86 DA VET'S PR IMER 



"That's a grand building! ? ' 



You will make an architect, Daniel ; your eye 

 catches the buildings. That is the State House at 

 Hartford, Connecticut. Is there any other object that 

 looks attractive? 



"There is a fine tree to the right." 



Correct, Sophie, it is an unusually lovely elm. 



To give you a better idea of its size I allowed the 

 camera to "wink" at it a second time, shooting side- 

 ways from the right. It was a very cold day when 

 these were taken, and snowing lightly. 



What beautiful outlines this majestic monarch 

 presents, with the cold winter sky as a background ! 

 The city of Hartford is very much alive to the problem 

 of preserving its trees. 



Some three hundred years ago, the destruction of the 

 native forests commenced in the east and swept west- 

 ward. One of America's greatest revenues has been 

 from the exports of timber. The slaughter of the 

 forests, however, went beyond all reason and sound 

 judgment. The citizens of New England were among 

 the first to see the dangers that were threatening us, 

 and were the first to raise the cry of alarm. 



Among the earnest workers for the preservation 

 of the trees and the judicious planting of new ones, 

 none excel the zeal of many of the citizens of Hart- 

 ford, Conn. 



