The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-09-10
TREES APP peRens.s

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Fellaoe u. dReoit Treea,l
Ada 10 the Heauty e4a' valos-,
efRaFel Hrslersy.. -, -.
Col. William F. Fox. state -supertp-.
tepdent Of forests, NeWNoyk. IN his re-
cent .pamphlet,a Tres rl4ntiHg or
Streets, and Highways a discusses tbs.
relktionskips pf trees md toads.i esps4
ciaAy in reference othe drynesa Ut. the
latter He says: ,,::. 2' !. 9,,1 = 49,.
! Trees should be set out ,&lones eNety,t
road; Tor shade II, Sddition;,, the farM |
lanes canrbe lined advantageOusiyM with I
frhit 6r nut bearing trees that WIFI BtingsI
money to their owner and add. to- the.i
attractive appearance OF his Suftohnds
in0s., Objections: may be, made. ii some, !
localities e To- placing trees along q pub. 4
lie road, because their shade. would tend !
t9.haksit vet and mud y.:tlf such Con.
dttioasAxist-the fault 10 In the. road and
hBft ~ thS tress; there are some very
muddy highways along. which nothtng;..l
h4s lbesn planted l-Althoagh4 .r,ow'or
trees may .retard somevhat the .eY9pp.
ration ef moisture al the, surface Il the
foadbetk at: the same time they drain it,
foundation by the rapid; absorptjon OIL
water through their. roofs. !. When ,sAd
roadbed Is properly CONSTRUCTED; drainedhI
and ditchedl the. trees WiG do,no 81 l13; j
o6 tnes .. g,l, t!9 y
vent dust wtthput creating. mud ,..s's,'',1
There are + aiosigi. 1hie'hii 10 Ia frsa Tia
are aata bseaass. 's sd resident ar
gues. that the sun is needed to dry up the \
mud ahd sloughs which ip spring make.
travelling slow. and dificult. But III I
summer tte sun baked' mud IL ,pulvxf-
lied under the wagon wheels, creating
S %}s v sYft tsbai, sssS asa
avoided. Even poor poor road Viii peefimit
] of one raNpf,ttffyj MiicbH4puld be
/ placed on the south or west side, as its
direction may 'Aedtlre!! ,. tt, temper tie
heat of>the afternoon sun.sN na iqfa the
finest, .smoothest roads in the state; may
be found III iii TIE XdYrsonldack fpss1sf,,
from st. Hubert's inn tg'shs' Ausable'
lakes-and yet it Is Nv Veil Shaded by trees
that meet overhead j. shutting out the
sun except where tie :.npad Is hecked'
with !lfght''tAat streams 'efirough: the
small openings allsaiy ,deooyaHI :.pt'
| the road was constructed. .in': proper
shape and II msterla -, W." -;
,a"esspul'fy Al aqs se i. ne str tnss- :,
crease the: Xalues Of surrounding pEhp.
city. ana Are pleasthg..to the cyl, .Theyt
Should: eMplaeedi, along The, highways
i "a our village and city streets on lawHs'
aud IL parks: and. ,wherevveF shade 81.
psasSas e
become living monuments that endure
Wien tie; inscriptdpns. Oh no ia liaaWil:.
Undiscovered marbles Of the 'churcha
yard are nolongsr iegible. ~. ~ w., W. ~
la 4tt 'aRts!1Ag en e. sta 'sot' 'ls'
bq{ldeIy Wilt not be compile te until trees
ATE, planted at proper distances On each
g, 9sl 5a SlsG r. Ell sa y H s.
York states that the actual cost of 1874
miles of ,stoneI :macadam, roads was
$685. Peg 1pi9ss;: 1ttakss lse trees !,t 70
mile. Having put $1,000 or $4,000 on
the roadbes, ittsA tetr afy q be no
|Iobjection to paying $50 or 5000 more in
order to have a. scooi, shady driveway.
Why not ,amend the law So as to: eltde
tree planting?" .sen,..i:. .:,:,-r II
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