue Pacific the tops of of ele
waited localities there much be and to be
admired that the oldest citizen who is endowed with
artistic perception and of the picturesque
tires OF looking With system of improvements that
is commensurate with the opportunities afforded the
scenic advantages will be greatly enhanced
Los Angeles has paid a great deal of attention to
the creation of park system and has thereby provided
for its enjoyment of the show places of the United
States. Sacramento is ncubating schemes for the
identification of the that has been known for many
parts OF this State engaged in making the best of
their surroundings employing their best judgment
produce good effects
Development of natural beauties has been longer de-
layed in the larger cities north of California, the
Pacific Coast. Now however stimulated in some de-
gree by the coming Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
land Oregon is entertaining large ideas for its own
improvement A report has been obtained from John
c. Olmsted of Boston. who laid the Lewis and
Clark exposition grounds outlining system of park
ways boulevards and parks for the city.
large forest reservation of the Willamette
River with picturesque parkway running along the
river bank extending another large forest
ton the hills northwest OF the Mountain View Park
addition and connecting City Park and Maclay Park
river bluff parkway OF the river and connected by
bridge with parkway of the river Fulton
another river bluff parkway east OF the river to bluff
park, of Columbia University; a great meadow
reservation among the Columbia sloughs; park
Mount Tabor preserve hill scenery of the river
boulevard to Mount Tabor Park; parks Ross
Island and Swan Island-hese among the largest
features Of the scheme reported.
There is no doubt that Portland will be benefited if
it enter upon large and properly conceived improve
nent on the plans outlined in the foregoing. The Pa
cfc Coast properly the scenic region of the United
States and its attractive places numerous Common
advantage will be derived from having all the principal
places on the routes of travel this made as
pleasing as possible They will form chain to draw
spectators from the parts of the civilized
tries of the earth.