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A. Yes, sir; we were all together; I would like to tell about those 

 rooms; the room is filled with maps and pamphlets and papers, and 

 we ^aven't any room there for a meeting; occasionally coming up 

 here for meetings we have adjourned to the Delavan House and taken ■ 

 rooms there, so. we could have a meeting; I will simply say this, that 

 we ought to be taken care of in that way; I know one thing, I 

 haven't even a desk there; I have got somebody else to move 

 when I wanted to write a letter to my wife telling about how things 

 were going; I think it is quite an excuse that we haven't any comfort- 

 able place for a meeting; we have held our meetings in New York 

 city in this way; Mr. Knevals has been very kind and nice in doing his 

 part 6f the work, and very pleasantly to me, and I esteem him very 

 highly, and he wished to resign because his business was such that he 

 couldn't leave it and come to Albany all the time; I said to him that 

 as far as I was concerned, and I knew Mr. Basselin felt so also, we 

 would rather have him stay in and hold our meetings in New York as 

 there was nothing in thelaw, as we understood it, preventing us 

 holding our meetings there, and he gave up his office and his hours 

 to us, making it pleasant for us to go there, and thus he was not- 

 obliged to leave his business, and that is the reason we have had so 

 many meetings in New York city. 



Q. You are living near New York city ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And Mr. Knevals at New York city, so it was more convenient for 

 both of you than to come to' Alb any? 



A. Well, I don't know — I like to come to Albany ; it suits me here. 



Q. New York was a convenient place to meet? 



A. Yes, sir; it was; there is no doubt about it; I really thought we 

 ought to have a branch office in New York ; I have got two, but they 

 wouldn't come there, for that is only desk room. 



Q. On the question of nomination of officers you named two ; any 

 one besides the foresters ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. No assistant warden? 



A. No, sir ; I gladly accepted the name which was offered. 



Q. You have been the chairman of the commission ever since the 

 organization ? 



A. Yes, sir; and I am proud of it. 



Q. Upon the question of accommodations, has any application been 

 made to the superintendent of the capitol for additional room ? 



A. I don't think I have asked the present superintendent, but I 

 asked Mr. Andrews continuously and continuously for room enough 



