Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1919 — HOME TOWN HELPS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOME TOWN HELPS

TYPES OF ROADSIDE SCENERY Two Kinds Which Differ Widely and Each of Which Is Worthy of Careful Consideration. For many years It has been a custom "with most people to plant trees without regard to the ultimate purpose they .would, serve. Little thought has been given as to the most suitable varieties for planting, or that there might be sections along the roadway where it would be of advantage to cut the existing trees, and in this way make the roadside scenery more interesting and attractive. A closer study of the problem, however, shows that we have two distinct types of roadside scenery. The first may be said to be where the trees, shrubs, bull dings, and other objects that border the highway form the element of the picture, with the roadway as a central feature. Many places along the roadside have no inducements whatever as to special attractiveness, and, in fact, the scenery may be of a decidedly monotonous character. It Is in such a place that we may feel at liberty to plant according to the so-called closed type. The second type can be used where the wide meadows, fields, and distant landscape compose the picture, with the roadside trees as frames Examples of this type may be found in many sections of the state, where beautiful vistas could be enhanced by the presence of suitable shade trees. In many cases, trees along the highway form screens so as to break up the long stretches of views along openings here and there which make more attractive the roadside scenery. Chicago Tribune.