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torinati' n iroin other authoritative 

 sources. It look, forward to valuable 

 cooperation with tin- i on-ervation 

 Commissions of the re-pective states 

 and with national organizations which 

 \\CR- represented at tlu- Conference of 



( Governors at the \\'hite 1 louse la>t 

 May. The Commission ha- announced, 

 through letter- t,. the Governors and t > 

 the representative- of the-e organiza- 

 tions, th;n it welcome- suggestion- and 

 in formation along the line of it- in- 

 quiries 



The Commission is emphasizing the 

 need of vigon.u- work in order that the 

 Kxecntive Committee may have the 

 material collected in final form to lav 

 before the Commission at its first meet- 

 ing in Washington, on Tne-dav. De- 

 cember I, and likewise for the meeting 

 of the Commission with the Governor-, 

 or their representatives, one week later, 

 on Tuesday, December 8. 



Cooperation between the states and 

 the National Conservation Commis- 

 -ion has become a marked feature of 

 the Conservation movement since tin- 

 last bulletin wa> issued. Within les.s 

 than one month from the date of tin- 

 President's letter appointing the Com- 

 mission and advising the Governors 

 that he had done so, the ( lovrnors of 

 five states had named Conservation 

 Commissions. These were Governor 

 Morris, of Montana: Governor Cham- 

 berlain, of Oregon; Governor l ; olk. of 

 Missouri; Governor Leo, of Delaware, 

 and Governor Fort, of New Jersey. In 

 addition (Governor Warner, of Michi- 

 gan, lias advised the Chairman of the 

 Commission of the existence of the For- 

 e-try Commission of Michigan and al-o 

 a Commission of Inquiry charged with 

 the duties of securing all information 

 and data possible regarding fore-try. 



Herewith is given a list of states that 

 have already selected Conservation 

 Commissions : 



Delaware : 



rvation < 'omnm-ioii 

 Hon. Georj < .ray, Wilmington 



Del. 



Hon. Benjamin Xield-. Wilmr 

 ton. 



lion. laim- .sill. ; 



Del. ' 



1 lou. William 1 1. i Land 



.rand Raj 

 I Ion. ( ha- V, iu d 



Rapid-. 



1 Ion. W. II. Mcrsh iw. 



Secy., I |o n . ( 'ha- I; Blair. < ,rand 



Rapid-. 



i '< >mmissjon on 1-ore-t 



Mr. Herman v< -n Schrani 



Louis. 



Mr. < ). L. Monger. < .reenville. 

 Mr. D. A. Latshaw, Kan-a- ("its, 



Mo. 

 ( Two members yet to be appointed.) 



1 immission on Waterwa 



Mr. W. K. Kavanaugh. St. Loin- 

 Mr. W K. James, St. Joseph. 

 Mr. L. II. [ones Kan- I -.-. Mo. 

 Mr. W. II ." Black. Marshall.' 

 Montana : 



irestr) ^ < <innii--ion 



Hon. 1 'aris ( iibs ( ,n. ( ireat ("alls. 



Mont. 

 Hon. Robert B. Smith, Bigfork. 



Mont. 

 Hon. Lew L. Callawa\. N'irginia 



City. Mont. 



( 'regon : 

 Conservation < '< 'innn-sjon 



1 Ion. J. L Teal. ( "liairman. I'ort 



land. ' 

 I'rof. F. < r. \'onng. .secretary. ! 



tie, > '! 



Mr. |. II Lew i-. Salem, 

 Hon. J. (' Stevens, Portland, 



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Hon. \\ . K. Xewell. Dili. 

 1 b.ii. An-tin T. Burton. I liK 



( >r 

 Prof. J. R. Wilson, 1'ortland. 



Ore- 

 lion. Richard Montague. Portia- 



L: R L.ii 



M- 



B Watson, A-hland. 



mk 1 Miller. V 

 Mr. I N. I! 

 Mr \\'ill R. King. S.iL 



