New-York tribune., 1906-12-06
CHRISTNAS TREES.
PaterfamiZias Viii Find Them
Scarcer than Last Year.

New York spends about 100000 annually
on its Christmas trees and as much more on Its
other Christmas decorations. according to George
A Blank, the veteran Christmas tree merchant.
Mr.. Blank has been importing and selling
Christmas trees for the last thirty-fve years at
his store IN Park Place, so that when he pre-
diets that Christmas trees will be scarcer, and,
therefore higher than they were last year it
means that paterfamilias must look out for the
prospective shortage.
There isn't the money in Christmas trees
that there used TO be, when the trees grew right
I'D close 10 the railroad tracks said Mr. Blank.
They have cut and cut so long that the trees
are pretty well cut away. and it costs so much
to haul them a long distance that the Maine and
AdirondaCkS men aren't going in Tor theIn the
way the. once did We have begun 10 go 10
Canada now. in the vicinity Of Montreal.
There is. however no danger OF q christmas
tree famine and the trees that are coming are
as beautiful ever. The first carload, cohslsI-
ing Of from 500 10 1000 fine trees, arrived from
the Adirondacks Sunday But the trees VIII nol
begin TO arrive in quantities till December 10:
Then. for the next fortnight West street VIII
rresent an animated and delightful holiday ap-
pearance, with Christmas trees dumped IN gre4I
loose bundles here and there on the frosty earth,
going off by the truck and van load ana stand
ing sentineIlke along the Sidewalk curplhs-
Not only do the farmer folk living in the
nine tree country cut Christmas trees. but men
o., 4-o,,7 this citv from Jersey and from up the
rneir trees and sell them The christmas tree
season is brief but strenuous one
N-az,- Works annual consumption or Christmas
trees amounts 70 about one hundred and ntty
carloads or something like 100000 trees. The
trees come three and four IN a buncn' and
carI2a6 Of the green young beauties IS worth
r3eIsaT,s are the favorite New York Christmas
tree hut frs find almost as READY d saIe' De
ca,,ea raople generally don't know the difference
7-I-a rIItces for trees will range as usual from
"a a1d - cents for very small trees up TO SO
for the splendid giants that go 10 make whoIe
Sunday school happy
HOLLY Is ARRIVING.
1yor,,, &c beginning 10 arrive IN 1O0-pound
os sron7 Delaware. North Carolina Maryland
and Virginia and princess pine, laurel arnor
- md the other loose evergreens that make
-,,e r-reaths and ropes of Yuletide by the 60
pound bag From present indications molly VIII
NOT h. co plentiful as last year, when thousands
Of 7,o,5rds are said 10 have been dumped by New
,-orl, eorists into the bay IN the week following
C,t,r4e+,7as While thousands Of wreaths are
,,s5a in New York by florists assistants. thou
eards more come ready made, ana al ulIouSl
~ country sections of North Carolina, Mary
Sa - T1ela ware the women are now hard al
,ror, making up the loose eVergreens tlat the
~-a, are securing the woods for. From the time
The hollv berries begin TO turn red up 70 Decen-
her u the manufacture OF christmas sleVn5
keeps numberless sWltt hhgerS ,D, us, 80 i- 80
mat date the greens would be likely 10 arrive
A. for nistletoe that other accessory Of
Christmas cheer the best, as every one knows
is that which comes from England ana ~ ~IreIdhu,
T3oth in size and number Of berries. the imported
rnietIaroe is accounted superior 20 the Virginia
article though pounds and pounds of the latter
are used.