Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-02
TO FOLLOW CITY
BEAUTIFUL IDEA
IN NCAPHOLPA
Governor to Co1fer With Plan
ming Commission on EXten-
sion Problems
TO WIDEN STREET
Happy to Cooperate With
You,'' Declares States
Executive

Ptoher treatment of the capitol
Parh Extension problem on scale
that will combine Harrisburg's "City
Beautifui" idea with Governor Brum-
baugh's plan to provide an attractive
setting for, the Capitol of the Com
monwealth, will oe the subject Vt a
join conference in the near future be-
tween the Capitol Park Extension
Commission, Board of Public Grounds
and Buildings ard the City Planning
Commission.
In letter to Gevernor Brumbaugh
recently, Edwin s.. Herman, president
of the Planning Commission, sug-
Sested that the eity and the State
bodies get together on the problem
and in reply Governor Bruinbaush
stated that he will ask superintendent
S. B. Rambo to arrange the meeting.
For "City Bcautiful"
incidentally, the States Chief Ex-
J, eclitive reiterated his previous, state
avery way to bring about the "deyelop-
ment of beautiful Harrisburg be-
cause a beautiful city will mean a
beautiful Capitol
President Herman, among other
things, called the Governors atten-
ton to the proposed treatment of the
Park Extension insofar as relates to
the crossing of the Pennsy tracks at
State street, and the proposed plans
for widening of Walnut, Third and
North streets.
Mr.. FermaH's Letter
We are confidently hoping,}t con-
cluded President Herman, "thay your
seal of approval will have beenh5laced
upon a definite Capitol Park han in
treating the old ana the new sctions,
and that this may be done b ore the
next session of the Legislatu so that
your thought may he embods. ! in any
necessary legislation. To be perfectly
frank.NGI am much interested in this
whole pro sllers. and l feel so confident
nat your insight dsI-otc~,t whole
treatment harmonizes with the best
thoughts obtainable. that I would like
to see it definitely settled, Ilknow that
you have given his matter considerable
thought, and realize what an impor-
tant undertaking it is, and my fear is
that should there be delay that it
might influence, in some nd amer the
whole treatment. If you should agree
with any of these suggestions, the
writer would be ,Iflased to follow any
suggestions that you would think ad-
visable."
The Governors Views
And this is Governor Erumbaughs
-eply:
Mr.. Edwin s. Herman, President,
City Planning Commission,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr.. Dear Mr.. Herman.
l am grateful to you for your
letter of September twenty-fifth
and I shall Immediately ask Mr..
Rambo to arrange for a, date con-
.venient to both your Commission
and the Board of Public Grounds
and Buildings, in order that we
may go over the entire situation
to which YOU refer.
! am with you deeply interested
in the proper working out of this
entire project. with a view to
making Capitol Park and its ex-
tension an integral unit in the de-
velopment of a beautiful Harris
burg, because a beautiful city will
mean a beautiful Capitol.
There ought to be no differences
of opinion here which honest men
cannot work out and adjust, and
we shall be very happy indeed to
cooperate in any way we can
with you.
Very truly yours,
NJ. b. BRUMBAUGH.