rile Audubon Socicfics 



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the present, laws alTc'ctinj^ in any way I In- iiic;i,siii<;, < liicf iunon^^ whom was Ucjjn^scn- 



;,I)ec;i(;s tfial: rmiy he t;aken, or llie H("i,;,on or l.itivc W.'i.nl, of North ( 'aroliiiM,, who Ir.vM'i] 



lime when Dieycan he hiinf.ed, is involv<<l in hi , ;i,i;',iiiiiriil < liji lly on Ihi- i;ilhii jniiii.in^'; 



tills I)roi)OHC(i Ic^^isJation. 'J'lie idea simply i'. < orjjii t nn- Ih.il llif <nlir( l<iii w,i; ;i, m licme 



to collctct. a fund, 4,1; jjtr cent, oi wliiili ( ;i,n W on I hi- piut ol w<;i,iliiy iintilini', ( hih owner)* 



userl for llic cinjiloyin;^ of l''e(l(;rji,l y;,\.ini- in hi, honi< < onnl y lo nj.ii'.i- il ini|»oi)iii(jh; for 



w;i.r(h-n;, (o cnhjK (• Ihf llnili-d Slates haw;; in lli<- |»ooi nj.m to linn). \\y. (iovcrnor Ki^KM 



reference; to j^ame- ;i,n(l noii ;.^ame, hirflr. 'I'h;i,t of Al;i,;il'.;i, ;,poki- in oppo! ition to one or two 



tl)(;re is a vast ne<;<l for a iarfi;ely inrreasi;*! features of tin; meaviire wliich hi- fell slioiihl 



wjirrhrn force isap|);i,rent to ail tiios<; famili;i,r, !<'■ modilied to 'ijd'irn.ird Ih-- inlii<-,i, .,| i|ic 



even to a limited (extent, with conditions lh;i,t pi (;|)|<- ,,i Ahi'J'.a, 



ohf;i,in in Ihc hnnl in|^ held:,, l,il'cwi;c, /| •; 'I he AnI lion ■/ hill li;i;, .•dii-;id y hi ' n Mpoi h d 



per cent ol the inccjiue i; to he n;.id lot llie l;i,voi;i,hly hy llii- !/iii;i,|e ' oniniil li •■ .iiid i:, 



purcl)ase of hird rcscrvationH ;uid i.nhlii now pendiii)', in lli:it hody. !■ lii nd , ol < on 



hhooting-Kroiinds. The remninin;', 10 pei nervation ;i,re hopini', veiy nni' h lli.il ('on 



<:ent is for overhead expenses. I^ress m;i,y l;i,l<e |;i voi;ihle .ulion on Ihr, 



Tfie d,et;iiisof th<; (riectlinj.^ wer(r direi led hy imporl;i,nt le;'i',l;il ion diiiin;' iIh; pn-Mut 



Jolin I'.. Hurnliam, l'n!sidentof the Ameri<;ui session. 



Oame Protective Associat.ion, y/ho li;id ;ii At tlie re(|ii<sl ol iIh honi'- olhce of the 



r:inf!,<:(\ for tlie he;i,rin(^, lOi/^hl ot l<n ol iIh- Nation;i,l A; soi i.ilion ol Andnhon liocietie^, ii, 



friends ol < on .11 v;i.lion y/ho y/eii- |;)i"inl hii,"/- imnihii ol lilliis li;i,ve h'l n //lilli-n to 



spol'.<: in heh;i,ll ol the m,ea;,ijre, ini liidin)', Ihe '-enatois a,nd f onpo'-.sinen hy nuniheis of 



President of this AHSodatloti. 'I here were 1 he AHKwiation ;ind olli' i;i,l', of ;ilhli;iled < Inh'i 



tlio-.e present wfio were opposed to Ihe I hroujdiout f he Cnjii-d '/lales. 



IMPORTANT NATrONAI. PARK PHJ. 



When Mr. Harbour's l^iJI If. K. 7452 - 

 to estaliJish tfie Roosevelt Si^juoia .\';i,lion;i,l 

 Park in California, was introduced, i/idivid 

 ualx and ass/^^ciations <\<:f])\y interested in 

 our National P;i,rks protested aj^ainsl it, 

 because its provisions did not except it from 

 the I<'ederal Water Power Act, and there was 

 ;dways thr; <\iuii'/:r th-'it if its water wa}-' •m-'\7a:(\ 

 for f.omrnercial jfurposes power or irri- 

 gation the. ri;dits oi tin- piihlii y/onld l;e 

 threatened. 



Ttiese dangers vitn: j/oinfed out to llie 

 author of the bill, and he has no// suhrnitt'd 

 from the ('ommitt.<;e on Puhli' l/uids ;). hill 

 wfiich rem/^ves the threatened danger. Jfe 

 has JwhJed a funrhimentaj am/mdrmrnt pro 

 viding "tfiat no jjerrnit, license, lease, or 

 authorization for d;i,rns, anKUiiia, rescrvoirf, 

 (jowerjiouses, transmission lines, or other 

 works for st^^rage or carria,ge of water or for 

 limits of said jjark shall be grante<^i or miwlc 

 without H[)bt:']fic authority of Congrtjss." 



It is now the duty of every citizen inter- 



ester) i;i our ,\ati(jnai Parks to write to liif 

 Congressmen ;ind to hi; Seuidors, urging 



speeily -.iii'l l;r/o; ;),l)|i' :i,'lion on llie ;i,i(i' ndi'l 



hill 11 P. y/l-y. 'Ili's<- |e;M,|;,lo,', ',t,oMl'l 



(,'• lold lli;il the p.-,p|.' urge), lly d'-.i/i- tl,.- 

 (>;c-.'.!i,ge ol this bill. 



In the enlarges) park i;- to be i)ii hided ;i.n 

 area of ne;i,rly a thousand ;';fjua,re mile;i directly 

 Jidjacent to tlie prc'ient Se<^juoia Park on the 

 e;ist ;i,nd no/lh It is .), high country, without 

 ;)pp;)re(il ei (,),<, ,,111 pos.ibililie), fr;r ftgri- 

 ' iilture, j<ra/,ing, o; lunlj'i. It p^sesses 

 marvelous natural beauties, //hj'h are mn- 

 :tantly becomfng better kno7/;i ;uid rn/>re 

 :i<\m'ircA. '/"he park will be a splendid posw;s- 

 sion of the Am/;rican j;eople. We must all 

 Btrive U> irn]>n:w our kepre»entative» with 

 its imjiortance, 



A statermrnt similar to the abov<! v/as sent 

 recently to all members of the National 

 Anwx.hiUm, as well as t/) the ofi'uxn of all 

 affiliaU^i organisations, with the result that 

 many hundr(uk of UdUtr^ and telegrams wunt 



