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.MOliXIXC SIOSSIOX. 



\N'('<liics(l:iv, I'cl.i-nary I'l, 1!Ml', !» (»•(•!. ).k A. .M. 



Tlir: (;1JA1 K.MAX: The iiiccliii- will pU-nstt be in oi-der. 

 ^\'e liavi! a husv xcs.sioii before lis au<l in a few monienls oppor- 

 tuiiity will be given for Ibe presentalion of such business as 

 oni^lit 1() come np, and then we will proceed with our proi^ramnie, 

 JL has been suj!,ij;ested (o (lie Chairnian, and he very heartily ap- 

 proves of the suggestiou, tiiat we slionld start our morning ses- 

 sion with a good taste in onr inonllis, which would be provided 

 by hearing a few remarks from our old friend, Dr. J, T. Koth- 

 rock, who is recognized as the father of Pennsylvania forestry 

 conservation, and, if there is no objection, the Chair will change 

 from the established order to call upon Dr. Rothrock for a few 

 remarks at this time. (Applause). 



DK. JOSEPH T. KOTIIKOCK: Mr. Chairman and C.enlle- 

 men : This question of chestnut blight, although of course it is 

 a portion of the forestry work of the State, is somewhat foreign 

 to the line in which 1 have been most actively iuterested. I 

 would say, thougli, lliat it was my good fortune in ISSO to spen<l 

 nine months in t\ut laboratory of Professor Deliarry at Strass- 

 biirg, (lermany. DeHarry at that time was recognized as the 

 leading fungologist of the world. I departed from the faith that 

 was in me then, not because of hick of interest in the field, but 

 because my eyesight gave out, and 1 drifted then into forestry. 

 So that you will see that I am not wholly without a knowledge 

 of the rudiments of this work that you are engaged in. 



Now when a contagious disease breaks out among men or 

 auKuig domestic animals, the first thing that is done is to limit, 

 as far as possible, the spread of the infection, or of the contagion. 

 Meanwhile, the lal>oratories of the land are doing all they can 

 to find out the causes and what is to be done to end the trouble. 

 The two lines of work are progressing side by side. When the 

 Perouospora invaded the vine-growing districts of France and 

 rjermauy, (Ik^ laluu-.-ildT'les of (lie Old A\'<tr1d were Imsily en- 



