THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
                             STATE OF INDIANA 
                             RICHARD LIER, DIRECTOR OFC CONSERVATION 
                                 INDIANAPOLIS 
                                 July 3, 1929 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Zr.  4dO LeopOld, 
        421 Chemistry 3uilu)i,, 
        a ison2, DZisconsin 
        Doear rr. Leopol.L: 
                         I urn retj7ning, reluctantly, -our ten1ative 
        report ana hope  ' see it in print real soon.   eessrs.     LLanU
iesu, 
        Wiallace and. Wilcox have reao. it with the ~sme interest that 
        I uia,  In orCer to let you nave airect inlormation, I wm 
        enclosing three miaeoranada by the aoove mentioned Division heaas.

        You will notice that the ;.trJters lully appreciate the 
        extraord~inary avotunt 01 labor perl'oraea by you an, therelore,

        I  cow that you will take their criticizi :or what it is, 
        nux ely, an expression 01 mrienaly interest even waere they 
        ais agree. 
                        For mnyself, I want to tarAC yoa brt your 
        reb erences to the Departi'ent. .s you~rs is a Gu~e Su~rvey ob 
        In~aiana, you. coula not very well enlarge upon the importance 
        which the builaing up ob a public estate in ind~iana bears to 
        adauitional protection ol wila lite. T2en years ago, we had. only

        18UU acres, toay, appro:iivtely ASO01 public lase are in 
        charge 01 the iDe artmaent. 3y the ena o1 the nextv &iscal year,

        we Iope to more tan aoaole this~ amiount. In that respect, i 
        oelieve Inajana hs aaopted. an ad~vance-prograL. in Conservation

        "vor1[ Jecaase its par(s aim lorests will iiiieaiately )euomle
01 
        interest to t ie g~e protector. 
                        The statement imane on page 13 by inr. ~rank Gentry

       and reberrea to in 1. in. hanubela's i:erorand,v, in rny opinion,
is 
            01autu   au.   Pong.i. Gentry as i oo, I shouloi osi oate 
& -   to includ~e one statemenL. s 'iion ~' oter t jigs  0e is one ol
tue 
u en who tries to obstruot the oolicy         ore    rnnti       h 
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        liow~n County Gsx~e Preserve since ne is  p:n eluly uore itrse 
        in tume  preservation  ol+ the  red.  iox  eto   ++++or+tis ++ parposes
 .t+an  bir ds. 
 
                        On page uL3, y~ou. ive t: is gear' baagct and 
       revenues, In the birst place I corn ecteQ th~e )irioa oi the aunes

           Park ley whic i..oin eight years insteaa o: ten. Tu~e Clarke-

        c+ary co-operation   moun.ts to ($2000 nursery ana ,$1?00 lire. 
fine 
        0,. Department apQnpropiation linol General Treasury aria incoime

        shoula. read. 19,477. hot incluicea in th is m~ouno are tue specific

        api: rspriations lino o.~r historic monument x ith i l:e excep zion
01 the 
        Lanier house an. grounuas.