Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-06-09

iHdt view maven is last losing the
bosky glories for which she has been
renowned for two centuries, and
whence her title. Elm City. was de-
rived, is bad news to thousands of
ELS graduate sons and to many 9TH
ers who visit the university town to
be edited by football contests. The
trees are dying as the result of neg
lect, and soon the picturesque streets
may be as bald as an alumnus of the
class OF '63. 1t is estimated that elm
beetles and other insects have de-
stroyed half of the city's 10000 trees,
and, figuring the value Of tree at
$780, there is a total loss of $1,000, 600
But no monetary calculation can rep
resent the damage to beauty, and the
replacement of the stately foliage can
not be accomplished in few years, or
even generations
An association of citizens, headed
by Prof. Henry Graves OF the Yale
School of Forestry, has begun a move
ment to save the trees which remain
Last fall the trees were sprayed, and
then hundreds of fine specimens We're
killed. Prof. Graves and the citizens
behind him are trying to have the
care of the trees placed in the hands
OF competent park commission.
Next to the university itself the
trees of New Haven have been the
city's chief glory since the town was
founded, in 1886. Trees were planted
around the central green at once, and
in 1850 Jared Elliott warned the colon
fists that the trees must be protected
from savage beasts" The elms which
have lined the green and the central
streets were planted in 1886, accord
ing to the Chronicles of New Haven
Green" by Henry T. Blake.
Prof. Franklin Bowditch Dexter of
Yale points out in his paper, New
Haven in 1884," that Elm street took
It's name from the patriarchial trees
planted in front of the house of Rev
DR.. Pierpont, which remained till a
few years ago. Rev. DIR. Leonard Ba-
con. one of the most famous pastors
In the history of the Center church of
New Haven, thus told of the planting
OF the first tree in front of the Pier
pont residence:
AS the people we're bringing in
their free-will offerings of one kind
and another to complete and furnish
the building. one man Ga poor parish
Toner. William Cooper by name), de-
string to do something for the object,
and having nothing else to offer,
brought on his shoulder from the
farms two elm sapllngs and planted
them before the door of the minister's
house. Some 40 years afterward
G7261 Jonathan Edwards. then soon
20 take rank in the intellectual world
with Locke and Liebnitz, spoke words
OF mingled love and piety in the ear of
Sarah Pierpont under their shade"
Mr. Blake's chronicles" show that
a systematic planting OF trees through
out the city took place in 1859 Prof.
Dexter thinks that the large button
wood tree which has stood I'm front Of
the First Methodist church in Elm
street h. probably a relic of that ia
nous planting This tree has sue
cumbcd % recent neglect and Is now
dead. Prof Dexter says that $3.50
cottonwood and elm trees we're set
out Ia 1859 around tho green"
Rev. Samuel Peters says I'm his
General History OF Connecticut"
written In 1871 In London. that New
Haven Was the most beautiful town in
New England. n not IN America. He
culogized tho trees % the town. but
descendants 81 the dissenters who
founded New Haven record that New
Haven was far less favorably i'm
pressed with the old Tory psrson than
REV Mr Peters was with New Ha-
ven Rev Manasseh Cutler wrote IN
similar vein Of bis visit 10 New Ia
ven in 1857 FIo said that the trees
we're large and added much 20 the
towns beauty re made special men
ton - the long rows across the cen
ter ~ ne green.
The Incorporation Of the city IN
iIst save impetus 10 a planting move.
ment Ia connection with the beautify.
Ina 81 the city. although when the
British Invaded "a In l77s their gen.
srai. Garth. looked at the trees and
wrote home that the town il too
pretty % burn." The great planting
~ View Haven trees, however, was