Show el B 1 1111 AH jn sixt al saturday aas B awn eil set apart tor jor tres tree lill THE rOU LIDER oftie oit ait ia beautiful e custom which has accomplished so 33 much mach good goad AT 3 t IV 1 ty two rears ago or more on tan jan 4 1 sa lion ilon i 1 I Sterl iii alerton alorton 1 t j ali bras ka tate state board or of agriculture eil ture i passed a resI ution utting t lc ie peoer of that state to sla lant nt trees on oil 11 e ay iy the logli of ane ie fol following lowin april amil the blaid supported its revolution rebo lution AV of premi tinis for the largest nuni 1 br b r of trees erly planted in ii any any one county mid by anyone ana nc ii orson the seo lution wp of fohir not nor hal had it the support i any action by tile the wit nit this people of nebraska res funded d by planting on oil the day dav indicated dilated more chah athali ire trees 0 o V ME 4 1714 9 41 1 I ZIP MOUTON the outcome of INI mr r mortons Mor tons e solutions says tile the st louis republic has been per perhaps hap the most widespread movement that ha has I 1 le e suited from the action of an agricultural eul tural board the people voluntarily observed thu lay jay in and C governor governor robert V furn furnas a 0 o 1874 made official proclamation recommending to 10 the people that i idey lev acain again observe the dav daiy and petition the state legislature to aap it a legal liu holiday liday for the it at 11 years the inhabitants of braska celebrated arbor arbar day vt th constantly increasing interest it a it 1 l was not until ibsh that the i ti ol ok olli cial action in I 1 e matter then the date was anaed to april 22 and tho the the made a legal holiday long a before this however alte and especially those in ill the baral i itral arid re region I 1 ion had followed braskas hr example in na naming inina a ii II 11 alic arbor day most of if them I 1 by i reel le leli ilive enactment C I 1 boce tile inte lUst i ad eist eat tt i 1 I orth ind lit KI m that li 11 I 1 fw mile lime lardy leisla re e hud had seconded the llie governor no vernor and the board of agriculture millions of new trees were growing t in ill widely sundered regions se secretary re morton quotes ex cx governor furnas furnace now isec secretary of the stat tat board of a agriculture is as CA tinia tim that since the 0 of f arbor day there have been pt anted on that anniversary in nebraska et alone trees most of tile the states and territories es now non celebrate arbor day in april in some come parts of the country tin this is I 1 s too early in the season in tile the region of colorado for example it is practically ink 1 possible ix sible to plant plan ae before may because of thedeth the duesi und lard hard frosts severn several states slates have altered the date of arbor 1 day I ay upon finding that it fell too early tu to suit climate conditions many states provide for special observance of arbor day dav in alje schools school and tile the planting of class trees tree by college clashes fill an ancient custom lias bae been revived and exten extended led all literature has been ran ransacked backed for appropriate to be recited and son songs 8 to be sung as part of the ceren ceremonial lOniAl day da this year will sec ece probably trees planted on the several anniversaries till throughout hout the union already Ne braskas newly planted trees would forin a dense forest covering at least aqua squa square re miles a |