1954/09/18: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk

Identifier3.101929

TypeDocument

Date createdSeptember 18 1954

DescriptionLetter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He describes their recent driving trip to several National Parks. He approves of the plan to build solid housing along the east side of the road. Keeping the research laboratory in a central location is best. He is in favor of closing out the farm operation, and to taking down the dairy barn near Thornhill. He asks the condition of cottages near Thornhill. "Renting out land not used for Arboretum purposes is a definite way of establishing which of our lands should be tax-exempt and which should not be." This is in spite of neighbors objections to more land on the tax-exempt rolls. He trusts Godshalk to determine if White would make a good tenant.  By his return to Chicago in October, he expects that Godshalk should know which of the lands should be declared as permanent Arboretum property. "Please get those other pieces of land bought. Don't let your thrifty streak guide you." He's sorry to see that Dutch elm disease and oak wilt are now in Chicago. He fears that people won't have the courage or money to control. it. 

Related EntitiesGodshalk, Clarence E. (received by)
White, Henry (is related to)

LanguageEnglish