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SOME day tn the futura Portland
may b known aa "Parte City,"
notwithstanding- her present ap
propriate title of "Rose City." To those
who have not given the park systems
of American cities very much study,
the surroundings of Portland offer
perhaps no remarkable suggestion In
the way of a series of parks, connected
with boulevards, and forming a har
monious ensembte of beauty. But "to
the men who have given the subject
close attention, who have even de
moted their Uvea to the following of
park building: and landscape study as
profession, the magnificent oppor
tunlUea afforded here are a revelation.
Nature has been lavish with
favors to the Willamette -n.v
both sides of the river there are views
L. Rroaiesi variety and beauty im
aginable, with winding rivers, snow
capped ranges and stately mountain
peaks to form an Impressive back
ground and a framing to the diversi
fied panorama of hill and valley, for
est and lowland.
To Colonel L T, Hawkins and Ir.
, T. I EHot probably belongs the main
credit for grasping the situation and
bringing the possibility of a splendid
Tr yl,tem within the reach of Port
land. These men have unselfishly
Mid enthusiastically put their shoul
ders to the wheel, and with tho aid
of others whose Interest has been
roused they have accomplished a great
work. For the outline of the plan
b been drawn, the nucleus of ful
fillment has been provided for and
that success will eventually smile upon
the undertaking is now a matter ad
mitting of no doubt.
Farks on Both Side.
The plan provides for parks at ir
regular distances all along both sides
of the river. These will be connected
tr roadways and boulevards, and when
completed will form a system which
for besuty. diversity of scenerv and
truly Tttanlo grandeur cannot be
matched in America, if In the world
Two great mountain ranges, the Cas
cades and the Coast ranges, will be
tributary to this system. Two noble
rlTers. the Willamette and the Colum
bia, mill lend their beauty and ptctur
esquenesa to the scope and breadth of
the picture. And cloud-fringed and
lofty mountain peaks, white with eter
nal snows, will signal, with dawn and
sunset, their messages of congratula
tion. Coming to the dollars and cents as
pect of the plan, there has been a
million dollars voted for park extension-
Half a million in park bonds has
been disposed of. and at 11.01 89-1PO,
. the highest price ever paid for park
bonds. laods hv been selected by
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tracts have been approved for pur
chase by the City Council. It should
be remembered that the park officials
can only recommend the purchase of
suitable sites for parks and connect
ing roadways. The City Council must
decide on all purchases, and when the
Park Commission has made Its selec
tions it has gone aa far as lies In
Its power.
Money Now Available.
There Is money now available to buy
additional park land, and activity on
the part of the City Council will un
doubtedly be a measure of economy,
aa land values are rising. One of
the important tracts to be developed
and made a part of the proposed sys
tem la the Mount Tabor site of 178
acres, crowned with a splendid growth
of fir. still In many places entirely
primitive in Its surroundings, and com
manding from It eminences some of the
most superb views that oould be Imag
ined by the mind of poet or painter.
To stand on the summit and look in
any direction is to drink In new beau
ties, and to know, with a aensa of
unerring prescience, how exquisite will
be the eternal change from season to
season over these towering hills. Here
the ground is carpeted with all kinds
of wild flowers, the yellow of tho
first violets ahowing Uk patines of
gold snlut h i-v . ...j!.. -i
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tnem. and the white of spotless tril
llums. peering up to where the scar
let fringes of wild currant blossoms
hang like drops of fire against the
deep green of clustering firs.
In the trees a roein's wing may be
seen here and there, and the aaucy
challenge of a jay as he flies across
a woodland path sounds querulously
In the surrounding silence.
In dense undergrowth the rustle of
dead grasses marks a rabbit's hurried
departure, and occasionally, from
fields far below, comes up the stut
tering crow of some wary old cock
pheasant. In the open spaces spring
beauties edge the paths and windings
among the trees, and a perfect tapes
try of mosses engirdles tree trunks
and fallen logs with emerald tracings.
Picturesque Panorama.
