HERBERT L. PRATT                                                    
        FREDERIC C. WALCOTT 
    Chairman of the Board                                               
             President 
    ELTINGE F. WARNER             AMWILDLIFE                            
           F. B. DAVIS, Jr. 
 Vice-Chairman of the Board       AMERICAN            INSTITUTE         
           Vice-President 
    FREDERIC EWING                   Incorporated in District of Columbia,
July 22, 1935 T. E. DOREMUS 
Chairman Executive Committee    INVESTMENT BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C.  
       Treasurer 
    ALDO LEOPOLD                                                        
          C. M. PALMER, JR. 
Chairman Technical Committee                                            
          -A94a Secretary 
 
 
 
                                                             December 11,
1939 
 
 
                   Prof. Aldo Leopold 
                   424 University Farm Place 
                   Madison, Wisoonsin 
 
                   Dear Aldos 
 
                                  I have a copy of your letter of November
29th 
                   to Miles Pirnie. 
 
                                  We had a very hurried meeting of the Executive

                   Committee on November 10th, the day before Senator Walcott

                   sailed for Europe. This meeting was called specifically
to 
                   consider the Conference and affairs of the Federation.
Little 
                   else was undertaken. 
 
                                  I tried to get some action on the Delta
project 
                   but nothing definite was done. Since that time I have
written 
                   to Mr. F. B. Davis, Jr., who, as you knowv, is our vice

                   president, and who is well acquainted with Mr. Bell. At
the 
                   meeting during the brief time we discussed the Delta project,

                   Mr. Davis suggested a counter proposal to Mr. Bell. As
the 
                   matter was left pretty much in the air, I wrote Mr. Davis

                   giving all the information I had, a copy of your correspondence,

                   the agreement, program and budget, and asked that he contact

                   Mr. Bell with the proposal he made at that meeting. 
 
                                  I have not yet heard from Mr. Davis but
as soon 
                   as I hear anything definite from him I will advise you.
I 
                   certainly hope we can get something done on this project

                   pretty soon. Everyone is extremely interested in the work

                   and eager to see it progress. They favor the taking over
of 
                   the hatchery and Mr. Bell's proposal but it has been very
hard 
                   to get any specific action. 
 
                                  We will have another meeting after the
first of 
                   the year and I hope that we can get the thing settled
at that 
                   time. 
 
                                  With very best regards, I am 
 
cn9 exr                                                        Sincerely,

 
 
 
                                                               C. M. Palmer,
Jr. 
                                                               Secretary

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