Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-21
DOUGLAS BLIGHT 0F TREES NOT
 SERIOUS
coNrlicTiN OPINIONS REGARD. ING iT-soME DECLARE THAI THERE IS NOTHING UNUSUAL OTHERS THINK DIFFERENT.

Douglas, Ariz. Aug. 2o.--tSpecial,--- The discussion of the question Of the condition of the trees in Douglas is one which w.li quite naturally in- terest all those who own homes in the city, but there are those who will say that they have noticed no more blight among the trees of the city this year than in former years. Always. during the year, there is more or less var-a- tion in the thriftiness and vigorous ness of the trees and lawns. During the last few years many residents of the city have dug out their clover lawns and substituted them with other lawn grasses. In many of the lawns il has been noticed that a small bug has been destructive of the clover. The big red ant will eat away large spots in a lawn and carry it away 70 their beds.
 One reason for the blight of trees may be attributable to the fact that after the first summer showers begin the important matter of irrigation IS too often neglected under the delus. on that the rains will provide all the rnois- ture required, whereas the early sum- mer showers seldom do more in that direction than to merely lay the dust. It requires days of rain in this coun- try, after a dry season to put mois- ture to the roots of the trees.
 Superintendent Lee of the Copper Queen smelter, is of the opia on that the sulphur smoke from the smeiters has nothing to do with the blight of trees complained of in Douglas, though he stated that the trees around the residences at the c. Q. smelter are not as thrifty this year as they were last
 Other citizens were interviewed oa the condit on of the trees al the,r homes.
 s. W. French. who lives across the street from the city park and has an extensive lawn and many trees on his premises stated that the trees were apparently as vigorous this year as they had ever been, though the lawn has not been doing so well. but he considers the cause for the condition of the lawn as nothing unusual.
 Judge Ben Rice said that at h.s fected by the so-caI,ed blight. He is of the opinion that about two, weeks ago the trouble, whatever 1t is, occur red and it is his opinion that the sul- phur smoke from the smelters had something to dc with 1t. He does not consider the plighl as anything seri- ous and regards it as circumstance rather than a serious condition.
 Dr. F. T. Wright. president of the chamber of commerce and mines--l have not observed any unusual blight of the trees and other vegetation. The trees in the park are in excellent condi ten and If there is blight of some of the trees in the city it is quite like ly that the reason for it is in the lack of proper care.''
 Tt seems to me there is rather mere blight this year than usual" said H B. Rice of the Copper Queen store T am rather inclined to think that il is due to the putt ng of too much wa ter too close to the trees"
 Tn my op nion the blight is confined to the business section Of town. and think there is rather more Of it thai usual this year." said o. O. Hammeil of the Douglas Drug Co. Tt seems tt me that it is due to the sulphur smoke which we have gotten a little extra touch of in the last few days, owin: to the unusual weather conditions"
 T think t is due to the sulphu fumes or smoke. I noticed that tn trouble came all at oace-not all o it, of course. for there are always som dying trees; but the excess. All kind of plants seem to be touched. Yol will remember it rained nearly all on night, about week ago. and the win happened at the time to be blowin from such a rection that the tow got more than the usual amount c sulphur. It mi ght not happen agai for long time"
 T don't know enough about chen istry to know whether rain caused tn sublimated sulphur arising from th smelters to be prec.p.tated as sulphur ic acd on to the vegetation or no but if 1t could I should say that ths vas the cause of the sudden .ncreas of blight that has been apparent fc the last few days. I do not see an other thing that seems to me so likel to be the cause, said L. C. Hanks the First National Bank.
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