It la as wild as solitude and wilderness
can make It In many places, but, sud
denly, you may come out from some path
and see, nestled ia below, the valleys
and slopes where the city stretches
away, with streets like brown lines lead
ing riverward and groups and clusters
of human habitations scattered- every
where. Checker-board squares where
the farms lie can be easily picked out
along the base of the hills and the reser
voir nearest the summit of Mount Tabor
until the
broods like some dark 1ewel
sun flashes in and fires its rfonrh. tn
opaline splendor.
The faraway mountains and mountain
peaks Invest the various views with al
most the sense of fairyland, as if the
happy valley of Rasselas lay smiling to
the vision, and that no doubt or trouble
or touch of human unhapplness might
Intrude on such a lovely vision. Te
stand on Mount Tabor and breathe deep
the mellow Spring air, looking In any
direction and marking the wonders of
beauty that unfold, is to never forget
the dream. To trace the network of
stream and forest and distant ranges as
they cross and recross, is to lose oneself
In a mase of enchantment which beckons
you on to further climes.
No vandal hands should mar this
beauty when the park system ! begun.
It should be left as It is. With path,
ways and road to lead the strollers In
and out of the still primeval woods, with
the undergrowth and the woodsy tangle
to remain as It is always, will be to keep
the fresh, primeval touch to It all. the
sense of creation, the mystery of the
beginning.
Many Tracts Are Needed.
Mount Tabor, Sunnyside, . Sellwood.
Montgomery and Smith are the other
tracts contemplated as purchasable and
necessary for toe East Side links of tho
system, and each have rarely beautiful
accessories which will add variety to the
chain when completed. Sunnyside has
one tract of 16 acres, already selected
and approved by the Park Commission
ers, which contains a magnificent
stretch of forest and a natural basin
between surrounding slopes where an
artificial lake could be located The
slopes in this tract should be left just as
nature formed them and could be laid
with paths leading from one knoll to
another.
Park Commissioner Miche, whose wide
and accurate knowledge of the subject
and whose enthusiasm and culture make
him pre-eminently the man to judge of
and push the work to a favorable con
clusion, is of the opinion that nowhere
Is the opportunity so great as It is In
this proposed system of parks
Mr. Mische believes that when the sys.
tern Is finally complete It will be one of
the wonders of the world. He is firm in
his insistency on leaving the natural
growth of timber and underbrush where
it adds to .the b'auty of tne surroundings
and he has in his calculations one park
where acres of Portlands roses, set In
one great garden, shall be a picture of
bud and blossom bewildering in its
glory of Summer loveliness.
Reservoirs Practical Aids.
The reservoirs already n Mount Tabor
Park are to be reinforced by two extra
receptacles of the same kind, each of
which will be an additional practical aid
to the city so far as its water supply U
concerned. Mr. Mische believes that
these reservoirs can be so protected aa
to prevent any accident or contamina
tion, and yet be artistically surrounded
so as to present a picture pleasing to the
eye. He suggests that the reservoirs can
easily be made ornamental as well as
useful and urges when the plans are
submitted for the building of Vans
basins that steps should be taken to
prevent them from being left an unsight
ly discord to the general Idea of the Dark
system.
The plan for the west side of the river.
Including City Park, and the splendid
and picturesque line of foothills and ro
mantic views to the west, contemplates
making all that section of the city a
complement of the system on the East
A further corollary of the plan
will be river drives along the Willamette
and possibly island connections in (he
river channel, to be made park additions
to the regular system.
H Is a bold plan and a feasible one, so
far as the mere mechanical effects are
concerned. And for succeeding genera
tions, as a measure to spread the fame
of Portland to wherever grass grows or
water runs., it is worthy of the genius
of Napoleon himself, who, when tho
memories of his battles have faded en
the pages of history, still lives in the
civic improvements he founded in Franco.
Confuse the Respective Fields of
Electric and Gasolene Automobiles
The gasolene car holds first place for
long runs and high speed. But the Electric -Car
is supreme for use in city streets, in
crowded traffic, for comparatively short
runs with frequent stops. The Electric Car
stands first for use by the physician visit
ing patients, or the woman calling or shop
ping. The Electric Car requires little at
tention, no mechanical ability, no chauf
feur. It is clean, free from vibration and
requires no cranking.
