Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1914 — WANTS A MILLION NEW TREES PLANTED [ARTICLE]

WANTS A MILLION NEW TREES PLANTED

Charles W. Fairbanks Suggests that Arbor Day Witness Greatest Revival for Years. Charles W. Fairbanks Las proposed the planting in Indiana of 1,000,000 shade and fruit trees on the last Friday in April, which is fixed by statute as Arbor Day. Mr. Fairbanks, as the organizer and president of the Indiana Forestry Association, probably is more active in the conservation of the forests movement than any other Hoosier. He is in California at present, but will return borne before Arbor Day. The first step toward putting Mr. Fairbank’s proposal into operation was, taken Monday at a conference held in the office of Governor Ralston. Attending this meeting besides the governor were W. A. Guthrie, J. N. Hurty, Charles A. Greathouse, State Forester Gladden, S. Coulter, of Purdue University, and George B, Lockwood and E. J. Hancock, of Muncie. “It has not been so many years ago since it was a question how to clear the land but now the question is how to restore the trees,” said the governor, who is enthusiastic about the plan to have an observance of Arbor Day more general than ever before* Mr. Greathouse and Mr. Coulter will take steps to arouse an interest in Arbor Day in the public schools and colleges. The governor will issue a proclamation calling on the people of the state to plant trees and will aid the movement In other ways. Farmers’ organizations and women’s clubs will be asked to help encourage the! planting of trees. Plans to interest the people In the planting of trees by the wholesale will be further outlined at a meeting of a committee to be held Friday in the office of the state forester. Members of the committee, named Monday, are Messrs. Coulter, Guthrie, Gladden, Dr. Hurty and George B. Lockwood, of Muncie.