Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-12
WE WILL DO OUR PART

city in the way of beautifylng Capi-
tol Park and erecting at State street
a great memorial bridge in honor
of Pennsylvania soldiers and sailors.
In return Arnold w. Drummer, archi-
tect in charge of the development,
asked: And now what is Harris
burg going to do in return?"
Replying, it may be said that we
of this city will do our part, fully
The people of this city appreciate
deeply what the State, through such
men as Governor Sproul, Auditor
General Snyder, State Treasurer
kephart, Lieutenant Governor
Beidleman and others prominent in
the counsels of the Commonwealth
are doing for the making of big
ger, better Harrisburg. They know
what such a beauty spot as is pro-
posed will mean to the town. They
understand that great increases in
property values are bound to follow
the capitol improvements. They
realize that the States authority
ends at the confines of Capitol Park
and that there the city must take
up the burden and work out the
problems of street lines, zoning.
building regulations and the like,
which are essential to properly pro-
tecting the investment of the State
in the park and in making the
most of it for Harrisburg.
AS an earnest of this intention on
the part of Harrisburg to do it's
share, Commissioner Lynch yester-
day presented to city council an
ordinance to pay for the widening
of Walnut street from Third to
Fourth, an improvement which he
rightly believes should be made at
once. Commissioner Lynch also is
ready to go ahead with Third street
the moment the State gives the word
and the city will turn over to the
State for the memorial bridge $780,
900 as soon as the proposal can be
given the formal approval of the
voters. Nobody any longer consid-
ers the talked-of Walnut street
bridge. The city's viaduct plans
have been subordinated to those of
the State and in all other things we
in Harrisburg stand ready and will
ing to go along to the limit in our
cooperation with the State in the
great enterprise proposed.
Architect Drummer made much of
the good feeling that exists here
between city and State officials, but
it would be more remarkable if it
were otherwise. The generosity of
Governor Sproul, General Snyder,
originator of the memorial bridge
idea, and those others who repre-
sent the Commonwealth, their
, breadth of vision and their readiness
to cooperate are matters with
which no community can quarrel.
1t is fortunate indeed that we have
men of their caliber at the head of
affairs in Pennsylvania. Officials of
lower ideals or lesser courage would
have spoiled for all time the posi-
bilities of which those at the head
of the great development are taking
advantage. They are laying the
foundations for the greatest Capitol
and Capitol setting in the country
and for one of the beauty spots
of the world.
1t was a fine privilege which the
large group of business men had
through the good Offices of the
Chamber of Commerce in hearing
from the distinguished designers of
the Capitol Park treatment their
outline of the splendid scheme which
has been so widely approved by peo-
pie of all classes.
1t is fortunate that out of the
spirit of producing something of
utilitarian value while retaining a
great memorial feature Mr.. Drummer
and Mr.. Greiner have given Penn
sylvania a worthy design which COM
prehends all the features that are
desirable in this memorial under
taking.
Again, the Chamber of Commerce
in the proper exercise of it's func-
tons is deserving of praise for ar
ranging to have these experts as the
guests of the organization at one
of the series of luncheons which are
proving of real value to Harrisburg
and the Commonwealth. sMore and
more the State and the municipality