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these — say 80,000 — the first year. That 

 would mean $160,000 for a working fund, 

 the first year. The majority of these mem- 

 bers would renew at the end of the year and 

 should bring in many thousands of new 

 members. 



With such an amount of cash at our com- 

 mand a great work could be done. This 

 money would be used in securing the pas- 

 sage of game and fish laws, in the payment 

 of salaries and expenses of the game war- 

 dens, etc. 



Any man who can afford to spend any 

 money at all for guns, ammunition or fish- 

 ing tackle, could certainly afford to become 

 a member of the League; for the chances 

 for good sport would be materially im- 

 proved, everywhere, by reason of its work. 

 If we can get but a few of the right kind of 

 men together, to organize the League, and 

 set it going, we can then get all live sports- 

 men in the country to join in the good 

 work. Each man would tell his neighbor 

 and ask him to join, and nearly all would 

 respond. 



I have thought of many other good things 

 the League could do, but will not mention 

 them now. Each member would suggest 

 ways and means, and there is simply no 



limit to the amount of good such an organi- 

 zation could do. If the L. A. W. can force 

 municipalities to build good roads and can 

 compel railway companies to carry their 

 wheels as baggage, I see no reason why 

 such an organization as I have outlined 

 could not compel the passage of all needed 

 game laws, or why it could not stop the 

 work of the fish and game hogs. 



I could make many other suggestions, on 

 this line, Mr. Editor, but think I have said 

 enough for the present. Let us ask others 

 for their opinions before we go farther. I 

 hope the readers of Recreation will all be- 

 come interested and that a League of Amer- 

 ican Sportsmen may soon be organized. 



This is a most excellent suggestion and I 

 should like to have a full expression of 

 opinion on it, from my readers. As Mr. 

 Lydecker says, there is no reason why a 

 powerful organization of this kind could 

 not be effected. There are several small 

 organizations, in various States, having 

 similar objects in view, which could no 

 doubt be merged into this one at the start. 



Shall we have a League of American 

 Sportsmen? Let me hear from you all. — 

 Editor. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY H. L. CHRISTY. 



A LATE CAST. LOWER MAGNETEWAN RIVER. ONTARIO, CANADA. 

 Awarded Twenty-second Prize in Recreation's Second Annual Photo Competition. 



