The Press., 1901-10-24
UNION.

o. t. Newell is visiting friends in
Hartford.
George Cook OF Providence, R. l. is
visiting friends In town.
Mrs. Carrie Clapp of Holland is with
her grandson, o. T, Newell.
Mrs. Lucy Webber OF Brimfield, Mass.
is visiting her brother, Abiel Towne.
Mrs. e. w. Upham is at her sister, r.
G. Agard's at Brimfield for few days.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fogg attend
ed the convention at South Coventry last
Wednesday.
Several from this town attended the
Taylor udington wedding at Jewett
City, the 10Th.
Mrs. Clark and daughter of North
Brookfield have been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Dorcas Scranton, the past week.
R. B. Horton and family, with Mr.. and
Mrs E. M. Horton visited their sister,
Mrs. Simmons, in Wales, Mass. last
Thursday.
Remember the auction sale of the s.
w. Newell property, next Saturday, at
p. m. This will be the most important
sale of real estate that has been held in
town for long time.
THE POSSIBILITY OF STATE PARK IN
UNION.
| Perhaps not all of this region are aware
that the last legislature appropriated the
sum Of $4,000 for state park, to be used
as forest reserve. The idea is to illus
trate the proper planting and care of for
est trees, so as to make them most profit
able for lumber. A state forester has
been appointed to have charge of this
work. This is Mr.. Walter Milford,
whose address is the Agricultural Station,
New Haven, Conn. A few weeks ago at
the invitation of Rev. Harvey M. Lawson,
Mr.. Milford visited Union and was shown
about over the timber lands In town. He
expressed himself as much pleased with
the way the white pine grows In Union,
and considered it very favorable place
for the state park. Such park or forest
reserve, would be a great advantage to
/ UAO lOWAy d0 It's SOuIC0 Vi WSdllH anu Ill
dustry Is largely cente1ed in the lumber
business. Mr.. Milford has just called
for offers of land for it's purpose. He lie
limited by the act of the legislature to
such land. AS the park would be such a
public benefit, 1t would seem as though
public spirited citizens should be willing
to aid Mr.. Milford in securing such land
as he wants at that price. In the circular
which he has just issued, after quoting
the act of the legislature, he writes as
follows:-
In substance, provision is made in the
above act for purchase by the undersigned
OF land suitable for the growth of oak
pine, or chestnut lumber such land to be
used as state park In the following way
The land will be decided to the state
of Connecticut, but Is to be assessed and
taxed by the town in which 1t lies at the
same rate and in the same way as similar
land held by private owners. 1t is to be
managed in such manner as to secure as
rapid and profitable a growth of timber
as possible, artificial planting of valuable
J timber trees being resorted to wherever
hOCOoonAy. IL may IL O0SlIdUlG, US
fenced, but not with barbed wire. The
whole will be under the charge of the
state forester. =,
i. It Is hoped thatthis undertaking may be
practically useful in resorting to forest
production some land at present nearly
worthless, and that such land may be sc
tended as to serve as an object lesson In
tree planting and in the proper manage
ment OF woodland, thus leading to a NOR,
rational and consequently more profitable
: handling, by their owners, of the cord
> wood lands and timber lands of Connec
r ticut.
The amount appropriated by the stat
for this object is $4,000 for two years
and no land can be bought, under tn
provisions of.the act, for more than $4. Oh
, per acre.
Up to and including November 10, 1901
the undersigned will receive offers Of land
for the purpose above named. Owner
should give the size of the tract offere,
and the price per acre. Full particulars
, are desired as to condition of the tract a
present, including the kinds of trees
average size and age, amount of WOO
and timber per acre. Information is ais
desired regarding the commonest kind
of trees on and in the region about tn
3 offered land. and whether or not there Il
/, a possibility of the pun chase OF adjoining
lands subsequently.
Offers of land at present without tire
growth of any kind, and of land covere'
! with young timber or scrubby growth, ar
4 desired. The right is reserved to reiec
any or all offers or bids.
Bids and correspondence on the subjec
should be addressed to
Q WALTER MILFORD, State Forester.
AGRICULTURAL STATION,
...- NEW HAVEN, CONN.
New Haven, Conn, Oct. 1901.
Rock Meadow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Mathews were a