The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-27

to Europe, one homes with al
impression of having seen thing
rarely beautiful and attractive, wha
makes the impression is not the ar
%chitecture of the houses, but the trees
that spread their great branches ovel
even the modest home and screening
its imperfections leave in the mind
a distinct memory of something pic
~turesque, sheltered, homelike. All
churches, school houses, and public
buildings r. greatly improved by the
planting of trees on the streets, and
every owner of a lot in the city would
have a o salable piece of property
if he had growing in front well Sc
leeted and well cared for trees. When
the sidewalk is parked, and the lawn
is well kept, the most u~npretentious
home becomes a place of beauty, and
also an attractive, desirable, and
therefore salab1e property. The in
1uence of well kept homes, and beau
tiful streets has its refining, elevating
influence upon the young people, and
makes more cheerful and contented
the busy business man or homekeep-
er
believe that it is as much the duty
- it,, 4~I fo-rz - -
for the proper planting of and
caring for trees, as for the contruc-
ton and maintenance of sewers or
waterworks, all are sanitary meas
ures, and every citizen should take
pride in seeing that his city is not
only h%ealthful, but beautiful.
There should be a definite plan for
all municipal improvement in the de |
partment of tree planting, as in every
other department. This may only be
obtained by having a competent COM
mission having absolute authority to
select the best kinds for soil and eli
mate, to plant, prune and remove
whenever and wherever it is
deemed advisable. The planting and
for trees constitute >th most
duties of the Park Com
mission in many cities. When these
duties are left to the private citizen
n q n mot noTn f~r f-oor nv o-@-0. 4
ciate the value they are to the comun
ity. Or he may plant four or five
trees of different varieties and leave
them to grow or die as they will. 1t
is better to plant one variety of
tree on each street.
In the city of Washington a commits
sion has control of the planting and
for trees, and all who have
visited the capitol of our nation will
agree that it's beautiful little parks
and well kept tree lined streets sur
pass anything elsewhere in our coun-
try.
The Board of Park Commissioners
Of Minneapolis have authority to
plant trees on any street and assess
the cost of the same on abutting
property. If we could do this in Ros-
we'll it would mean a good deal to-
identifying the many vacant
lots of non-residents who refuse to
their property and are just
holding it until their neighbors have
improved the adjoining property to
such an extent thai their own be-
comes valuable enough to let go at
4 speculative figure.
The cost of planting and caring for
l tree for three years would not ex-
eeed five or six dollars, and that would
lot be much expense after all to each
property holder, should the expense
De assessed to him.
The proper pruning of trees is a
that requires a knowledge of
heir characteristics and nature, as
we'll as the planting. Trees of a GER
ain variety naturally take a certain
shape. The trimming of street trees
be most properly attended to by
Park Commissioners, but should
De done by one who understands the
business, and not simply by a wood
saver as has been done at times in
Roswell.