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HISTORY AND WORK OF THE 
Thomas \\h Palmer, Prof. Chas. C. Adams, Hon. Peter White, 
Clara E. Dyar, A. Ah Plain, Jr., Bryant Walker and Jefferson 
Butler. 
An advisory council was considered necessary in the work, 
the idea being to secure experienced ornithologists, and the 
following were named to act as such council: Prof. Walter 
B. Barrows, ^Michigan Agricultural College; J. Clair Wood, 
Detroit ; Alex. W. Plain, Detroit, and Bryant Walker,’ who 
was chosen as legal adviser. 
Being in working order, the society began its active 
duties. The secretary carried on a correspondence with the 
state game warden, ]\Ir. Charles H. Chapman, of Sault Ste. 
Marie, and had an conference with Mr. Fred E. Fisher, dep- 
uty game warden, located at Detroit. iMr. Chapman wrote 
friendly letters and hlr. Fisher pledged his support. The 
secretary announced that he would consider suggestions 
from any part of the state. He wrote to the state game war- 
den, asking for a list of the deputy game wardens, stating 
that it was the purpose of the Audubon Society to work in 
harmony or under direction of the game warden’s depart- 
ment. ]\Ir. Chapman replied that he did not wash to give 
the names of deputies for the reason that they could do better 
work if they were not known. He further said that it was 
the rule that all complaints should be made to him. 
The outlook did not appear bright, and the society con- 
cluded that one of the most serious obstacles to contend with 
would be the game warden system. The people of the state 
knew that the law relating to game was practically in abey- 
ance. Mr. Chapman had been careful to explain at a meet- 
ing of the ^Michigan Academy of Science held at Ann Arbor, 
that the meagre results of the game warden’s department 
was due to lack of funds. This is no doubt a serious handi- 
cap, and does not bespeak a very deep interest in the work 
on the part of the legislature. From complaints made by 
members of the legislature, it is fair to presume that the leg- 
islature, would be more liberal if they felt convinced that 
moneys appropriated by that body would be used with 
advantage for the purposes designated. In other words, state 
officers said that if the officials would show a desire to en- 
force the law in the interest of science and good government. 
