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in these enormous preserves that yon have in ^Michigan. And as the 

 cost of lire protection is so nincli less than planting, it is easy to sec 

 that this is the most practical. 



Question : Does the work of the Commission extend or apply to the 

 con.servation of the Avater supply? 



Answer : No. 



A Member: Now that we have a man here directly interested in the 

 matter, I want to record a vigorous remonstance in regard to one feat- 

 ure of our game laws. It is that ])ertaining to rabbits. This is a pest 

 that does thousands of dollars of damage to api)le aud other fruit trees, 

 and we are not permitted to destroy or hunt them if the snow is deep. 

 Mice and rabbits are the worst winter pests that we have. Can there 

 not be a change in this law? 



Answer: I will say to you frankly that the Department of Public 

 Domain is co-operating with the ditferent societies in seeking a solu- 

 tion of this problem. If there is any change in the law, or if this so- 

 ciety would recommend any other law than the one you have now, that 

 would help 3'ou out in this regard, I am siure that the Public Domain 

 Commission would be glad to co-operate with you in an endeavor to 

 bring about any changes necessary to meet the requirements. We have 

 to operate under the laws as 'the Legislature fixes them, but I am sure 

 that if 3'ou will indicate your desires to the Public Domain Commission 

 you will receive their moral and substantiiil help to the extent of their 

 ability. The Public Domain Commission is also an immigration com- 

 mission. I have the honor of being a man with many titles but witJi 

 only one salary. I am Commissioner of Emigration, so we want to help 

 out in this as in every other line. 



"PKOP.LEMS AND POSSIBILITIES OF CO-OPERATIVE 



MAPKETINC." 



P.Y RKV. ALFRRI) RENTALL, OLD MISSION. 



In the early part of my ministerial work, when I was a young mar- 

 ried man and before I had any children, I was once called upon to 

 ]>reach a sermon on "Parental Kesi)onsibility and Filial Fear." The 

 theories that I had were absolutely perfect — they would work out to 

 perfection — there was absolutely no i)ossibility of failure. Some of the 

 dear old mothers of my congregation shook their heads, but they did 

 not say anything. I now have three children of my own, one of whom 

 is in the ninth grade, and I want to say to you, I have never pre.ached 

 that kind of a sermon since that time. 



Up to five or six years ago, I had a set of theories, about Co-operative 

 Marketing that were absolutely perfect. If you could get diamonds as 

 pure as they were, you would be rich. This is not sarcasm. I have 

 found out, however, since that time, that ''It is not All Gold That Glit- 

 ters," and that ''There is many a slip betwixt the cup and lip" in this 

 matter of Co-operative Marketing. I have found out that everything 



