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Evening Star, Issue 3509, 22 May 1874, Page 2

Wb notice in the ‘Bruce Herald* an excellent suggestion—quite a new idea, as far as we know, #nd one well worthy of being “passed on,” Thu,re is on each side of the lines of rad way ajj considerable quantity of land of which no particular use is to be made, as the width of the reserve is ope chain. It is proposed to plant out blue gums on each side of the railway fines, so that when new sleepers are needed, or the fencing requires repairs, the necessary may fie procurable, aud in the roost .convenient situatiou. In certain situation? and in some soils the blue gum would not thrive j in these localities other kinds of trees might fee planted. The Scotch fir would answer well enough on the moie exposed parts of the lines, .and where the soil is of a stony charaeter, ly swampy grounds the alder would probably be the trqe most likely to succeed, there would, however, fie cop danger which might possibly result from tfie .carrying out of Pj. an P ro posed. Jt blows sometimes in this Province, and it would be rather .inconvenient if a train going at full .speed syd-' denly came upon the trunk of a tree lying j across the rails. This danger, however,' might be easily avoided by planting only on the borders of the railway reserve, and allowing no tree to reach # greater height than, say, 25ft- Blue gums stand topping admirably, and suffer nothing in appearance or in usefulness from the process.