Show TREE PLANTING t The Tho American City tells about the tree planting planting planting plant plant- ing in Riverside Cal Gal The Tho first work was donin done don in 1904 1 when trees were p planted anted by the chamber chamber cham chain ber of comm commerce In 1905 the chamber hamber planted plante 1000 trees In 1906 it planted still more In 1907 the city planted 1500 In 1908 the tho number was wa 2170 Since the start trees have been planted j I which would make thirty-four thirty miles of tree lined streets with forty feet between trees and the care car warden in his report says When I think o of these trees as they will be five or ten years ears hence henc and from thence on it will be worth the doing A great deal of work too has been done on old trees There ought to be several thousand tr tree trees es planted in this town It is called a sh shady hady dy town but it is is not altogether The changing of th the grades has made the destruction of a great many any trees necessary and they ought to be replanted on lines where they will alway remain To ride rid through tree ti-ce lined streets in hot weather makes maki s sone one realize what a comfort the trees are They add immensely too to the beauty of any place anc and when Salt Lake is well supplied with them am and they are carefully pruned pruned intelligently intelligently pruned we would Say there there will be no prettier place in summer than Salt Lake J I Speaking of priming pruning some fool who thought though he was a tree pruner last year 1 destroyed the beauty of a great maby many naturally 1 15 beautiful trees lIe He seemed to have a passion for cutting off al althe all the limbs up lose close to the top when the truth is s the lower limbs should all be left only to trim the tree high enough so that the timber will no not knock off taL tall mens men's hats and the pruning ought tt to be in the center and top of the tree to give the sunlight full chance and to give a tree its natural natura grace If we could have the trees and then get some singing birds in lieu of the sparrows it would be bee bea a wonderful boon to all the people |