East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-02-22
HERM|ST0N NOTES
IDEA
GROWS IN POPULARITY
Plan Endorsed by All the Inhabitants
and Day will be Generally Observed
Orders Pouring In FOR Shade Trees
Of Different Varletles-Trecs for
Newport Park.
(speeIal Correspondonce.l

Hermiston. Ore, Feb. 22.-Not IN
the history of Hermlston has move
ment met such united support from
the citizens OF Hermiston and the set
tiers on the project as the measure
adopted by the city council recently
to institute April as Tree Planting
Day" Interest and enthusiasm has
been shown by the entire population
and there is not mothers son who
has not endorsed the idea and shown
his approval by placing an order with
the committee. The spirit has been
widespreading and on the streets and
In the places OF business the subject
Is or constant interest.
The special committee appointed by
the council consisted OF Il. p. Dodd,
NJ. Dishon and c. S. McNaught. WHO
have individually labored vigorously
in behalf OF the new enterprise and
have enlisted the support of the
homesteadcrs and settlers from all
hooks and corners OF the project.
Many tracts adjacent to the city
are to be set out to trees, and an or
der for 1000 trees has been placed
10 be delivered by the middle OF
March. In addition to $4,000 the COM
mittee will handle on or both April
3. ana orders are pouring in each
day
Black locust and poplars are the
varieties which run I'm high favor
with elm and maple following as close
seconds. These trees viii be planted
In reference to the established curb
line ana will be the most fetching de-
vice yet adopted to beautffy the city
and make evident to the visitor that
the citizens OF this neck OF the woods
are live ones.
The majority OF the trees to be
planted on the acre tracrs adjoining
the city viii be largely black locust
to be put TO use as hedges for the
purpose uf making effectivs wind
breaks This variety ~ locust are
quick growers and thus serve well
the purpose to which they are COM
monty used in irrigated sections.
Trees Tor Newport Park
Among other 'earmarks of progress
sion OF Hermiston is to be noted a
park, which consists OF Z thrce-acre
tract well locatcd. about five minutes
walk from the o. r. & n. station,
which was presented to the city by
II. G. Newport and Is know as New
port park. A special comm" ee las
bnen working M the matter OF plant
ing trees I'm the park at this orpor-
tune time when the whnlH valley is
imbued with the rree spirit. Excellent
success has met the efforts made and
$50 trees are ordered especially for
this purpose. The entire tract VIII
be set TO a row of alternate elm and
poplar and among the other varieties
10 adorn this spot which Is even now
the pride OF SO new a city, will be-
found linden. horse chestnuts. hard
maple, Spanish chestnut, Norway pop
lar. Russian olive and catalpa.
BY popular subscription fence has
been purchased to enclose the tract
and other improvements will follow
The prevailing popular opinion
seems 20 be that # few trees are de-
sjrabie. more would be better there
fore this tree planting enterprice IL
TO be done on such an enormous 3eaie
that Il stands unique in the history
of eastern Oregon and probably in
gigantic proportions. surpasses any
similar movement in the northwest