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vitations. It has been the custom heretofore to present 

 these invitations from different bodies, towns and cities 

 directly to the committee, without referring them to the 

 meeting. But if you do not mind I would like to read ex- 

 tracts from invitations we have in favor of Denver. 

 The Denver Convention League writes : 



The Denver Convention League, on behalf of the business interests 

 of this city, extends to your organization a most cordial invitation to 

 hold its 1912 session in Denver. 



We have in this city and state many enthusiastic sportsmen and we 

 believe that if a session of your organization were beld in Denver that 

 a considerable accession of members could be obtained. Apart from 

 the interesting sessions of your Association your members would be 

 delightfully entertained at the nearby fishing places which abound in 

 this locality. 



Many of your members have doubtlessly visited this state and know 

 of its many advantages both as to climate and scenery, and it is there- 

 fore not necessary to enlarge on these points. 



We will act in perfect harmony with the members of your 'organiza- 

 tion located in this state in the endeavor to make your session here the 

 most successful one ever held in your history. 



A communication from the Denver Chamber of Com- 

 merce includes the following : 



The Denver Chamber of Commerce desires to join with the Denver 

 Convention League and other commercial bodies in extending to your 

 Society a hearty and cordial invitation to come to Denver in 1912. 



We believe that the entertainment Colorado can offer you is un- 

 excelled by any other commonwealth in the Union, and nothing would 

 give us more pleasure than to be the hosts of the members of your 

 Society and show them the "Sportsman's True Paradise" — Colorado. 



Another invitation is from the Colorado Sportsmen's 

 Association, as follows: 



At a meeting of the Colorado Sportsmen's Association held Sep- 

 tember 9. it was unanimously resolved to invite your Society to hold 

 its next annual (1912) meeting in our city. 



Colorado has well been denominated the nation's playground. It 

 can also, with good and sufficient reason, be called the trout fisher- 

 man's paradise. 



The majority of us imagine we are well equipped mentally and 

 otherwise, to kill fish, but very few are versed in even the rudiments 

 of fish propagation, and the addresses of your members would be of 

 great educational value. 



