Oct. 0, 1910 
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II r. S, H, Kirby, 
"rovidefine Journal Co. 
Provldonee, R. I. 
Dear Mr. Kirby:- 
T.’lthln the Marat three days I have had opportunity 
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to viral t afoot every street or which tree planting* has been done 
or Is contemplated in the Sine yv1X1e and federal Hill districts. as 
veil as many others in the vieiriit; vs orCor .to get data for possible 
extension of the noth. Como of these data,together with comments 
■will Me inclosed. You nay life to have these for possible future 
reference. 
-erhaps the following can b worked into one of the tree articles. 
Frid-.y afternoon I was on one of the streets in the Mlnoyville 
mill district at the time the pupils were' being dianiseed from the 
largo school just north of Atwells avenue, "lie children swarmed 
through the streets where the trees had just been planted and 
exhibited much interest in them. One small boy in a crowd of 
others suddenly pointed at a tree and shouted excitedly wee fclrcrs. 
look at that, there’s a leaf or. that one now’’. Kira companions stopped 
and looked, and after a moment one of the 'others said "Aw, that’a 
nothing, you wait till next spring and you'll race loaves all over 
all of them". 
At the next corner 1 noticed a snail crowd of acnool fir 
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looking up and down the street at the trees, are then oac.n at. one 
at the corner. As I passed ore of them said ' ! 0f course they've got 
the bent looking one in the bunch ".in front on their house", which 
