necessary to enable the said corporation to carry on its operations 

 named in this certificate." 



Q. The place of business is where? 



A. The place of business is stated as follows : " The name of the 

 town and county in which the operations of said company are to be 

 carried on are the town of Brandon, in the county of Franklin, in the 

 State of New York, and such other towns and counties as may include 

 property owned by said company, or in which it has an interest, or as 

 shall be necessary or convenient places for the transaction of said 

 company's business." 



Mr. Fiebo. — Do you have copies of these papers, or are they to be 

 referred to ? There may be something in connection with them that 

 we may want to refer to. 



Mr. Adams. — I consider the whole paper is in evidence, and we take 

 these extracts from them. Certified copies will be furnished on 

 request. I desire to offer in evidence before the committee the official 

 report of the forest commission for the year 1891, together with the 

 map accompanying the same. Not having a copy I call on the com- 

 mission to furnish one at the next meeting. 



Mr. Fiebo. — We will furnish one. You will pardon me, but I sup- 

 pose you mean the report for the year 1890, handed in to the Legisla- 

 ture of 1891 ? 



Mr. Adams. — Very likely. The last report handed in in 1891. 



Mr. Ambal. — And all that accompanied that report. 



Mr. Adams. — Yes, sir ; all that went to the Legislature. I also 

 desire to give in evidence the report of the Adirondack and State 

 land survey — report of Mr. Verplanck Colvin, wn,u»mitted to the 

 Legislature under date of February 24, 1884, of a survey of the State 

 lands in the Adirondack region. This survey was made pursuant to 

 chapter 370 of the Laws of 1878, and chapter 499 of the Laws of 1883. 

 I desire to put that in for the examination of the committee. I now 

 call Mr. Basselin. 



Theodobe B. Basselin, being duly sworn, testified : 

 Examined by Mr. Adams. 



Q. Mr. Basselin are you one of the commissioners, of the forest 

 commission? A. I am. 



Q. When were you appointed such commissioner? 



A. I think it was in 1885; I am not positive. 



Q. You have continued a commissioner until this time ? 



A. Yes, sir; since that time. 



Q. You aided in organizing this commission under the act of 1885 — 

 participated in it ? 



