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shall be a suitable and sufficient designation of the area or object 

 bequeathed, so that the fact of the bequest shall never become 

 lost or confused in the records and in the intelligent interest of the 

 public. . 



Motion was adopted. 



Des Moines, Iowa, February 12, 1919. 



The State Board of Conservation met at -the office of the 

 Curator of the State Historical Department, members present, 

 Messrs. Kelso, Ford and Pammel. 



Motion passed accepting* the Ford report. 



Motion passed accepting the letter of transmittal by Mr. Ford. 



Motion passed that the board recommend the conservation of 

 areas in Southeastern Iowa and that the immediate conserva- 

 tion of areas in Southwestern Iowa follow : 



The following resolutions were adopted: 



Resolved that the Board of Conservation express their appreciation 

 of the courtesy and assistance rendered to them by the staff of the 

 Historical Department, two members of the staff of the State Agricultural 

 College and to Dr. Lees, State Geologist, and 



Resolved that the same be made a part of the minutes of this meeting 

 and that a letter to the Executive Council be written to contain the same 

 and also to voice the findings of the Board regarding the favorable 

 opinions expressed by the general public. 



Adjourned. 



Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 22, 1919. 



A meeting of the Conservation Board and the Fish and Game 

 Warden with the Executive Council was held in the office of 

 Treasurer of State. 



The meeting was called to order by Treasurer E. H. Hoyt; 

 present of the Executive Council, E. H. Hoyt and F. S. Shaw; 

 Fish and Game Warden, Hinshaw; of the Conservation Board, 

 J. F. Ford, Joseph Kelso Jr. and L. H. Pammel, Mr. Harlan being 

 absent. State Treasurer Hoyt invited W. C. Ratcliff and W. H. 

 Walrath, respectively of the House and Senate Committees on 

 Conservation, to meet with the Conservation Board and the 

 Executive Council. 



The committee went over the doubtful clauses in the proposed 

 bill, and the doubtful passages were whipped into shape. It was 



