The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-24
0DAY PLANT A TREE
- fhis Is Arbor Day in the
Gtate Of Washington.
- usvEasirY.s PROGRAMME
- rxercsses in All the Public
s.nesss, 70 Be Followed By the
Planting Of Trees.


81 :. -. ...scarx-ions made for It's observance
3 J. - rauaner Of trees planted. Il the
e "a - .on Times 70 mold ard expand. vii
4 - vsxrs be Of appreciable value II
ss-sr.r 100 much regarded rather as
III s-~sx sentiment than from the uttsita-
I. -.sss OF view that led 10 its adoption,
80 A. ,tsru,ay.y IN this section OF the
s ~. = which, 10 the unthInking mind,
81 s. - e,e already 100 many trees But TIE
3 !...s.s n the day will do much to correct
~. -syycw view of the observance. In
4 ~ -,ools OF this city the whole Of the
S~.~1nx session VIII be devoted TO literary
>rerdpes proper 10 the day ana addresses
p. ~ vaIue Of trees and tree planting
~ sfxseen principals Of our public
1sSssss hav4 each prepared elaborate pro-
~-,ee. and In the afternoon the pupils
- ~ ea}oy the ceremony Of tree planting.
- 81 IA all cases. In some the school
~-s1a are already sufficiently stocked
~ srses. The children a; these schools,
3 s~ss,sr VII no doubt become 20 erfhused
-,sx - music and deciamations and lit.
- eRorts tearing on the subject that
S~s Nh each ard every one insist upon
S 1870 . tree somewhere.
~ University OF Washington has APP
1879 committee OF the faculty. con-
s - Of President Harrington and Profs
u[IfUU. 68CA1t4ks ilAsI1sEAAH ana IkeRf4>
-, MANY 10 arrange its programme.
4 rs ererclsss will be held la Denny hail.
q ssrdnnIne promptly at 10 o'clock. Among
B -. Mayor Wood will deliver an ad-
8 - "a The Educated Citizen" and there
! - q appropriate music. The afternoon.
- II ths schools. will be devoted TO tree
s Srr4lrx. Three Of the classes. the fresh
Sr. scphcnors and Junior. have arranged
= r;eaf class trees. and the seniors viii
80 class Of IS grove. As each class
- It's turn at planting a representative
z - class viii make a dedIcafory speech.
c>i<A vii In tenor follow those delivered
a. morning exercises.
~. Charles Hill will read a paper on
ekstas Day In place OF President Har-
rnrnn, who Is suffering with a severe
- Edmond 8. Meany will make an adj
- a Trees" 1t is estimated that the
c1u1d consumption OF wood from the for
mnef the United States for fuel and iuni-
= ~ amounts 70 5000. 900 900 cubic feet.
~ fusnIsh this amount" says Mr..
n1mopn. Of the department of agricul-
- would require the product mot the
lnlrpction. but the producu of the growth
= 1us1o.eOo acres of woodland. whereas
- ueaI forest area Is less than go. 900 900
- which y no more than we need as a
cnunont stock OF woodland for the
- ~ o. cur annual consumption Is q
HAlv - much upon our forest capital.
u1ops 1hould be only drawing from our
nnunt - amount OF their annual growth,
= ~ hfosest Of that capital. How long
~ IKE . millionaire to become q
ton1HDkH he should be annually trench
heUm1B money capital at q like rate?"
IN - What Is called the inexhaust-
~ GoJ4H this state. the annual con-
enu0M sd above. TO which has to be
~ ~ Oormous annual destruction
Ane4 ores. 1t will not be long before
oOo ~ In this country the need OF a
tgneA = Germany has, to plant a new
hu6Nssy one destroyed.
~ tay was first suggested by Mr..
= Marsh. for long time minister
& - United States to Turkey and Italy.
~ uAuh found that Italy and Germany.
- eehef European countries. were maxi
ectivs endeavors at great expense to
NaeAutfate their forests. which Rad been
yNsed Centuries before. The state Of
Nefaska began the celebration OF Arbor
"a M Twen.yfour years later Arbor
- become a public holiday. either by
Native enactment or by proclamation,
ensery every state and territory In the
-.
n GATE Of Arbor day varies with the
- ttst FttttrTs AZ iufiNds IUF III
esecA the date Is January s, while in
z9m Dakota IL Is May 9. But usually
day - celebrated In April. In Ne
ma April z has been chosen II Is
s9afing 10 know that in Nebraska from
ives planted In the early years OF Ar
ny celebration there Is now a regular
- o. building material. The state OF
sanngson is so vast and so diversified
- climate that IT is difficult TO fix a
nat would exactly suit each locality
tna locality, for instance. April "a fs
ATE. as many trees are already in
VA ara Il has been suggested that
IN the fan OF the year Nigh. be more
s.psec TO the whole state.
eme Of the chief objects OF all such ce,e-
Ss',ons should be TO teach how a tree
noaia be Planted. and what kind of tree
= pslt N given place. For instance. IL
svald Be most unwise 20 take a young tres
80 swamp and plant 10 on a hillside.
wee versa The ordinary method CT
@saspiencng tree 10 70 dig a hole about
uee 10 be removed ana take IL
without reference 20 the small roots
'n Is II can be torn from the ground
.asa' y the place where II is TO be set. a
-. s.a o. post-hoie IL dug. the tree pat N
49, 49, 'he earth thrown In ard then packed
.n as nfHnly as possible. II tree thus
=. sr.sh'ed fhrives 81 all. II is in spite OF
eaof's OF those who have removed IT,
- one transplantiHg a tree should re-
thai the small roots are OF more
- les'snce 20 the tree than the large ones.
oy the rootlets that the tree Il
--.aps.i~i with food and moisture And
49, re Tree u replaatei a suitable place
So DC made FOR Il by cultivation. ana
-. -" shs roots. large and small have been
49, 49, cut the soa should he, pressed care
-. Wi hrfaly ahcu; them. so that they
A.. nave quick opportunity TO resume
49,, sse,ai fanctions OF absorption.
~s,- - say = also 70 be observed IN THIS
e.s-.s ~ tne postofiee department. a. the
~ are 10 make but one delivery. and
~ aess are only 20 Re opened be-
'he hours - ara 70 .his ,,,r,,r,
esaks S.il also he closed.
So 49, pfoSraInmes OF the seyeral publie
are as follows:
High school.
ssrdolln ss olc ..... School Choir
History 81 Amor psya' ''''
keessa,,s,. -. Ernest William Sehoder
10 ~ inscription FOR Entrance
Essay-s,,s., Miss Geidie Tnsley
Pare - ..-.-.... Miss Jennie Lynch
Ascisat,os- ..-,,, 49,. The Aeran Sisters
ksa ss@Si- ne Oak Miss Eailh rroscz
vsS,.i Inp3s,aaoe and Educational
sac ot AFbor Dav" .-..-...........
easx-Ss.i, ,,......,-..- Mss Matte Halieck
vss.sal Aro5r nav Iseer,-~.''rv 10 80
kcxs-sxss Aa5f-ee Wychn- Thompson
Rassss saN Sweet BTier
rs Nshsl ". 10. \. Inc Wallace.
1Ng.'s. Carrie RAISER.
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