The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-19

the advantage OF park conditions. even
In the heart OF the city.
The establishment Of these park
ways will necessitate the buying OF
wide strips OF valuable land for the
purpose, but II In believed that the
subsequent sale ut enhanced values Of
lots abutting on the parkways will
more than reimburse the city for the
outlay.
Milwaukee holds that the conven-
tional method OF supplying fresh air
and outdoors In large cities 10 oil
wrong. Big city parks are all right
In their way, says Milwaukee. but
their way Is just about one-seventh
good: just the big city's Sunday
best" lying idle and doing no good
for six days out OF every week.
we lay great stress on the neigh
borhood center, or park" says Mr..
Whitnall. "Workaday folks can't get
to the big parks every day or every
week. What they need and must
have Is green space near their homes
open spaces TO serve az centers OF
neighborhood life"
Tenement Project 10 Tentative.
The scheme for improving housing
conditions by buying land and build
ing model tenements 10 q tentative
one as yet. The city has no author
ity now to build and rent houses. but
II can. under the law, buy and sell
more land than II needs for park and
street purposes.
So now the city 10 quietly going
about the acquisition Of land with a
view to shaping the future growth of
Milwaukee In harmony with the gen
eral plan. There are many bluffs
along the banks OF the three rivers,
and II Is the intention to secure
these to serve as the dividing lines
between proposed residence districts
on the uplands and manufacturing
zones along the river bottoms.
Meanwhile, efforts are being made
to secure legislation that will enable
the city to build houses for sale or
for rent. When the time comes for
doing this the municipal cottages will
probably be built on the Edison pour
ed concrete plan, the wizard of Men
10 Park having signified his willing
ness to allow his molds to be used
for furthering the scheme.
The county's plans begin where the
county park board, which IL planning
the establishment of q great belt Of
exterior parks, which must eventual
ly. of course, be taken into the city.
Thus the county is blazing the way
and safeguarding the interests of the
city In territory that the city cannot
now guard-cutting q suit too large
for its present self.
This county scheme includes plans
for the establishment of an agricul-
tural school with a model farm and
dairy and forestry branch. This
system is intended not only for the
education OF the youngsters, but to
serve as q sort OF object lesson to
their elders. The dairymen of the
county, for example, will be expected
to look to the dairy school for tips
on dairy sanitation; the truck farm
ers will be free to CLEAN such know
ledge as they can from the activities
of the horticultural department.
The county board also dreams Of
two great forests, Of perhaps 1000
acres each. one north Of the city, the
other south. These are to be real
forests. not mere parks. They are
to be genuine tall timber" within
reach OF the poorest worker In the
city.
This, In outline, Is Milwaukee's
dream. II will take a lifetime and
millions to realize II. But this fact
doesn't seem to daunt the dreamers.
I'VE don't want II said that we are
going to do such wonderful things at
once" says the careful and practical
Mayor Seidel. I'VE are human and
fal1ib1e, and we have great difficult
ties to contend with. or course we
shall fail in some things: but not in
aIl