Evening journal., 1910-06-24

olulu ia town Of $1,000 inhabitants, or .
which about only 10000 arc white. so what
Is being done there must be figured ON
a loooo population basis. Tho city has
good park system and one large play
ground. or athletic field. OF about six
acres which has been purchased and nr-
ted M az cost Of 10000. Tho National
game Is popular In Honolulu, and one
attractive feature OF tho new playground
Is fine baseball diamond, with bleachers.
grandstand and swimming pool the lat
ter being located under the grand stand
and supplied with water from an artesian
we'll
Donegal ireland. was represented
AZ tho Congress by Mr. Seumas Nc
Manus. tho popular Irish story teller
and writer Asked concerning the play
ground sentiment in Ireland Mr. Nc
Manus said: "An ireland ia a play-
ground and all lrishmen are children.
but they are unorganized To get
all the good possible out Of play we
must pun together along some definite
line. and that viii come I'm the end
IL is coming fast"
THE delegates owe the warmest
thanks TO Mr.. McManus for many de-
lightful moments passed in listening 10
his quaint stories about ireland and
It's people. historic. romantic and le
gendary. not forgetting the humorous,
an told I'm that inimitable manner for
which this brilliant son of the Ould
Sod has become famous
Toronto. Canada. is another big
city that Is doing big things in the
way Of Fairgrounds. II Us I'm the
100000 class and n is making good
on that basis. II has twenty hne
Fairgrounds. II recently paid $4,000
for "a lot .00N320 feet this was I'm the
edge Of the town. For n lot Of t60N3eO.
nearer the centre Of the city. II paid
! $4,000 This for the ground alone.
! Within the past twelve months II has
expended 5000 600 for hetterments. the
money being raised by bonds. j. j.
kelso. superintendent of Neglected and
| Orphaned Children for the Province Of
ontario. r. II. Graham. alderman FOR
/ Toronto. James Wilson. Park Commits
sioner Tor Toronto, and S. George
Smith. principal Of the Oakhau
House for Boys. were the delegates
from whom was obtained the infor-
nation berc given.
Rochester has been left for the
I
least 10 is a city Of about twice the
size Of Wilmington, and affords a strilS.
ing Illustration Of what may be done
In a community whero tho civic spirit
of the people hnds concrete expires.
sion through the acts OF It's public Of
dcials. It has five beautiful parks. the
aggregate area Of which Us about I 500
acres. Tho park system and most OF
] q .Il.
"a. are under the control Of a pari
Board composed OF 2i members who
serve without pay Tho parks not con
trolled by the Park Board are 10
charge of the Childrens Play League
and OF the public schools In i90'
Rochester had no Fairgrounds, Sine
then Il has spent about si50,0OO 70
purchase of land for Fairgrounds. out
side the parks, and 100000 for equip
ment OF Fairgrounds In and out o
the parks. a few years ago the Par
Board received only $4,000 year TO
park maintenance, and an indennit
sum for extensions. Now IL receive
100000 for maintenance and $4,000
for expansion and bettermepts ]
maintains park band Of 81 pieces O
an annual cost OF Sli 900 This yea
!, Il win ask for an additional $500
for maintenance. and A. B. Lamberto
the President Of the Park Commlssio
says they viii get IL without a woi
> of objection
"Thls win give the Board an annu
I, revenue for maintenance alone
S145.Oo0
Now as 10 Rochester's means Il
accomplishing these results. its al
!, sessed valuation Of real estate
: S134.906, ,345O0; personal estate 81
056. 10000: franchises. S12.072. 900 .0l
pension money taxed for school an
highways Sii2s250O. total, Si54.447
= $1,000 Assessment is upon the bas
Of ihree-quarters OF actual proper
value Rate of taxation, Siq.6S7 pl
/, 1000 on an assessments except pei
Z sion money purchases. ON the latt
the rate Is STs24 per $1,000 Fro
all sources the net income Of the cii
= is Sa,O35.s5
p 1t will be seen that though tSi'
our size. and having thrice the incon
y we command under our present inadl
quate assessment. Rochester has az
complished much more than thrii
what VIC have in the way OF parl
" and Fairgrounds. and also in mai
. other respects. except In the matt
of our water system, in which respe
f. IL Is pleasant 10 record that we a
u not an inch behind II.
~ "While il may not be altogether pc
ie tinent TO this report. and while Il
IN subject is matter for private rath
8 than public enterprise. IL may not
p amiss 10 remark that Rochester h
Z six Gne hotels drst-clsss and up-t
In date in every particular. There can
y no doubt that our deficiency in Il
ly way OF accommodation for the trave
10 ing public Is seriously hurtful 10 II
IN best interests Of the city. Mention
or this fact is made here in the bell
~ that il viii attract more attention al
ls receive more consideration in = pap
le Of semi-ofiicial nature than 1t wou
es otherwise command.
ss mo attempt has been made to sy
I'd tematize or analyze the facts appea
v- ing in this report. and owing TO lack
oy time and opportunity IL was impossible
In secure data at first hand from all the
H. cities represented at the Congre,1 e
he II is believed that what Us set forth
ld tho places mentioned Is representative
M one way or another Of all the cities m
,it sent delegates TO Rochester, except the
IN where no Fairgrounds whatever ha
nd been established. The number OF these
Of very small and that class win prohat
n have wholly disappeared before the di
'r. Of the next annual meeting Of the Pis
m. ground Association Of America.
'ct "Tho thanks Of this city are due 20 I
e. good people Of Rochester for the gen
or courtesy and open-hearted hospitality