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vestigatiou. The ])ai)crs of all tlio delegates liave referred to 

 being on the eve of some great discovery. Now let lis give them 

 another year and let the Commission devote its best energies 

 to scientific investigation along certain lines which 1 have here 

 marked out, which may be nsed if yon wish them. I will not read 

 them. 



(The speaker handed a paper to the Chairman, which ap- 

 pears later on the record of ])roceedings ). 



Let them be forest tests, and also orchanl and laboratory 

 tests. Those forest tests may endmdy yowv imiiinne zone, your 

 eradication of diseased trees in a section. Let that be a scien- 

 tific, thoronghly scientific test, nnder this Commission, and, 

 after the season is over, let ns have a rej)ort and decide what 

 fnrther mnst be done with this magnificent appropriation which 

 the State of l*ennsylvania has so generonsly made. (Applanse). 



PROFESSOK KANE: I simply rise jnst to make this point: 

 It seems to me that a discussion is what brings things ont. Now 

 I am snre everybody that is attending this ('onvention at this 

 time feels that the State of Pennsylvania is taking a splendid 

 stand in this Avork. I am also of the opinion that some have al- 

 lowed the little financial end to step in, thinking perlia])s that 

 the State of Pennsylvania is throwing away some money. After 

 all, this is insignificant. I feel that the res])onsibility upon a 

 Commission that has money to expend in this work is likely to 

 bring those men ont, and pnt them in a position that we will 

 all look forward to, and we cannot secure this unless that re- 

 sponsibility is placed in snch a way. f think that is the beauty 

 of the gypsy moth work in Massachnsetts. Wo have had a great 

 deal of money. When it was placed nnder my l)e])artment, T 

 wondered how in the world to spend that amount of money and 

 really derive the most benefit from it. That was the problem that 

 worried ns most, and I doubt not that is the same proldem that 

 is worrying this Commission most. I am sure we are not here in 

 any way t.o criticize, and I hope at least we do not fall into that 

 attitude of mind. I am inclined to think that some liav<' the 

 wrong impression. We are heart and hand with this Commis- 

 sion in Pennsylvania, and I believe that with money and with 

 responsibility, they are likely to bring things about. We have 

 brought results about in the moth work in my state in improv- 



