The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16
ADDRESS TO
STUDENTS
OF OGDEN
DISTRICT FISCAL AGENT QUINCY
r. CRAFT SPEAKS
Interestingly of Arbor Day and the
Cultivation Of Habits Becoming
Good Citizens.

Before the Ogden High School As
sembly on Wednesday afternoon and
the student body of Weber academy
yesterday. District Fiscal Agent
Quincy Il. Graft, Of the local forest
service, delivered an interesting and
much appreciated address.
Probably no whore In the city was
Arbor day spirit so much manifested
as at the Weber academy. About 800
students responded TO the school
Arbor day spirit. and. met at . a. m.
in the large lecture hall to listen to
the address by Mr. Craft.
Speaking from the theme "Arbor
Day and the Cultivation OF Habits
Becoming Good Citizens" he said in
part;
Many years ago the people Of Hol-
land multiplied until there was not
land enough on which to grow the
necessaries of life Come said ono
OF their leaders. ilet us invade the
country Of our neiGhbors and take
from them Nay responded a voice
of peace but rather let us Invade the
sea" And so 1t was agreed. Huge
dykes were built out into the slowly
deepening water, and, In the course OF
time, the sea was shut out Thns
the arts of peace triumphed gloriously'
"There came a time in the history
of our own country when 1t became
necessary TO establish new homes.
And while the favored sons OF the
cast bugged their fircside the closer,
brave men and women faced danger
ON every hand and laboriously wended
their tortuous course over and among
the mountains, meeting and oVercom-
ing obstacles far more difficult tnan
those which confronted the sons oil
Holland. After half century nearly
all of this gallant band have rested
their weary hands. yet their careers
OF tlrcless activity live on In their
phenomenal achievements, AS we
think of the Incompatible orchardS
and fields thickly set throughout the
rich irrigated valleys which radiate
from this common center TO every
corner OF the inland empire; the beau
tifuI cities Of their creation, and the
cattle and sheep that roam thousand
hills.-not TO speak OF the development
of neighboring states made possible
bv reason of the battle with the deS-
ert first fought and won In Utah
our hearts are thrilled, and our iin'
pulses are stirred to occupy well ana
preserve this land so nobly Won
The Meaning of Arbor Day.
1--WE are gathered today TO observe
the national holiday given over to
thoughts and deeds OF good citizen
ship, especially TO tree planting,
James Wilson has well said, Every
leaf is beautiful; every tree is pleas
ant: and the forest Ia grand And
Ia his Clifford Plnchot has added. NO
one can really know the forest with
out feeling the gentle influence OF one
of the kindliest and strongest parts
of nature. From every point of view
II Is one OF the most helpful friends OF
man. Perhaps no other natural agent
has done SO much for the human
race. and has been recklessly used
and so little understood, The man
who plants a tree and causes 1t TO
grow is public benefactor
"Arbor day had its birth thirty sew
on wears AGO on the bank OF the
Missouri in eastern Nebraska. There
the late John Sterling Morton, after
wards secretary Of agriculture. real
lied the great need OF trees IN coun-
try that had little natural forest. and
himself planted q large grove that
has become noted for It's beauty and
value and induced his neighbors 10
| plant trees. | can not promise every
\ one who plants trees the future posi-
ton of secretary of agriculture, but
| ] can assure him that no other sim
! liar aid to nature will accomplish
greater results. Through the influ
cnce of Mr. Morton, April 10. 1872, was
especially set apart and consccrateu
| for tree planting by the Nebraska
| State board of agriculture. and over
million trees were set out in SIN;
glo day by the citizens Of that state
Subsequent annual celebrations proved
so successful that other common
wcaIths soon followed the example
end in 1883 movement was started