The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-30
FOR SHADE TREES.
TIN ARBOR ASSOCIATION GIT READY
FOR ACTIVE w0KE.
Oncers OF the Society Eiected-A
Friendly Letter Pointing Out the
Duty of the Organization-Co-op
alton Promised from the city.

A meeting Of the seattle Arbor Assecia-
ton was held last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
W. II. II. Greene presided and explained the
object OF the meeting, namely, to ar.use q
general interest In the planting of trees
throughout the city, 10 have an Arber Day
Is ahlished for that purpose and eyentu-
ally to have the streets OF Seattle well
planted with ornamental shade trees.
AFEiENDLY LEFTEg.
The following letter from an Eastern
gentleman to Il member of the association
was read:
seattle struck Us both as bare and ne
elected. win no trees in the streets and no
pretty lawns aud Strawberries. After see
ing Portland il is stu more striking. for
there, II YOU remember. are fine trees aud
gardens that are a deiight-worth n long
Journey 20 see Even Brigham Young bad
sense enough 30 plant trees. The trees and
Tn, brooks tIroush the streets are things
people talk about aud go 10 see. Seattle
ieaple may not core about nRtntal beauty,
bus it pays. and a. soon as u becomes the
fashion, 10 viii spread like the ms aslCs.
Il suppose yOn know thai few years ago
they started village Improvement societies
in Massachusetts. TIE result u Arbor Day,
se; aside fer tree pianii ug- gardens By the
railway stations. little pubic squares. with
flowers and shrubs, shaded streets, flowers
IN every WtadoN, PARKS. ttf-
You ought % have a city improvement
society in seattle with "A large mcFrthcr-
snip u men and women aud a slns
assessment very little money VIII 20
inug way 70 costs little 20 plant great
many trses. suppose the assessment was
bGt ) cents year. Il would b. enough "a
81 atf a good many ires : on SOME one
street Very itkely some few people would
give e 90 slQ. or help plant TIE trees, or
, ana along their Ogn fronts. The city
Rpnld give a LITTLE.
IT Ie usa If tse society viii h. To keep the
subject alive aud gei II is k,d about; 10
have The means OF exchanging informa-
ton. OF expressing cam eeon opinion and
Of making it fvll- You have no idea " hat
a change IL viii make ia comparatively
short time. aud nog saOn the town viii
erase to ae shabby and become genteel, or
how rapidly tGc fashion Of having aGua
mental Shrubs aud flowers VIII spread
let Mr.. --- have u purple clemaiis a
wssiar tossing = Gems % STAR With IN
I her Yard and 50 other people Sill get them
right away. II they know how. aud the
/ society Wili tell them
"0B quarter scre, or much les, af good,
pa-tiy shaded ground. tne S1ciety. BY
spending a few dollars for acarus and
ss-ssis Of elm. uapaa, etc. and the labor %
p.awius. seeding and wedding. could in
two wears raise trees enough tn plant the
whole t1Wa. and tets over. such society
Naaid FsiA 4hii iiicftAse Tue AetUt OF your
real estate on the same principle that a
really good hotel would II you could
have witain rras nal4ie distance park,
with the original trees Still gross lag a good
I big wood. j, would IN a sew years he a
"a xef-of curiosity ard a great attraction.
Yoa surely ougst % have soafe kiad ~ a
PARK, aud perh2Es ia The course Of time
I ihe society wouid accomplish THIS.
suppose yosi lhfuk ] arr setting Slightly.
hrf aa in dead earnest, and K the society
} Is rar up gaB sill edgnit > aad By that
what ss..gas msu Wild eutaWs asla is
hbss. sense III sHlS =ste alyw Es.
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