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that in wet weather the trees prevent the road from drying out. 

 Such an argument carries little weight, for expert road builders 

 claim that on account of the roots holding the soil in place it is an 

 advantage to have trees along the roadside. Other offenders will 

 say that they get the wood as their remuneration for the work 



Fig-. 30. A country road through a White Pine grove, 50 years old, 

 at Windsor, Connecticwt. 



