Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-09
MISS ROBINSoN'S ABLE PA
PER AT LAST MEETING OF
TOURISTS CLUB.
ONCE FAMOUS TREES
The Vital Question is How to Stop
Their Mutilation-Lo of
Glen's Pine Grove.

At the last meeting of the Tourist
Club, Miss Robinson in speaking of
Scenic America, and its preservation,
spoke of the government protection
of Yosemite, Yellow Stone, Sequoia
Woods and other places, but brought
us back to the place where we belong,
Richmond on the Whitewater, and
loyalty to its trees rocks and streams,
made every tourist express his or her
dreams of its future scenic beauty,
and its immediate preservation.
The first vital question was how to
stop the mutilation and destruction
Of the once famous trees, that made
the town known. The eloquent de-
Tense of them occasionally by E. CIV.
should give her an Arbor day In her
honor. It is too late to scold about
the loss of the pine grove at Glen
Miller; those former fragrant, health
giving twilight paths are gone, IN
their stead some stripped telegraph
poles, with a tuft of green at the top
waving with mute appeal-the place
an unsightly dumping ground, and
those scarlet rocks, that were shrines
years ago, where are they? And the
two monarch Tulip Trees that might
have been banded with iron and
saved just as the Boston people knew
how to take care Of the Washington
Elm, and all other trees they want to
save; never topped to die IN a few
years, but every limb allowed to grow
as intended, after its own kind and
way. Now, the compensation that
this generation can give future Rich
mond would be to buy Fleecy Dale,
and add to Glen Miller. all the land,
forest grown, to the east, and north
of the railroad to the New Paris pike,
with our Whitewater flowing through
it, its irregular banks remaining, with
only drives or pathways through it.
One of the Tourists gave an expert
ence recently of a stranger on the
cars asking the way to Glen Miller
said he was from California, had
heard about that park, Glen Miller.
had stopped off to see it. No place
can show a happier thought than
Honeysuckle bank there, or the roses
and lilies on the banks Of the pond,
or that Gamma bed this past summer.
So, let mayor, council, park commits
sioners, citizens, before it is too late
add this strip of land, and let their
names go down to future Richmond
as lovers of nature, who thought of
posterity, and not Of the wraneles of
nothing worth while, that consumes
life time without motive or meaning
DIR. Stevenson s communication
shows the spirit of a public benefac
tor; making us see the beauty in the
future of the banks of this river west
of town, and its possibilities. Stop at
once all defacing buildings and mis-
takes in bridge building, control the
current of the river, plant. trees.
shrubs along its bed, over its b.nks,
make as fair a sunken garden as Ed
1nburgh holds called pleasure grounds
or Princess street gardens; restore
the old drive round the cliff, all weep
for the picturesque old pillarcd
bridge. that meant so much nistori-
ca'iy (another regret like tie old NIL
at the Glenn The telephone and
electric light companies, have helped
III the obstruction of the city trees
One religious neighbotLood became
absolutely Drofane in slyi5, 10 de-
feud tieir trees. The expense of
planting on ones own ground. caring
FOR. and lie growth o2 airs 10 be
sawed off eccordisg t. orders, from
company V.'hout soul. There are
two natlon,l osganiza = s TO IRE
serve, make sanita1v. and beautifv
towns. villages and roads Of America.
Tho Amer al League az civic mi
provement, and The American Park
and Outdoor Association. Mr.. Gin.
ION {. Woodruff. president Of the lat
Ter as>oei; ton and secretary Of the
National Municipal League states:
The American League for Civic In
provement seeks to eorrelate and aid
all the forces making for clean and
beautiful America. Some of these
are humble and concern the care Of
the small plot, the small street. the
narrow path, even the back ward.
Some are broader, aim at the regener-
alton of whole communities, proyis-