Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18
TALKS ON TREE PLANTING
Good Attendance at Nebraska Park and
Forestry Association.
SUCCEED GROWING TREES IN SAND HILLS
Experiments Demonstrate that Pine,
Spruce and Kindred Varieties
VIII Thrive in that
Section.

YORK, Neb, June 17-(Special)-T There
was good attendance at the Nebraska
state Park and Forestry association con-
Vention' which was held here yesterday.
{. S. Harrison, president, presided over
the meeting. There were present at the
meeting the following officers: c. S. Har-
rison, president; L, d. sulson, secretary;
X. A. Emerson, vice president.
This meeting is the first summer meet
ing ever held by this association. The
organization is only three or four years
old They have held two winter meetings.
The prime movers and organizers are Rev.
c. S. Harrison and L. d. stilson of York.
The birthplace of this association was
really here at York and a great share of
the expense of this organization has so far
been paid by its organizers here.
The meeting was well attended. num-
ber from other localities and other states
were I'm attendance. After the opening re-
marks by Rev. c. S. Harrison was the
first address, by Samuel B. Green of st.
Anthony Park, MINI, professor of horti-
culture of the State University of Mime
sofa. Tho address of Prof Green was
very able, interesting and instructing and
dealt a great deal with the history of
forestry organizations of European coun-
tries and in the United States Statistics
showed that already considerable interest
is created in forestry and in a few years.
If forests were not grown, material would
be made to as a substitute for wood.
European countries hundreds of years ago
discovered this and legislation was en-
acted compelling the setting out Of trees.
PROFIT in Raising Trees.
The next address was made by George
Barbour, professor of zoology of the Ne
braska State university. Prof Bar
bour dealt with statistics showing the
actual profits per acre in growing trees
of different varieties Prof. Barbour
maintained that on one acre of land in
Nebraska in twenty years trees of certain
variety which he recommended would pay
a handsome profit and advises owners Of
real estate to set out trees.
One of the most interesting addresses
was made by Mr.. NJ. Mast of Halsey. Neb.,
member of the Government State For
estry board and manager of the State
Forestry association station at Halsey.
Mr.. Mast dealt with statistics of govern
| ment legislation in the interest of for
estry. He gave the area and acres Of
land in the sand hills district of Ne
braska in Blaine, Brown and Cherry coun-
ties. The station which he manages has
only been experimenting one year and
lney are thoroughly convinced Indl trees
such as pine, spruce and others of this
kind will grow in the sand hills Of Ne
| braska. They have set out $1,000 trees of
| which a large per cent are growing. They
| now have two and a half acres of seed
! beds and next spring will set out nearly
| 100000 trees. The government will set
out nearly 100, 100000 trees in this district.
After the addresses c. s. Harrison, pres
ident of the association, called attention to
the varieties of peonies and other outdoor
| flowers which were on display and used in
decoration. The exhibit was pronounced
the largest and rest ever displayed west
| of Chicago.
President Harrison is the largest grower
| of peonies in the United States and now
| has 400 different varieties and thousands
| of other varieties of outdoor plants.
After the meeting a large number were
| driven out to the flower beds of C. 8. Har-
rison and they were pronounced the most
wonderful sight they had the pleasure to
| see. and those from abroad were sur
prised to learn that here at York and in
York county were the finest and best dis
plays.