40 THE TREE PLANTERS OF AMERICA 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 



LEAVENWORTH (KANSAS) TIMES 



It was the Laird of Dumbiedykes who, when he came into what 

 was practically a treeless estate, determined to accomplish its refor- 

 estation. He supplied himself with desirable seedlings, and, as he 

 went about his lands, he was "aye stickin-in," as a matter of habit, 

 and it is recorded that they flourished exceedingly, and he handed 

 down to his descendants a valuable wooded estate. 



If the farmer boys of this country can, through intelligently 

 directed organization, be induced to acquire the habit of "aye stick- 

 in-in" a valuable seedling tree at the right place and time, more 

 would be done in the way of timber restoration in half a century 

 than has been accomplished by scientific reforesting efforts in a like 

 period. 



THE REPUBLICAN, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH- 



The plan is entirely practical and possesses great merit, for 

 reared in the practice of tree planting, conservation of the timber 

 supply, and schooled in the science of forestry, the habit will be- 

 come fixed for life, and the custom of tree planting will have been 

 extended to all parts of the United States, and all the farmers will 

 be practical foresters. 



For some years the public schools in the cities have been observ- 

 ing Arbor Day, and an effort has been made to interest the children 

 of all ages in the planting of trees. But the opportunities for tree 

 planting in the cities are limited. With the country boys organ- 

 ized a much greater amount of good can be accomplished. 



ARGUS-LEADER, SIOUX FALLS. S. D. 



"Reforestation by the farmer boys of America" would be the 

 battle cry, and while the work was in progress, the country would 

 be educating the coming generation in the importance of tree cul- 

 ture, the best trees to be grown, and the best ways to grow them, 

 as well as how to fight the parasites which attack the growing trees. 



COLUMBUS (OHIO) DISPATCH 



Perhaps it has come as a fulfillment of the dream of the late 

 Professor William James of a project that would claim and employ 

 the militant spirit in something better than war. 



THE NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 



There is no doubt that it is a good idea to take up the work of 

 forestation in a systematic manner. Vegetation means so much to 

 a country. Animal life could not exist without vegetation. It is the 

 beginning and foundation of higher forms of life. 



In the canyons of Utah and in other suitable places trees ought 

 to be planted, and if an organization with state, or government, 



