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economical use. Concerning the mineral lands held by 

 the Government a mining claim may be located upon 

 the public domain or within a national forest and if 

 there is ore there in paying quantities the mine may 

 be obtained practically without money and without 

 price. Coal and oil lands, etc., are no longer given 

 away to corporations or to individuals. They are 

 leased generally upon a royalty basis. 



In spite of the fact that ninety-eight per cent of the 

 animal life found upon this continent fifty years ago 

 has disappeared the situation is by no means as dark 

 as it was eight or ten years ago. Chiefly as a result 

 of the splendid work done by such men as Hornaday, 

 Walcott, Shiras, Bayne, and others, the public has 

 been awakened to the economic as well as sentimental 

 loss which would be suffered were our birds and game 

 to be slaughtered without restraint. Fish and game 

 leagues have been founded all over the country; many 

 of the States have passed more stringent laws and are, 

 better enforcing the laws now upon the statute books, and 

 Congress in addition to acting favorably regarding the 

 protection of migratory birds has established several 

 game refuges. The next step aimed at by the champions 

 of our wild life is to have a portion of every national 

 forest made a game preserve where the birds and 

 animals common to that region may breed and multiply* 

 It is sincerely hoped that such refuges may be es- 

 tablished. So long as the young men of a nation hunt 

 and fish they are virile and strong and a plentiful 

 supply of game is desirable that the coming gener- 

 ations may be red-blooded men fond of outdoor sports. 



Scientific management as applied to labor is en- 

 deavoring to make every foot pound of muscle labor 

 and every bit of nervous energy yield the largest re- 



