New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-01
MkYNAD|ER PARKS HEAD?
Federal Soil Expert May Be
Chosen as Beatty's Successor.
TO JACK up WORKING FORCE
His Acceptance, Already Assured
Is Welcomed as That OF a Man
Who Knows His Business.

VINO KNOWS MS ouolhNSR'
The JOB OF Superintendent OF PARKS lU'
n. Rorourhs Of Manhattan and Rich
rond. recently vacated by John r. 6ea''l
viii he offered to CIustavus 3. Maynadier
the soil expert Of the Department OF All
rul,ure. who recently reported as 70 sou
conditions in Central Park. FOLLOWING d"
Investigation Park Commissioner STOVE
rsid he would make the offer to MI MAY
nader. who is al present IN YORK Coun,H
Penn. conducting a soil survey Tor 'n'
federal government II rs oe"eN'" "
will accept the offer.
Before the resignation Of Mr.. bea''E
Mr.. Maynadier had been sounded on u'e
proposition by the Park CommlSsloi''
but YESTERDAY COMMISSIONS StoNel ""'D
ne had not believed then that MI MAY
nader would he able 70 accept pe'ause VI
his plans in PennsylV ANA ~ was '.'
Sesson which .impelled the PARK Com"'S
eioner 10 seek the services or Juli"S
.Burggevin. Superintendent ~ PARKS j"
yrhe Bronx. Commissioner Higgins NOW
Nver told M Slower last week that ne
svould not consent TO his superintendent
Aesvine that borough unless IL were 10
Aste tho Mace Of landscape architect
Norr,orl,. accounted bv Samuel Parsons jr
=, was learned definitely Yesterday
.Nhourh. that Mr.. Maynadier would ac-
tept the place
In The opinion Of the Park Commissioner
~. citv could do no better tnan TO se'
sN'r Nav,adier for such post Ihel'
h,o,,,d he M repetition Of present Condi-
Aions ~ Central Park o. any other parks
ar the ou6nion Of Mr. Slower. # MI May
Nedier should take he job.
RAYMOND p FosdicR Commissioner OF
sAo.o,n+e has EXPRESSED the hope that
hroronoisssorer Slower viii not appoint 2
huper4rtendent until George Hn'N. ~ the
So@oe Of the Commissioner ~ Accounts
Vho is now acting superintendent OF
hsr1s has organized the lahoring force.
Hn case NJ Navnadier accents. = would
rot oe until after the thirty DAYS tha'
r. would be present ~ the Park pepari
brent
IT vas during his soil investigation ~
,rsr-ral r7~k that NJ Navnadier. IN dis
yeuss,ne existing conditions with COM
Notssiors- Slower also pointed ont The
waste Of energy and the laok OF discipline
sn the pa-k laboring fore Although -
Fr.a- nov embodied in his renort. the
ked4ral e~rert ssid thArA vas little reason
10 believe that snv good could he accom-
trush.4 urlAs. the laborirs force got q
@ta-k'rg M thst would cause definite re
iAults
I r.. presence - George Filty IN THE
arole % acting superintendent haS led many
srersons connected with the Park ne
Pr .rt-rer- - believe that eventuallr Ny
a.I4iltv. should he hrine order ont Of chaos.
would be made superintendent Commits
~ioner Fosdick however. has said that his
1-exarniner Is there ONLY 70 reoreanize and
will ouit 81 the END q thirty days
O~ctals Of the department we've dis
4rosed 70 look favo~ablv vesterdav on the
Echo,ce NJ slower has made Thew SAID
lshat NJ Mavnadier rad shown his ability
s1o be an executive head and that IN his
recommendations he had made - ar-
5psrent that he had studied the needs Of
the park and the park system of New
Yorl, from an administrative point Of
view as well a. from that Of soil eX-
pert
II would he greet stride - the right
direction should NJ Slower Re able 70
secure AIr Navr adiers services. SAID one
Of TIE ofHcials The parks need 2
superirtenderr Of executive ability rut
thew reed also man who understands
thoroughly the parks themselves end Nv
Nayrad,sr has shown himself 70 Re such
q man