The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-27

City, a man who was incOrruptible and
rich by inheritance. His name was
Reuben F. Adams. Mr.. Adams could
deny mis- son nothing. Lucky it was
that Harry never wanted anything that
he ought not to have, and really quite
unusual. I've known boys not over
Is or II who wanted cigaretteS-and
who got them. too. But Harry has
sane mind, and his wants were reason
able.
He had the markings of philanthro-
pist in him, as will be understood when
| say that one day he told his father
that it was a shame that busy New
Workers. who used Broadway should be
forced TO walk in the sun.
How else could it be. my boy?
Would you have awnings stretched
across the street," asked his father,
fully prepared 10 supply them at his
own expense if the boy should insist.
No. father; trees are what Broad
way needs
At this old Mr.. Adams laughed long
and loud. The idea of actually restor-
ing trees 10 the lower end of Manhattan
island seemed absurd TO this man, who
was a born and bred New Yorker. and
therefore not in sympathy with tuch
useless and space encumbering things
as trees.
why. my boy, 1 long ago voted to
in the business part of the city. Trees
hide the signs from passers-by. trees
make il more easy for the insolent
sparrows to live and thrive, trees are
the abode of unpleasant caterpillars,
and in the fall trees have an unfortu-
nate habit Of shedding their leaves and
thus adding to the work of the street
cleaners. They do very WEI in the
forests but I do not think, that New
York is in need of any trees. Why,
had a letter from your Uncle Eliphalet
the other day, and he tells me that up
in Torrington the town had a row of
big elms that kept the road in shadow
all the time. and the authorities cut
them all down and widened the side
walk and put some nice, pretty asphalt
pavement where the trees had been,
and now that street is neat and clean"
This was quite long speech for the
old gentleman, but it did not change
Harrys views in the least.
Il don't care. papa" said he. Il want
trees on Broadway and all the down.
town streets. and l know that you
won't refuse to have them transplanted
there. Most of the signs are so ugly
that the trees will do well TO hide them,
and if you plant fruit trees they will
not only give shade, but fruit" Then
Harry smiled at his father and the old
gentleman gave in. He wasn't con-
WINGED. but his son wanted something
that he could give and that settled ii.
Well. of course. il was a long and ex-
pensive job to plant the trees. and it
neceSsitated tearing up the directs. but
long before it became the custom to
tear them up for gas and water pipes.
the wind used TO tear up the streets of
New York on windy days. and so Tire
people got used to it, and when they
learned what was going to be DONE
most of the successful ones-who had.
of course. been country boys-thought
ii a good idea, and the others hadn't
any influence anyway. And besides. it
was a city affair. thanks to Mr.. Adams
friendship with the mayor-whose
name escapes me-and so. of course
no one had anything to say one way or
the other.
At first Harry thought it would be
fine idea to have cherry trees on Cherry
street elms on Elm street, mulberry
trees on the street of that name. and
so on, but Mr.. Adams said that prob
ably the Cherry street boys would pick
all the cherry blossoms TO adorn their