Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-10
PLANT TREES.

Official Report of the Committee ON Ar
Dor Day for the Spring of 1883.
At the annual meeting Of the Dakota
Horticulture and Forestry society held
in Huron the undersigned we're appoint.
ed a committee TO enlist, as far as posi-
BILE, q general observance of arbor day
in Dakota and to carry out the sugges-
tions contained in the following resolu-
tlons, which we're unanimously adopted
at the time:
The undersigned committee, appoint
ed to consider the subject OF q more gen
eral observance of arbor day in the spring
of 1888, than has been hitherto made,
and to prepare q programme for such OBJ.
seEvances to besrecOmmeDded to the peo-
Pile of Dakota, report as foilowa:
lat. That the governor be requested
TO designate the 25ta OF April for that
and the 9th OF May for the northern part,
In order that as nearly as possible in the
selection OF not more than two days, il
may not be too late for the southern part
or to early for the extreme northern seq
tion.
I'd That il be recommended to the
GAsy GOuBSALc1 CRhEu vi bEhu6 tUWn6QlD
boards and school boards, that as soon
as the governors proclamation Is issued
they take such local measures a. will re-
suit in the general setting apart Of the
day designated as o holiday for the plant
ing OF trees on all public grounds. such
as parks, cemeteries, school and church
grounds, streets and highways, and
wherever practicable the holding OF meet
lngs In cities, towns and country school
districts, with appropriate exercises re-
iating to forestry. We also recommend
that on arbor day every citizen OF the
territory occupying q piece OF ground,
from o village lot to a farm, be earnestly
requested to plant at least Q lew trees as
q memorial OF the day, and that city
councils arrange by appropriations, OF
by private subscription, TO provide trees
as a donation to be planted along the
streets in front Of premises whose own
ers are unable otherwise 20 obtain them
to the end, that q general and system
alto work OF street tree planting may be
done on that day.
3i. That it be recommended that pro.
cessions be formed of the various or.
ganized societies OF the several cities
and villages, with music, whom obtain
able, to march to the places OF planting
and aid IN rendering the ceremonies i'm
pressive.
4th. That the laws OF the territory
encouraging tree planting be compiled
and furnished to the newspapers OF the
territory with request for their publica,
ton, and that the influence OF she press
be strongly invoked to awaken the de-
sired interest OF the people for the gen.
eral Observance of the day.
9th. And your committee finally rec
Commend that the territorial horticul-
tural society suggest q list OF trees for
road and street planting and another list
for planting in parks and other public
Igrounds for arbor day.
Respectfully submitted,
w. +. T.. BUSHNELL,
E. DEBALn,
OLIVER GIBBs, Jr.,
Committee.
Adopted by the territorial hortioul-
tufal society at-its annual meeting held
at huron. December 18th, 1887 and the
following list OF trees recommended fol
Arbor day.
FOR arRnrrs AND nraHwAYs.
White elm.
Box elder,
Hard and soft maple.
FOR PARKS AND cTHRR PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Out leayed Weeping birch.
European white birch.
English and American larch.
Laural willow. Q
Mountain ASH.
Blue spruce.
White aah.
Boa aiisS.