Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-07
Decorating the Highways


AS all newspaper readers under
= stand the state and federal govern
ments are spending immense sums
of money on building roads, and
some of these national highways
cross the continent from the Allan
tic to Pacific coasts. The building
. proposition is bound to extend and
increase. Taxation will be greater as
the years roll on, and the roads must
be kept in good repair-continuany
watched and mended. This tree
planting will grow.
A small movement is being made
to plant trees and large shrubs on
those lines on both sides of the road,
and the movement means great
deal more than the casual mention
would seem to indicate, for these
trees and shrubs are to grow larger
every year and the general public
will be more and more appreciative
am going to publish a letter writ
ten from Valdosta, Ga, by a good
friend of mine, who will forgive me,
trust, for taking such a liberty
with her letter. And she has stated
the matter so clearly that l am
proud to use her words to express
what I so heartily approve and great
ly appreciate.
\ Valdosta, Ga.
Senator w. H. FELTON,,
Gainesville, Ga.
My Dear Mrs. FELTON,:
l believe that you would be, in
terested to know that beautiful
magnolia tree has been planted in
your honor recently. No doubt
many others also have, but I feel
that it will be an encouragement to
the school that has honored your
name, to know that I've written
you, and pleasing to you, to know
that you've been Nhonored in this
way, hence this letter.
The forestry committee of the
Wymodansis club, of Valdosta, plan
ned a memorial tree planting pro
CRANE for Arbor day, December 8,
and requested every school in the
cfiounty to plant a tree on their
grounds to the memory of World
war heroes or anyone whom they
should choose to so honor.
Mr.. D. G.. Harris, principal of the
Passmore school, of Hahira, has
written me that his school chose
Senator FELTON,, the Grand Old
Lady of Georgia." as their honoreo.
wrote Mr.. Harris Immediately and
congratulated him upon his selec-
ton and promised hmi that l would
write you of the compliment, as l
felt sure you would appreciate it.
The tree is to be known as "Sena-
tor FELTON,, of Georgia"
With this opportunity I trust you
will pardon me for taking the privi-
lege of telling you about our Road
of Remembrance"
This, of course, is a memorial to
our Lowndes county boys who made
the supreme sacrifice. We believe
that in a few snort years our road
will a thing Of beauty and JOY
forever.
The memorial tree committee
studied and planned this road as
something sacred and it is being
worked out and completed we point
to it with pride.
At every mile post on the road,
which is eight miles long, we have
planted four, beautiful magnolias,
two on opposite sides of the road,
then at regular intervals and al
ternating we have planted crepe
myrtle and dogwood, and then, all
along the way, as planting time
draws near, we will plant verbenas,
0hlox, zinnas, cannas and brown
eyed susans and sunflowers.
We hope that our present genera
ton, as we'll as the future, VIII look
upon this living memorial with pride
and joy.
Pardon me, I ask again, for this
lengthy letter, as I intended to write
you only of your tree, but as this
work is very dear to our hearts and
as I was writing you and believing
that you love all things beautiful
could not refrain writing you this.
Most sincerely, and again apollo
getically,
MRS. J. J. N.
The Dope Situation Again
It so happened that I was priv
LEGGED to listen to Judge Sam Sib-
ley's charge to a federal court jury
last week on the dope problem. The
judge gave the figures on the manu-
facture of dope drugs in this part of
the civilized world. 1t staggered ones
faith in humankind to be thus con-