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A^IERICAN FORESTRY 



IT IS gratifying to inform the mem- 

 bers of the American Forestry 

 Association that the late Miss EHza- 

 beth Shippen, of Philadelphia, has 

 bequeathed to the Association the sum 

 of $5,000. This was one of many be- 

 quests made by Miss Shippen to or- 

 ganizations which in one way or the 

 other are working for the public good. 

 Miss Shippen was for many years 



deeply interested in forestry and in the 

 need of educating the people of this 

 country to a realization of all that trees 

 and the forests mean to them and to 

 the country, and she was in hearty sym- 

 pathy with the work of this associa- 

 tion. Her money will be used to aid 

 in spreading the doctrine of forest con- 

 servation and inspiring a love of trees 

 and forests as she wished. 



THERE is hardly a progressive 

 city in the entire United States 

 which has not in the last few 

 years awakened to the need of 

 having a skilled forester, or else a park 

 superintendent with sufficient knowl- 



the growth of trees and their proper 

 care. True, the commercial interests of 

 a great social body like this city may 

 necessitate a few treeless thorough- 

 fares ; we can and do undersand such a 

 condition. But the time will never 



edge, to take charge of the planting and come when there will be justification 

 the care of its shade trees. In many for cutting the vitals of city shade trees 

 cities this work is by no means easy ; that have required years to develop, 

 note, for instance, the conditions in New simply because men who do not under- 

 York City as outlined in an article in stand and care nothing for the beauties 

 this number, and one of the chief diffi- of horticulture have authority from the 

 culties to be overcome is the ignorance city to cut and destroy them at will, 

 of the average citizen regarding trees. "The best brains of America, of 

 These citizens must not only be taught Europe and of the Orient," said Mr. 

 to give some measure of care to the Sullivan, "have proven that trees can 

 shade trees in front of their residences be made to perform service for man- 

 and in their yards, but they must be kind in shade, in decoration, in fuel 

 educated to a realization that much of and in building material without injury 

 the beauty of a city depends upon the to the basic growth. In the Nether- 

 trees in its streets and that liberal ap- lands, where trees are grown for fuel, 

 propriations are necessary if the city is these treasures are jealously protected, 

 to have trees which spur the pride of The beauty of the public highways and 

 the citizens. woodlands of England, France, Ger- 

 That Columbia. South Carolina, has many and other countries is enhanced 

 difficulties to contend with in this re- by the scrupulous attention given the 

 spect is apparent from reports of an forests and shrubbery. The broad ave- 

 address made to the city council by nues and boulevards of many of our 



Richard D. Sullivan, a citizen, who 

 voiced an eloquent protest against the 

 damage done to trees by the telegraph 

 and telephone companies of the city. 

 Said Mr. Sullivan ; 



own cities have been praised by foreign 

 and domestic visitors alike. 



"I wish to contravene the rights of 

 no man. My only hope in thus coming 

 before your honorable body, is for the 



"It is more than passing strange in general betterment of our city to the 



the ordinary justice of things in this end that it may be a more beautiful spot 



day and generation when a citizen finds for strangers and our friends to visit — 



it necessary to stand before an assem- in short, the best and most desired place 



bled body of men and plead for the in the world to live." 



lives of common shade trees. But, gen- 

 tlemen, such is the case, and here I am. 

 "There never was and never can be 

 presented a bona fide argument against 



Mr. Sullivan's eloquence won, and 

 the council took vigorous action to 

 insure proper care of the trees in the 

 future. 



