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WILMETTE :ADVISES ABOUT GAUGES ENTAIL Forelaa ROAD PLANTING AHEAVY COST Jensen Commenta on Willa Sainte Claire Fixture Trees and Roads Expenaive I Mra. will hold an a11: Church. 1111'1. A. B.~ the devotlona, lit In charge of ~ ~oman's i B7 JENS JENSEN "It never occurs to the average auto(Landscape Architect, The Lincoln mobile owner that fortunes are inHighway association and Resident vested ·n factory equipment to insure of Wilmette) the absolute accuracy of parts in his Editor's Note: This is t~ ucond of car," says Mr. Reagan, of Reagan and a series of brief articles o,. Roadside Simmons, local Wills Sainte Clair disBeautification writte,. by OM of Amen- tributors. "A trip through the Wills ca's leading landscape archituts. Mr. Sainte Claire factory, for instance, Jensen has ca"ied out his ideas on high- would prove a veritable revelation. way laNdscaping along the Ideal Section "I remember one piece of equipment of the Linco!n High~y "ear Chicago which impressed me very strongly. It where .the Ltnco~,. Htghway association is a gauge, or fixture, used to check uat;e lum free retrt. to develop a natioMl up the crankshaft before it goes to obJect lesson to be lee,. :;etwly by ' the assembly room. -This one piece thcwattd.r. of equipment checks all points of the Strong and healthy trees are the product of congenial soil and climate. Like ourselves, trees and other plants must when they may become more beautiful in have proper nourishment to keep in expressing a charm typical to such lands. good health. A survey along the highTilea laeffec:tin way therefor is the first step to be taken No drainage is necessary except what in roadside planting. is required to keep the roadbed dry. It is not a matter of whether trees Too much drainage produces a semi·will grow in any kind of so;l ; the ques- arid condition of the soil in which th~ tion is, will they grow into full maturi· trees are to grow. Drain tiles are inty: We want our highways decorated effective inasmuch as sooner or later the wtth such trees and shrubs that will give roots of the trees will penetrate them us full ~~~e, so we. m~y enjoy the beauty in search of moisture and in this way and nob1hty that tt 15 only possible for clog them up. . Along many highways the side ditches an old tree to possess. But fortunately, there are trees that have taken up practically all the room and there is no space left for planting. will grow under any condition that the natural topography of our roadsides may I have seen trees planted in the bottom offer, except, of course, the alkali desert. of a ditch, only to be destroyed the Whether the lands are of clay loam, following year by the ditch cleaners. muck, gravel, or rocky soil, there are Such planting methods show great ignortrees that will take kindly and enjoy ance and are apt to discourage those who are interested in planting along our highone of these soils. ways. In most instances, the ditches On Dicciac Holea can be reduced to a low depression on It is futile to dig holes in poor soils either side of the road. The surplus and fill them with good soil in which water, if any, will readily be absorbed by to plant trees. Such artificial holes are the trees or other plants along the highvery much like a flower pot, when the way. plant has absorbed all the nourishment I recently saw a public highway in in the soil, it must starve. A number of Southern Wisconsin where the natural year~ ago, I planted a lot of trees on conditions that existed there before the a gravel hill in Southern Wisconsin. roadway was laid out had been kept. No The hill was a glacial formation with ditches had been introduced along the enougn clay between the gravel to highway. Originally, this land had been cause a hard pan substance, very diffi- covered with a white oak forest. The cult for young trees to force their roots farmer in clearing the land on either into. I decided to loosen up the soil side of the road had left the trees in to a depth of four feet and diameter of the parkway just as they had grown in ten feet, where the trees were to be the forest, and the result was a beautiful planted. The owner questioned my lane of white oaks. He did not do as method when he saw that I was not fill- is often done, cut down the oaks and ing in the holes with better soil. I told later plant something else that was perhim my reason, which was that the trees haps less fitted for the soil. Now a wQuld have to live in that sort of soil good many generations will enjoy this after the roots got beyond the five foot lane, as white oaks are known to grow limit, that the soil was loosened for the to an age close to the thousand mark. purpose of giving the young roots a I have seen oaks in the sand dunes in chance to grow and develop faster and Northern Indiana more than four hunthereby produce a quicker growth in the dred years old. I cite this to show that young trees. Three years later, the own- even under such trying conditions, great er asked me if I would not like to see age can be attained if you select the the trees we 'had planted on the gravel tree that is fitted for the soil. hill. I accepted his invitation and found Planting for age means nothing more to my surprise a wonderful growth, or less than to do the thing well. It is greater than I had expected, largely due to have complete knowledge of what we to the loosening of the soil, which had are doing, both as to the soil and the plenty of nourishment with which to trees. It is a cultural asset · and one produce strong, healthy trees congenial worth while acquiring, if we do not to that soil. possess it. · In this as in other work If the soil is wet and doggy and done well, we pass it on to the next drains poorly, there are trees and shrubs generation, and if done really well, to that will thrive in such a situation and generations unborn. That is worth add to the highway a new interest and while, and it is one of the ear marks beauty all their own. It would be folly of a highly cultured people. to fill up such places at a great expense crankshaft where accuracy must be secured. Not only is the accuracy of all surfaces checked but all points arc checked for perfect alignment each in relation to the others. "This fixture was de signed and built especially for Wills Sainte Claire requirements. Nothing of a like nature was obtainable ~o the matter was one for expert die makers. The cost of this one gauge alone was several thousand dol·l ars. "And yet this is only one of the dozens of gauges which had to be developed and built. It can be seen easily that vast sums are invested in equipment of this kind to insure the accuracy of Wills Sainte Claire parts. "The die and tool room was another point of unusual interest. In this room the atmospheric temperature is maintained at a constant level. This is because all metals expand and contract with temperature changes. ··wms Sainte Claire engineers say this extreme care is necessary in maintaining the standards to which Wills Sainte Claire cars are built and it seems logical that it would have a his effect on a car's performance." ENGLE HOME SOLD \IV. G. Stacey and company. realtors, report the sale of the R. P. Engle brick bungalow at 122 Dupee place; also the Yacat:t lot adjoin:ng to C. S. Conner of Chica~o; the new owner will take possess ion immediately. Remodeling Present Home or Building That New Home Ia a Very Important Matter It represents, at best, quite an investment and it is imperative that you ge full value for every penny invested. This can be done when you do business with builders of integrity. Their good name is your protection and guarantee. When you contemplate building seek a builder whose reputation for fair and square dealings has come to him from actual dealings with the public over a period of years. 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