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Show SHERMAN ROSE TREE WON'T BE CUT DOWN MONTEREY, Cal , July 29. (By, The Associated Press ) The historic Sherman rose tree. In whose shade flouyshed the romance of William, Tecumaeh Sherman and Senorita, Maria Ygnacio Bonifacio long before Sherman marched through the state of Georgia to undying fame, Is not. to be cut down after all, despite prev-ious prev-ious reports that it would have to fall' before the onslaught of progress In he form of a new First National hank building. "The Sherman rose luself is reserved re-served by the bank, which will cure for nnd preserve it In conectlon with the now building" sas the. First Na-, tional bank of Monterey ln a formal, announcement printed in the Monterey; Pvpress-Amerlean. This sets at rest, a storm of protest that went up over, the prospective loss of thc historical rose tree, and incidentally shatters the( ago-old tradition that a bank has nol sentiment. "By order of the board of directors" direc-tors" is tho simple but formal ex-1 planation given at tho bottom of the, notice. The historic adobe in which the senonta lived until hor death some seven years ago apparently will have to be moved, howover. as the bank announces an-nounces that It will be given to any. Civic body which will promptly re-Imove re-Imove and preserve same elsewhere In the city of Monterey." It was built I in 1836 by Jose Rafael Gonzalez, a retired re-tired lieutenant of the Mexican cavalry, and then the administrator of the Monforny custom house. Utter it b-e.-ime the homo of Carmen Hlnto )e Bonifacio, passing upon her death to her daughter, the Senoritu Maria. |