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vestigatioii. The papers of all the delegates have referred to 

 beiug ou the eve of some great discovery. Now let us give them 

 another year and let the Commission devote its best energies 

 tc scientitic investigation along certain lines which I have here 

 marked out, which may be used if you wish them. I will not read 

 them. 



XThe speaker handed a paper to the Chairman, which ap- 

 pears later on the record of proceedings). 



Let them be forest tests, and also orchard and laboratory 

 tests. Those forest tests may embody your immune zone, your 

 eradication of diseased trees in a section. Let that be a scien- 

 tific, thoroughly scientific test, under this Commission, and, 

 after the season is over, let us have a report and decide what 

 further must be done with this magnificent appropriation which 

 the State of Pennsylvania has so generously made. (Applause). 



PEOFESSOK RANK : I simply rise just to make this point: 

 It seems to me that a discussion is what brings things out. Now 

 I am sure everybody that is attending this Convention at this 

 time feels that the State of Pennsylvania is taking a splendid 

 stand in this work. I am also of the opinion that some have al- 

 low^ed the little financial end to step in, thinking perhaps that 

 the State of Pennsylvania is throwing away some money. After 

 all, this is insignificant. I feel that the responsibility upon a 

 Commission that has money to expend in this work is likely to 

 bring those men out, and put them in a position that we will 

 all look forward to, and we cannot secure this unless that re- 

 sponsibility is placed in such a way. I think that is the beauty 

 of the gypsy moth work in Massachusetts. Wc have had a great 

 deal of money. When it was placed under my Department, I 

 wondered how in the world to spend that amount of money and 

 really derive the most benefit froin it. That was the problem that 

 worried us most, and I doubt not that is the same problem that 

 is worrying this Commission most. I am sure we are not here in 

 any way to criticize, and I hope at least we do not fall into that 

 attitude of mind. I am inclined to think that some have the 

 wrong impression. AVe are heart and hand with this Commis- 

 sion in Pennsylvania, and I believe that with money and with 

 responsibility, they are likely to bring things about. We have 

 brought results about in the moth work in my state in improv- 



