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receive widespread support, especially in the Western 

 states ; and I take pleasure in giving my endorsement. 



James Withycombe, Governor. 



EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS 

 From the Portland Oregonian. 



There is any quantity of facts to support Dr. Hornaday's statement 

 that hunters left to their own devices quickly exterminate wild game. We 

 need only think of the "passenger pigeon" which once flew by the million 

 over the Mississippi Valley states. The prairie chicken of the Wisconsin 

 and Dakota harvest fields has gone the same way. Dr. Hornaday says 

 we shall soon see the last of the Oregon sage grouse, if it is not efficiently 

 protected. 



His plan of protection is to establish game preserves in the Government 

 forests upon land which is not available for farms. The project is excel- 

 lent. With proper protection in the breeding season almost any species 

 of game may be made to increase rapidly. There are vast areas of land 

 which could be caused in this way to produce great quantities of food for 

 man, while for other purposes they are worthless. 



Hitherto, most of our game laws have been repressive. They have for- 

 bidden improper killing, but they have done little to propagate. Dr. Horna- 

 day's plan would supply this omission in a highly desirable manner. 



From the Portland Telegram. 



There are 25,000,000 acres of forest reserve in Oregon alone, the majority 

 of which is not suitable for grazing purposes, but could be used as a refuge 

 for game animals. This would interfere with no one, and in time would 

 make the country abound with game as it once did, besides providing a 

 sane plan for protecting these species of animals for future generations. 

 By this new plan the game department would probably work in conjunc- 

 tion with the foresters, after the plan now being taken up by the state 

 fish and game commission and forestry department in regard to the con- 

 servation of state game and fish. 



INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS 



State and Federal Officers 



W. H. Ragsdale, State Senator (Member, Rod & Gun Club), Moro. 



William L. Finley, State Biologist 



Thomas P. MacKenzie, U. S. Asst. District Forester 



F. M. Brown, Chief Deputy Game Warden, Portland 



F. C. Hills, Game Warden, Eugene 



G. E. Leach, Game Warden, Tillamook 



J. M. Thomas, Deputy Game Warden, North Bend 



GENERAL 



Ballston: Beaver: 



M. H. Van Gross, Farmer E. K. Gilbert, Merchant 