In the last five years the Electric
Vehicle, both for pleasure and business
purposes, has made enormous strides. In
part, because of the thought, care and en
terprise shown by its manufacturers. In
part, because of the wider distribution of
Electric Central Stations where charging
' can be done conveniently and economically.
But above all, the progress and popularity
of the Electric Car have been made possible
by the rapid development of the storage
battery.
The reliability of the Electric pleasure
or commercial vehicle makes it supreme in
its particular field. This will be explained
to you by the Electric Light Company or
vehicle manufacturers.
Portland Raflway, Light & Power Co.
I
ANGELL DID GREAT WORK
AOSTIiE OF MERCY."
W. T. SI LAN ATI AN MUDS LATE
'PORTL.AND, April 10. (To the Editor.)
The sun slanting partly through the
Winter woods deep in the hills of Western
Massachusetts, fell upon a patch of
whlto on the trunk of a chestnut tree. The
bright spot challenged attention; It
proved to be a notice offering rewards
for evidence which should result In con
victions for violations of the state laws
protecting birds and their nests. It be
gan with the pronoun "I" and ended with
the signature, George T. Angell. These
placards may be found scattered far and
wide. The activities world-wide which
centered In the gentle whitehaired man
who has passed on at the age of 86 are In
extern? and power almost beyond reckon
ing. And showing what a man or woman
setting out without money or riches or
influential friends, may achieve if ani
mated with a noble purpose.
Mr.' Angell was the dominating force
In the two societies whose foundations he
laid and whose work he has ever since
directed. The Massachusetts Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
and the American Humane Education
Society.
Perhaps no other single person in the
world, has exerted so powerful an influ
ence for the amelioration of the lot of
children and animals. The kindly eyes
which held one spellbound as he talked,
and the rather broad finely set mouth
betokened the virile strength of the per
Bistent fighter. "Nil desperandum" was
the motto which Mr. Angell adopted when
a boy. That he lived up to the world
wide Influence exerted by the societies
which he organised or which he inspired,
la evidence. Today more than 73,000 Bands
of Mercy encircle the earth.
"Prom boyhood," said Mr. Angell. "I
had a great love of animals, and I could
not bear to see them suffer. And I al
ways believed that the solution of such
a problem is in education rather than in
prosecution."
What turned Mr. Angell to this humane
work, was a horserace, February 22, 1868,
from Brighton to Worcester, a diBtarce
of 40 miles over rough roads, each horse
drawing two men. Two of the best horses
of the old Bay state competed, and both
horses were driven to death.
Mr. Angell was the founder of the little
paper. "Our Dumb Animals," now in Its
1st year, and of its Initial number, 200.
000 copies were printed and given awav.
Mr. Angell was one of the first to recog
nize the menace to the public health of
Impure food, and to take up the battle
ror pure food legislation. It was started
with a campaign against marbleized iron
waI which a wealthy New York firm was
putting out broadcast, and which con
tained among the poisonous elements, a
large amount of soluble lead. His at
tack through the newspapers resulted In
the closing of the factory. Poisonous
wallpaper then received attention.
Then milk and diseased meats, adulter
ated sugar, tea. coffee, baking powder,
soothing syrup, and many other articles
detrimental to health. Then In 1S78 Presi
dent Hayes 'did Mr. Angell the honor of
Incorporating In his annual message to
Congresi a passage written by Mr An
gell. recommending more stringent laws
regarding the transportation of animals.
Mr. Angell was one of the most vigorous
opponents of war. and was unshakable in
his convictions that when the elements
of mercy are thoroughly inculcated in
the youth of the Nation, war will no
longer be possible. Mr. Angell gave his
time ard Influence during a period of 46
years to the cause of mercy which has
extended over the civilized countries of
the world.
The poet's verse and sculptor" chisel
may mark the resting place of this great
apostle of kindly Influence and love of
the dumb creatures, but the life work
of this remarkable character will be eiv
graven upon the hearts and minds of gen
erations yet unborn, which will survive
the ravages of the tooth of time upon
the silent marble which bears the name
of George T. Angell.
W. T. SHANAHAN.
ror. gcretary OrggoM Humane Society.
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