Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-03

In view 81 tho isct that this city win probably b.
come ppnaeased q national gf o. $40 acres for park
ne io0Wing bulletin, No 40 by the forest Services a.
worthy of confederation ~ an Aibuquorqucana Inc-
doolay viii be 81 order Tor the Washington bureau
Of hc MorninE Journal 10 furnish that Thursday of
next week tha article an item or neNs tho said hu-
foau having proeasody given the said journal FOR yes
terday q nowa item, whas Tho C1on had publlahcd,
directly from che Geological survey me Mondry OF
laat week nui 70 the iaseatfr arllclo
Public sptilod citizens Of Helena Mont. have for
soHe time been agitnins plan convert she uusigniy
slopes % Aount Helena. Whch lle fast outside che cts
Into forest park great dca Of interest has booa
awakened throughout the state by this project for tho
people Of lieena vii pc rae only henefi BY
w. Nucccasiui forest planting VIII De- aimculL owing 90
the semard conditions and aii can for expert skin
IN the seecun ~ suitable Species the details Of nan
Ing and subsequent care 81 ihe plantation solution
% the problem wll serve object lesson 81 forest
planting under similar conditions elsewhere
IN city parka the Kind Of decorative erect sought
generally secured BY the ~ the landscape gardener
rather than BY that OF che forester III fhe case Of Helena
there VIII BE- reared not single individual small groups
Of treaa such 81 enc conventional park bus
true forest Later On the trees may bo cut Tor mher
without ~ the least interfering with che integrity ~ the
Park good many cities have pafpl which are partly or
wholly woodland preserved IN SIS natural state; bat
one thinks Of cutting che timber when t n grown Com
munaily owned forests however maintained primarily
ta productive properties Hst unknown Ia Europe
The educational value d such forest well worth
sidefuiion. knowledge OF what forestry would
be q sood deal more common "a tais country II ether
towns would Initiate re example aot BY Helena
% order 70 secure thoruEhly pfuctca plan Tor tho
execution Of ihe park project the HeonH Improvement
Society awaited itself Of the cooperative offer Of the
governemeni Forest Service which places iis trained
eaef AZ the disposal of those who Wish establish plan
iaions Of forest troes During the representa-
tive made study ~ the conditions the ground and.
as result deieied planting plan has just been sub-
uiiiied 20 the society
The proposed park contains about 800 Thege
about 40 already covered with goung timber
and 900 acres more on which some timber Is growing
Planting win be done about 600 acres Western yellow
pine and red fr the trCeg recommended Tor most
nla AREA These species compose nearly on of the nrca
ent STAND. 20 that their adapahy existing conditions
Of soll and climate may be depended upon Besides this
they are among mo most stately and also the pau-
able trees Of the western forest Finally seed from
trees b readily obtained In abundance IN The neehbor-
ho so that ease and economy IN the planting operations
viii BE- secured hy their use other trees adapted Cor
The park are timber pine. odsepole pine blue spruce
tnohcone Pine, Monterey pine and Coulter pine The
spacing recommended by feet would give 2lO
70 the acre land which h without Where the
land IL aFeady partly stocked from 500 1000 trees
per acre will Suffice The total number of trees repaired
is estimated Al $4,000 To provide these special
sery viii be started.