Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1919 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. GUTHRIE IS NAMED CHAIRMAN Head* Indiana ConMrvation Commitlion—r. M. Holman of Crawfordsville Made Secretary and R. Lieber Director. Indiann|M>lla, April 4.—The Indiana conservation commission selected VV. A. Guthrie of Dupont as its chairman, and Richard 81. Holnnin of Crawfordsville as its secretary. The commission held its first meeting at the Columbia club. Richard Lieber of Indianapolis was chosen director. He will receive a salary of S4.(MN> n year, and will uct also as chief of the fish and game division, and as chief of the lauds and waters division, without additional salary. <?. C. Denin, present acting stale forester, will be chief of the forestry division, at a salary of $2.50U; Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist, will be chief of the'division of entomology, at a salary of $2,500, ami W. N. Istgan. state geologist, will be chief of the division of geology, at a salary of $3,000. The appointments of the division chiefs will be made by Mr. Lieber on the recommendation of the commission as given. The next meeting of the commission will be held on cull of the chairman. The director will select a number of deputies. The commission recommended that the clerical and stenographic forces of the divisions be centralized, ami instructed the chairman to arrange for suitable quarters for the commission at the statehouse. The director is to report to the commission as to the number of field men and assistants needed. He is also to obtain from each chief of division a written statement as to the work that should be undertaken in the division and the probable expense. The commission will ask the director to invite heads of the divisions to meet with the commission.