Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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ten yeans
(in oklahoma
llow Trees Grow Up and Chang-
ed the Landscape.
Fn.m th Kun.M City Tim«.
Only a few years ago the
in the town of Perry, the heart of the
of dust anil red Band. It
with papers, and glared ugl,M dJ*
in the blaze of summer. It was yp
caof the indifference and impover-
iahedpSe of many Western town,
where the beautifying of streets an
the making of park, are Wj*?
useless extravagance.. Today >
public squsre is the shadiest and moat
SSt; pu«« ' <*u-£
Nearly a thouaand young e m tree ,
strong and vigorous, stretch
greeif branches over the once barren
ground. Every man. woman and child
and has learned the lesson
in^mSVeoMhi Park ta perhapa
the finest example of
Khiplto be found in Oklahoma. Thi
park wns planned and given by a over
of trees, W. T. Little. Perry a present
postmaster, and as a tributebto h de-
voted energy is known as Little s par .
Mr. Little's interest in fo ertry ess
sentimental than practical, n his li
brary he Has pictures of individual tr.ea
made because of their beauty.
hi. love of trees embraces a much wid-
er field, and contemplates a system of
forestry that would transform climate ,
Bnd soil conditions in the plains and
prairie regions of the West till rainfall I
and crops would be no less certain than
in the states that form the Western
watershed of the Alleghanies.
In the spring of Mr. Little told
the commissioners of Noble county
that if they would enter into a two-
vear'a contract by which he would be
will l.uild nest • in safety in their lugl
branches. Mr. Little..opes to grow a ,
blue grass lawn in the park despite
the fact that Oklahoma is not a btae
grass country. Hi. plan is to make a
I limestone soil by mixing common lime
with the curth*
When the trees were planted a crowd
gathered and said unkind things .bout
Mr Little. He waaaccused of getting
a rakeoff of *1,500. and pointed out as
a schemer who was preparing to rob
the county- At the end of the fall of
1895 citizens wondered if it mig
possible that the little twigs wouW
make trees. In another year public
feeling had changed till citizens en-
dorsed the "tree farm." and any per
Mn who talked adversely was called a
knock-r. Then they began talking of
"Little's park." Today no stranger
caa get out of town till he has been
nhown the trees in the park.
"The successful growth of the trees
i. due largely to the method of culti-
vation," said Mr. Little, in telling of
the park. "At first the cultivation
was deep to permit the roots to bury
themselves far down in the H™™1;
away from the surface heat of the hot
summer sun. This also gave then,
strength to resist droughty Only once
in the second year were they watt ltd,
the fire department flooding the ground
with their hose. The trees 4have
grown so steadily that they have es-
caped pests, and 1 can recall the death
of only one tree of the thousand that
were planted. 1 have never seen
borrer in the park.
When it becomes apparent that the
park would grow more trees than,
could be used, the county commission-
era tendered Mr. Little the surplus
trees to be sold by him for his own)
! benefit. He declined the offer, feeling
I that his acceptance might provoke the
charge of graft. Mr. Little personally
' has removed only 3 trees, two of winch
' he planted near the postolliee building
i Charles Colcord, a Capitalist at Okla-
nouKh
\Vm. ,1. l.itilo It
(Th_
KitnMi f " '''
Tlnu' ' artic.f •
permitted to spend without hindrance
such sums as he might see tit in the
planting of trees in tne publu -h • •
u. woukl chaiye no.Uing tor Ins own
i
tivation. 1 he ott.i
its term* that tuspiclotM per o
graft, and eppe d •••" ••••> >"•*
contract. Die coinmi.si. r rs ;haU ■n
fidence in Mr. Lit ti" hflwe\ci. an. .u
cepted his propositi,', 1- - th-
heaviest taxpayer, in the town sought
to enjoin th. planting of the rwi, but
failed.
For three acres of ground «wund-
ing the courthouse, Mr. Little bought
10.000 American white elm m i
from a nursery at Sturg-'on . 1
The freight ar 1 tiv. * com >- • *• '•
were so small that ill planting a tw. Iv.
year old boy earned 200 in each ot ms
coat pockets. The s.odlings were so
diminutive that a casual glance at he
plowed ground would not suggest that
anything had been planted. 1 he
ground was plowed to a depth o ..
inches and then .ub.oiled ati^uui
depth, and put in a tine state^of culti-
vation. The contract required that the
trees be cultivated not less than six
tm.es a year, alter a rain if possible
The seedlings were planted in Ma\
the fall of 1H90. one tree was three
feet high. Next fall this tree had
grown to six feet. Today, nine years
later, this is the tallest tree in the
park and was fully thirty feet before
U was topped. The symmetry ami
proportion of the trees is due to
care taken by Mr. Little in tr-mming
them. Everywhere are trees froniUn
to fifteen feet high all topped, and
from three to five inches m diameui
«t the base. One tree measured tin.
week was twenty-one inches in cveum
ference. 1" summer the trees ai>
the granite walks in the park, and a
of such dignity in sire that nun ..
against to talk in their shade and
coolness. In another decade these tin
trees will be so tall and .turdj _th.;.
