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Plan Avenues of Beauty Movement to Plant Shade Trees Along Hew Jersey Highways

Takes Form

Backed by Many Bodies

Started Tears Ago, Bat Never Taken Up With System and Enthusiasm —A Bequest for Co-operation

loalns iht very thins that bad ort*laally K*ven the plan* iU IdenUty—<U holly treaa Now a concerted norement ia oa to hare private realdtata plant hoUy trees and alao other shade trees. Some spots la the tows that

naerly not very attractive are

thus being beautified, and Mount Holly is again adding to Its wealth of beautiful shade trees accumulated

through fevera! generations. Foresight upon the part of the

founder of Vineland has made ♦*■«» dty envied amooc its neighbors la South Jersey for its broad streets and the wonderful shade trees. When the late Charles K. Landis laid out Vineland more than 60 years ago he set out double rows of shade trees on several of the avenues, and also laid out

extensive pash. Is this park he

alao set a great circle at trees. This circle has since boos adopted by the -**- as Its natural memorial tor Its

WIHHEBS OF EVENTS Of

Following are the winners -'f the events of the County Field Day fcv the High and Grammar Schools May 12th:

as won fame : it the oc&ltry. At Salem the Shade Tree Commta-

Trenton.—Beautifying of New Jar oey's highways by ths planting of shade trees, started a tow yean ago In scattered districts largely through efforts of IndlvVdnala. has bean gtraa . . considerable stumulns by the Indorse-; ® y having trai - -. araium a. put bi OtTMto; m, “• «u °*» It ear, the new Stale Highway Commls- “* ri . Srmveyard This oak is alon and women's organisations la H 1 * tt0€t of its kind In the Camden and other coon ties, a-if— and many persons visit Salem county claims to have originated ths **** *° o* 8 **- *■ OAW plan a few years ago by pUnHng trees 40 ..“??* ti ** a ***** oW. aloag some of the main highways of the county. The Idea sms tor utility as well as for beauty, the trees being placed to take the place* of fence* and guard rails along certain section* of the highways. Burlington county

ways planted with trees The movement there Is an outgrowth of the world war memorial Idea, with memorial highways now radiating from Mount Holly, the oohnty seat Camden county gets the credit tor the most ambitious schem- for tree planting along ths highways, through the movement originated by womvn'a clubs tor beautifying the entire stretch of 60 miles of paved W a ways from the Delaware River to the sea oa the White Horse pike route. Shade tree planting was given more thought and oar* In pnst generations e present, according to od-

that comparisons of the streets of •one or ths old towns with ths newer suburbs- developments la all that la necessary. Boms of the most beautlfnlly shaded highways aro found in

i d-'able row of pear trees, reaebing tor a quarter of a mile oa eitker eld* of the read and a very pretty sight ia blossoming time and even more templing for the passerby when the pears rtpen. Is one of the Individ-

found In GIoom ferooavme. Cherries, apples and other fruit tree* have been similarly planted In some other porta of the Stuts, tarrying oat after a fashion the Italian Idea of having grapes growing skmg the public ways. The Camden aseodstloa tor Beaatlfylng Wlbte Home pika Is the name by which the organisetioa formed of

Three LegicA Baoe H-.rrls—Reclpl—Belleplaln. McPherson—Edbotm—Lower Cold Spring. Edholm—Heathcoate—Lower Cold Spring. Shutle Belay jwer Cold Spring; Belleplaln; Seavllle. Potato Baoe Wildwood Teen. Standing Broad Jump Rhoades—-Goe hen; T. Cowan— Cold Spring Academy;. Elliot—Cold Spring Academy; Delcorio—Belle-

plaln.

Hop, Step rad Jaap—Enrol ffizii

Hsrrl*—Belleplsln;

Cape May Point; Sehelllnger—Often

00 Yard Daih—Giri. Palmer—Cape May; M. B« —Cap* May; F. Bennett—Cape May; E. Jaggard—Middle. Time 6 eec 4-6 Polk Dance—Girl* , Cape May—64 » Dutch Dance. Middle—MK- Italian. Wildwood—82* Dutch Dance. Woodbine—74* Russian Danoe. Raiming High Jump. A. Creoee—Middle; A. FoeterMlddle; M. Taylor—Wildwood; h Cherry—Cap# May. Dint 6 ft. > In.

