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and gang and visited the Connecticut Island farm & to Osburnes for dinner May 15, 1937 Visited two forest preserves and had a fine meeting in evening with Timber & others. Stayed at Sherburne Inn. [[strikethrough]] May 16 [[/strikethrough]] [[Bump?]] & his bunch want to go a little faster than seems wise altho their grouse study is certainly pointing the way. May 16, 1937 Left Sherburne at 6:00 AM. Visited Sherburne game farm & then Montizuma Marshes. Certainly looks very feasible proposition and we are making some progress. Have use permit & will start working soon with men from Howlands island C.C.C. camp. Visited island with [[Bump?]] & other and found a wonderful lot of ponds with some breeding birds already present. also some good Flanders ducks. Left 5:00 P.M & started to Washington. May 17, 1937 Drove all night and arrived in Washington at 6:30 AM. Washed, shaved & to office in time for a ten oclock meeting of nursery committee. Then back to office with much work to do! May 18, 1937. Tired but kept at it. Had a visit with Carl Shoemaker, Dirksen etc. over appointments & over the bill. Senate cut out house increases & also restored the one house cut below budget.