. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . men of genius such cities command the greatest admirationfor their one preeminent merit—for instance, nothing can be finerthan the magnificent setting of Holyoke against the southern sideof Mount Tom,—but they lack the broader and far more enduringcharms of all-round excellence. This latter quality Springfieldpossesses in a marked and literal degree. Whether we take thewings of the morning and fly to Indian Orchard, Chicopee Falls andLudlow, or dwell in the uttermost parts of Tatham, we can walk be-side still waters and
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . men of genius such cities command the greatest admirationfor their one preeminent merit—for instance, nothing can be finerthan the magnificent setting of Holyoke against the southern sideof Mount Tom,—but they lack the broader and far more enduringcharms of all-round excellence. This latter quality Springfieldpossesses in a marked and literal degree. Whether we take thewings of the morning and fly to Indian Orchard, Chicopee Falls andLudlow, or dwell in the uttermost parts of Tatham, we can walk be-side still waters and lie down in green pastures, as well as in fertilemeadows and cornfields. Everywhere there are pleasant walks, and Springfield Present and Prospective the state roads are good for man, beast and automobile. If allour suburban highways and so-called roads were perfect, therewould be nothing for future generations to accomplish, or give tothe present generation that wholesome dissatisfaction which is thenecessary precursor and incentive to Diagram showing the First church as the center and the arteries of Springfield life asthey have developed around it. It seems to have followed naturally from the conditions of thebirth and subsequent growth of the city, that the obvious civic centerhas scarcely changed its geographical location. The centrifugalforces have been almost equally strong in every direction. WardOne, Forest park, the Hill, and West Springfield — north, south,east and west—who shall say which is the most delightful suburb ? As in old New England towns, almost without exception, thefirst church erected was the point from which all things emanated,toward which all things tended, and around which everything
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