The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-25
HOW TO MAKE MONEY
ON BLIGHTED CHESTNUT.
Special Freight Rates Allowed on
the Pennsylvania Railroad.

tne pennsylvania railroad.
When the people of Pennsylvania
woke UP about two years ago to a
full realization of the deadly charac-
ter of the chestnut tree bark disease,
commonly called blight, it was esti-
mated that the loss already mount
ed high into the millions and it was
feared that it would destroy all the
chestnut trees in the state. In some
of the parks of New York City where
the disease is believed to have made
it's first appearance and where it
spread unchecked for a long time,
that is what actually happened.
Such condition throughout this
State would have been nothing less
than calamity and few if any
grumbled when it was suggested
that the only way in which to fight
the disease was to destroy infected
trees entirely.
But one of the first problems TAX
en- up by the Chestnut Tree Blight
Commission was how to check the
blight and yet save tree owners a
total loss. And along this line the
Commission has scored one of it's
greatest triumphs. If the owner of
chestnut tree acts in time and in CO.
Will Iuo COHIulSSlOn Ills
loss will be comparatively small.
Much chestnut cordwood is used
by extract plants in the manufacture
of tanning extract. These manufac-
turers are able to use chestnut of
ter outside bark, and the wood may
be either dry or green. Air seasoned
chestnut cordwood is used for fuel
by foundries in starting their fires
and by lime kilns in burning lime.
Their prevailing price is from $2.75
to $3.50 per cord of 12S cubic feet.
The price of extract wood in south
eastern Pennsylvania has recently
been advanced from $500 to $3.50
per cord on board cars at shipping
point This should be an inducement
to timber owners for cutting and
shipping chestnut cordwood. Ship
pers of blighted chestnut cordwood
must notify the Chestnut Tree
Blight Commission, 1112 Morris
Building, Philadelphia, Pa, as soon
as the wood is ranked in the woods
and they will send an inspector who
will inspect the wood and arrange
for shipping it under the special
tariff.
Public Spirited Timber Owner.
Owners of chestnut timber
throughout the state are beginning
to show spirit of helpful coTopera-
ton in the work of the Chestnut
Tree Blight Commission. A notable
case is that of Albert Lewis, of Bear
Creek. Mr.. Lewis is the owner of
$4,000 acres of forest in the north
eastern section of the state and he
has volunteered to take upon him
self the work of clearing the entire
tract of the blight. 1t is understood
that there is little infection, but the
inspection work will not be lightened
on that account. Mr. Lewis fore
sight and public spirit has been
favorably commented upon.
Blight Scouts Busy.
Approximately $50 examinations
have been made by Tree Surgeon, R.
G. Pierce and Assistant Tree Sur
geon, George w. Elgin, of the Penn
sylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Com
mission, since the fall of 1912.
These examinations have been large
ly confined to answering requests
from owners of estates, who sought
advice concerning the treatment of
their valuable lawn trees. Inspec-
tions have also been made of trees
in parks, cemeteries, orchards and
woodlots. Also actual demonstra-
tions of the removal of diseased
branches and cankers have been Civ
en- in a score of places.