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THE TREE DOCTOR 



pointed to such a position unless he has manly discretion. Why 

 hamper him as if he was a ten-year-old school boy? Is this 

 a specimen of "governmental control?" If so, then from "gov- 

 ernmental ownership" "Good Lord, deliver us!'' 



I suggest that the press of the country take up the work- 

 ings of "Civil Service Reform" and see if it does not, in itself, 

 need a reformation. President Cleveland undoubtedly aimed 

 to correct an abuse; "To the victors belong the spoils." But 

 it would be well to ascertain whether a greater evil is arising 

 from an usurped, concentrated power by the Civil Service 

 Boards. 



A park commissioner should certainly have the power to 

 expend the money appropriated for trees, in the manner to 

 bring the best results. If the amount allowed for this be too 

 little, let the papers discuss the question for the benefit of the 

 public. Year after year the trees are perishing in the smaller 

 parks, such as Union Square, Madison Square and the like. As 

 set forth in "A Xew Era in Tree Growing," the trees that are 



Photo 115, Nature's Handiwork. 



