Excerpt from Programme of the Conference: Called by the Governor of Pennsylvania to Consider Ways and Means for Preventing the Spread of the Chestnut Tree Bark Disease The following report of the proceedings of the Harrisburg Chestnut Blight Conference is distributed with the compliments and best Wishes of the State of Pennsylvania. The numerous papers and the discussions thereon contain many new and valuable ideas. It is believed that the ultimate worth of the Conference Will lie in the fact that it brought home to the east ern United States the truth concer'ning a most serious tree dis ease, and started discussions and a new trend of thought Which must evolve real benefit for the whole people. If the Conference can produce a better understanding and higher appreciation respecting the vall'ie of trees, and of one tree in particular; its calling Will have mm of great public benefit. The officers chosen by the meeting take this last opportunity of expressing to the Governor, the Chestnut Tree Blight Com mission and the Delegates from the States, their sense of high appreciation for the honor conferred upon them in being invited to preside over the deliberations of the Conference. They also have hopes that information may be found in the following pages which Will incite greater interest in the earnest work now being undertaken in Pennsylvania and other States to prevent the fur ther spread of this serious and destructive Chestnut Bark Dis ease. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.