Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-08
AFTER PINE BLISTER RUST
Pines of the Continent Valued
at S40O,0OO,OOO.
American Forestry Association Trying
I" start Country Wide Publicity
Campaign to stamp out Dis
ease in United states.

The fate of the forests of the United
States is at stake and this is the time to
right about face and fight the insect
PESTS and plant diseases, according TO
delegates to the international forestry
conference, which was held in Washing
ton under the auspices of the American
Forestry association.
As one of the first moves to the attack
on the horde of pests. resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote of tho confer
erencc indorsng an absolute quarantine
against the importation of plants trees
and nursery stock to take effect at the
earliest date which may be found
economically eXpedient."
Charles Lathrop Pack. who was re-
elected president of the Forestry assoc
the department of agriculture which says
that 1913 different kinds of insects and 1l6
diseases were detected on offerings for
import during the year
To fight these, the American Forestry
association has started a country wide
publicity campaign in an endeavor to in
terest the people in the true value Of
the forests. Newspapers have been asked
to cooperate in an educational campaign
for boys and girls because of the value
of the forests as national Fairgrounds
ers and forest lore.
The question of white paper and the
cost Of other things common to every
day life are dependent upon the forests. ."
says President Pack Your neckt.es
your socks and milady's frocks have
almost all nj them got wood fibre in
them. Tree insects and pests cost the
country 500 Co., 900 every year, that is 500
per person per year Think of it. Look
at Germany to-day. She is the leader in
scientific forestry and she is fighting her
battles on her forests. which are her
mainstay in keeping life in Tie individual
and the nation.
Take the high cost OF living. Suppose
the cost of Il million or two for this
crop pest or million or two for that
crop pest could be eliminated? What
would that mean in reducing the price
of brcadStum? The greatest country in
the world is beneath our feet Main
itaineHce of our forests wi!l continue it
and :hc'r destruction viii ruin it, for
forests affect stream flow, influence rain
fail and pr. vent the land from b"c1n''if
a desert.
AT our annual meeting the delegates
passed a resolution rccogIiziuE the boy
scouts as a great force Ion Eood IN tl!iS
movement and under the proper direction
y
tors il the cause Of forestry. nus we
hop. to enlist, step by step. young folks
of the country III the battle to saw Tie
forests"
Al present the pine blister disease. which
has such a strouS fuathod IN New ErG-
land and has been found in other States.
is the chief object Of attack &C the Amer
lean Forestry association The pines of
the continent are valued at JN.OoO0oo.
IN is 70 prevent them from ,;1irE the
way of the chestnut that the ASSOCIATION
is lighting from its headquarters, 4l0 il
street, where +. s, Ridsdalc. executive
secretary, Is in charge, Cooperating
with the association are State orSaniza-
lions and the committee for the suppress
sion of the pine blister disease Of North
America These organizations sent dele
Gates To the international conference, as
did many OF the governors and proyinC ial
governments of Canada.
In regard to the extent of the disease
Samuel Il. Detwilor. forest inspector OF