Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-25
M'FARLAND DENIES
He IS A PART Of
BIG NURSERY FIRM
Taylor, Meanwhile, Announces He
Will Begin Work on His
Department Budget
THE PARK BOARD HAS QUIT
Directing to Commissioners State
ment in Council, 1t Sends
in Resignation
THE PARK BOARD HAS QUIT

Announcement by Commissioner
NJ. Harvey Taylor that he will devote
his energies for the time being to the
preparation of the budget estimates
and to looking over the park and fire
department situations carefully; a
a statement by Commissioner Fl. f.
Bowman, department of public safety,
Uecrying the further expenditure OF
city money for expert advice; and Wig
orous denial by ]. Horace Mcfarland
of the rumorS regarding his alleged
connection with the Berryhill nursery
these were to-day's features Of the
city park controversy.
Commissioner Taylor declined to
discuss his probable action relative to
the resignation Of the Park Board or
of Walter Fl. Manning, park expert
and j. r. Hoffert, assistant superin-
tendent.
''Really live nothing to say about
these matters at al" said he, FOR
the next few weeks I'm going to give
my attention to looking into the whole
situation, familiarizing myself with
conditions, and to preparation of the
budget estimates. Within a few. weeks
I hope to be able to announce the
plans for the playground and park
work for the coming season"
Park Commissioner J. Horace Nc
Farland issued this statement with
were floating about the city yesterday
and which grew out of Commissioner
'raylor's charges against the giving
away of plants and shrubs to the Ber-
Tyhill nursery.
Mr.. Mcfarland said:
II have heard that | am inter
ested in the Berryhill Nursery
Company, for one thing, which is
the reason, according to the
stories, that exchanges of cuttings
have been effected by the succeed
ing superintendents of the Harris
burg park system. AS a matter Of
fact. my interest i'll the Berryhill
Nursery Company is only as q
customer, and has never been
other than that. l have bought
from II considerable amounts OF
trees and shrubs and have paid
for them. / have no relation to
it, financial or otherwise, except
that of an appreciative customer.
'The other story is that l had
induced Mr.. Manning to propose
to Mr.. Taylor the changed terms
In the event of Mr.. Forrer's dis
missal. This is equally without
any foundation in fact. The only
communication I have had with
Mr.. Manning within month has
been to write him, with Mr.. Tay-
lor's consent and at his request,
urging MIN TO nelp Mr. TaylOr
make a show of economy by re-
ducing the charge he had stipu-
latde for the larger service he ex-
pected to render the city under
teh new park loan. Mr.. Manning
agreed to this, largely out of per-
sonal consideration for me. I have
not seen or heard of him or COM
municated with him in any way
directly or indirectly, since.
''Fills Me With Sorrow"
This whole matter fills me
with sorrow. for it is after all the
park system to which the Harris
burg Park Commission has de-
voted much effort within the past
eleven years that is likely to suffer
under the lamentable conditions
that have been brought about.
1.-THE present situation is some-
what like that which would occur
if a number of people were invited
to take a trip across the Atlantic
in a big liner, the captain of which
was new to the job and had never
been a1oat. With q good first
officer he might make fine trip
of it, but if he felt like going it
alone so as to save the price Of
skilled help, most of the invited
passengers would agree that he
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