THE LEAGUE OE AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



3o; 



meeting was held at the Commercial club, 

 and was presided over by D, Lange, chief 

 warden of the Minnesota division. State 

 Game- and Fish Warden S. F. Fullerton 

 was present, and addressed the meeting. 

 He pointed out the insufficiency of the 

 present appropriation for the game and fish 

 commission to cover the vast territory con- 

 tained in Minnesota. The present appro- 

 priation is $25,000, but in the opinion of 

 those present it should be at least double 

 that amount in order to carry out the work 

 of that department in the manner neces- 

 sary to protect the game properly. The 

 matter was discussed thoroughly, and plans 

 were made to go before the Legislature and 

 ask for a larger appropriation. 



The League is organized in over 40 States 

 and Territories. Its object is the protection 

 of game and fish, and the preservation of 

 the same for the rational enjoyment of all 

 true sportsmen. There are at present 350 

 members in the Minnesota division. Charles 

 Cristadoro, of St. Paul; Henry Morgan, of 

 Albert Lea, and C. K. Buckeye, of Heron 

 Lake, outlined a plan for increasing the 

 membership in the State, and after some 

 discussion Mr. Cristadoro was appointed a 

 committee of one to carry out the workings 

 of this plan so as to cover every town and 

 county in the State. 



The League has alreadv done much ef- 

 fective work for the rational use of the 

 forests and for the protection of song birds. 



It was decided to hold the annual fall 

 meeting and banquet in St. Paul the first 

 Friday in November next. 



C. C. Andrews, chief fire warden for 

 Minnesota, spoke on Forestry, and said in 

 part: 



"The kingdom of Prussia contains 81,- 

 000,000 acres of actual land, being the same 

 extent as contained in the 2 States of New 

 York and Minnesota. Of the land :n Prus- 

 sia 21,000,000 acres, being non-agricultural, 

 is in forest, of which 6,000,000 acres are 

 State forest, yielding an annual net revenue 

 of $9,000,000. It is conservative to say that 

 Minnesota has, in scattered localities, 3>ooo r 

 oco acres of non-agricultural land, which is 

 now idle and useless, but which, if forested, 

 would, in 80 years, yield an annual net 

 revenue of $3,000,000. Unless we Ameri- 

 cans are willing to confess that we are in- 

 ferior to the Germans, we will soon begin 

 to do something effective in forestry. This 

 State should buy up this waste land and 

 gradually put it in forest, but this can not 

 be done unless the people demand that can- 

 didates for the Legislature pledge Aem- 

 selves to specific measures of forestry." 



In holding this meeting, the Minnesota 

 division has set a good example for other 

 State divisions. All divisions should hold 

 meetings at least once a year, and still bet- 



ter, twice a year. A great deal of interest 

 could be aroused in this way and many 

 members who are willing to work if shown 

 how would get at it if they could be called 

 together and plans adopted. I heartily com- 

 mend the example of the Minnesota divi- 

 sion to all the others. — St. Paul (Minn.) 



Globe. 



NEW CHAPTER IN PENNSYLVANIA. 

 These are the happiest days of my life, 

 as I have seen my fondest hopes realized, 

 namely, the formation of a chapter of the 

 L. A. S. here. Only a few months ago I 

 told you we were somewhat discouraged 

 in our attempt to form a branch, after 

 working toward that end the past 3 years. 

 Now we have a chapter with more than 

 100 members, and expect to greatly in- 

 crease the membership during the present 

 year. Last fall there were only 3 L. A. S. 

 members here. When the illegal turkey 

 hunters were arrested and convicted, we 

 considered it a good time to attempt to 

 organize a branch, and, as you know, we 

 held a meeting for that purpose. Then was 

 when we got our start, and after that mem- 

 bers came thick and fast. Great interest 

 has been awakened in the matter of game 

 and fish protection and we are all deter- 

 mined to have the laws strictly enforced. 

 Eight convictions have already been se- 

 cured by us, and we are now after some fish 

 dynamiters and illegal bass fishermen. I 

 do not think many hunters or fishermen 

 will violate the game laws in this county, 

 in the future, as the League is fast becom- 

 ing a power, and has already had a deterent 

 effect on all those persons who formerly 

 paid little or no attention to the laws. Our 

 special officers are constantly on the alert 

 and our members, who live in all parts of 

 the county, are keeping their eyes open, 

 making it dangerous for pot hunters and 

 others of that stripe to do their nefarious 

 work. 



Harry P,. Hays, Hollidaysburg, Pa. 



COMMENDATION BY IMPORTAMT MAN. 



We have evidences every day of the 

 League's good work. At a recent meeting 

 here plans were mapped out for the coming 

 year, including the concerted effort to get 

 a chapter in every village in Minnesota. 

 When that day comes, the State can abolish 

 the Game and Fish Commission and not 

 appropriate any money at all for game or 

 fish protection, because every member of 

 tne League will be a warden and it will 

 be dangerous for any man to violate the 

 law. Sam Fullerton, St. Paul, Minn,. 



Mr. Fullerton is the chief executive agent 

 of the Minnesota Fish and Game Commis- 

 sion, and the best game warden any State 

 ever had. It is a great pleasure to get such 

 a message from such a man. — Editor, 



