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 MR. J. N. TEAL, CHAIRMAN OF OREGON STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

Mr. . Mr. Chairman, I will make a very brief report. While you all doubtless would be very glad to hear about the resources of Oregon, and I would be delighted to tell you about them if I had time, the hour is getting late and I do not consider that to be the particular purpose of this meeting.

The governor of our State appointed a commission, of which I had the honor to be elected chairman. That commission has prepared a report, printed it, and filed it with the National Commission. There are some of these reports here, and if any of you gentlemen desire copies or have any interest in the method by which we looked into this subject, I shall be delighted to have you take one of the reports, and from a reading of it you will doubtless discover how ignroant we are of the resources of our own State, and, possibly, the reason why I do not care to talk more about them.