For sometime, naturally, a great deal of information had to be obtained
as to timber owners, purchasers of chestnut products, portable saw
mills, demands for various kinds of products, etc., besides working
out a general plan of active procedure. This had been largely done
by Professor Wentling, before leaving, and he had already pointed
out the importance of the portable mill operator, the necessity of
experiments in deterioration of blighted chestnut, and of making tests
of certain chestnut products through reputable manufacturers, and also
the desirability of a trial of intensive local utilization in a few
localities, and showed that it was desirable to keep in close touch
with the important lumber associations.