Washington County News | 1938-12-01 | Page 3 | Nature's Christmas Gift

NATURE'S CHRISTMAS GIFT : - v " - ' v.-V. '.. . -v . -w.-' . v. - - .Vv . - . f v.- . ; ". "v - ; -. L x V, 1 s x j Two million Christmas trees T x o- s s N " come annually from Wash- sS' - -. Vs ( s ington state, where a ranger .4. wAJ (above) tags trees for cutters f- 'o '-m-. , (below) who leave the stump -i't xs--n 5 and lower branches from L4" o V S which a new tree will grow. t 4 , V X XX ,xT X 7 A -x x Nx LJkJ' 7 xL xv- tSk-ji4.x. fxxH , X -xX x X X xi I ill i- . 'Vi v x -I tx fef'V fel xV - xSA "H x Vxx xx x f ' Left: Loaded on sleds, the trees are hauled through the forests by horses to a concentration camp (right) where they are bundled by size and grade. Butts are sawed even. Both tall and short trees are needed, the former for high-ceilinged high-ceilinged homes, the latter for modern low-ceilmged houses. g - xX -xxx-wxVMxVWVxx- xxuwv f ( ,J J( 1JH f-f t '' " f ' I I,1 ' M j ' M i if i'l 1 I . 4- t - x 1 ; j!1'!! !' hi ii; j h " ' I v xx.v.w, 1 fcx...Alxaix,xx As. ;2- .xifji SJafa..tfii tit1t1t'WUJJXm Loaded into freight cars, Washington's Christmas trees are ready for shipment to three-quarters of the nation. The above load is destined for Atlanta, Ca. f . ' J n Wasiingfon, Ae free fiof makes these youngsters happy hap-py on Christmas morning was not cut destructively. Instead In-stead it gave needed room for neighboring trees to grow faster and better.