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I owe to liim my own iiwnkeuiug, not so much to the beauty and 
importance of trees as to tUe fact that they are living organisms, 
needing to be respected as such and treated as such. To have liad 
in a comparatively few years the thought of a whole nation changed 
towards its duties to tho trees by the efforts of one man is a mat- 
ter for great congratulaliou." 
Edwin A. Kanst. Siiiicrinicinlrnt and Acting Secrcturii. The 
Commissioners of Liiicoln I'nrlc. Chicago, III.: "I have known of 
the Davey Tree Expert Company for several years — if not the 
company, at least Davey 's book and also his work. From time 
to time I have seen their men working on trees in the vicinity of 
Chicago, and I was smninvhat curious to know just how a con- 
cern who made a specialty of tree surgery alone conducted their 
business: hence, my visit In Kent, Ohio. I am frank to say that I 
was delighted with everytliiug 1 heard and saw in tlieir instittitiun. 
I met not less than one hundred and tifty of their workers, among 
them foremen, students, mid workmen, and I was greatly impressed 
with the tine character of all of the.se men. I also had occasion 
to see some of their recent work on trees at first hand. Honesty, 
sincerity and earnestness seem to be the three watchwords of the 
institution. I also had the ph-asure of meeting il. L. Davey. the 
ings produced by my trip to the Davey Tree Surgeons annual con- 
vention." 
Alfred Walter, Gtirdencr to Howard Caswell Smith, "Shoredge." 
Oijster Bag. .V. 1'..' Keflectiug on ray visit to the Davey Tree 
Surgery convention, there are several things which impressed me, 
chiefl.v, tile organization itself, its depth, scope and honest yet 
costly way so ably united and built up. Its candid open way of 
showing things as they are. Tho truly remarkable work done 
by its students, and the lovable interest shown by every unit of 
the organization. Lastly, the manager, JIartin L. Davey, who is 
pre-eminently an organizer of worth." 
I'layton D. Oliret. (lardener tu Mrs. Ueorgc Bliss. Beriinrdsrillc. 
-V. J.: "I was convinced that John Davey is a man with an ideal. 
That M. L. Davey has made this ideal into an organization. That 
every member of the force has caught the spirit of the ideal as 
shown by their loyalty, fidelity and devotion. That the students 
are inspired with this ideal as well as thoroughly trained for prac- 
tical lionest work. That their system is complete and any im- 
provement must suggest itself by experience." 
The Opcrali 
I Uu I \ liLL L.ipiri Lii. and Slitdiiils .1/ lis Iiisliluli- t/c/Z/i./ii/ in ii'oiit oj t'lU- L.Wiulil 
Offices of tl\c Company. 
general manager. I found him one of the best posted men on trees 
I have ever known, and 1 am glad to feel that I can heartily rec- 
ommend the Davey Tree Kxpert Company to any one who desires 
intelligent and conscientious work on his trees. I wish them 
every success." 
Robert Cameron. Superintendent, Iluirard Botanic Garden. Cam- 
hridfie. Mass.: "After spending two days at Kent, Ohio, thoroughly 
investigating the Davey Institute, the training given to young 
men. examining tree surmery and methods of the work, I am con- 
vinwd that the tree suigery tlie Davey Tree Expert Company is 
doing is of the very highest quality that thorough training and 
experience can produce." 
F.ilwiii Jenlcins, Superintendent Bellefonttiine Gardens, Estate of 
Girnnd Foster, Lenox, Mass.: "The pilgrimage to Kent — the home 
of .Tolin and Martin Dave.v — reflects with satisfaction from be- 
ginning to end. satisfaction in the men we met. satisfaction with 
the whole-souled hospitality, satisfaction with the firm's business 
methods, satisfaction with the methods of instructing their pupils, 
satisfaction in samples of work done, satisfaction with the con- 
tasiouv; enthusiasm, s.-iiislaciion with Davey. Such were the feel- 
llenry 11*'/'/. Landsi a/ir Gardener. Greenwich, Conn.: "What 
impressed nic most duriiij; uur visit to the Davey Tree Kxpert 
t'ompauy perhaps is the fact that I know I can sal^ely recouunend 
the company to any of my clients, who have trees that need at- 
tention by tree surgeons. I consider the object lessons learned 
from the opiiortunity lasting, and their organization and its work 
at Kent invaluable." 
■/ohn B. l'r<iuhnrt. Siiiieriiitrndriit Gorernnr Beeetman's Estate, 
Xcwport, R. I.: "I was very much impressed with the work the Davey 
Tree Expert Company is doing in the line of tree surgery, also in the 
thorough way lliey have of trniuing their students. I have ex- 
amined some of their work in Newport and found it to be exactly 
as represented at the convention. I consider myself very fortunate 
to have been chosen a delegate." 
'I'homus Ilatton. Snprinicndent Senator G. M. Landers' Estate, 
.\en' London. Conn.: "ily visit to Kent was made with a .some- 
what skeptical frame of mind, but after meeting the members of 
the Davey company and inspecting their oflices, school of science, 
anil their very practical examples of 'tree surgery' in the vicinity 
of Kent, all dnulit was far removed from my mind, and I am 
