February, '17] SANDERS: PINE BLISTER CAMPAIGN 213 



Mr. Smith discussed at some length what consummated a "sale," 

 and where and when the sale of stock was completed, the order for 

 which had been taken by an agent in another state. It is unfortunate 

 that a larger number of our horticultural inspectors of the country- 

 could not have been in attendance at this session. 



THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF PINE BLISTER 



IN NORTH AMERICA: PURPOSE, PERSONNEL 



AND PROGRAM 



By J. G. Sanders, Harrisburg, Pa. 



The recent formation of an enlarged unofficial committee for the 

 purpose of uniting the efforts of the various states and Dominion 

 Provinces with the Federal and Dominion Governments to control and 

 prevent the further dissemination of the dangerous blister canker, 

 which threatens to wipe out the white pine industry of the North 

 American Continent, is a most praiseworthy effort. 



It is not necessary at this time to review fully the past history of this 

 committee, but it is well to note that the movement originated in 

 Massachusetts, where the extremely dangerous nature of the disease 

 was first observed in its destructive stages. Officials of the Massa- 

 chusetts Forestry Association, — particularly Mr. Harris A. Reynolds 

 and Mr. William P. Wharton of Boston — have been largely instrumen- 

 tal in continuing this effort, which has now resulted in a nation-wide 

 movement. 



On November 20 and 21 this year, on invitation, this committee, 

 with several additional state officers invited, met at Albany, N. Y., 

 and appointed committees for the consideration of questions which 

 immediately arose. Reports from various states where infections had 

 been found were received, and the infected areas graphically illustrated 

 by maps and charts. There is no doubt but that these reports re- 

 vealed an alarming condition in the eastern United States, and the 

 consensus of opinion at the meeting was that immediate, powerful and 

 drastic efforts should be made before another summer, to safeguard the 

 western pine interests, and to control the disease in the eastern United 

 States where infections occur. 



Scouting on a very much greater scale was deemed advisable, the 

 burden of this work, however, is to be undertaken by the Federal 

 Government ; the clean-up and follow-up work to be performed largely 

 by the state officials in cooperation with the Federal Department. 



Resolutions dealing with various questions of control and eradication 

 were adopted, the most important, however, being the promulgation of 



