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THE CHAIKMAN: Tor the Doniiiiiou (jf CaiiiKhi, the Chair 

 vill call oil iJr. 11. T. (jlussow, of Ottawa, the Douiiiii(jii IJotaiii.st. 



Dll. GUSSUW: Mr. Chairman: On behalf of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture of the Dominion of Canada, I am here to 

 thank you for your very great courtesy in asking us to partici- 

 pate in this very important meeting. I may say that, as far as 

 we are concerned in Canachi, we have not tliis dreaded disease at 

 the present time, and we liave been very anxious U) avoid the im- 

 portation of it across the border, by passing stringent legislative 

 measures prohibiting the importation of chestnuts of any kind, 

 nursery slock or even chestnut wood, or anything else connected 

 Willi chestnuts. I find that this will probalily be tlie only lueans 

 to restrict the disease to the States in whicli it is found at tiie 

 present moment, and I can only extend to you, neighbors of the 

 United States, my best wishes to succeed in combating, or at 

 least, restricting this \evy serious disease. 



THE CHAIRMAN : Are there other States represented who 

 have been passed over? Are there any States we have not heard 

 from? 



Mil. J. AV. FISHEE, of Tennessee: Mr. Chairman, we are 

 very greatly interested in this subject, because we have such a 

 marvelous growtli of chestnut in Tennessee. It is receiving very 

 considerable attention at the present time from the axemen, for 

 lumber and tannic acid. It has a vital connection with our water 

 sources, because it covers the area so completely that if it were 

 destro3'ed, it would vitally affect vast water powers and irriga- 

 tion. We are therefore, extremelj' interested that you, in your 

 deliberations, should find some means of checking this disease, 

 that we may have our forests preserved to us. I shall take a great 

 deal of pleasure in reporting whatever I can to our Governor, 

 Hon. Benjamin Hooper, whom I have known for years and who 

 comes from our town, so I think I am in an attitude to l)ring the 

 attention of the State to this matter, and I shall be extremely 

 glad to do so. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Are there still other States represented, 

 who have not been heard from? A number of delegates are ex- 

 pected in later in the day. You will all agree with the Chair 



