The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-04-23
USE NATIVE
TREES ALONG
ROADS, URGE
Thompson, Botany Instructor,
Endorses Project To Plant
Living Memorial to Veter-
ans of World War.
ENLIST ORGANIZATIONS

Planting trees along national high
ways in honor of soldiers, sailors and
marines who served in the World
war, is a capital idea," said John
Thompson. instructor of botany at the
local high school, Saturday. Aside
from its purpose, there is no ques-
ton about it beautifying our road
ways.
81 have driven Is miles in an auto
mobile, this side of Fort Wayne with
out finding suitable tree under
which to spread a lunch" said Mr..
Thompson, commenting upon the need
of shade trees There have been no
trees planted along national high
ways, and the only ones we have are
those that have just been allowed to
remain In Michigan. my home state.
there are a number of trees along
country thoroughfares.
Prof Thompson has made a careful
study of botanical subjects, and sug-
gested that each state plant along it's
national highways only trees native
to that state. 1--WE should not go out
side to get a tree" he declared. ut
is my opinion that the native black
walnut and the red oak would be ex-
lieve that nearly all of the trees need
ed in Indiana could be obtained from
Indiana woods. 1t is sometimes bet
ter. however, to buy them from a state
nursery, because they grow trees
from the seed and after transplant
ing several times the trees have very
compact roots.
Points Out Best
Trees from three to six wears old
would be best. When you get them
older than that they are not so vigor.
Gus and often die when transplanted.
1t would be only matter of four or
five years to see how grandly the
highways will appear OF course we
will never see them at their best"
Only endorsement of the warmest
kind was given by Prof Thompson to
the proposed tree memorial project
Prominent foresters have joined the
movement to plant trees in memory
Of every American soldier who fought
in the World war.
| Patriotic and service organizations
want to take part in foresting the
country as token of love to the mem
ory of the fighters. If tree is planted
in honor of every service man, more
than 100000 will fringe the national
highways.
Strengthen Citizenship
The. significance of this will sink
| deep into the nations consciousness
strengthening the sense of our nation
hood and our common citizenship
Above all else, it will write across
/ the face Of the continent, in symbols
of living beauty. the real meaning OF
/ the American republic. which is that
our institutions, our strength, our
prosperity. our progress. rest upon
the individual citizen-private as well
as general, from the president, with
! his heavy burdens, to the untried
youth casting his first ballot. That
tremendous reality We call America
rests upon each Of us, stones in d
mighty arch which bears the nations
destiny and. we may say it withou,
arrogance, the foremost hope of man
kind
| James j. Davis, director general OF
the Loyal Order of Moose, wrote that
Mooseheart, ILL.,, the home of the or
ganization, will gladly join in the
! movement to plant tree for every
! soldier in the World war" During
the war;" he says, "the army depart
ment established Camp Mooseheart
where men were given instruction in
| concrete work. Mooseheart is on the
! Lincoln highway. 1t is a wonderful
plan"
! The Ottawa Illinois Woman's club
claims 70 be the first to plant trees
along ;he Lincoln highway in honor
| of the soldier dead On March 80 il
, had landscape gardeners of Chicago
plant 80 trees in memory of 80 native
sons who gave their lives in the war
I r. S Kellogg, chief of the national
forestry program, was in Chicago yes
+ terday aud declared the memorial
idea an excellent one. ANY help
said