Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-21
Plant Trees.

Occasionally q spasmodic effort i,
 male on the part of some of oar 5.or.hy
 and enie7prising citizens to plant trees
 fo- fruit, shade or ornamental purposes
 A few of the trees. being well tendt d.
 thrive and repay the planter for time | trouble and expense. The bulk cf those
 planted, however, de ot sheer neglect.
 An uuf.vorable IufereLce is then drawn and no further heed given to the sub
 Iect. The result IS that with bat raIe exceptions the streets of Tucson are de- ] void of shade and. throughout the sum. mer months, hot, dusty and unatir ctIye. ! The unbrOken Toys of the sun beating against the naked adobe walls, are given back intensified upon tbe heads of pass ing pedestrians. Tucson has summer reputation for heat equ,lled ouly by that
 of Yuma, and is, on that account, avoid
 ed by transient travel. This Is remedial,
 and Tucson, now so unInvi;ing exter-
 rally, could be made by the iulicious planting of trees, positively beautiful.
 The eucalyptus Is the readiest of growth and uld answer well the par
 pose III question, but 1t k said that all tilOrts to grow the tree here heretofore have proved futile. Such, however, is not the fact of the case, as k evlnced by young and thrifty growing eucalyptus 1T, e m the yard of Wm. 4. Scott. ir. This proves its domCs;lcatiun here pos slble. The Mexican FInancier says of the eucalyptus, hen Hbly advocating its extensive introduction into the treeless lands of Mexico:
 "The wonderfully rapid growth, the hardness ani durability of ihe wood, with is yaiue fir wade variety of me- chanical purposes and for fuel, and the sanitary quality cf the tree az pre- ventIve ot maiarIal disease where it k planted, make the euca!! plus one cf the mo,t valuable gifts contributed b. one country to the for. of tue world. Ex- tensive !oTes:s of 1t are growIng in Italy, ln North America, in California, and m other countries whera.the climate Der mits its culture. It furnishes one of the most profitable crops winch the Il can produce In California its cultivation ylelis -day greater profit, than are lnOTded hy the vIDeyards; Crapr-Taising being one of the most profitable indus AlAtr III Atihi AAbLil~llllE sNNdEf. LnErE could be DO doubt of its success here m Mexico. All the conditions ar, favorabl to its grogth, and n market exists at hand for the timber which would take it at the highest rates. A high Fate of pr fl, would come from its cultivation for fire wood alone. But 1t is valuable as a timber for all sorts of mechanical pur- poses. For railway construction and maintenance 1T would be of great worth
 This should be taken To heart by every ranchman and land owner living on the Santa Cruz, Inasmuch as the timber would ind a ready market in the raIl- ways themselves, for fuel. telegraph pOlrs. cruss-ties, mine-iimbers, etc. In the first few years the trees thinned out from tbe young plantations would fur nlsh handsome profit on the inves ment l by their sale for fuel and small timber, such as posts and telegraph poles. Wood | m Arizona Is ps staple as wheat and l almost as high-priced, requires l.ss care and will produce a greater return for | the outlay. Such being the case. and l the facts sre iudisputsble. why Is not | tree planting given the serious consIdea- l tiOn 1t deserves? There IS nothing ex- perimental Tbou' ii. Tn other countries | les advaDtascs than Arizona | the business of tree growing has b ought | immense returns. In thls twice favored l land 1t can do no less.