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size or age. One gets that impression from observing the Locusts, the Cottonwoods, 

 the Box Elders, and the Poplars grown in the towns for shade. But possibly they do 

 not have as fair a show for thrifty growth and long life as they would in more secluded 

 places, where the earth would not be tramped upon their roots, and their bodies con- 

 stantly marred and bruised. Undoubtedly more and more attention will be given in 

 Utah to the raising of forest trees as the Territory becomes more thickly settled. But 

 there is not enough land that can be spared for such a nse to ever make it of much 

 importance." 



