The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-13
From the Philadelphia Horticultural.
Planting Trees for Wood.
BY A sHIP.CARPENTER

The article on this topic in the horticultural
for July, has left very strong impression on
the mind of the writer, and he would be glad
to learn that the same effect has been produced
on those best situated to benefit by the valua-
bic suggestions thrown out.
The calculations with regard to profit are by
no means extravaganza. Though our railroads
traverse in the first instance wooded districts,
their first operation is SO far to enhance the
value of cord and other woods, and of the
land for arabic purposes, that the trees are i'm
mediately felled to supply the greedy locomo-
tive, or to convert the land into arabic acres,
and long before twenty years elapse fuel has
become extremely scarce; or perhaps the wood
is of worthless description, and fire is applied,
as may be seen on so many Of the new routes
TO the West. Forecast or anticipation of the
wants of the next generation is forgotten, and
whence our children are to draw their lumber
no one can predict; good telegraph poles, and
even the seepers of the road when they re-
quire removal, will have to be sought at great
expense.
planting as has been suggested. 1t occupies
less space than many other trees, is conical,
and would be less in the way, its wood is en-
tirely suitable for the sills of the road, and it
is of rapid growth. l agree with the editor
that stock in the tree company offers better
inducements for investment than that of most
of our railroads, turnpikes or canals. BY the
way, what a curious thing it was that Just as
lumber was becoming very scarce, we should
all at once have gone TO building plank roads
One OF the great expenses of lumber is its
transportation. In the interior il is remarka-
bly, cheap; railroads and canals offer the easiest
mode of transfer, except rivers, and the head
waters of the latter are pretty well exhausted
of their best timber. We must resort to rail-
road or csQal transport for our future supplies,
and how fdftlnate viii that company be which
has its MILLIONS of hard wooded trees 10 resort
TO in the year 1900, or even at an earlier date
As a means of Supplying fruit, the subject is
worthy OF deep consideration. Take the Ma
ron Chestnut, with its large fruit for roasting,
so much esteemed, aud so very high priced
a railroad route planted with these trees, for
q mere bagatelle, wonld yield thousands of
bushels in very short time. Eight trees on
one small suburban-lot yield the owner often
one hundred dollars per annum. Peaches,
Pears, Cherries, and even Grapes, might very
probably be cultivated on the borders Of our
lhoroughtares. Ii the directors win not do it,
they might offer 10 let the ground under GER
tain limitations and restrictions.
IL is asserted that twenty-five hundred full
grown trees, or the Inatured crop Of forty four
acres OF Woodland, are required 10 furnish
timber for single seyenty-four gun ship
This is great country, il IS true but il Is get
ting shaved very close Of its beardl
lln confirmation of the remarks on the above
subject, we cut the following from an intelli-
gent Illinois journal: