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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



| EDITORIAL REVIEW IN WHICH WE HAVE 



TN the opinion of the editor of the Lumber 

 World Review the American Forestry 

 Association "clutters up the public mind" 

 with its tree voting campaign in which the 

 public is asked to name a national tree. 

 Since he stands alone we quote from that 

 paper : "Which is the most popu- 

 lar tree? No, the above is not 

 our question. The autumn Indian 

 Summer is not our silly season. 

 The American Forestry Associa- 

 tion it is that has started a 

 national tree voting campaign to 

 elect some one tree as the national 

 tree for the entire country. Now, 

 as a matter of fact, anyone who 

 is intimately acquainted with trees 

 has never selected any one tree 

 as his exclusive favorite, unless 

 it was the Irishman who had been 

 sentenced to be hanged and was 

 given an opportunity to state what 

 species of tree he perferred for 

 the ascension ceremony. He 

 vromptly chose a gooseberry tree 

 for that purpose, and iprobably 

 for a sounder reason than any of 

 the people will have for their 

 choice, who cast votes in this con- 

 test. This is merely one of the 

 popular 'stunts' which clutter up 

 the public mind and prevent it 

 doing needed serious thinking 

 upon really important subjects." 



The Lumber World Review has 

 missed the point entirely, our 

 question not being what be says 

 it is. The question is as to a 

 national tree. A campaign of 

 education as to tree values to the 

 commercial life of the country is 



on throughout the schools of the land. The 

 District of Columbia schools have just 

 finished a three months' study of the tree 

 values after which thousands of votes were 

 cast. Orators stood forth in the schools 

 and sipoke for votes just as for candidates 



THE GOOD OF IT 



Boston Globe A shoemaker naturally thinks there is 

 nothing like leather, but a bright idea is a bright idea, 

 no matter who fathers it. 



The President of the American Forestry Association 

 suggests that memorial trees be planted along the high- 

 way from Sagamore Hill, Long Island to Chicago, in 

 honor of Theodore Roosevelt. The trees could be 

 planted by towns, associations and private citizens, and 

 might be of whatever variety was best suited to the 

 region. 



The plan has a good deal of merit. It would be use- 

 ful a living, growing memorial. It woul.l be an echo 

 of the conservation policies sponsored by Mr. Roose- 

 velt, and of which the country still stands sorely in 

 need. And if such a suggestion carries any weight 

 such a memorial would be beautiful. 



Whether it is carried out for the Roosevelt highway 

 or not, the idea is worth remembering for humbler 

 occasions and resources. The expense is not great, 

 and the rewards are cumulative. There is as much 

 difference between a road with a fine shade-row lining 

 both sides and one without as there is between a flat 

 lowland and a splendid mountain landscape. The 

 shade-row is a mercy to man and beast, and such 

 cathedral naves of elm and maple are the glory of our 

 finest New England towns. 



An old farmer, past his 80th year, was setting out a 

 long row of maples by the road which passed his 

 meadows. 



"What are you doing that for?" asked a neighbor. 

 "You'll never get any of the good of it." 



"That's not my idea," replied the old man quietly. 



There the trees stand to this day, taller and more 

 beautiful each year that passes, and the pride of the 

 town. The enjoyment of the passers-by is a living 

 monument to the planter. That is the good of it. 



in a political campaign. What boots it if 

 the entire thought of the nation can be 

 turned toward the value of forests to our 

 commercial life at this time? Campaigns 

 of the American Forestry Association are 

 calling forth editorial comment on the beau- 

 tiful things in life. The editor 

 of the Baltimore American has 

 just written "The Age" Old Oaks," 

 which will rank as a classic with 

 "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa 

 Claus" which appeared in the 

 New York Sun years ago. The 

 Hall of Fame for Trees with a 

 history, and Roads of Remem- 

 brance are having their part in 

 drawing the attention of the pub- 

 lic to tree values. At least so the 

 editors think and write. As to 

 the way we have "cluttered up" 

 the editorial minds we again 

 quote : 



Rochester Democrat Chronicle: 

 Latest of the numerous methods 

 employed by the American Fores- 

 try Association in its aggressive 

 and highly commendable campaign 

 for forest conservation is a pro- 

 posed vote on a national tree. 

 This vote is not to be confined to 

 adults, nor is it to be limited to 

 school children, but all are asked 

 to take a part in it. Just now the 

 particular attention of the children 

 is invited, for the school year is 

 opening and this is a good thought 

 for them to take up in connection 

 with their other studies. 



There is a real merit in this 

 movement for a national tree. 

 Even if it did no more than make 



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