The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-05-10
II TIE WOODS LID u 4 TREE
Col. Jim 'Tayior en the
Hunt With a Sharp
Pointed Pencil.
Ee Brings Down His Game and
Makes Sena Valuable
Suggestions.

Last week the SENTINEL, III
noticing an article OH tree plant
ing, in the Journal, replied back,
supposing the notice was written
by Col. Jas Taylor and so charg-
ed it, knowing that among ali
the able staff of that popular
Journal, there is none mora bril-
liant tllan the one at whom we
shnL our arrow.
We take it all back as to Gel.
Taylor, and put the chip on
Fliclss,. Furavs,sMcClintocks or
any other staff menbers' sIoul-
der who dares.
Our notion was and is that
when dudes and grannies go into
the management oftree planting,
the business is a farce and 4
folly.
Col. Taylor. in the contribution
appended, makes some sensible
suggestions and exculpates him
self from the pressure" on the
Journal and The tree-planiing
simpletons who lazy in shade
and live on potatoes and corn
and wheat that grow oul in the
sunshine. Ills article Will be Of
interest TO those who read and
think:
ABOUT TREES AND THINGS.
TO the editor OF the sontinei:
The following appeared editor
tally in your paper of May 3rd:
We take from Col. Jim Taylor,
of the Columbus Journal, the
following:
"He who makes single tree grow whore
none grew Le.ore is Il berefactor 20 human
ity was, i'll Substance, q saying approved
by all the wisdom OF the anc1snts. How
many people are there VINO yesterday en-
rolled themselves among the beneiactors
OF mankind ?'
| beg leave 10 inform You that
| did not write the article in The
State Journal, from which you
copy the above paragraph, and
there are no marks by way OF
initials or otherwise TO indicate
that l wrote il. | do not make
this denial because there is any
thing amiss III the paragraph. for
1t is such q paragraph as any gem
tleman might write in connec ION
with The exercises of Arbor Day.
In commenting on the Ian
guage and sentiment OF the par
agraph, you say that "we' OoI
and I and other great menO plant
trees aid "take pride to assist IL
The decoration of our yards and
The public grounds Oil Arbor
Day." Verify, I say unto yon
tha; declaration. as far as / am
concerned. is dirty Locoioco
iien-a vile and baseless slander,
invented, printed and sent abroad
for the purpose of keeping me
OF; OF Congress or The Presidency.
/ know a little about the ma
ture and habits of trees, and am
Therefore, not such an ail-fred
| rooi as 10 plant trees on the 30;i
of April. (our so called Arbol
Day., when / know there are
twenty chances to one tha! theV
will not grow. Men and women
who teach school children TO da
such things, ought to be severely
disciplined. =.
While on the subject, permit
me TO say few words about fo:'
estry, trees, and the like. We
have i'll OHIO Forestry Com
m,ssion," composed OF most ex-
cellent gentlemen, who meet
once a year, listen to the reading
Of essays, eat dinner, have g"od
time and 20 home. They under'
stand the subject perfectly-,hat
is 20 say. they know (practicai!.y
is much about forestry as Con
gresham Hogg, OF West Virgin
in, knows about Latin. What
practical results have the i'm
mense labors of that commission
produced? Does any one know
What practical! results have those
gentlemen recommended.
In my judgement, the people
of Hooking and Perry counties
(of all Southeastern Ohio) should
initiate the Eastern States and
some of the Northeastern conn
ties of Ohio, organize local i'm
provement associations, raise
funds aud plant trees on public
g-oands, streets and highways
forest trees in cities and villages,
and cherry trees, or walnut. but
ternut. or chesnut trees along
the public roads. When that
proposition is made. there are
people wto will say, what IS ne
use? The BOYS will take all the
cherries, walnUts. buttcrnuis md