Show editorials tree planting interest in country highways lia increased rapidly during the last lew few years Y ea rs due to the growing automobile traffic As a large part pan of 0 this traffic is pleasure driving naturally the most attractive and beautiful rural highways are selected by the auto tg ts naturally the question of oe suitable tree planting along public highways has become a national lii estion throughout all communities or of the iho nation and the he department of agriculture has given the matter I 1 considerable study the department nas has concluded after careful investigation that it is more suitable tor for highway plair ting to be carried out by the community as a whole rather than by individuals along the rural highways it is a difficult task to get each property owner to approve and act on a given plan and also the traveling public is as much interested in the appearance of oe the road as a whole ag as the adjoining property owner there is no one who goes out for a pleasure drive in his automobile but who eventually directs its his course so as to come to some highway in the rural district that is made attractive and beautiful by highway planting A poorer road but with more attractive roadside beauty will attract pleasure drivers from the better batter construe constructed acted highway oftentimes hard surfaced but w without the adjoining beauty of trees holliday has started a community campaign to improve its highways old trees hees h ees and trees of 0 common variety and difed are being torn out to straighten the road and all property owners are being called upon to get their property in shape for planting of 0 shrubs and finer types of 0 trees early in the spring this bit ot of landscape gardening in fix holliday will greatly improve one ot of the most delight delightful fur and beautiful rural highways of salt lake county it may tu bi expected that community pride will ause other rural sections of the county to ito follow the example ot of Holli days residents and sections that exe now the choice pleasure drives for will be made more beautiful and attractive by community landscaping automobilists from the city can assist in keeping these rural highways attractive by refraining retrain ins from defacing the highway by paper and rubbish thrown from automobiles |