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1935/02/13: [Clarence Godshalk?] to Joseph Cudahy (3.61597)
Date: February 13 1935Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter to Joseph Cudhay regarding the sale of farm equipment, pasture rentals, and crop plans for the South Farm.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1954/09/22: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84477)
Date: September 22 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton stating he recalls that Morton preferred the house project plan where it ultimately ended up at South Farm. He will send Morton a copy of the plan. He prepared a map of the proposed changes for Ed (Baker) and his committee to present to the rest of the trustees. Proposals include:
Selling two parcels of land to Mr. Scott to straighten out the north boundary of the Arboretum.
Henry White will lease the rest of the available farm land for $12 per acre. He will remain a full-time Arboretum employee, and his son-in-law, who is a farmer, will work on the land with him.
Godshalk ordered a new Ford tractor with a back hoe on the back. It cost $5460. He details how they will use the new piece of equipment.
He will send Morton a map showing the following:
New staff houses
Four labor houses and who will live in them. The South Farm house should be torn down and two more labor houses will be needed.
If four more labor houses are built in 1956, they can clean up four old houses.
They will tear down the farm buildings and the big old South Farm house, and he propose building a new shop.
The Herboths at one time said they would deed their land to the Arboretum at their deaths. Herboth bought the Yackley land. Ed Baker proposes that the trustees buy both pieces of property now, giving the Herboth’s a life lease. Herboth and his wife seem agreeable to that proposal but want some time to think it over. Godshalk would like them to sell the Arboretum the Yackley property outright and keep the life lease on their current property. They are still working on purchasing the Jones and McMahon properties.
Godshalk would like to use the Lisle Farms operation bank balance for the improvements at South Farm.
Extent: 4 sheets
1955/02/10: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84480)
Date: February 10 1955Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton updating him on changes in the new laboratory wing. He also spoke of their preference for the position of the new toll road. Godshalk drew up a plan to eliminate left turns at the Route 53 entrance which he passed along to Powills. He encloses a suggested plan for the roads in the Arboretum's interior which could be carried out as soon as the Arboretum acquires the Jones land. The housing project will be moved 200 feet south giving a deeper screening area from the road. Godshalk may attend the National Shade Tree Conference this year, also visiting some experimental areas around the conference location. The have almost closed out the farming operations, selling the steers for a profit of $3968.85. They should have over $35,000.00 to transfer to the Arboretum after using the equipment sale money to modernize a lot of the Arboretum's older equipment. They are installing a new septic system for the Administration Building.
Extent: 2 sheets
1955/10/19: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84496)
Date: October 19 1955Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton complimenting him on the success of his Garden Club Meeting talk. He's glad Morton is impressed with the Johnson land. Godshalk plans to assist nature on that land keeping it a beautiful place to walk on created paths, giving visitors the effect of a natural undisturbed woodland. Areas will be marked off for Mrs. Watts to study. The plan for Morton's place seems to fit the site perfectly. Godshalk would like to see it someday. The foundations are being poured for the greenhouse and the South Farm buildings. The flame photometer arrived. He is beginning to get things ready for the upcoming trustees meeting.
Extent: 2 sheets