THE STORY OF A CHRISTMAS TREE 



EVERY STAGE IN THE JOURNEY OF THE TREE FROM THE BLEAK HILLSIDES OF MAINE TO YOUR HOME 



Where the Christmas trees grow. A typical Maine hillside covered with balsams. Selecting the trees. This one. our friend has decided, is not good enough. 

 They spring up everywhere on abandoned farms and are useless for timber because it lacRs symmetry. It should be a perfect cone 



The entire outfit required by the Christmas tree gatherers — such as any farmer Tieing in the branches. Otherwise they would take up too much room on the 

 can provide. They are moving camp to a better collecting ground wagon and on the boats and freight trains 



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