But these trees are not confined to the towns. Every 

 country house is surrounded with them. Beside those 

 long, smooth highways there are thousands of mag- 

 nificent specimens, every one a jewel in the landscape, 

 and their welcome shade falls like a benediction on the 

 parboiled traveller. To enter a grove of them from 

 the blistering sun is like entering a great cathedral, 

 and even the monotonous throbbing of the engine is 

 softened to a soothing drone. 



So large a part do these roadside trees play in the 

 beauty and attractiveness of the country that the Mas- 

 sachusetts Forestry Association is now conducting a 

 special campaign for tkeir planting and protection. 

 Since New England is the summer playground of the 

 East and thousands of automobiles travel those roads 

 every week, no wiser move could be made to increase 

 its charm. 



And why should we not do the same? Is not Min- 

 nesota to be the summer playground of the middle 

 West ? "Will there not in years to come be thou- 

 sands of automobiles travelling from all over a dozen 

 states to our summer resorts bringing in millions of 

 dollars of revenue? Then why not beautify our roads 

 and make them a fitting approach to that enchanted 

 fairyland? The only argument offered against it is 

 that they make the road muddy in the spring. That is 

 no longer a real argument, for the road of the near 

 tomorrow will be mudless under all conditions ; the 

 disadvantages of shade will have disappeared and only 

 the benefits will be left. 



It takes a tree a long time to get old, and its age de- 

 pends on its beauty. Let's get busy. 



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