D. Palmer—Cape May; R. Tranks —Cup* May; M. Sehelllnger-—Middle Gibb#—OceanXJlty. Diet 68 ft 10 In.

D. Palmer—Cave May; R. Reeves —Cape May; R. Tranks—Cape May; K. Holg—kiddle. IJlst. 186 ft. 2 In. 800 Yard Duh—Bonl Hutson—Cold Spring; 8a Cold Spring Academy; Morey—Cape

May Point. 100 Yard

McFarland—Wildwood; Tailor— West Cap* May; Parkinson—Cape Girls Staaiiag Broad Jaap May

Whitman—Cold Spring Academy; i 280 Yard Dash erris—BellopUin; De Roentrr— MoulLi—Wild wood; Elevln—Cape

ipe May Point;

Spring. | '40 Yard Belay I Decatur—Wildwood; TaylorOver. iC iTia- I WeBt <*P« RuaeeU—Cape May.

Ronnlng High Jump.

Jecatur—Wildwood; High, 6 ft.

ahore highway will be known. This was doddu! at a mooting of men and women booking the movement held In the Audubon lire Company No. I** quartan. Mr*. Wmiarn a We&aL of MOTAaatvfila. la proMdant of the per- —— and Mra. “ *

rnttea. vbere most of the trees von ; * _ a ted et L-wst s half-century ago. , This was accomplished largely

Half XSe Bebj

C. Kimball—Wildwood; R. Lareon'-e —Wildwood; W. Howard—Cape May J. Owen—Cape May. Time 2 min.

17 eec. 2-6.

-Middle;

Cape May; H. William*—Cape May; F. Lee—Wildwood. Distance 18 ft.

ell—Wildwood; W. Howard—Cape May—G. Patanet^-Cape May. Time

6 m!n. 28 nee.

| •rating in the

Nothing Te Conceal

was accomplished largely Argument In the suit of the After-

through ommunity or Individual #1- ‘

^ I bar* of the Edwards State Highway Co-Operation j Commission and the Donnell Tsimhw

^ : ;

oomm uni ties, oountle. and theBteU “ h ** <1 04 ^ Coan 04 Chancery. In the systematic planting of shade Throe days, Jnty 11, 18 and U, at trees in sections where none now 1110 8ute House, have been assigned

raises Its leafy head. by the CuanceBer tor Shaded highways are not only more *«>l thalr cases,

beautiful, bat they last longer, accord- The Attorney General at the to-

ll* to road experts who hnv* dlscov- stance of Governor BUxe- filed the Pole Vault erod that the trees help to preserve suit In Chancery to test the legality a. Crews—Middle; the paring. They b.eek the tntagee of the deal whereby the lumber coo- Wildwood- Cherry—Cape May; heat of the aun upon the road# In sum- P“T sold seven and one-balf acres Bateman—Middle. High 9 ft 10 to.

mer and In the winter serve as wind- of lanu to the highway board tor

bieaka In helping to keep the roads 62M.M0, when competent appraisers One Mile Beley clear of snow drifts. It Is also bald dsclsred the lands worth not more Cape May. Wildwood. Ocean City, that trees, properly planted. Improve than 880,000. 1Q0 Terd 7W.1. the drainage conditions along the Aaewera have been filed by the w «... u Tavlm— highway*. dismissed oommUsloner. and ths wl M_^ l^wUU^-^Cai^ May -

Soma systematic plan for troe plant- »«»ber company, den.-tog any Irregu-

tag Is now sought. Certain troee larity in the transaction The Attar M Cherry Cape Ms. - Time 1 8-». thrive better In some parte of the Be y General seeks to have the court Shot Put Stmt* than others. The tendency has declare what la a fair price and or- . wiMwnnd- H Church— h** B to plant maple, almost exclusive- der » refund In the event It U deter- _ A ?T‘ TU ~~. Wil f._°?:' — ly In the lower coin tie* of the State nitaed an excessive fee was charged r*^f M * y ' .TT..,, e, E and tree-lovers are rising up and ask- State. I A- Crease—Middle. Dial. 88 ft. 6 to. tag for a greater variety of trpee. Insinuations that Oovsrnor Bllsrr 1 290 Yard Dlih Suggestion is msde In some quar- has been attempting to “cover -ep"| . „ _ . r uniHwfwl- w Lvnne

ter* that dlffernt kinds of trees be »‘nce the McCran Ic^slatlvs probe

planted, as far as pomlbls. on differ- committee unearthed the charge that T 0 ***?.***- .°._

ent State highway routes Thus. In- “Barney" Gannon, Demcnratlc leadir 1 M * y; H , Ataman Middle. Time,

stead of haring numbers the State °f Middlesex, had accepted 926JN>0 d * c " ** 0 '

routes might eventually be known as * or tae land deal, brot <th an em Maple Route. Elm Route, or Pine, Oak PbaUc denial from Frederic

Cold Spring;

Bright — Goshen; Sayers —.Cold Spring Academy; Morey—Cape May Point. ^

Gink Bek] Belleplaln.

