Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02

don t cut many small trees, but at the
same time | say it's ridiculous for any
one to make any such claim. You
might register one particular Christmas
tree, but God never made two trees
alike, any more than he made two men
alike. ] believe that already a suit has
been brought, so that the matter will be
tested in the courts. But there's lot
of dealers been scared by these letters
of his. -
New York's consumption of Christ
mas trees Mr. Chapman estimated at
about 200 carloads. There are between
1000 and 1000 trees to a carload.
This business Of cutting Christmas
trees isn't a new one, you know" he
went on. "In Germany and away up
in Norway, you see, they were cutting
trees long before the time of Christ.
They watched the sun go down in winter
just like some people watch stock down
in Wall Street, and when it got down to
the lowest point they used to cut spruce
trees and have real celebration. We
cut spruce trees to-day, but w. send
them all out West, cause when folks
are uncivilized they use spruce trees,
and when they're civilized they want
balsam trees"
The Christmas tree king gave a
chuckle and stroked his long white
beard.
people talk about cutting off the
supply of timber by this use of trees"
he con tinued, but | tell you it's all
foolishness. There no more chance of
hurting the timber supply than there is
/, of draining the ocean. All the trees
used in this country wouldn't cover
2, 600 acres. There are about 5000, 600
: Christmas trees used in the United
] States, Pinchot says. In the State of
Vermont alone there are 6, 900, 900 acres,
so that would mean only one tree to az
} acre for the whole country's supply.
For every Christmas tree there are q
r million trees burned every year by the
T. railroads.
! eve don't cut any Christmas tree:
on wild land, in the forests, as some
people think. They're all cut on pas
lures, where they grow just like weed!
and are just as troublesome. They
made law in Vermont few years age
. that you shouldn't cut trees for thi:
purpose. This year they did away will
r. that law by unanimous vote. The spec
:, ulators in wood pulp had it put through
;, but the farmers were all against it. w
G paid one of those farmers 5000 this yea
y for trees. Up in parts of New Englan
g and particularly in Quebec, there ar
-, farmers who never heard of Christmas
a We've found them clearing their pas
q lures of these trees to burn EN- up, an
c they almost dropped dead when we of
. fered to buy EN-
Mr.. Chapman starts in June to bu
Christmas trees. He and his men trave
-, all through northern New England an
h Quebec looking over the pastures wher
the trees are growing and they pay tn
i farmers for them then.
M ut frequently happens, though,
i, said Mr.. Chapman, that the farmer
/ wont stick to the bargain and will sen
10 the money back if they get chance
;. sell to some one else for a higher figure
- That's how honest they are, but the
a amt lot different than the produc
- men, who'll swear up hill and down the
ID didn't get full car when they did,"
- After buying the trees in the earl
=, summer, Mr.. Chapman explained, al
engagements are made for the cutting
- which begins the middle of October
For this work he employs several hui
dred men. Some of the cutting gang
: this year came all the way from Penn
- sylvania. A good gang cuts from sc
:. to 800 trees a day, the trees rangin
" from six feet to twenty-five feet
- height"
" II don't go in for these very bi
% ones," said the Christmas tree king
~ That's a speciality. Sixty-five fee
: was the highest tree cut this year,
- believe, and that was for one of yor
New York parks. A man went up frol
>, here with a gang to get this particulf
tree. Our business is in just the ordiI
" airy trees that go into the homes"
- Mr.. Chapman has been cutting Chris
= mas trees for over half century. H
father started the business in Maine
~ 1850. New York Sun.
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