The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-02
PLAN A PARK SYSTEM FOR
CHICKASHA.

We have been talking abou
public parks in these columns fo
about Fifteen years, without see
ing any tangible results, but W.
are not bit weary Of the discus
sion. While it has grown tire
some at times, occasionally some
thing happens TO furnish fresh IN
spiration and we go at it again
lust as if it were a new subject.
One of those "somethings" has
just come along and hence we feel
an impulse to open up again.
On a vacation trip Of several
weeks we have recently had the
pleasure of visiting many cities,
large and small in the middle
west, east and north, everywhere
we saw parks and every time we
saw one Of those beautiful spots
we thought of Chickasha with not
even the semblance of guch a
place. We saw many towns Of
not more than 1000 population
with pretty parks while in towns
the size of Chickasha we some
Zines saw several and always the
thought REQUIRED "Not a park in
Chickasha " In all these cities
and towns the parks were places
in which public pride was
centered and rightly so because
they signified that the citizens Of
those towns were giving attention
to the things which make for
pleasant living conditions. Ism t it !
high time for Chickasha people to
BE giving attention to the same |
things?
We are keenly aware of the
fact that the last few years have
not been propitious for launching
extensive public improvement
programs. We have had ad-
verse conditions, have gone
through. war and have been pay
ing heavy paving taxes but the
war is over, this season promises
the best crops ever and the paw
ing will all be paid out this
month. Gould there be a better
time for us to consider seriously
the problem that has been before
us so long without solution?
1t is our conviction that ,hc
first step which should be taken
IN the event we decide that we |
really want parks, is to employ
a park and city planning expert
to make survey Of the situation
here and give us the benefit of
his advice and recommendations.
This is the modern and the eff
;lent way OF proceeding with d
such business. 1t is now recog- !
lized that city and park planning |
S not a matter for the amateur
o handle. Ask a dozen citizens
II Chickasha about park loca- !
ions, for example, and you will Y
get dozen different answers. The Z
'ity planning expert, such as Mr.. D
\essler who is employed by Ian
as City, Dallas and numerous !
'ther cities. makes it his business l.
o study such matters and to de- v
.ide them according to known b
principles of which the average a
'erson is ignorant. Chickasha t
hould profit by the experience
f other cities and towns by Sc
uring the benefit of such coun-
ell.
By far the most beautiful city
4 America is the national capital
nd one of the main reasons why +
his is true is because it was prop n
rly planned from the very foun-
alton Of the town. Most o. our B
tiles have grown up in a hap I
azard fashion and hence are
gly. 1T IS only within recent
ears that the ely planning ex-
ert has come on the scene and is II
eing employed in efforts to re b.
rape those uns;Nhtly aggrega-
ons of houses and humanity
ith a view to civic beauty; in W
any cases this involves tremen- W
)us expense. Now our own little
ty has not advanced So far that
e establishing of parks, boule- ne
Irds and play grounds will IN
I've the demolition of very much
luable property: it would have en-
en- far better if such places had ha