14 Department of Conservation of Louisiana 



But modern woman has something over her cave sister 

 in the vast range and variety of skins that are hers to 

 choose from. Furs of every kind for every type and for 

 every purpose. Fragile furs and durable ones. Furs that 

 combine beauty of pelage with lasting qualities. Imitation 

 furs that look well in shops but terrible after a few days' 

 wear. Furs of soft grays, rich and lustrous browns, glis- 

 tening blacks. Coarse furs and fine furs, long haired and 

 short. Furs for indoor adornment and outdoor wear. The 

 real problem that the woman of today faces is whether 

 she is buying a genuine or a synthetic fur, whether the 

 fur is exactly what a furrier represents it to be, or merely 

 a sheepskin, rabbit or even the lowly housecat baptized 

 with a trade name and sold for what it is not. For the 

 real demand is for genuine furs. 



Today speculative and wondering eyes have been turned 

 on the State of Louisiana, due to the present feminine 

 demand for genuine furs the world over. Although it has 

 been long known that Louisiana is rich in oil, natural gas, 

 timber, salt, sulphur, game and other bird life and game 

 animals, it has only been in the last few years that word 

 has gone forth that in the annual production of pelts of 

 the fur animals, this sub-tropic state of ours not only leads 

 her sister states of the Union in this regard but actually 

 produces more pelts of fur animals than all of the provinces 

 and territories of Canada combined, with Alaska thrown 

 in for good measure. And, to increase the wonderment, 

 it might be added that Louisiana's annual fur crop exceeds 

 in value the yearly combined gold and silver output of 

 Alaska. 



