Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-03-10

sickness having been found 20 he IN
questionably due 20 the trees and not To
other and non hygienic causes. IL will Dee
time rough 90 consider heir destruction
At least let the Council ascertain the
opinion and wishes Of the people before
taking a step which all may regret, aud
for which they will then be held respon-
sible if their fellow-citizens have not
previously approved jheir action.
PRO BoNo PUDL1co.
PRO Bono Publico appears to have
overlooked the fact thar the COURIER
has been writing upon the subject OF
too many shade trees" for the past four
or Eve years. and has In that time printed
the views OF the best tree experts in this
country or abroad The views of tree
experts, briefly. f. tina, shade trees Of
quick growth should planted noturarer
than 100 fee. 20 each other. and between
the two Cor 40 intervals Of 80 feet trees
Of slow growth should be planted That
is in the beginning OF laying out streets.
The quick growth trees will reach
shade size in three or four wears. while
the slow-growth trees will take almost
twice as long As soon as the slow
growth trees reach a shade height. the
quick-Crowth trees should be cut down.
Then, as the slow-growth trees become
rotten or their roots become "a nuisance
under the pavements, they should be cut
down and others trees planted al the
regular l00-feot intervals The entire
idea In tree culture for shade purposes
appears Co Zee 90 have the trees AZ least
100 fee, apart Another rule Of the
shaac-t-ee experts j. the pruning each
spring of the trees q. "a uniform height
Of twenty-five feet. or course. in leaf
and after the >prinr-shoots Gomez up. Che
trees Will De higher than twenty. five feet
but that cannot Pee avoided until the
next spring. when they are trimmed
back 90 The twenty FIVE foot height. This
continual pruning back 20 height of
twenty Eve feet produces "a short. round.
symmetrical, lcafy tree. with very heavy
foliage and beautiful shade. The point
az the COURIER articles In the past has
been that no care had been taken OF The
trees az all. They have been allowed 20
grow MP iu the air ~ high o. they might
and every littie while somebody has
come along and planted another tree lat
tie most lau-habie intervals OF distance.
aud with absolutely no idea Of hesr.v ,r
artistic sense 30 far as "ascertaininr
The wishes % the people" l. concerned.
the COURIER has long ago discovered
thsi the people had no pronounced
wishes or knowledge upon the subject
tAcy merely planted trees 20 tll IN raps
We have. however, in our very humble
way, tried 20 show the people where The
mistakes had been made. and. at the
same time. offer solution for the prob
lem We viii merely repeat our prev
ious urginCs. CUT down all the extra
trees and leave an interval OF az leastl0O
feet between those which remain Each
year trim al trees 60 a height OF - feet.
And tler Qiacc heavy luc upon any
person who r.a1t> trees on the streets
without authority from the Council
Incidentally ,Le Town has this Go con
slider Attcr the repeated warnings in
tAc CorEIEE. 80 electric light az te.r
phone. or other. wires. cause DAMAGE cr
loss ct life. tae defendants Will have an
excellent defense against lamsre suits
The trees are TOO high and TOO close
together. Ot course. s. Little thina ike
. 90 q