Show ARBOR DAY ily by C A mattion matti son on forest poi cht in ili accordance with the statutes of the state of utah governor mabey has by bv proclamation requested that the people of this state observe arbor arbar lay day next friday april 15 arbor lay day is now observed in ili every state in ili the union in porto rico and in a number of the european and asiatic countries little lid did the hon halt I 1 J sterling morton Nl orton of nebraska city realize the far reaching effects oi of the resolution introduced by him at a meeting of tile the state board of agriculture of nebraska on january 4 1872 to the effect that a day be especially ally set anait and consecrated for tree planting in the state of nebraska the spirit of this r resolution has spread until the importance of observing arbor day Is now understood by the schools different dit ferent economic and es societies and by the people generally arbor day is a means of doing practical good to the community and an incentive to civic bette betterment let it this 3 scar ear when trees are planted be accompanied by ceremonies that will impress upon us all the beauty of tices cices their truo true value and their effect in improving not only our school grounds but our and parks the observance of this day clay should also apply to us its individually in ili order that our bome surroundings may be made more beautiful and valuable the pioneers of this state well wall un Ici stood comprehended and realized realised reali sed that the dry and barren valleys of at this mountainous inter country could no not be a n u ado a habitable place unless trees were planted and provided with moisture aud fei kiliti for growth people now living in towns where the pioneers lind this civic betterment terni ent in ili mind boast of having clean and beautiful towns and appreciate the efforts of 0 thu the early settlers however anotn notwithstanding withstanding standing ith the instruction st and advice of the progressive citizens since the settlement of this state there have been a I 1 bev individuals divi duals who have had but little regard for thu tho perpetuation of the natural resources and have boon been carels with fire in the forest areas arcas and thui thu hundreds and of acres of at valuable timber have been burned and destroyed the present high prices as w well ell as the he scarcity scar cit of good native lumber now impress us with the ilie serious loss that has been sustained by the destruction st of timber by fires bres because or of the fact the timber areas are arc now under tho the direct supervision per vision of the government losses by fires are being gradually reduced the attention of ani and all persons who have occasion to visit the fat foiest est is called to the precautions bat be taken to prevent im abr est fires and to mainton sanitary r con call lations lt ions these precautions aie necessary to protect our present forests fores tg wherever there are no for forests rests ort oil the tills hills and mountains the rain and melted snow rushes off in a torrent digging ilig eing out great gullies and carrying away the fertile st thare is a forest frici hc t pro protect tecil the soil fi aiom am the beating of the dalal ra aa the roads lead the water deep anto the ground to be stored up ill there and gradually fed out by springs nil all the year round the leaf litter absorb and holds the water like a sponger sponge the trunk and roots prevent the rap id run on off of the water and bind the soil together the fat foierl est is of tremendous benefit in preventing botar floods and drought it is in reality a i natural storer of water it is there ore desirable and in some cases imperative pera tive that watersheds of streams upon which towns and cities and ail irrigation projects depend for the still ply bo be protected and the present for est cover maintained the greatest value of arbor lay day hc lie lies in its effect upon our t tude etude to tire the trees that are already glowing for manifestly there nrc thousands of trees of natural orian to every one planted by man mail tho the er rage ago citizen is only ion no beg be nu nii n lo 10 a leali tf tho the necessity necessia for ih R 0 care c lre of these trees having lial hig nevi nev r 1 fore considered that th a t jhc thc th p N n jad care A list of tho the I 1 light sP spena els of ta tr h to plant in ill park in ill school ground on oil streets and for plant plait III ing can call be obtained frow from the he local forest office |