showed tnat they were pretty pood Judges of the good points of 
a tree, as well as a hit Jealous over that particularly fine tree 
having been placed in front of that particular house. 
j.q acorn street I noticed that sore one had built a good looking 
woouen tree guard about one of the trees set out last spring as an 
additional safeguard, and painted it green. 
*riaay * Particularly yesterday, an I went through the Shoe- 
antl ••- 1 wfcinpton avenue region, I was Impressed with 
an idea that might be well to bear in mind. It has been repeatedly 
mentioned that trees planted within flow of the main arteries of 
travel (e.g. along the side .streets), where they would be seen by 
tie greatest number of people, would be better object lessons than 
if planted elsewhere. Of course the object lesson sido of the 
matter is of secondary importance to the main one of providing shade 
where it in most needed, but if the places where the trees are 
badly needed happen to be near these routes of travel there would 
iv roar to be two reasons for ; lasting txmrns there. n he idea mention¬ 
ed above is 2 s&± closely associated one. If the truth were known 
I think many people would be surprised to learn how many pen and 
wome-n get their idea of a city from merely riding through it on a 
railroad train. These first impressiono of a place have often been 
known to turn the .scales when decisions are made as to loeatl 
Jto 
on of 
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business or residence, how many thousands of persons got their idea 
of Providence from riding through from hew York to Boston*? Tl ink of 
Huntington Av, , harris Av.. hden. 3t., in this connection, and vhat 
trees sight do V ere in this respect. This is merely handed out 
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