A Banker would not think of permitting mildew to destroy a bond. He would 
not let the rust eat away the hinges of a safety deposit box. He would not buy a 
railroad and trust it to run itself. Yet there are bankers with money invested in 
trees (for every tree is worth money) who do not have them properly attended to— 
who permit them to die of decay and disease without calling a competent tree 
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These experts are trained under the direction of John Davey, ‘‘father of tree sur- 
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and saved thousands of trees upon the estates of business men who have learned 
that trees are too valuable to be neglected. A responsible business organization 
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THE CORN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO. 
I have your letter making inquiry as to the results of treatment of trees at ‘’Ballyat- 
wood,’’ Lake Forest, Illinois. I find the trees are all healing nicely, and there seems 
a healthy growth around the cavities you filled. The bark protection ranges from a 
quarter to an inch in thickness. Considering the fact the trees were quite old ones, 
your treatment of them has proven all you claimed for it, and I am pleased with the 
work you did for me. Very truly yours, 
February 10, 1911 B. A. HAMILL, Chicago, Ill. 
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By writing at once, you may be able to have one of our authorized representatives 
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The Davey Tree Expert Co., Ine. 
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CONCRETE POTTERY AND GARDEN FURNITURE 
By RALPH C. DAVISON 
HIS book describes in detail in a 
most practical manner the var- 
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361 BROADWAY NEW YORK 
