Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1919 — Plants Trees Along Roads. [ARTICLE]

Plants Trees Along Roads.

Dr. J. E. Westlake, of Virden, 81., has started a campaign in behalf of fruit tree planting along the public highways. He favors the planting of a fruit tree on every mile of the country roads and suggests that the Boy Scout organizations serve as guardians of the trees after they are planted. He estimates the cost for the county would be about $12,000. He has launched a similar campaign in other counties of the state. —Chicago Journal.