Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1916 — For City Improvements. [ARTICLE]

For City Improvements.

The<‘ College of Forestry connected with Syracuse university has examined and outlined methods of Improvement for public shade trees In 2d cities-and towns in the state of New York. It has .been found that In tha cities there are 20,000 miles of street* of a character capable of sustaining .a growth of 5,000,000 shade trees which can be made worth SIOO,OC|Q,OOO In Increased property value. is thoroughly alive to the possibilities of the situation and spends annually about $75,000 for the planting and conservation of shade trees along it* public streets. '