The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-24
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.STUB'BS
BECOMES
P0 { I IC.
KANSAS GOVERNOR ON
JOB AS ARBO
DAYS ALLY
PAYS ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO
TREE IN PROCLAMATION
Call for General Planting Goes
10 History and Bible
for Material

Topeka. Kan, March Ex-Governor
Waiter r. Stubbs Of Kansas has just
issued d proclamation for arOor day
which will make ordinary botanists,
patriotic orators, professional rhet-
orleans anL membels Of the brightest
hoy debating societies in the country
take to the woods in more than a met
arhorical way
When Governor Stubbs took his pen
ii hand be called in the aid Of the
muse who presides over his depart
ment OF poesy, and then just cut loose
with both eyes in fine frenzy rolling
from earth to heaven and back again
to the tees on the lawn of the eXecu-
tive mansion When he had finished
he leaned back, sighed and remarked
10 his secretary, Il guess that'll fetch
en-"
Cevernor's Poetic Appeal
Following is the text of The docu-
ment.
THE genial days of spsing call TO
our memory again the duty we owe to
That ancient and useful friend of man
the tree.
I'm all ages of the world It has been
tue to our interest and loyal to our
service II has furnished the cradles
and coffins of gu. ancestors, tables
ioI the king and the cottager alike.
T. has given comfori and shelter to
tie peasant and the prince-to the
paupe and the potenate.
Trees are the royal family of the
vegetable kingdom Neither the quar-
~ nor the mine has done more for
civilization than the forest Neither
ejone nor steel can outliye or oulriv-
al the usefulness of the tree. 1t is
mCre useful to civilization than silver
more valuable to civilization than
sold. Il gives us food and fire and
shelter: II gives us books and news
papes and a greater variety of the
necessities and Injuries OF life than
any other article Of ancient or mod
ern commerce
birthplace or Religion
Trees have always figured in oW
divine and patriotic relations. Among
tliCm the religion of man was born.
C,'oys we.e the first cathedrals of
cur race. Birds singing in their
buughs and branches gave MS the first
IDEA of sacred music and the choir,
God planted them in Eden for the
sustenance of our first parents. From
thei- leaves were fashioned The first
Garments that covered their naked.
ness.
ttArbor r,lse Iicnlaacurn throa4onol
tl extinction OF our race Moan lool,
e. into the forest and found there the
means Of salvation. It was under the
oak tree that Jehovah conyersed with
great man in Israel It was in the
nee tops that David heard The voice
cl The Lord 1t was among'the palms
OF the Garlen Of Gethsemane that Jes-
us spent the last evening Of his life
The battle for American freedom was
ccnaumma ID under the apple tree OF
Z ppomattoX.
For centuries, and until man came
ir profit ny It's use, nature denied
the tree to ;he greater part Of Kansas
We are now learning how Il con
serves the moisture in our soil, that
! changes and modifies our climate,
that ii gives beauty and charm to on
that ii can solve the prob
lens of slides and drifts and floods
that it influences our civilization
and adds materially to the wealth
and happiness OF The, people
Therefore, |, W. r. Stubbs govern
On of the state Of Kansas, in acco d.
ance with the custom OF my imnle
diate predecessors and the delightful
sentiment OF letter generation, do
hereby ordain and proclaim that Fri
day, April s, vii be set apart and
dedicated TO the planting Of trees
throughout the slate, and do espec-
tally urge the 100000 school children
Of Kansas to participate in the enter
prise"