High Schools Field rad Track Events

440 Yard Dealt—Boy*

W. Lynn—Oape May; 0. Ttmenbaum—Cap* May; R. Laroombe— cape May PoInT

Wllwood; M. Cherry—Cape May;

Time 81 oeeonda.

Standing Broad Jump A. Crease—Middle; A. Batemnn— Middle; F.Lee—Wildwood; H-Sobrngn

50 Yard Dash—Girls Grade Mayero—Wildwood; Gillen—MW-

«•: Dean—Middle.

50 Yard Dash—Girts Bund SchoUlnger—<Sretu Creek;

Lower Cold Spring; De Romtra—

Spring Garden Intitule ,i,tcc " a T6i34aa tk,to *—

City;

lity. High 9 ft. M In. Girts Shuttle Belay Cape May Team won. Bennett, Bennett. Palmer. Griffith.

«* Spruce Route*, until the list of suit- Pears*, the Governor's secretary, able tree* was exhausted. On the contrary. Mr. Pears* asserts, Tbs tree-planting Idea for highways. th * disapproval of the Governor was as first fostered by e county, was based upon the ground -hat the rcso- • tailed In Salem county under the a3- lotion was not eufilclantly oomprebanmlnlstraUon of County Engineer Keas- ••▼* to Include every phase of road

by e* -. practical plan tor protecting »®rk mad that t- -® L and also beautify lag certain upon t

county. Now Salem county has several mile* of new But* highway, built of concrete, am] u Bt m ha* lots of opportunity for further tree planting. Raede To Shore Sore There te more or tee* natural shade on the county highways, but this to not true of the routes reachltm across the Bute to the seashore resorts As Mob of the traffic from outside of the over thaea routes. K In

•ad** oae mesas of giving strangers o better impreestan of Mew Jersey Hence (he pebllc aUreet In the move to tern the White Horse pfe*. •mee of tU lower eectioas of which

To* Rate To Be 88.661 The State Board of Taxes i

JULIUS WAY. M. D. CAPE MAv'coSkT MOUM. N. A

ortnee DAVa—Uate teeeoey, .Wed

•oral highway, it belag »teo pro-

tax rate tor 1888 would be 88.661 per 1100 of vslug Hon By a very atraage cotedoaaca. this te tha exact a rerags rate as that of 1828. There te no ohaagr In the rate carried out to tha fifth dectmaL This te the first tlma in the history of the Bute that this has onoerr^L Thte rate te to be-wod by the State Board te ■ srosilng the tax against the tret class railroad property and also agataet the gross receipt* of strvet railway, gas aad eUctrtc compel ter tha tax la Use of the tax cn ;

tree# whoro t

bten an taeronae In U-xae te the tax-

ing district* of the Stele

. saalUas ^ | the year 18U. the total ratehta* to the pteotlng -d trees along the °* ^ Buu *4.1*8J28A67. show mem anal highways in Burliiigtoe ^ ' tm! tto#r * ^ taersase S oonattt—■ have Ueo organ 19 a “*** m,oU amouBtlng to fri.oonsah with expet e la the ee- OT * r l*** The actus! taxes to laettag of the very best varteUix ^ rml##4 to amml »«talclpal bndgets Gouty shad* troe commission* mar for mt v,u u 6147All.i27.rf. or as be the ultimate outgrowth of steps ln rTn#st of 86468J81 «8 over the taxtaworde pro riding shade and beauty ** tateed for the same purpoeee la Mr the roads, much after the same IM * 11 10 bec,0Ml at toe fact that Mao as In now earned out la r r * ub,0€ ** r0 00 metly iroeased that sfttea 'h* average rate did sot advaaoe It

| te perfectly obvious that U the bu ig,u

70a and me «nd an maxkind, than xri be fair* ten—they lire an. and cn and oa, ip «7*xit—theii deeds (peak louder than

Octan City Title and Tnut Co.

a the line or

t te (Mr respect te now famad I TTV 0 hlahte then Holly Some of the ritlnou ° f _ ^ • T * r *ge rate irUagtoa eoaatr eeel .woke 1 **** C r 'a«r lacroaaed I

* the Buritagioa eounty saat awoke I ^*L ,r o the daogor tarn tbcfr old town was , » MW00

greatly lacroaaed bad not the