. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. riod of eight years. They have served without financialrecompense. It is a fact notable in the annals of public servicethat the commissions actual running expenses during theseeight years have not exceeded 3 per cent, of the total amount ex-pended in its undertakings. The territory under its jurisdic-tion, the probable cost of which had been freely estimated as highas $2,000,000, has been secured for about one-quarter of thisamount. In fixing land values the commissio
. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. riod of eight years. They have served without financialrecompense. It is a fact notable in the annals of public servicethat the commissions actual running expenses during theseeight years have not exceeded 3 per cent, of the total amount ex-pended in its undertakings. The territory under its jurisdic-tion, the probable cost of which had been freely estimated as highas $2,000,000, has been secured for about one-quarter of thisamount. In fixing land values the commission divided the area intothree sections. The first section, nearest New York City, wasplaced at $500 per acre; the second at $350 per acre and thethird, farthest north, at $200 per acre. The commission ad-hered to these prices in buying the land and virtually the wholejurisdiction was acquired under this schedule of prices. A POLICY OF CONCILIATION. The commissions policy has been one of tact and concilia-tion. It has gone about its work quietly and skilfully. It hasavoided disputes and made friends of enemies. Its power of. Where Cliffs Struggle Upward to Meet the Sky. The GreatDistance on the Opposite Shore. Photograph by John P. Is Outlined in the The Palisades of the Hudson 47 condemnation has been invoked in only a few instances. It hasdevoted nearly a decade to overcoming the innumerable diffi-culties connected with securing the property, but it has madesure and solid progress each year. The commissions work has been conducted so quietly, thecontributions of its members and friends made so unostenta-tiously that the general public has had no idea of the magni-tude of its achievements. It is well, however, that the peopleof not only New Jersey and New York, but of the whole nation,should realize and appreciate the accomplishment of theseearnest, self-sacrificing men. Had these cliffs, said theEvening Post, been left in the possession of private owners tobe torn t
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