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number of prominent hotels in this coun- 

 try whose record for the illegal handling 

 of game is not an enviable one. That 

 much money is to be made by serving 

 game to hotel guests will be ascertained 

 by anyone who will take the trouble to 

 read the menus of our larger hotels where 

 game may be sold; and to anyone who is 

 familiar with the history of game-pro- 

 tection in this country, and the record of 

 certain hotel keepers in reference to the 

 handling of game, the real scheme which 

 these gentlemen may have had at heart is 

 easily revealed. 



It was the pleasure of the Secretary of 

 this Association to be invited to address 

 the annual meeting of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Game and Fish Commissioners 

 in St. Paul, on August 27-29, 191 7. This 

 was a very representative gathering, and 

 the heads of the State Game Protective 

 Departments from a large number of the 

 states were present. This afforded an 

 unusual opportunity to bring to the 

 attention of these officials the move which 

 the hotel and restaurant men were seek- 

 ing to induce the United States Govern- 

 ment to make. 



As a member of the Committee on 

 Resolutions of this game-protective con- 



gress, the Secretary had the pleasure of 

 presenting the following resolutions which 

 were unanimously adopted by the con- 

 vention. 



"Whereas, This Association has been 

 informed that the Hotel and Restaurant 

 Committee meeting in Washington City on 

 August I, 191 7, passed a resolution recom- 

 mending that the United States Govern- 

 ment urge various states to lengthen their 

 fish and game season, and that these 

 seasons be made uniform throughout the 

 country; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the existing supply of 

 fish and game is now being drawn on to an 

 extent which should not be exceeded, and 

 that any further draft on the supply 

 would be an irrevocable loss to the nation; 

 and 



Resolved, further, that a copy of this 

 resolution be transmitted to the United 

 States Food Administrator." 



The State Game Officials thus being 

 warned, and having taken concerted action 

 to check any move which might unwit- 

 tingly be made by the Food Administra- 

 tor toward further jeopardizing the wild 

 game, it is reasonable to assume that 

 nothing further will come of the matter. 



NEW YORK CONSERVATION COMMISSION 



The New York State Conservation Com- 

 mission, now so successfully presided over 

 by one of the Life Members of this Asso- 

 ciation, Mr. George D. Pratt, has inaugu- 

 rated during the present administration 

 many helpful movements that have had 

 much to do with keeping New York in the 

 very forefront of the various state game- 

 warden systems. 



Last January the Commission began the 



publication of a monthly magazine called 

 The Conservationist. It is carefully edited, 

 beautifully illustrated, and is, perhaps, 

 the most attractive publication issued by 

 any State Game Department in the Union. 

 The subscription price is 50 cents per 

 year, and it is issued from Albany. It is 

 worthy of a place on the library-table of 

 every bird-lover and sportsman in the 

 state. 



