Show CHOP DOWN THE TREE IS ABOUT REMEDY the times independent this week received the following letters asking for information on how to rid act trees of their annual crop of cotton editor moab times independent dear sir will you please print the full directions ions for counteracting the cotton industry in our cottonwood trees the literary digest a few years ago spoke of success in this matter having such glorious trees and saving them from the ax by applying or injecting kerosene into the trunk of the tree please tell us just how to do it and how often in paper the times independent so that all who love their trees may regulate those smothering snowflake cradle seeds of future forests sincerely MINNIE A SHINN green river utah dear sit we have been told that you have great amany cottonwood trees in your town and that you have been successful in treating them to eliminate the annual crop of cotton which is such a nuisance if you know of any way to the cotton bearing trees to prevent the shedding of cotton we will appreciate preci ate it very much if you will tell us of the prescription as our town is filled with the trees and we must get nd of the cotton or the trees thanking you for any help you can give us in this very truly yours A G town clerk arbec new mexico several years ago someone we do not remember who stated that by boring into the heart of a cotton bearing tree and injecting kerosene into the hole the tree would be rendered barren so far as producing cotton were concerned without injuring the tree for shade A large number of cottonwood trees at moab were so treated without waiting to observe the result of the experiment a man who resided at moab at that time submitted an article to the literary digest in which he claimed that moab had overcome the cotton nuisance by using the method above outlined unfortunately the digest printed the article and as a result of this effective broadcasting scores of western towns have written to various moab parties asking for information on how to eradicate the cotton nuisance although a large number of trees were given the kerosene treatment they produce their annual cotton crop m just as prolific quantities as ever 6 moab has not yet overcome the cotton nuisance and it appears that the only effective way of eliminating the sumpter snow storms is to cut down the offending trees H L rath left yesterday far salt lake city after a week at moab |