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Show Timber Experts Fight Blister Rust Portland. A hurriedly culled con. terene of timber ownerx, government officials and forestry officials was in session here Thursday to discuss measures mea-sures to be taken to combat the dread, ed white pine "blister rust' which, despite all precautions has finally reached the great forests of the Pacific Paci-fic Northwest. Originally Introduced Into the . Northeastern states of the I' sited States from Europe by the im-importation im-importation of diseased white pine llfeit, the (iiacnae has Iav&gcd tii6 forest for-est of Ner England, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota n ml Michigan. |