THE CJJAIKMAX: The Cluiii- lias i>\ut Jii(.ii(Mi l.doiv i he 

 House, to conniic lilic (liscii>;sioii to llii'e(,' Kiibjecls and icinarUs to 

 tlirce iniiiutes in each ease. 



(Tlic motion was put aiul cai-ricdj. 



TlIK (MIAIIiMAN: Mv. Teiice makes a motion that I'rofcs- 

 soi- Uoi)kins be rcMincsted to speak on tlie insect question at 

 two o'clock tin's aftoniooii. 



The motion "was seconded hy .Mr. J. ('. NN'illiams, was put and 

 duly carried. 



THE CirAlItMAN: Havino executed the criminal, we will 

 proceed with the trial, and ask ^Ir. Hopkins if that will he agree- 

 able to him. 



niOFESSOE HOrKlNS: I had planned to leave for Wash- 

 ington directly after dinner, at least at three o'clock, and I 

 am afraid that will interfere with my plans; but, if it is the wish 

 of the meeting, 1 will submit. 



TH1<: 0HA1K]M AN : It would be very kind of Professor Hop- 

 kins to remain over. It seems almost the Tinanimous wish. We 

 will proceed with the morning programme, the tlrst paper being 

 ''The Pennsylvania Programme," by the first secretary of this 

 Conference and the executive oflicer of the Chestnut Blight Com- 

 mission, ]\[r. S. I>. Detwiler. (Applause). 



THE PENNSYLVANIA PPvOGRAMME. 



iJy S. B. DETWILER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER. TENNSYLVANIA CHEST- 

 NUT TREE BLIGHT COMMISSION. 



Mr. Chairman, Ladies and (Jentlemen: Although a deter- 

 mined effort to control and eradicate the chestnut bark disease 

 was made by a number ®f public spirited citizens, residing in 

 the vicinity of Philadelphia, it soon become evident that they 

 wore unable through individual efforts, to save their valuable 

 chestnut trees from destruction. As a result, Pennsylvania 

 took up the fight against this destructive tree disease in earnest, 

 realizing the necessity for prompt and vigorous action on the 

 part of the Commonwealth. A Commission was appointed in 

 9 



