other large and important industries to.look after their interests, its 

 spokesmen' could present the situation and gain the recognition for a 

 natural resource on which the trade's very existence depends. And here's 

 another hint: It is not yet too late for the fur trade to inform the 

 National Resources Board that fur animals should be given serious con- 

 sideration in evolving a national policy for the use of our resources. 



Perhaps no other nation and surely no other continent in history 

 was given so much to begin with in the way of fur resources; and perhaps 

 no other people has treated this natural heritage with so little concern 

 for its value to ..future genera.tions . YThat of the future? 7ill the peo- 

 ple of the United States take more active interest in conserving a resource 

 that really belongs to them? ^ill the fur trade urge upon local, State, 

 and Federal governments : tlie necessity for developing and fostering-a new 

 and constructive policy so that our fur resources will be conserved rather 

 than ruthlessly exploited?. t7ill the fur trade cooperate in formulating 

 and in carrying out such a- policy? These are important questions. If 

 the fur animals are to have a fair break and the fur trade is to be main- 

 tained, something must be done. and done quickly. 



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