28 THE TREE DOCTOR 



Suppose one of the "wire" companies took a notion to run 

 the "line" so that it had to pass through the roof of a school 

 house or the end of your residence, and proceeded with axe and 

 saw to demolish the portions of the building that were "in the 

 way," you would pronounce it "destruction of property," would 

 you not? Are not these young Maples in Photo 18 "property; 1 '' 



Photo 18 

 Are not Trees Property? 



Are the "rights" of this poor man to be trampled under foot be- 

 cause he has no money with which to "law" a great "corpora- 

 tion?" All states should speedily enact laws to protect the tree 

 as "property." 



But there are two sides to all questions. We must not be- 

 come fanatical and spend our time "ranting." We desire the 

 telephone and the trolley car, and often give "the right of way" 



to procure them. By what route shall they 



By the 



"highway," shall they not? for that is where the peopld live. 

 But is it necessary to construct the line on the road? Yes, it is 

 the most convenient for the trollev line when you consider that 