.torma cannot bend them, ar. ■ '
OKLAHOM/
don santiago
With the opening of the Nicaragua
canal, Gen. J. C. Jamison has had
many remineacences of his romatic ex-
pedition with Walkers fillibusters, in
the fifties, in attempting to attach
that country to the United States.
General Jamison was then twenty
four vears old, tall and .traight as an
arrow, and it may well be surmised
from hi. carriage even in hiB old age,
gallant and picturesque. Recently he
has written letter, to an old compan-
ion of the expedition, who is now run- .
ning a hotel in the capital at 1'anama. |
To his surprise, it brought to hg t a
love romance, the heroine of which he
thought had been long dead. He met
a beautiful Spanish Senonta in that
expedition, with whom, in hiB then ar-
duous youth, it was a case of love on
ooth sides, although they could not
talk well together, neither knowing
the other's language. Gen. Jamison
was known to the girl simply by the
sobriquet of Don Santiago Shortly
after he w b wounded and taken to the
hospital. It was in another town
When he came out he discovered that
the beautiful girl had been there sever-
al times and asked for Don Santiago
but as he was in a delirious fever, and
as he was not known as such at the
hospital, the girl was told no such a
man was there. He was never able to
see the girl again as the expei l ion
came to the well known disastrous end.
and supposed she was long since dead.
Imagine his surprise, when the other
day, after forty years, he r,,('''lvu -l
letter from her soa saying that his let-
ters of inquiry after the mother had
I been forwarded to him and that th.
mother was still alive and that he had
often heard her speak ot that Don
Santiago. The son is now traveling
out of New Orleans, and the letter was
! full of kindly expressions of sentimen
for the general in behalf of his mother
saving that she had often talked ot
him, and the letter ended asking for
further correspondence.
However, there is a little sting to
the romance, as the lady must have
soon gotten over her love tor Don San-
tiago. for by the dates of this son she,
was married within a year after
departure of Don Santiago and is^now
married the second time. Hut then,
that tropical climate produces a warmth
affection that it not taken at its
cannot be expected to keep
s .veet and wholesome long, waiting or
the return of the truant lover. It is
presumed Gen. Jamison is also at that
time of life where he can presume,
without danger, to open the rememb-
rance of that romatic love of his
' youth.
state rkgistbk
'
THE CAPITOL NATIONAL BANE
Will probably resume business.
But SAVINGS INSTITUTION
t llftl
CALLED THE
New York Temple ot Economy
,,5 WEST HARRISON AVENUE.
eying Business
AND
' Saving Money to All of Its Patrons
01
tlood
JKET
115 harrison ave. guthrie, okla. ^
:
money no CVl\ME
says gage
•THE KATY FLYER"
I .>ma t'itv. lived at Perry when the j
trees were planted. Several yiars
sgo he offeretl V2{ eents each tor the
sin,'.as trees. Mr. Little ••ounted the
trees an i found that Mr. Colcru s
offer would glv# th« «>unty 1172 above
all expenses or, at the time ot the
off. r. a net rental of ■f-S.90 a year for
each acre of 'he ground. Mr. Colcord s
offer was rejected, as citizens wished
to plant the trees at home. There are
many yards in Perry with trees from
Little's park. Some were sold and
nli-.v wire given away. About !>00
remain 111 the t> rk. These will be
trimmed from year to year.
another man's offer.
The park has attracted attention
throughout Oklahoma. Mr. Little has
received letters from officials of eleven
Oklahoma towns asking him to tell
them how to grow trees -.n a park.
The nursery firm from which the seed- ,
lings were purchased was so pleased
with Mr. Little'ssiKvessthat for two;
years its letters have borne a picture
of the park and advertised Perry in
every state.
In recognition of what Mr. Litt e
lias done for forestry in Oklahoma.
Charles Ailing of tluthrie. owner of
large nurseries at Guthrie. Perry and
other places, has authorized Mr. Lit-
tle to make an announcement no les.
admirable in its evidence of fine citi-
,-enship that what Mr Little has don.
for the town of Perry. Mr. A.hng
' offers to supply free of cost, except
freight charges, forest trees for every
i school district in Oklahoma in the
soring of lsWk He will pack the trees
i and deliver them at the place of con
signment. His offer includes school
d stricts in all the Indian reservations
| There are 'J.Wl organized school dis-
tricts in Oklahoma.
