ciate it, and that is the question of the difference in the oppor- 

 tunity for its infection where you have destroyed, say fifty per 

 cent, of the infected material, or where you have destroyed 

 ninety per cent, of it or ninety-nine per cent. Professor Stewart 

 spoke of that, but I wish that someone who is familiar with 

 statistics on that could bring it out a little better; whether 

 there would be much difference in the opportunity for infection 

 where 3'ou have destroyed fifty per cent., ninety per cent, or 

 ninety-nine per cent, of the infected material? Of course, we 

 understand that where ninet3'-nine per cent of it has been de- 

 stroyed, there still would possibly be hundreds of millions of 

 spores in a small area. 



PKOFESSOR KANE : I have some resolutions which I would 

 like to present at this time : 



"Resolved, That the delegates and others in attendance at 

 this Conference desire to express their high sense of apprecia- 

 tion of the many courtesies tendered them b}^ the officers of 

 the Pennsylvania State Chestnut Blight Commission and the 

 Department of Forestry." 



It was moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. 



The motion was put and unanimously carried. 



PROFESSOE RANE : I have another resolution : 



"Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be, and are 

 liereby tendered Hon. R. A. Pearson for his able and courteous 

 wa3' of handling the duties of permanent Chairman." (Ap 

 plause). 



MR. BESLEY (in the Chair) : Mr. Pearson is too modest to 

 put that resolution, so I take pleasure in putting it before this 

 house, and if there is no discussion, — I believe it is seconded, — 

 I suggest an immediate vote on tliat question. 



The motion was put to adopt the resolution and unanimously 

 carried. (Applause). 



MR. PEARSON: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Ladies and 

 Gentlemen : I sincerely thank you for this compliment. I 

 thanked you at the opening of the conference for the honor of 

 being your presiding officer, and I wish to assure you it has 



