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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 191,^ 



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lo a general way, we have a great d- ' 

 to be thankful for. While freight tra 

 do run very slow, still kn timtt we get 

 goods through to their destination, 

 times we find when we send cars to ' 

 west, even though we ship a car a d 

 they often arrive 'four, five, or six at i 

 time. It always causes a loss to the shij 

 per when so much is thrown on the mai 

 ket at one time. The same thing happen 

 ii) Toronto, as somehow we are unable t 

 get prompt delivery to the fruit market 

 The same applies to Montreal. We hop 

 that something will be done in the nea 

 future to put the transportation busines 

 on a better basis not only as regards 

 more prompt delivery at terminals, but 

 better car service as well. 



Shady Highways 



L B. Luke, Montreal Qne. 



It is interesting and in keeping with th 

 times to read in the Metropolitan dailiei 

 nrticlps under such headings as "An Aut< 

 mobile Road from Montreal to Vancouvet 

 or "To Invite Canada to Good Roads Coi 

 ference to be Held in London, June, 1913. 

 The provincial government of Quebec hs 

 guaranteed the municipalities of the pr< 

 vince of Quebec the sum of ten ihillio 

 dollars to be expended on her highway 

 At the annual meeting of the Canadia 

 Forestry Convention, a resolution w? 

 adopted favoring a national highway frol 

 the .Atlamtic to the Pacific. 



Thus we see that the good roads' mov 

 ment is becoming world-wide. The on 

 wonder is that all civilized countries, 

 pecially those on this continent did in< 

 wake up to its importance earlier. I re- 

 gret, however, that in the movement we 

 hear nothing about beautifying our high- 

 ways ; nothing about beautiful roads oi 

 shady avenues. No sane man would spenc 

 money grading, terracing, or building 

 driveways in his home grounds amd stoi 

 there ; for the scheme would not, couk 

 not, be complete nor its object attainec 

 without the planting of trees and shrub: 

 for ornamentation. 



Our city governments nowadays nc 

 sooner open up new streets than they la> 

 pipes and wires, build proper sidewalks, 

 and plant shade trees. Park Boards "^ 

 hortiiculturaL societies are doing a 

 work, and doing it well, for the cities 

 towns, but why is the work of beautif 

 not extended into the country ? Thi- 

 pense could not stand in the way becaust 

 it would not be heavy, for young seedlings 

 could be procured if necessary, and at i 

 low rate from nurserymen. Then, too. 

 trees protect a road and reduce the ex- 

 pense of its upkeep. In short, to my miad 

 the beautifying of the country roads would 

 do its share towards not only arresting 

 the grow-th of the cities at the expensr "' 

 the country, but would actually in tim 

 its part in reversing that movement anu .. 

 bringing city people back to the country. 



Good roads are an absolute necessitv 

 a municipal, provincial, and national a- 

 They are an index to the progressiva 

 unprogressive spirit of a community lOi 

 "by their roads ye shall know them," bul 

 a well-made road is not a good road unless 

 it is a shady highway as well. It is there- 

 fore a duty we owe to the country and tc 

 posterity to see to it that those having tB« 

 authority to make our road laws or road 

 expenditure, make ample provision foi 

 beautifying them as well. But why wait 

 for this, for it is. after all, largely a mat- 

 ter for individual effort. A few leading 

 spirits in each locality can start the move 

 ment and the rest must fall in line, if onlj 

 to save their self-respect. 



