The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
There are at the present time 92,706
shade trees in the District Of Column
bia. OF this number 3,329 were plant
ed during the fiscal year ended June
80 last
This information is contained in the
annual report submitted to the com
missioners by Trueman Lanham, SUI
perintendent of parking.
During that period 2,042 trees were
removed, representing forty-four sep
arate varieties. There is therefore
net increase of 755 trees in the aggre-
gate number planted last year.
| Pin Oaks, Popular.
The most popular species with the
department was the pin oak. A total
of $40 pin oak trees were planted.
There were also planted 637 Norway
naples, AT sycamores, 275 sugar ma
pies, 352 silver naples, POI lindens, 1853
elms, 104 glngkos, 16 pyramidal oaks
and red oaks.
Much Of the planting was for the
purpose of filling vacancies in existing
rows. The large majority of trees
were used to extend lines into the sub
urbs and hitherto implanted locations.
A large number Of lindens were plant
ed on Massachusetts avenue extended.
Chevy Chase received a large share
of young trees, principally elms, Nor
way naples and pin oaks.
Tree Nursery Needed.
Superintendent Lanham urges the
commissioners to establish perma-
nent municipal nursery. Both existing
nurseries are on borrowed ground.
One is OH the Washington asylum
ground and the other on the grounds
IF the tuberculosis hospital In Bright
wood. es~H.es fs.
superintendent Lanham says the In
stitutions controlling these tracts are
continually requesting the relinqufsh-
ment of the ground. Both nurseries
are fully stocked with valuable trees
Enforced abandonment Of either would
mean the destruction of growths which
could not be replaced within twelve
years, Mr.. Lanham contends
He believes that all the largerAtrees
In the city should be trimmed once
year. To do this an extra appropria-
ton will be necessary BY this means
only can the department hope to keep
them in good condition.
Maintenance of Shade Trees.
There are a large number of un-
healthy trees which, he contends,
eFxox,IJ F1o tsf<,ry1oS1v l-x r,.Jor. %o oovo
them. Although topping is unpop-
ular and many protests are registered
against it, experience has taught Mr.
Lanham that 1t is the only practical
treatment of trees in an extremely un-
healthy state.
To top these trees and remove such
as are beyond treatment he wants an
appropriation of $4,000.
OF the 2,042 trees removed last year
1,763 were curb growths, 178 were re-
moved from parkings. 40 from side
walks, 42 from public alleys and unim-
proved roadways and Is from school
yards. OF the trees that died last year
80 we're killed by gas and 80 by horses.
Street, building and other improve
ments resulted I'm the removal Of 678,
OF which 229 were incident to the elm
ination of grade crossings.
The total cost of maintaining this
branch Of the District government last
year was $43, 1854, Of which $500
was for salaries in the superintend-
ent's office.
Sang Before tho President.
After giving concerts throughout
Great Rritain and Europe and singing
before the rulers OF many foreign
countries the Mountain Ash Male
| Voice party of Wales came to Wash
ington to sing before President Roose-
welt at the White House. The chorus
is composed of twenty-seven vocalists,
i famous throughout Europe for many
! prize winning performances.
Among their successes was concert
Of old songs and Welsh melodies, Civ
en- by special appointment, at the in
ternational series at Aeolian han in
London recently.
! Last Big Powwow at White House.
! One of the most interesting pow
vows that ever took place at the ex-
ecutive mansion here occurred in the
month of September. 1877. President
Hayes presided over the meeting. The
!. Indians were In council, protesting
against being removed from the reser.
vation they then occupied to the upper
Missouri region of the Indian Terri
tory.
There were twenty-three great big
chieftains among the Indians partici
pating in this conference, and the mum
ber included several who had been IL
the fight with Custer. All the differ
ent tribes among the Sioux were rep
resented and had their orators prince
with speeches to make to their Grea'
Father Hayes.
Some Famous War Chiefs.
: Among the speakers were the dis
tinguished old warries Red Cloud, tbs