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jf. r60r (j)ay CJlrocfamation
'W'nmas, In 1872, J. Sterling 9,{ortDn proposea to tlie :J{,6ras~ lBoara of Jlaricultu1'l tliat
a special tfay 61 s,t asitU for tli6 p14nti1lfJ of tt'l1S, ana
'W'nmas, tlie Iiotufay, calfd Jlr60r CDay, was first 06sl1Wlf witli tlie pl4nti1lfJ of 11101'I tlian
a million tt'l1S in g{,6ras~ ana
Jlr60r CDay is now 06s11Wlf tlirougliout tlie nation ana tIie worftf, ana
tt'IIS can ",auc, tlie nosion of uur precious topsoil 6y wintf ana water, row" uur
Iilati1lfJ ana coolins costs, morfmzu tlie tempmttu1'l, clean tIie air, protfuce
t>>()fJ1ft ana prwUfe Iia6itat forwifdlift, ana
'W'1iet'Ias, tt'IIS a1'l a rmewa6fe flSUUrc, giving us paper, wootf for uur Iiomu, fue{ for uur
firrs ana cuuntfe.ss otlilr 'WOOff protfucts, ana
'W'1iet'Ias, tt'IIS in uur city i:ncrIas6 property vafues, mliana tlie ICcnwmic viudity of
6usinus a1'Ias, ana 61autify uur community, ana
'W'1iet'Ias, tt'IIS, w/imm- tliey a1'I pl4nutf, a1'l a SUUfCI of joy ana spirituaf rmewaJ;
~ P.H!E~POiR!A I
9,{ayor of tlie City of
'W'nmas,
'W'nmas,
tfo nm6y procfaim
asJlr60rCDay in tIie City of ana
I urg, all citizens to cefe6rau Jlr60r (])ay ana to support ifforts to proUct uur tt'l1S ana
wootfUuufs, ana
Purtliet;
I urg' all citizens to pl4nt ana ca1'l for tt'l1S to gfatfd"en tIie lilart ana promou
tlie WI~61ing of tIiis ana futu1'lgl1lR'atUms.
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tliis
tfay of
in tIie JIIlr
9,{ayor