THE LEAGUE OT AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



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O'Conor, Col. J. C, 24 E. 33d St., New York 



City. 

 Pierson, Gen. J. F., 20 W. 526! St., New York 



City. 

 Prescott, A. L., 90 W. Broadway, New York 



City. 

 Rice, A. F., 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. 

 Seton, E. T., 80 W. 40th St., New York City. 

 Seymour, J. H., 35 Wall St., New York City. 

 Smith, E. B., Bourse Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Smith, W. H., Bryn Mawr, Pa. 

 Thompson, J. Walter, Times Bldg., New York 



City. 

 Towne, E. S., Care of National Blank Book Co., 



Holyoke, Mass. 

 Underwood, W. L., 52 Fulton St., Boston, Mass. 

 Valentine, Dr. W. A., 5 W. 35th St., New York 



City. 

 H. Williams, Box 156, Butte, Mont. 



DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. 



The following firms have agreed to give 

 members of the L. A. S. a discount of 2 

 per cent, to 10 per cent, on all goods bought 

 of them. In ordering please give L. A, S. 

 number : 



Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns. 

 Davenport Fire Arms Co , Norwich, Conn. Shot 



guns, rifles. 

 Gundlach Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic 



goods. 

 BlairCamera Co., Rochester, N.Y. Photographic goods 

 James Acheson, Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario, 



Sporting goods. 



THESE ARE NOT QUITTERS. 



We are still actively engaged in protect- 

 ing game and fish. Three years ago the 

 game and fish laws were flagrantly violated 

 all over the county. Now we have prac- 

 tically broken up illegal hunting and fish- 

 ing. On Labor Day I made a trip through 

 one of our best game districts and did not 

 see a single hunter or hear a shot fired. A 

 few years since on Labor Day, in the same 

 section, there was a regular fusillade, from 

 morning till night. We posted the county 

 again this year with L. A. S. posters, and 

 with fish notices, that we had printed. 



The arrest of Italians made on Thursday 

 for dynamiting the river was a great vic- 

 tory, as they were the first foreigners to 

 be arrested in this county. It will be an 

 example to the hordes of their countrymen 

 who are working on railroads and quarries 

 around here. This arrest was planned and 

 carried out by our Secretary, William Gard- 

 ner, who also led the posse which captured 

 the men in their shanty. 



I forgot to thank you for the able assist- 

 ance you gave us in the work of crushing 

 the new squirrel bill, which came up before 

 the Legislature last spring. The measure 

 was to change the open season, which now 

 begins October 15, to September 15. If 

 it had not been for the powerful opposition 

 made by the League, the bill would have 

 easily passed. 



A bill was passed which requires un- 

 naturalized foreigners to pay a license of 

 $10 for the privilege of hunting, and we 

 intend to enforce this law to the letter. 



Have notified the bosses to explain the law 

 to the men and to warn them not to break 

 it. This has had the desired effect in sev- 

 eral camps. I notice that game is much 

 more plentiful this year, and I can see no 

 reason why it should not become abun- 

 dant in a short time, if the work of protect- 

 ing it is continued. 



Harry P. Hays, Hollidaysburg, Pa. 



The Blair county members of the League 

 are stayers. It is indeed gratifying to rind 

 some men in every community whose inter- 

 est in game protection is permanent. I 

 could name hundreds of sportsmen who 

 a few years ago were active in the work, 

 but their interest was short lived, and they 

 are now never heard of in this connection. 

 I like a man who when he puts his hand 

 to the plow, never looks back ; who when 

 he joins the League and starts in to help 

 save the game, keeps at it until he dies. 

 There are a few men who have been active 

 on these lines 15 to 25 years, but for every 

 one such, there are a hundred, perhaps a 

 thousand, who no longer care whether the 

 game is saved or exterminated. All honor 

 to the men who keep everlastingly at it. — 

 Editor. 



A RICH MAN'S OPPORTUNITY. 

 What a great benefit could any of the 

 millionaires, Carnegie, Gould, Vanderbilt, 

 or others, confer on humanity by creating a 

 trust fund of a million dollars, the income 

 to be used for the preservation of our game 

 and song birds, and forests ! Surely the 

 public good that would result from such a 

 fund would more than repay the donor. 

 Such an act would be heralded to every 

 corner of the United States. The influence 

 of such an act could not be overestimated 

 as it would create a feeling of respect and 

 duty in the minds of everybody, and the 

 object lesson would eventually influence 

 the whole world. The donor would be 

 blessed by the generations which follow 

 ours, to an extent that can only be appre- 

 ciated in this day by the many sportsmen 

 Recreation has helped to make. I trust 

 this subject may be properly brought to the 

 notice of those who are able to create such 

 a fund. 



L. A. S., No. 2221, Dayton, Ohio. 



A circular letter was sent out from this 

 office, a year ago, to 4,500 millionaires, in- 

 cluding those you mention, asking for con- 

 tributions to the game protective fund of 

 the L. A. S. About 40 checks were re- 

 ceived, aggregating $773. The appeal should 

 have brought a much larger sum, and it is 

 hoped that as the League grows older, and 

 its_ work becomes better known to wealthy 

 philanthropists, some of them may decide 

 to make substantial donations to its work- 

 ing fund. — Editor, 



