REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 



Concerning the activities of the American Bison Society during 

 the past two years, the President has the honor to submit to the 

 members of the Society the following report: 



Two of our very good members have "Crossed the Great Divide": 

 Mr. A. Barton Hepburn who has been on our Board from the very 

 beginning, gave his personal and moral support to our activities, and 

 was very generous in a financial way towards everything that the 

 Society undertook. His loss is a great one to the Society. He died 

 January 25, 1923. 



The other was that fine, famous old scout, Howard Eaton, of Wolf, 

 Wyoming. He was 72 years old when he died, April 5, 1922. His 

 brother, F. Alden Eaton, has taken his place as a member of the 

 Society. 



The most notable achievement of the Society during the year 

 was the purchase of six antelopes from C. J. Blazier, of Brooks, 

 Alberta, and the successful transportation of the animals to the Wichita 

 National Preserve in Oklahoma. We purchased these antelope at 

 $125 each and paid all the expenses of their delivery, including Mr. 

 Blazier's trip to Cache, Oklahoma, and his return home, with an allow- 

 ance of $5.00 a day for his time. The antelope were delivered in first 

 class condition. It will be recalled that last year, from ticks or other 

 causes, six of the ten antelope sent to Cache died, and in order to 

 start this nucleus herd and perpetuate the antelope on the Wichita 

 Preserve, we thought it desirable to purchase six more head. The 

 task was difficult and it took time to capture these antelope and ship 

 them into this country. Canada is now alive to the situation of saving 

 the antelope, and we would not have been able to take them out of 

 Canada had it been for any other purpose than preserving the species. 



I am pleased to submit a letter from the Secretary of Agriculture 

 in appreciation of the efforts of the Society in the preservation of 

 wild game: 



Department of Agricuhure, Washington, D. C. 

 December 11, 1922. 

 Mr. Edmund Seymour, 

 45 Wall Street, 

 New York City. 

 Dear Mr. Seymour: 



"On behalf of the Department of Agriculture, I wish to thank you and the 

 American Bison Society for the generous donation to the Government of six 

 antelope, which were placed on the Wichita Game Preserve and National Forest 

 by the Society. 



'"The effort of the American Bison Society to conserve the wild life of the 

 country, particularly those species which seemed in danger of extinction, is in 

 my opinion, a very useful public service, and I regard this work as being of 

 the highest importance. Very truly yours. 



(Signed) "Henry A. Wallace, Secretary." 



In this connection, also, we have recovered the duty which was 

 paid on the original shipment of ten antelope, amounting to approxi- 

 mately $125. No duty was charged upon the last shipment. 



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