THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



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Reuben Woods Sons' Co., 324 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, 



N. Y. Sportsmen's goods. 

 Edward Paddock, 94 Hudson Avenue, Albany, N. Y. 

 D. -T. Abercrombie & Co., 36 South Street, New York 



City. Tents, etc. 

 W. H. Longden, Bridgeport, Ct. 

 V. Kindler, Saginaw, Mich. 

 William Shrive, Yonkers, N. Y. 

 T. W. Tignor & Sons, Richmond, Va. 

 T. B. Davis Arms Co., Portland, Me. 

 P. Haerr, Springfield, O. 

 Stark & Weckesser, Dayton, O. 

 J. C. Stamp, Wheeling, W. Va. 

 R. D. & William Lathiel, Savannah, Ga. 

 M. F. Kennedy & Bros., St. Paul, Minn. 

 W. H. Langdon, Bridgeport, Ct. 

 Brooks & Co., Elmira, N. Y. 

 J. M. Warren & Co., Troy, N. Y. 

 France <t Thiele, San Antonio, Tex. 

 Morris & Reinhardt, 183 Ferry Street, Newark, N. J. 

 The Gun Bore Treatment Co., 7 & 9 Warren Street, New 



York City. 



I hope to be able to add materially to 

 this list, from time to time. 



A HOT CORNER FOR POT HUNTERS. 



Kalispell, Mont. 



Editor Recreation : Last evening Mr. 

 William F. Mulaney, a member of the L. 

 A. S., captured an Italian by the name of 

 Clement Mariano with a single barrel shot- 

 gun on his shoulder and 3 ruffed grouse 

 in his game bag. " Our Bill," with the as- 

 sistance of Constable George H. Farmer, 

 whose application for membership in the 

 L. A. S. is herewith inclosed, trotted Mr. 

 Dago over to the court room of Justice M. 

 J. Sullivan, who promptly imposed a fine 

 of $34, and in default of payment committed 

 the Dago to jail. The gun will be levied on 

 and sold and the proceeds applied on the 

 fine. 



The local branch of the League has 

 ordered one of the birds — a beautiful speci- 

 men — mounted, and will present it to Mr. 

 Mulaney in recognition of his excellent 

 work. The mounting will be done by Mr. 

 H. P. Stanford, also a member of the 

 League, and who by the way is one of the 

 best taxedermists in the Northwest. 



I wish you would see that Mr. Mulaney 

 receives honorable mention in Recrea- 

 tion. He is in business and is entitled to 

 great credit for the stand he is taking in the 

 cause of game protection, regardless of 

 whether it hurts his business or not. This 

 is a small town and of course the enforce- 

 ment of the game laws is bound to antag- 

 onize certain elements. 



We are picking up members every day 

 and the outlook is splendid. 



Both of the enclosed aoolications repre- 

 sent peace officers — one a constable and 

 the other Chief of Police. The under- 

 sheriff of the county is a member and the 

 other constables and deputies have signi- 

 fied their desire to join the League. Their 

 applications will be sent in as soon as I 

 receive blanks. 



The local branch has been organized 

 less than a month, but we already have a 

 membership of nearly 30 earnest and en- 

 thusiastic sportsmen. We have prosecuted 



2 violations of the game laws and have been 

 successful in both. One is the case men- 

 tioned in this letter and the other a deer 

 case in which the defendant was fined $25 

 and costs. 



Mr. Eakright, whose application is here- 

 with inclosed, was the complaining wit- 

 ness in the deer case. I would be glad if 

 you would see that his name receives hon- 

 orable mention, as also that of George 

 Farmer who came so promptly to Mula- 

 ney's assistance. 



Sidney M. Logan, Secretary. 



It is indeed gratifying to note the en- 

 thusiasm and persistency with which you 

 and your friends are spreading the gospel 

 of reform. I cannot find suitable words in 

 which to express my appreciation of your 

 work and that of Messrs. Mulaney, Sulli- 

 van, Stanford and Farmer, and I trust you 

 and they will stay with the pot hunters, to 

 the finish. If all decent sportsmen 

 throughout the West would act as ener- 

 getically and effectively as you gentlemen- 

 are doing, the slaughter of fishes and game 

 would be stopped mighty quick. 



I shall be glad to have reports of all ar- 

 rests and prosecutions, or of any other 

 events of interest to friends of game pro- 

 tection. — Editor. 



AN OPEN LETTER. 



A New England friend who wishes to 

 remain unidentified sends me a copy of a 

 letter written to the members of a local 

 game protective association: 



Some months ago I received an urgent 

 request from the President of the League 

 of American Sportsmen, of which I am a 

 charter member, to circulate literature 

 among and interview the sportsmen of this 

 vicinity with regard to the League, with 

 a view to the establishment of a State di- 

 vision. 



The objects of this League are the preser- 

 vation of fish, game, song and game birds 

 and the forests. It is the deadly enemy of 

 pot hunters and game hogs and fish hogs. 

 It aims first of all at the enforcement of 

 existing laws, and second to secure new 

 and salutary legislation where needed. A 

 third method of securing its ends is the 

 education of the general public, through 

 the organization itself, and by the individ- 

 ual influence of members. 



Several State divisions have already been 

 organized and the State and county war- 

 dens are doing grand work. The condition 

 of the society is prosperous, and its sphere 

 of influence is constantly enlarging. Its 

 membership includes some of the most dis- 

 tinguished ornithologists and other sci- 

 entists in the land. Its membership fee is 

 but $1 a year. The number of members 

 required in any State, for the formation of 

 a division, is 25. 



If sufficient interest could be aroused 