This offer of Mr. Alling's results
from Mr. l.ittle's past season, having
written every school board in his
county that he would donate trees for
school ground planting, and man;
availed themselves.
governor can't
appoint justices
In answer to a queery fiom Governor
Ferguson, Attorney General . •
Simons rendered an opinion m which
he held that the governor d.d not have
the power to appoint justices of the
peace to fill vacancies, but that this
power was vested in the county com-
missioners alone. This is the first
time the question has arisen under
Governor Ferguson's administration ;
and considerable interest was taken in
it at the territorial offi:es. In unor-
ganized counties such officers have
been appointed by the governor.
Whooping Cough.
-In the spring of 1901 my children
had whooping cough uJi,a
rtainKn's Cough Ke.nedv with the
It;'
| whooping cough. lJXsThe 'seve^y
ami frequency of t he
and counteracts any tenaemj
Is representative of railroail suprem-
lacv With its through Pullmau sleep-
' ers. reclining chair cars and every
convenience demanded by tne exper-
- t TJr,rt-'ienced traveler, no better way; to all
The l'".\ Secretary >poke to Kock , ci,ies of Texas; Mexico Citv, St
• Louis, Kansas City and points North
, and East can be chosen. V. rite for il-
lastrated book of trains, travel, etc.
schools mm
The McGulre bill authorizing s.hool
districts having a 1-ona fide population
tive thousand to issue bonds Waring
interest not to exceed six per cent for
erection of school houses pas-.d
senate. The bill now awaits the presi
dedt 's signature.
Duplicate scale books for sale at this
ffice, 7f>c each.
E\OlH>5t RE
To cold draughts of air. to keen and
borrow fitting winds sudden change in tern
■ ., .it ..re. scanty clothing undue ex
. ve of the throat and «U-ck aftsr
public speaking and singing, bring on
coughs and col.ls. Uallard's Horehound
Svrup is the best cure.
N'.rs. A Barr. Houston, lexas.
writes. .Ian :u. '* "One bottle of
Itallartl's Horehound Syrup
of a verj bad cough. It i. nco pleas-
ant to take." 'JV MV, SLOO.
Sold by Gray's Urug store, l.U L
1 Oklahoma ave.
'"for^al'e by Eagle Drug Store. V. B.
Lillie & Co.. and 0*1 Drug store.
filing asses
soi s- returns
A nuni'v r of township as e-~ .
their returns on tow -«l.ip as-e.sm nts
with the county c>r . 1 ;.ey meiudr.i
L. D B«rry. t-u-tee of North; irnar-
Iron, C w Johnson, trustee of Hich
' hill township. D. W. Halt n .rustee of
Spring Cree^ towr.sh n A. L .l ^n
.trite, trustee of Oak view toviislip.
n D Damon. trus:e. of ' e .a, .own
'! ship. 1. N. JehMO.1, trustee of Laurie
township. D. • . Cropland trustee of
I Seward township and \\ • M. Johnson,
1 trustee of Hear Creek township.
A I'Mlllvf Necessity
i Having to lay upon my bed for 14
i* a severely bruised leg, 1
1 found relief when I used a bottle ot
nallarvl's snow Liniment
fully recommend it as tin best nieui
cine for bruises ever sent to the atilict-
ed. It has now become a P ,s,tm n-
cessitv upon myself. D- «• '
merchant, Oo\ersville. texas. - •
vif s 1,00. .... ,.
Sold by Gray's Drug store. 1A L
Oklahoma ave.
efeller's Sunday School Class.
Lvman J. Sage. ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, now president of a trust
company in New York City, spoke at
a meeting of the Young Men s Bible
class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church on this question, "Is the Ac-
quisition of Individual Wealth Incon-
sistent with the Material Welfare of
I society?" He was introduced by the
leader of the class, John D. Rockfeller
jr.. and said in tne course of his speech.
••A clergyman has declared tha no ^
man can acquire a million dollars in a
life time without robbing somebody.
That sounds well to those who havn t
a million. It is more comfortable to |
feel that we have been injured than |
that we have injured somebody. If
the man who can make two blades of
( grass grow where only one grew before
takes to himself one-fourth of the in-
creased product and lets the three-
fourths go to socieiy. society gets a
very good bargain. Nobody will say-
that the man whose ability has thus en
riched society is not entitled to a tair
return for himself."
Mr. Gage gave several instances ot
his idea, and continued:
"There is a blind idea that if a man
has money he must have taken it from
somebody who had it before him. that
there is a fixed amount of wealth
which IS being handed around. That
,s not -rue at all. New wealth is pro-
duced all the time. The men who have
icconiplished the great things are the
most poorly paid, no matter how-
wealthy they may be. So we come to
ihe question, is great individual wealth
an injury to society, is it robbery, is
it the exploitation of the poor. af
firm that it is not.
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