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then left to Mr. Hoyt to get the bill in shape. Mr. Hoyt intro- 

 duced Mr. Ratcliff and Mr. Walrath. Mr. Hoyt then went over 

 the present law and told of the appointment of the Conservation 

 Board, after which L. H. Pammel told of the work of Messrs. 

 Harlan, Kelso and Ford in getting up the report. The discussion 

 was participated in by Messrs. Ford, Kelso, Hinshaw, Hoyt and 

 Sha-w. The president then read the title of the bill and the 

 head lines and portions pertaining to Memorial State Parks, 

 Highway Parks and Lake Parks. It was the consensus of opinion 

 acting on the suggestion of Mr. Hoyt, that we meet with the 

 Conservation Committee of the Senate and House at a dinner 

 in the Grant Club rooms. 



It was also unanimously agreed that the bill be introduced as 

 a committee bill in the House and Senate. Adjourned. 



Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 26, 1919. 



A meeting of the Conservation Board was called in Cedar 

 Rapids on April 26, 1919, for the purpose of inspecting the area 

 known as Palisades in Linn County, an urgent invitation having 

 been extended by Mr. Fred Lazell, of Cedar Rapids, the Commer- 

 cial Clubs of both Cedar Rapids and Mt. Vernon, the Conserva- 

 tion Circles of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids and some members 

 of the faculty of the State University and Cornell College. 



The Board met at 8:15 p. m. in the parlors of the Montrose 

 Hotel. There were present Joseph Kelso, Jr., J. F. Ford, Dr. L. 

 H. Pammel, Mr. Harlan being absent. 



In the afternoon an inspection was made of West Palisade, 

 some eighteen miles from Cedar Rapids. The Board was taken 

 to this region by Fred Lazell, Attorneys Wick and Bolton of 

 Cedar Rapids and Professors Kelley and Keyes of Mt. Vernon. 

 There were also present the executive board of Iowa Conserva- 

 tion Association consisting of G. B. McDonald, Euclid Saunders, 

 Mr. Bennett, Dr. Kay, Mrs. C. H. McNider and Mrs. Fred Lazell. 



At the meeting on the evening of April 26th the following 

 action was taken: 



It was decided that we take no action concerning the Palisades 

 at this time, though we think it a very desirable park site and 

 think it should be acquired by the State. 



That Mr. Harlan, Secretary of the Board, be asked to draft 

 rules, giving methods of procedure to acquire park sites, that 



