Show v f j Civic Jewels 1 f J 4 II JN N EVERY section of the country new ew attention atten atten- t t ent en- en J t tion on is s being bein given to the the pla planting ting of sh shade hade e ef fre f frees e s to a uniform plan Massachusetts Massachusetts will conduct the biggest tre tree planting program in In its this spring More than tte tes s will be set out on the waste lands of Ms state by the various cities and towns during dhring the forthcoming year The Massa Massachusetts hu- hu s program of this thi year is more in line with ith the needs of reforestation than with the 5 benefits I of beautifying the fhe various sections although the one is bound to aid the other 1 I In other citi cities s and states tree tree pl planting campaigns a are e being undertaken primarily to i civic beauty People generally are 4 b Ing awakened to the value of shade r and hd a many cities and states are starting toi toi to i i indle the the work in n a uniform manner In short they are looking to the future and andL f L building to a plan which vi will endure long 1 alter ater the present generation is gone Few cities in the United States have the tree planting planting plant plant- J ing possibilities of Salt Lake 4 In the entire country there is no city J platted better to accommodate ornamental 3 shade trees than our own The wide vide ide streets J tand and and expansive parking spaces demand trees Jand and and when these are planted and grown to a uniform plan the beauty of the city is to b bI be fi I increased i creased many times Experts agree that the early residents of Salt SaIL Lake appreciated the value of of ornamental shade shad trees They made bilt but bt one mistake and that was in the the selection selection J of eff the trees planted and it was almost fatal j J These men believe that there are few gr grown wn in Salt Lake which are adapted j to the city's needs and for that reason they official supervision of tre tree planting j At the present time the trees belong to no one one Householders and officials alike shun responsibility f for r the care of trees trees- on on the j streets streets' of Salt Lake As a r result sult many are aret t d destroyed wilfully while others ar are sacrificed ito t w industrial convenience A tree planting Commission to advise residents and supervise and rid iid direct tree planting and care is urged They mey outline that this commission could be ah an Honorary 4 body serving without pay for the I satisfaction of serving the city t A tree has value It enhances enhances' the worth of property o property it graces Some experts estimate i that t a tree costing 5 for planting and care a period of ten years is worth 50 at atthe the te e end of the decade In any line of business busi- busi T Iness ness ess this increase in value would be consider considered consid consid- er ered d an inviting investment The campaign In K Massachusetts this year will cost I Officials estimate that the trees will be worth f four r. r times that amount when they are grown i In n launching a tree planting campaign Salt Salt Lake L k would have to have a modest beginning It iJ r might start by assuming jurisdiction over f the trees of the city thereby preventing re- re and destruction of standing trees without with- with 1 out ut t official permits From there it is but a small step to perpetual care for the trees now are neglected neglected- and uniform t plant plant- on n the various streets With expert advice ad- ad vice the city could aid householders to plan plant e kind of trees which would do well and pr provide r vide shade and ard beauty A city with the natural tural foundation of this one cannot entirely I ignore nore re he the future benefits of tree planting while ther cities are sensing their ies sto to the future generations generation 1 J. J I 2 |