Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-01
WANT TREES
AND GRASS
Citizens Of Lewistown In
teresting Themselves in 6eauti-
flying the City.
A NEW ORDINANCE is NEEDED
Provisions for a Uniform System Of
Tree Planting and ~Boulevarding
Being Discussed.

Some OF the progressive citizens Of
Lewistown are taking up in a serious,
business.like manner the tree planting
and b%ouleyarding questions, and some.
thing definite may be looked for in a
very short time.
Lewistown has outgrown her swad-
ling clothes, insured her position as
a city Of more than the usual business
solidity and induced a firm belief in
her future prosperity. Having passed
the period Of insecurity and sudden
changes and become a modern, pro.
gressive little city in every ens OF
the word. It Is natural and proper
that those who expect to spend their
days here should turn their attentions
TO making it a more beautiful and
pleasant place in which to live.
Heretofore the cultivation OF grass
and shade trees has been practically
impossible on account OF a lack o.
water. But since the Installation ol
the water works, when all of the water
necessary for such purposes a be
secured at "A nominal cost, property
owners arc figuring upon plans foi
setting out trees. tcrracing lawns ant
sowing grass seeds. But before they
proceed they are anxious TO hav,
some uniform methods and plans
drawn up by the city council, pre-
scribing the places of planting tn.
trees, distance from the streets, etc.
The matter will be taken up at thu
next meeting of the city council. which
occurs on the 9Th of April, at which
time there will be submitted an ordi
nance directing the uniform planting
of trees and prescribing a system o
uniform bo~ulevarding.
l.. w. King, who was for several year
park commissioner of Great Falls
and with Senator Paris Gibson an,
other philosophical citizens was re
sponsible for the system of tree plant
ing and boulevarding which has mad'
that place one of the most notabl,
beautiful cities in the west, is mucl
interested in the tree and grass cuI
ture project in LewistOwn and beliey
es that the system employed i'm Grea
Falls would be likewise successful il
this place. Among other things, /
includes the acquisition by the cit
of a lot. which shall be sown with ash
elm. maple and broad leaf COTTONWOOD
seeds. Within a very short time tn
embrio trees are ready for trans
planting. and in having them thus fun
nished by the city the property owner
are relieved of the necessity of payin
for their transportation and also ar
insured a larger percentage Of goo
trees. The supply will always be a
hand aud more likely to be taken az
vantage of.
Mr.. King himself has a lot arOun
which he intends to plant about Is
trees and Is simply waiting for tn
city To adopt a uniform system S
that he will o have To take the ris
of digging them up and ~replantin
them in accordance with some rutur
ordinance. Others VINO + conten
plating setting ont trees are also wal
ing for some action on the part of tn
city council.
Visitors to Great Falls are Away
impressed with the beautiful appear
ance of that city. 1t simply show
what a wise system adopted early /
a city's history will do towards NAL
ing a city beautiful. 1t is time fo
Lewistown TO begin so that the fru
ton of her hopes in this direction
may not be unnecessarily delayed.