with him his assistant, Mr. M. H. Donovan. 
We have also been assisted this year through the 
courtesy of Dr, Howard, of the Agricultural Depart- 
ment, through having a thorough investigation made by 
Mr. L. H, Wothley, and Mr. A. F. Burgess, Agent and 
Expert, who reported particularly upon the parasites 
and their development. 
Your committees feel that all the residents of the 
North Shore owe a debt of gratitude to these gentle- 
men for their interest and efficient help, and their able 
foremen for their tireless labors, especially during the 
Spring season. Several times when breakages have oc- 
curred involving the delay of work, the machine has been 
repaired during the night so that the spraying machine 
was able to be used again the next morning. 
How ture Monty Was SECURED 
Governor Foss early in the year agreed that the 
State would co-operate in 1913 as it had been doing ever 
since 1908. . 
The State Forester’s Department took charge of the 
whole work. The following appropriations were secured: 
Commonwealth of Mass. .......... $11,200.00 
Mee COVGtly owe css fees oo 5,000.00 
Town of Manchester ............. 5,000.00 
Contributed by Committees ....... 11,200.00 
Collected from Private Owners for 
work done on the woodland ..... 5,147.30 
Peeeprayer Old. 3... ee ce aes 300.00 
For Work at Fire Tower ....... we, 153.00 
Mynitcomb=« Carter Co) ../....... 60 
$41,156.93 
This money was all paid into the State Treasury 
for moth work on the North Shore, to be used by the 
State Forester’s Department. — 
His Excellency, Governor Foss, has at all times been 
interested and ready to co-operate with your committees. 
Had it not been for this co-operation our forests would 
undoubtedly have been destroyed. 
: EXPENDITURES 
According to the report of the State Superintendent, 
the expenditures from July 20, 1912, to July 26, 1913, 
have been $33,499.78. 
Details of the Cost of the Work 
TGs a ected Aaa aa $19,973.43 
Berta And OUTING... kk ee es 6,919.33 
MMR Ee a ood odes a ws 4,040.57 
SLURS SA 35.57 
Leopard Moth Work ...........:.. 192.11 
Se SOS OS er 2,300.56 
Experimental Work ............:. 12.00 
Berayine tor Aphids +.:.../....... 20.21 
$33,499.78 
THe Work ACCOMPLISHED 
Roughly speaking, about 1000 acres of woodland 
were cleared and’ sprayed in 1908, about 2100 acres in 
1909, about 3000 acres in 1910, about 3200 in IQII, over 
3600 in 1912, and over 3600 in 1913. 
The cost of the work was approximately as follows: 
(TROIS SYS EE (aes 2p es $60,000 
RW TTCMMI teh tis a ales 8 a's s boele oe 60,000 
ERT 5 oS RR ea are 57,000 
Ho ES Ce ft PD nea 54,500 
MEINE eet TOE iy. doelcisie s) sa  du% v0 8s 38,000 
ON EC) ie | eR Ae 33,500 
The acreage cared for in 1912 and 1913 being three 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE ) 3 
and one-half times that cared for in 1908, and the expen- 
diture only three-fourths as much, 
We also did some fall spraying in the fall of rg11 
for brown tail moths on one hundred and sixty-two acres. 
Our force varied from twenty-five men to over one 
hundred and fifty. 
AVERAGE Cost oF THE WorRK 
RE OOO BCTES Abs ves Fc sald. wieder ae $5.53 
ReremeOL 2o7 E ACEOS At. sind as vue ee ose 1.41 
MRE ACOSO ds es ay war eye «cd's ole 17.00 
These costs do not include tools, plants, etc., nor 
depreciation, merely labor and materials. 
Where work was done on private estates, which was 
only in the back woods where it came in connection 
with other work your committees were doing, the cost 
of the work is being repaid by the owners whenever they 
can afford to pay for it. 
Our Woopep Roaps 
To all riders, drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists our 
beautiful wooded roads are one of the chief attractions 
the of North Shore. There are over thirty miles of 
these roads which have been built and are maintained 
wholly by subscription, at a cost of from $50 to $75 a 
mile annually. 
This money is obtained from a few subscribers to 
the moth fund, who allow their subscriptions to be used 
for either moth work or roadwork. It did not seem ad- 
visable to try and collect two separate subscriptions for 
work in the woods, as the repair of these roads is, rela- 
tively, a small item. 
These roads, from which automobiles are excluded, 
all of which have a conspicuous sign at the entrance to 
that effect, have from time to time been used by automo- 
bilists. 
The writer hopes that all automobile owners on the 
North Shore will realize that these Wood Roads are the 
only places to-day on the Shore where ladies and children 
can drive with any comfort, and where it is safe to allow 
young children, boys and girls, or even adults, to either 
ride or drive. i 
The original posting of these roads for the exclusion 
of automobiles was made by the North Shore Automobile 
Club. It is maintained by the writer, who feels that it 
is only fair that the owners of motor vehicles should not 
operate them in these narrow, crooked roads, which are 
not thoroughfares, and which should be left to the uses 
for which they are adapted. He certainly speaks from 
no prejudice, as at present he does not use a horse, but 
has three automobiles. 
There is one road now open to automobilists which 
is a short cut from Manchester to Hamilton, it being 
the new Manchester Water Works Road, and running by 
the Chebacco House. 
The County Commissioners of Essex County and the 
Town of Hamilton are going to widen and improve the 
road to Hamilton this year, so it will be made safe for 
all classes of travel. 
RoaD IMPROVEMENT, OILING, ETC., 
The roads in Wenham and Hamilton leading to 
Myopia have been much improved this year. Your com- 
mittees feel that all the residents on the North Shore 
are much indebted to the Hon. William H. Moore and 
Mr, Henry C. Frick for their interest and generous help. 
These two gentlemen have not only paid all the balance 
of the money it cost to oil and repair these roads beyond 
what was collected by subscription, but they have also, 
from time to time, paid the entire cost of improving and 
widening them, ‘This last year they paid for: 
