Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-12
DEVELOPING PARK ZONE

CovERNoR BRUMBAUGH and
NJ members of the Board of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings to-
day discussed with the City Planning
Commission and the Capitol Park Ex-
tension Commission the development
of the whole Capitol Park zone.
Naturally, they reached no conclu-
sions as to details. That was not to
be expected. The big thing was that
they got together and that they have
determined to cooperate most heart
lily, the city with the State and the
State with the city, to make the ex-
tension what it ought to be. the cul-
mination of the city's scheme of parks
and developed along lines in perfect
accord and harmony Herewith.
Auditor General Powell summed up
the situation when he said that all con-
cerned should act Jointly with a
patriotic desire for the improvement
of the State Capitol and the capital
CITY," 1t is known that Governor
Brumbaugh and State Treasurer
Young, the other members of the
Board, hold like opinions. OF course,
the city officials feel the same way, for
the reason that in this instance the in
terests of the State and those of the
city are identical. On this broad basis
of agreement and with all of those
identified with the project having
given the problems involved careful
study, 1t ought not to be difficult to
reach an ultimate understanding as
to details
All of those at to-day's conference
realize that they are dealing with a
subject of great Importance; that the
job they are about to undertake is of
immense proportions and they are 60
ing about the task in a big. broad
way, studying it from the standpoint
Of other great developments of the
kind both in this country and in the
older cities of Europe. They are am
bilious to make the Capitol Park Ex-
tension one of the most beautiful spots
in the whole world. the keystone of the
Keystone State. Nothing is to be per-
mitted to stand in the way of the real
ization of this great vision.
ests are to be made secondary to the
success of the whole.
To that end the State officials, the
City Planners and the Capitol Park
Commission are unanimously opposed
to the construction OF the proposed
Walnut street viaduct over the Penn
sylvania railroad. But they do not
intend to take away from the people
of the Hill district a possible means of
going to and from the business section
of town without giving them some
thing in return. The widening of the
Market street subway to the house line
and the erection of great viaduct at
State street are in the minds of all
those identified with the Capitol Ex-
tension development and these two
improvements must be made co-inci-
dent with the treatment of the park
area. With these two adequate ways
for traffic provided there will be no
need of viaduct at Walnut street or
elsewhere in the vicinity and the sur
roundings of the new park and the
Civic Center which it will automatic
ally bring into being will not have
been marred and the people east of
the railroad will be properly pro-
tected.
The whole project is moving along
in the most gratifying manner. It is
AOAl0AdlS " nave ldlIen TO the lot OF
men who are interested in it as these
men are and who have the breadth of
vision and strength of purpose to do
what lies before them in a way to re-
fleet credit both upon the city and the
State, so that their completed work
may stand for all time as a monu-
ment to the wisdom and foresight of
this generation.
II il be true that the German people
as whole are urging a renewal of the
campaign of 'frightfulness," including
even the women and children of bellig-
erent nations, then the allies are right
in insisting that Germany be crushed.
No nation so bereft OF human feeling
has any right to exist.
On his second tour of the West.
Hughes started out on a train that
made sixty miles an hour. His political
speed, as shown by his speeches. be-
ginning at Peoria and continuing to
this minute. is even greater than that.
Anyway. IL they can't ship stun out
of the country prices may go down
here, which is one way of looking at
the IT-boat controversv fhrouCb ron-,