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Mr. Fierq. — I suggest so much of the minutes of the commission as 

 relate to the park be spread on the minutes for the information of the 

 committee; Mr. Adams accedes to that. 



Mr. Adams. — Not the slightest objection. 



Chairman Ryan. — How many pages ? * 



Mr. Anibal. — About two pages and a half. 



Mr. Adams. — There will be no objection to that; the majority of the 

 commission agreed upon boundaries which are shown by the blue 

 lines upon this map, didn't they ? 



Mr. Hitt. — Wasn't it thq Intention to have these minutes read now 

 so as to have them appear right in this connection? , 



Mr. Adams. — Can be if the committee desire it. 



Mr. Hitt. — Just as you say. 



Mr. Adams. — It would save some little time to omit the reading; let 

 me get that question again. 



Mr. Hitt. — Some of the committee suggest the evidence would be 

 in better shape if you read it now. 



* Mr. Adams. — All right: "The first meeting is November 5, 1890, 

 Mr. Knevals' office, New York, for the special purpose 

 of discussing the question of establishing the Adirondack 

 State park and to hear opinions and suggestions from all parties 

 interested .to-wit, the representative of private reserves, clubs, sani- 

 tariums and other associations existing in the Adirondack region. 

 The land owners generally who have been invited to attend the 

 meetings for the purpose of mutual consultation and informal discus- 

 . sion, the invitation was generally accepted and the attendance of the 

 meeting very large and prolonged. An informal discussion and 

 expression of opinion of all parties interested was had, for which see 

 the stenographer's notes of the meeting on file in this office. Next 

 meeting is December sixteenth, Mr. Knevals' office, New York, the time 

 was consumed in endeavoring to establish the boundaries and to 

 decide upon what lands were proper to be included within Stat»park 

 and other matters relating to the general subject. Next meeting 

 December twenty-third and twenty-fourth; the board of forest commis- 

 sion were in session on both days, continuing the discussion of plans 

 for the proposed Adirondack State park; the members of the commis- 

 sion each presented a diagram corresponding with their ideas which 

 were comprehended and the general outlines of a park and lands to 

 be embraced therein were practically decided, and the secretary, 

 instructed to have [a diagram draw in blank corresponding to the 

 wishes of the commission. Twenty-ninth, meeting held in Albany, The 

 time generally occupied in continuing the discussion of plans relating 



