Show ECONOMIC VALUE OF PARKS PARK communities throughout the country are beginning to realize the importance of breathing spaces the wrongs against society are arc committed by our people not in their hours of 0 work but in their hours of leisure wittes wiltes gov martin artin Sl G brumbaugh of pennsylvania to president J horace lee A mcfairand Mc I 1 Failand I 1 and of the american civic association at washington in commendation of its movement for the exten extension blon and larger uso use of parks in ili american Anie rican cities that the economic value of paik tind and recreational areas is being recognized today to a greater extent than ever before is imply amply demonstrated by the reports that como coine to the association of municipal procedure for cor the acquirement of lucre increased aed park lands and at the same time changed methods of administration the now attitude toward parks is that they shall be service parks not merely ornamental adornments for the exclusive use of the few ii who lio ride but for the millions who walk the importance of the accessibility of parks to the masses of the population is illustrated by the growing habit in the creation of park si sN systems stems of acquiring many small parks harmoniously distributed and connected rather than the maintenance of one or armore diore great parks on the outskirts the large park will continue to be popular but it will be supplemented by groups of small parks given over to recreation purposes verboten Ver IVer boten in respect to the use of the grass is a discarded injunction now it is welcome everywhere |