324 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURA.L SOCIETY. 



"This board, I consider, should be composed in part or entirely of 

 persons holding positions ex-officio. A good composition might 

 be the governor, the auditor, the president of the regents of the uni- 

 versity, the judges of the forested districts in which the donated 

 lands would be located, the justices of the supreme court or of any 

 one and, perhaps, three prominent citizens interested in this matter. 



"2. Create independently of this board of trustees an administra- 

 tive board, in part also to be constituted of members ex-officio, in 

 part of other appointments. For instance, the survej^or-general, the 

 fire commissioner, an appointee of the state forestry association and 

 two appointees of the governor might be a proper composition. 

 This board would have to formulate the plans for the administra- 

 tion and supervise this administration, with a paid executive officer, 

 or state forestry staff, who is not appointed by the board : but I am 

 in doubt as to how his appointment could best be secured. The 

 plans for administration should be submitted to the board of trus- 

 tees for sanction in general, and also the report of the administra- 

 tive board. In this way I expect to secure a much more general in- 

 terest in the proceedings and have a wholesome check and control 

 of the administration. 



"3. I should think that it would be undesirable and inconvenient 

 to separate the administration of the donated lands from that of 

 the state lands; not knowing how the present administration of 

 such lands is constituted, I am unable to suggest how, with the 

 least friction, a change might be made. I would not burden the fire 

 commissioner with the executive duty in administering the lands 

 except as a member of the board ; otherwise, keep him separate, 

 looking after his business. 



"4. The co-operation with state troops in case of emergency is, I 

 imagine, provided for by general law, protection of public property 

 being especially one of the functions ; but it inight be well to pro- 

 vide for a more definite and easy use of this agency. I would ad- 

 vise that in your proposed bill the manner of administration be 

 decided upon only in general terms, showing the general object 

 aimed at, but that the technical details be left as much as possible 

 to be formulated by the board. 



"These suggestions are thrust out for what they may be worth to 

 you in opening possibilities. There are, of course, many other waya 

 of organizing such a matter in order to be successful ; a leaning 

 onto the existing organizatipn may suggest entirely different proce- 

 dure. The tnain thing to be considered is that a inutual check be 

 secured by the inanner of combining and organizing the various 

 boards. If you secure at least the board of trustees to receive and 

 hold the lands for the state, the further elaboration might perhaps 

 come in time, just as the municipal park systeiu of Boston was, in 

 part, an outgrowth of the possibilities provided by the board of 

 trustees. 



"I consider the division of responsibilities between a board of trus- 

 tees and an administrative board most desirable but would add that 

 finally, one well paid man who has no other business to attend to, a 

 general secretary, possibly acting for both boards, will accom- 



