Moreover, the sweet breath of plant life so abundant in nature and so agreeable to man should give greeting to those who seek the refreshment of the parks. Color of blossoms, too, should be used, not in little beds or as mere incidents, but in masses stretching broadly along the shores of the lagoons, and even upon the surface of the water itself, where aquatic plants of many varieties may be made to contribute their part in this possible paradise. The cultivation and maintenance of such stretches of natural beauty must have the co-operation of the people, to the end that the loveliness intended for all may be protected. [Illustration: XLIX. CHICAGO. VIEW OF THE CITY FROM JACKSON PARK TO GRANT PARK, LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST. The proposed shore treatment as a park enclosing a waterway (or a series of lagoons) is shown together with the enlarged yacht harbor, recreation piers, and a scheme for Grant Park. Painted for the Commercial Club by Jules Guerin. This park may be built almost without cost to the people of Chicago, by making use of the excavated material and general wastage from the city. This material aggregates at the present moment an amount sufficient to fill as many as twenty-two acres per annum. In this manner Grant Park has already been created, and its extension down the south shore will be only a question of time. COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO ] [Illustration: L. CHICAGO. PARK DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR THE LAKE SHORE FROM JACKSON PARK TO WILMETTE This park, enclosing lagoons for boating, would be a continuous playground for the people, and may be built by utilizing the wastage from the city and excavated material at practically no cost. COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO Diagram A. Lake shore from Chicago Avenue on the north to Jackson Park on the south. ] [Illustration: Diagram B. Lake shore from Chicago Avenue on the south to Wilmette on the north.] [Illustration: L(a). CHICAGO. VIEW OF THE PROPOSED PARK ON THE SOUTH SHORE, LOOKING NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE CITY. From the drawing of D. H. Burnham and Paul Lathrop, 1896. COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO ] [Illustration: LI. CHICAGO. VIEW LOOKING SOUTH OVER THE LAGOONS OF THE PROPOSED PARK FOR THE SOUTH SHORE. Painted for the Commercial Club by Jules Guerin. COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO ] [Illustration: LII. CHICAGO. SECTION THROUGH THE PARK PROPOSED FOR THE SOUTH SHORE. A boulevard is suggested above that portion of the railroad right-of-way used for freight; additional right-of-way open to the air to be provided for passenger trains; approaches to the outer park to run from the boulevard over the tracks. COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO ]