The Worthington advance., 1879-04-10

lOtS VI sympathy duu HeIpS us CIIcuAd-
tion. Storey, Of the Times, is jealous
md the News says he has discharged
hb Springfield correspondent for "al-
lowing the reporter Of rival paper to
attract an unusual amount of public at
tention, and for general inetticiency and
neglect Of duty ih not having done
which would warrant his
tpprieQnment in the county Jail or
State penitentiary.
This reminds one Of the story told on
Gen. German who commanded Min
,,esota regiment. Hearing that in Il
neiRhboring regiment a number of SOL
diers had been immersed, German ord
sred some 20 to 80 soldiers detailed to
be baptized. because he wouldn't allow
any rival regiment to be ahead of his
own.
LITTER FROM Mr.. PORTER ON TREE
BOUNTY.
EDITOR ADVANCE: I have read the
report Of the County Commissioners on
my tree claim. AS l was not present
at the examination, I wish to make a
statement through the ADVANCE: AS
to planting of said trees, as per my
memorandum of planting same Nov.
1875: Planted 5000 box-a'd.r trees.
covering l3 acres, rows II feet, G. inches
apart, trees in rows, 10 to IL feet apart,
planted two hills of ash seeds between
each tree one way, two seeds in each
hill making trees and seeds from to 1
teet apart in rows. Planted $500 Cot
tonwood cuttings covering 20 acres, III
feet rows apart, about II in row.
Planted every other row Of cuttings
with ash seeds, one hill about every II
feet. Said trees, cuttings and seeds
were planted by Farming L. Dickey,
". Ingalls, and myself. In the year '76
about four-Afths Of box-alders grew,
not more than Of cuttings grew; near
missed. Grasshoppers killed box-alders
in '76 and II, 80 there is not more than
half of original planted left. They also
took every ash tree when about four
inches high and most Of cottOnwOods
that grew. Crop raised in trees in '76
was corn between rows of box-alders,
wheat in cuttings, cultivated corn and
trees four times. In fall of '76 filled up
acres Of above, 20 with maple trees,
i'll feet each way and 6 acres Of balance
tO cottonwood cuttings III feet each
way. Spring of ~ l set p 600 of one
year old cottonwood trees filling a|l of
IL acres of box-alders, and Is OF the 20
up to 3 and feet one way. SOWed all
Of the trees so filled up TO wheat leaving
strip Is to 70 inches wide not sown
where each row Of trees WAS. The rea-
son [ sowed I'LL to wheat was on &C .
count of the heavy deposit Of grasshop-
per eggs. thought the young hoppers
would be likely to feed on tile wheat t
AMI not 50 likely to eat the trees. A
bout ! Of the plants lived and grew.
Planted by Erick Erickson, F. Ellis
worth and myself. Nov. ~ planted q
acres OF twenty to box -alders, trees III
one way, II feet the other. planted by
II. Hanson. About four-tifths of them
HfeB. Spring of '78 planted 1850 cot
t;jnwOod trees replacing I'LL that were
iuissing OH the Is and lj acre pieces
{t1|ed in spring of ~, making % acres
stand III feet one way, and to the
other, and 24 acres III by about IL
Last plant made by E. Riply and Il. f.
Palmer. | think or 1 thousand at
the most will replace all that is now
missing. % acres of said trees was
planted to corn between rows i'll '78
trees and all cultivated four times. 2:
acres WAS sOWn to wheat. About q
acres of the % was kept reasonably
clean. Balance was exceedingly weedy
The above statement l know to be cor
rect.
Planting seed and cuttings on tree
claims is equivalent to planting trees
rs ,lptil 10y the Land Commissioner
1T Washington, and can see no reason
why it should not he in case Of count,
bounty. supposed it to he so and 81
slo many others, and l certainly he
]ieved the date of application for boun
ty would date from first plant, notwit|!
standing the trees might be partly de
Str0ye,! by hoppers OK otherwise, pro
viding trees 80 destroyed were replaced
each year rs in my case. [ have nrve
seen the law govern ing county bounty
~ remember, and SD WAS governed h.,
the tree claim law. Those who hay,
planted trees extensively for the pas
Dor years, think will agree with M
when say one has done well who ha
had from to ! of eacl, plant survive
the hoppers where young trees ant
seeds have been planted. am told tina
the law governing county bounty AM
the State bounty is nearly the same.
have addressed = letter to the Stat'
Auditor asking if planting seeds ant
cuttings is equivalent to planting trees
Also il date Of application for bount
would date from first plant where j
was partly destroyed as in my case.
l find after investigation that AIN no
entitled to the county bounty, viii
return the order which l now have il
my possession ~ the Commissioners IT
quest. Also will refund to the count
the amount paid the Commissioners 10
viewing the trees. applied for tn
bounty in good faith, believing l WA
honestly entitled to it. and shall chang
my mind only when I learn that seed
and cuttings for planting are not equi,
alent to trees. Also that date of 4,
plication should commence when goo
stand is had. I am Of the opinion, al
ter trying for about four years to gro,
20 acres Of trees and spending a grea
deal Of time and money and have nc
be, able to grow over one acre success:
fully enough To obtain county bount
Ns per Commissioners report, th:
there arc not s many entitled to bount
~ most people supposed. l conside
the Commissioners done me an inju!
tice In not permitting me to be presel
wl,e,t they examined the trees, rs la
asked that privilege of them long b'
70 Q they came out. Where witnesst
are examined, believe the defen(
should be present if he 80 desires.
+. j. PORTER.
The Wortlington & Sioux Falls Raj
road Company, Il branch "rganizatin
of the Sioux City & st. Paul Railroa