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Show SlTfflilOUS of o m i;i oi ditio;i ' . . ParKs Are to Cities What x Lungs Are to i . Men." ; KAKSAi CTTT. Au' I With . mot than f.un4rMt SlatMi pr ant ffratn n rU f lha nation, tr thtrtonth anausU ooTntl(Mi of ttM Ammou A-oolailoa A-oolailoa ef Park Suptintan4iitJ epmad In thl rttr toAaf. "Pnrtu An to CItl What Lmiws An U Mm," wmm thm tibict of nn nddi M thta momlnc'a taaaloa hr Hanry D. A ah lay, parh eommlaaionar oftthla ctty. PVaah air and sranary for tha poor In cltiaa. to whom auch thins ara tuxurtaa, waa tha ip-aker'i thama. "Soma wa haa aald that tha only thine tha A mart can Indian at ill owna la ttidiAn nimnver." aalti Mr. A ahVev "but fcr. -we American pale faces much better off? 'New that coal and water are controlled con-trolled by the trusts, how long will It be before we- eity ew.ll.rs bavs to bu our fresh air In onaeied eoJteo - and pay dearly for what we ajet. plus the weight of the scalesT" Mr. Ashley spoke of tho necessity, of planning early tha eeautlncatlon of cltlee and pointed to Washington ae an example of excellence tn city planning. rViauty In rltle. he aald. waa a apur to setter morale. "The monotony of brick and stone." he said, "of dust and oirt. toe absence ef the eetors which nature paint., the leek ef a breath of fresh air. wnte despair de-spair ea many a faos and engrave It on many a heart." . William J. Eartman, euperlntsndent of parks In Brooklyn, N. T.. 'and prraloent ef the .association, -will .be the prtnolBeJ speaasr at the afternoon session. Among the prominent park men attending attend-ing the convention waa B. W. Thompson ef ieattle. . - |