WORK IN A NATIONAL FOREST 

 View of Transplant Nursery. Transplants ot Pinus Pondcroso. Gila River N. F. New Mexico 



of the club, who had taken no part in 

 the lengthy conversations, arose and 

 remarked : 



"Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Gen- 

 tlemen : I haven't said anything at 

 these meetings, because it didn't seem 

 as if there was anything for me to say. 

 But I've decided that I ought to take 

 part in this business, and with your 

 permission. 1 want to ask a few ques- 

 tions." 



As tin- gentleman happened to la- 

 the president of one of tin- bank--, a 

 director in the other, the heavy finan- 

 cial backer of the electric interurban 

 line, and a few other tiling. In- was 

 instantly given permission to a-k as 

 many questions as he saw tit. So he 



proceeded. 



"T believe these meeting are held to 

 decide on SOme -teps t<> SCCUre I'.lank's 

 grove for a to\\n park?" 



Yes. 



"Mr. I Hank has been offered a hijji 

 price, by a sawmill company, for the 

 limber in the gr< >V :" 



Yes. 



"He has ot'fered the grove {> the 

 town at a figure lower than the saw- 

 mill concern offers him for the timber 

 alone?" 



Yes. 



"And now. we, the members of the 

 Commercial Club, are trying to de\ 

 some means of protecting the grove 

 tnun this sawmill concern and -aving 

 it for a town park ?" 



Yes, indeed. 



"\Yell. ladies and gentlemen. I have 

 attended all our meetings, have lis- 

 tened to a great many s]>, and I 

 have heard a whole lo of eloquent 

 M-riptioiis ,,f the beauty of the grove I 

 have heard all about what an advan- 

 tage it would he to the town to have 

 tin- grove as a public park, and 1 hav<- 

 helped t<> pay for a very large quan- 

 tity of iYc cream. 1 have noticed that 

 \\e have all been pretty -hy on sug- 

 tions as to how the town may he 

 i nahlcd to v ri -nre th<- gTOVC, but 1 

 haven't srcn am body shv away from 



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