NORTH SHORE BREEZE 11 
Excellent Work Done in Suppression of Moths. 
Committee of North Shore Residents Compile Keport, Showing what was done 
with Money Subscribed. 
As the season for effective work against the gypsy 
and brown-tail moth caterpillar is ended, the summer 
residents’ committee for the preservation of the forests 
along the North Shore has compiled a report to the 
North Shore people on the condition of the woods this 
ear. 
: ‘As summarized by Colonel William D. Sohier, for the 
committee, the work accomplished is this: About 1,000 
acres of woodland were cleared and sprayed in 1908, 
about 2,100 acres in 1909 and a little more than 3,000 
acres in 1910; but the cost of the work was $60,000 the 
first year, the same in the second year, but only $57,000 
in the third year—the acreage covered in 1910 being 
about three times that cared for in 1908, and the total 
expenditure somewhat smaller. 
The conditions are growing better each year. There 
are fewer moths and fewer trees are defoliated. The in- 
troduction of better spraying machines is found to be a 
great saving. 
‘‘This year, as in former years,’’ says the report, ‘‘the 
Governor of the Commonwealth was appealed to for 
help. It was agreed by Governor Draper that the state 
gypsy moth department should take charge of the work, 
and that for the first money necessary the state, the 
city of Beverly and the town of Manchester and your 
eommittee should share the expense, each paying one- 
third. Your committee therefore saw the officials of 
the city of Beverly and secured the sum of $5,000; Man- 
chester, at a town meeting, appropriated $7,500; state 
contributed $12,500; committee contributed $12,500; 
making a total amount available for the work of $37,- 
500. The balance of the expense was shared by the 
commonwealth and your committees. Had it not been 
for the generous and hearty co-operation of the com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts, it would have been im- 
possible to preserve the roads on the North Shore. 
‘‘Harly in the season it was arranged with the United 
States authorities, through Dexter M. Rogers, who was 
in charge of the work in our district, that they would, 
from their available funds, clear out and care for the 
woods 100 feet wide on each side of some of the main 
roads, in addition to roads which they have cared for 
in former years. The United States authorities, there- 
fore, cleared up and cresoted the nests upon the sides 
of twenty-five miles of wood roads, or about 600 acres, 
spending approximately $14,500 in connection with this 
work. They refused, however, to take care of the 
woods upon the sides of the wood roads from which 
automobiles were excluded, on the ground that because 
of the exclusion of automobiles there was less danger of 
the gypsy moth caterpillars being carried long dis- 
tances. They did, however, take care of the New Man- 
chester Water works road through to Chebacco, and 
Hesperus avenue in Magnolia, because automobiles were 
allowed to use these roads. 
“Your committee, therefore had to take care of the 
roadsides on twenty-eight miles of wood road which 
are maintained by private subscription. The same 
committee that served last year, Major Henry L. Hig- 
ginson, Gardiner M. Lane and George Wigglesworth, 
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solicited’ and secured subscriptions amounting to over 
‘$10,000 from the summer residents in Manchester. Your 
Beverly committee secured something over $15,000 from 
the summer residents in Beverly and also obtained 
$2,500 from the city of Gloucester, $2,500 from the 
state, as well as something over $2,500 which was sub- 
scribed by residents in that neighborhood. This enabled 
the committee to care for some of the woods near the 
water from Magnolia Point to Gloucester. 
‘“Many thousand parasites have been planted in the 
back woods, where it is not likely that they will be in- 
terfered with by the spraying next year. But it will 
be several years before they develop enough to secure 
the balance of nature. Another encouraging feature 
which the committee noted was the work of the wilt 
disease, which destroyed many eaterpillars.’’ 
Road Work. 
On road work the committee says: ‘‘To all riders, 
drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists, the beautiful wood 
roads are one of the chief attractions of the North 
Shore. There are twenty-eight miles of these roads, 
which were built and are maintained yearly by sub- 
scription, at a cost of from $50 to $75 per mile annually. 
The new wood road, Laurel Lane, leading from the Man- 
chester-Essex wood road to Forest Lane, has been com- 
pleted and is in good condition. 
““The city of Beverly has appropriated $1,000 yearly, 
which has been expended under the direction of your 
committee in the repair and improvement of several of 
the roads near the shore, namely, Common Lane, Green- 
wood, avenue, Thissel street, Boyle street, Standley 
street, East Lothrop street, Lake Shore avenue, Corning 
street and Brimbal avenue, making about ten miles of 
road which the committee has had repaired, the work 
near Pride’s Crossing being done by Connolly Brothers, 
under the immediate direction of Thomas D. Connolly, 
and that near Beverly Cove by John A. Gaffey. 
‘“We owe the thanks of the committee to these gen- 
tlemen for their efficient work. 
‘‘Corning street and Brimbal avenue have been oiled 
by a few people at Beverly Cove. In addition to this, 
the road from Beverly Farms to the Myopia Hunt elub 
has been repaired and oiled each year, the money being 
raised this year by Nathaniel Simpkins. The deficit, 
which has usually been between $1,000 and $1,200, has 
been made up and paid yearly by William H. Moore 
and H. C. Frick. 
‘‘These roads have been repaired in the spring and 
have lately been oiled under the direction of Thomas D. 
Connolly, who has given his personal attention to the 
work. 
‘Your committee secured from the town of Wenham 
the sum of $100 toward the repair of the roads in the 
spring.” 
The Contributors. 
The Beverly contributors for the moth work are: 
Henry C. Frick, $2,000; William H. Moore, $1,000; W. 
S. & J. T. Spaulding, $750; Oliver Ames, $500;*Mrs. R. 
DD. Evans, $500; William Endicott, $500; Mrs. Charles 
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