THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



to ship his poultry and dairy supplies, apples, cider and vinegar, 

 walnuts and pecans, that a few years ago found no market. His 

 summer boarders tell their friends where to send for these articles ; 

 they are all 'boosters' for the farmer, and at no cost to him for 

 advertising. 



"A bevy of quail or a stream stocked with fish means cash 

 in his pocket for livery hire or board bill during the fall, if he 

 will invest in one postal card and send it to the sportsman or 

 fisherman. 



"Opportunity is knocking at our very door; are we to con- 

 tinue to turn a deaf ear? 



"We should wake up to the importance of preserving our 

 fish and game. We have beautiful streams, valleys and hills, 

 unsurpassed for recreation grounds. 



"Killing game and fish out of season and dynamiting our 

 streams will not bring visitors to our state. For recreation the 

 people of our own state will be forced to go to other states. 



"Public sentiment should be aroused. When the state of 

 Missouri asks the sportsman to pay a five-dollar license fee to 

 hunt, the sportsman is led to believe that the fish and game will 

 be protected during the closed season. When the officials fail to 

 do their sworn duty it places the state in the position of obtaining 

 money from the sportsman under false pretences. 



"The sportsmen of the state are not paying hunting license 

 fees for the politicians to create offices for no other purpose than 

 to pay political debts and fill these offices with 'lame ducks' who 

 have no other interest in their work than to draw their salaries. 



"The money that is paid the state today for hunters' licenses 

 is for the sole purpose of fish and game propagation and protec- 

 tion, and is paid only by those who wish to hunt and fish. It is 

 not a general tax against all property. The Missouri legislature 

 has on two occasions diverted this special fund to other purposes 

 during political factional fights. 



"Game is killed out of season and is being sold, and the 

 streams are dynamited for fish, all in direct violation of our laws. 

 Very feeble efforts are being put forth, if any. by the Missouri 

 Game Department to put a stop to infractions of the law. 



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