Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-20
PROF. {. ]. KYLE
OFFERS TREES FOR
A. & N. ROAD
MAKES LIBERAL OFFER TO the
W0MAMS CLUB.
County Judge MaIoney, Railway Off,
cIaIs and Others Anxious for
Boulevard.

The Woman's Club is now very ac-
tive in all phases OF It's work.
In the opening last fall the club
planned large things and capable
committees we're placed In charge Of
various undertakings.
The rural life committee has made
its report, which was accepted. This
committee recommends that the club
again give five. scholarships for the
college short course" These schol.
arships are to be given as prizes in a
rural betterment contest. The out
lined plans OF the committee will be
published later.
With the Woman's Club behind the
movement, the dream OF q beautiful
highway between BRYAN and College
is possibly an undertaking soon to be
realized. In connection with this
great and grand work Mrs. b. l..
Sims. chairman Of the tree planting
committee. has received from Prof. u.
J. Kyle the following self explanatory
letter:
College Station. Texas, January 10.
1917.-Mrs. Bart Sims. Bryan. Texas.
Dear Mrs. Sims: Relative to the
planting OF shade trees on the Bryan.
College avenue. I desire to offer to
the Woman's Club OF Bryan the fol.
lowing suggestions and proposition:
l. Kinds Of trees to use.
In deciding on the kind or kinds OF
trees that should be planted as avenue
trees between Bryan and College. I
feel that only three species should
receive consideration. These. In their
order OF importance as shade trees.
are post oak. live oak and pecan.
realize that very few people in this
section OF country ever consider plant.
ing the post oak. The very fact that
II is growing everywhere makes Il too
common for the average person to
give II due consideration. This tree
will live longer. will grow to n greater
size and will be freer from insect pest
and disease than any other tree We
have.
The live oak also lives a very long
time. furnishes abundant shade and Is
extremely hardy.
The pecan will hardly average up
to the first two In hardness. but Is a
fine shade tree and can be made TO
yield an abundant crop OF nuts. y
II might be advisable to plant dc.
ferent parts Of the road with differ.
ent species. SO that some OF all three
kinds could be used. II this Is done,
care should be taken TO have the same
Kind OF tree on each side OF the road
as far as that particular kind went.
believe II would be a good idea 10
have at the beginning OF the road,
both on the Bryan and College ends,
n pair OF evergreen trees. such rs
cupressus Arizonica or Cupressu
Horizontalis.
In regard TO planting out these trees
l wish to make the following offer to
the woman's Club Of Bryan:
1. will donate from tho horticui
tural department OF the college
enough Seeding pecan trees to line
each isde OF the road. planted forty
feet apart. ! will also supervise the
planting out OF these trees and next
winter will furnish the trees and
supervise the rcpianting OF all that
die.
?. As soon as the trees have rc
coveiSd from the transplanting. I will,
have the class In nut culture work
hem over TO improved varieties.
D. viii supervise the cultivation
Of esc trees
make these offers with the under
standing that the woman's Club will
secure the right OF way for the trees
will arrange to have them cultivated
at least once every two weeks durins
the summer for the first five years
and will see that the trees are pro
tected from stock. believe II would
be waste Of your time and mono,
for you TO have these trees planted