Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-28
ideal GROUND
FOR CAMPING.
Vast Public Park Planned In
Vicinity Of New York.
MlRY STREAMS and FORESTS

ginning OF the PALISADES Almost 10
Newbure, N. v, includes 10000 Acres
Donated by Mrs. e. n. Hartman,
Which Is Available For Campers.
-.Sew Workers will be able to enjoy
lsA,is summer the greatest public camp
dDr grounds in the world. 1t has been
decided by the Palisades park COM
EMISSION, which is to have charge Of
the immense new reservation extend
Gnsg from the beginning Of the Pail
ss.slcs along the Hudson river almost
sa Newburg, N. Y. to throw it open to
gyyss public for a vacation spot and to
s1elp organize camps for seekers after
Mfsllth and rest.
-l'his immense territory is to include
d-S,n4 present Palisades park. which dur
6Hg the past few summers has had as
gNany as 1000 camps within its con-
.stste of New York by Mrs. E. II. Har-
riR4an, together with $1.O00,OOO In
cash. and $4,000 additional acres pur-
CHASED for more than a million by J.
ETerpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller
slrs1 other wealthy citizens Of New
York city and Philadelphia.
The Municipal Arts society Of New
Yemk city has had in mind ever since
s1us Hartman gift the idea Of encOur-
sigsng camp life during the summer in
stss new reservation, and lately Its
q,rMnmittee on parks and Fairgrounds
n:ss been comforting with the Pail
ss;s5es park commission ON ways and
xunans to regulate the camps. which
Will number, it is expected. 10000 at
"A fine.
Ahounds In Streams and Forests.
Ilsx commission has agreed to allow
,:sGrpfng in the wild and beautiful new
ea q zazion. and only the proper legis-
ia1jr action is now necessary to open
dlp iAs 6ig playground, which abounds
III 2 igh hills. wild streams and deep
ah;,xS"tsh.
vSAcretary ]. Du Pratt White Of the
fDuimission spoke enthusiastically Of
sMya summers prospect the other day.
IL. sale:
The Hartman gift has not yet been
formally accepted by the New York
legislature. hut it will be beyond
skaalbt. Then all that will be neces-
.;Awy before campers are admitted will
liz. arrangements to police the place
'aToi to look after it's sanitation.
In the present Palisades park.
(which is a comparatively small place.
we have force of police and sanitary
sgHards which has proved very capable,
AMI l think we will only need to eX-
&tslG1 this force to supervise properly
NE enlarged park.
More and more are the people who
Ai1-e. in cities learning the delights of
{ -fgnping. Last year we issued 1000
g%rmits for the original Palisades
SNaEk, and then we had to limit the
s.11e of the campers so great was the
& i4mand for desirable spots.
The new park is filled with beauti-
fu5 lakes and streams, which will af-
s,9l-d an abundant water supply. which
js the most necessary thing for
camp, and these supplies are so large
'tSat there is no danger of their be-
coming polluted by the camps if the
grpper sanitary guards are established.
Some Idea of Its Vastness.
Mrs. Harrimans gift alone is twen-
TT times the size of Central park, in
Sew York city. The other additional
s'&1ritory is still greater. With ar
Engagements for cheap transportation
10 the new park, either by boats on
Ehr Hudson or by rail. it should be a
rv'1coderful, life giving resort for New
Tes-Rers.'
E-ss new park begins at the end of
ri-ss odd Palisades strip below Haver-
ii7.fvT, n Y. 1t extends back into the
fngx1ntainous country in the shape of
Ylcart toward the Hartman place at
Arden. ~ Y, and includes some of
&-he most beautiful scenery in the east.
The Municipal Arts society has
made a suggestion that the park COM
zpission erect various styles Of camps
III the new park, some for the one day
campers, others for the week end
. - mpers, who would be In the MAORI
~, and still others for such folks as
would spend their two weeks vaca-
atipn close to nature. These camps. 1t
il pointed out could be rented for
sDch reasonable sums as would pay
for their construction and upkeep and.
Soeing under control of the state Of
.M%w York. could be located at the
most sanitary points. The society pur-
poses also TO encourage cheap excur-
SjOOS for the pnmpprS
AS soon as the legislative work is
over the Palisades park commission
will so into the details Of arranging
the great playground.