«lis(';is(', csiM'cijill V llic ;i(l\ iiiicf |»()iii(s ol llic iiiliTi iuii. 'I'lic dis- 

 cjiscd li-ccs ol' llicsc s|t(>t inrcclioiis arc dcsl roved as su(»ii as 

 l>()ssildc altci- liciiiii localccl. LUthiiatcly, il is plamu'd lo rs- 

 (aldisli a zone I'l-cc Ii-oim (lie disease wliicli will Ix- roiislaiitly 

 j»ali-(»llcd I'oi- new inreclioiis. Tlie iMirtioii of llic Sialc wi-si ol' 

 this zone \\ill lie i ll(t|•^»^l^|||y sconliMl o\('r al least diiee eacji year 

 and new s]><tl inreriioiis eradicaled as s()(»ii as round. 



lOast of llic iiiiiiiniie zcme no innnediate alteiii[>t will he made 

 lo eiadicale I lie disease, partly because most of the eHei-«;y will 

 l;e i-e(|nireil io li^lii I he disease in the immune zone and west- 

 ward, and also hecanse oi' the poor market for eht'stnut pro- 

 ducts, especially cor(h\(>o(l, of which a lariic amount will he pro- 

 duced. It is planned, however, to place competent men in the 

 re.uion of general infection for the purpose of encouraging tim- 

 l)er owners to cut their diseased trees ])efore they deteriorate, and 

 to assist them in linding a market for this material. In com- 

 munities east (d' ihe general advance line where ihe iter cent. <d" 

 hiighl is not high and the owners desire to co-operaie in cutting 

 out the diseased trees, the Commission plans to give all possible 

 eiiconragenient and assistance. 



At the risk of being tedious, I will give a resume cd' tin* pro- 

 \ isions of the Act which governs the work of the I'eniisyl\aiiia 

 CNnnmission. 



Section 1. A coinmissioii consisting (d' live jierscnis, to serve 

 for three years, is created. 



'["liiy are gi\'eii power l(» use all practical means to destroy 

 t he chest iiiil I ree blight. 



The 1 )e|»arl iiienl of {'orestry is directed to ^^ork in collab(»ra- 

 tion. 



Section '2. T\\o Commission and its agents or employes ar<?. 

 given ]>oAver to enter upon any property to determine whether 

 trees are attacked by blight. They are directed to co-operate 

 with owners for the removal of the trees and eradication of the 

 disease. The commission will furnish ovory owner with infor- 

 mation resjiecting the location of liis blighted trees. 



Section .3. If an owner refuses to co-operate with the Coui 

 mission in api^lying remedies or doing any act directed to be 

 done to prevent further spread, the Commission mav s^Wq Iiim 



