Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-06
SHADE TREES ON
THE PUBLIC ROADS
Maryland and Delaware Running
Race in Improvement OF
Highways.

Inspired by road improvements IL
MARYLAND, SAWS the Baltimore American
Delaware even proposes to surpass Mary
land. In this undertaking thelState ha'
been encouraged by the generosity o
Gen. Coleman du Pont, who, at his OWL
expense, has constructed boulevard
through Sussex county to the extent the
local authorities will permit. He is anxious
10 extend his boulevard into Maryland,
connecting with his road at Shelbyville,
Worcester county. Governor Townsend
has decided to devote his executive life
work to road improvement In his State.
He is not half hearted IN his self-imposed
task. He wants the work done thorough
". He realizes that road improvement
must he thorough, effective and perma-
nent. He has set the pace.
Included in the road expenditure is an
item for planting of trees. Here are the
trees and their numbers which he has Sc
lccted for Delaware, an example by the
way, for Maryland, the American COM
nents:
547 Red oak trees.
72S Oriental plane trees.
$50 Red pine trees.
9S White Towering dogwood bushes
10: Red Towering dogwood bushes.
92 Flowering crabappe bushes.
IDS Flowering shrubs.
ITO Lombardy poplar trees.
90 Evergreen azalea bushes.
- Rhododendron shrubs.
IL kalmia shrubs.
1S4 Nifbirnum shrubs.
80 Barberry shrubs.
1873 Deutris shrubs.
1000 Trailing rose bushes.
Governor Ritchie, the American saws,
viii ask the Maryland State Roads Com
mission TO encourage the planting OF
shade trees along the public roads. IL IS
not designed that the States funds shall
hc expended on this project, but at the
coming and at future Arbor Day exercises,
residents along the highways will find
favor with the chief executive of the State
II they viii plant sapplings along the high
WAYS i'm their neighborhood
What magnificent thing 1T viii he
for the next generation" says Governor
Ritchie, Ito have our roads lined with
branching oaks. elms and other shade
trees. Not only will these trees be orna-
mental. but thew will Also be factors in the
elimination of dust and dirt. With shade
trees lining her roads, Maryland would he
the most artistic State In the union. As
we have the best roads we have also the
beginning of the most artistic vistas OF
roads | trust that residents along our
public highways will seize Arbor Day as
an occasion for the transplanting of oak
sappings from nearby woods to the sides
Of the roads."
senator Harrison, Of Berlin. Md, the |
states foremost advocate of improved |
roads and who is also the leading horticlil- |
tlrist of the state, has long advocated the |
planting of trees along the public roads. |
He has recognized the lack OF funds avail |
able for the purpose He applauds Gov
ernor Ritchie suggestion of the planting |
of trees along public roads on Arbor Day /
and on any other day. He contemplates |
the donation of sufficient number of |
trees and their planting at his own ex-
pense on one mile of an improved road at
some central point in the State, with a
view to demonstrating the beautifying
effect OF trce-lined roads. Mr.. Harrison,
who is chairman of the senate committee
on roads and highways, would make his
donation and the planting of trees ef-
fcctive at once, but for the scarcity of
labor.