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of the water in which the box is to be used as 
possible. The sink is to be moored by two 
anchors, one at the head and one at the foot. 
For head anchor two holes should be bored at 
head carling, about 15 inches from each end, and 
a rope knotted through these holes making a 
“bridle” about 10 feet long. The anchor rope 
should be made fast to the bight of this bridle. 
This lets the head of box ride free in a sea. For 
stern anchor bore a hole in the platform near the 
edge at foot and let the anchor rope pass through 
this. This enables the shooter to trip his stern 
anchor (which should be a light one) in case of 
a sudden shift of wind so that the box will swing 
Washington, D. C., Oot. 4, 1914. 
The meeting was presided over by 'the vice- 
president, George H. Graham, of Massachusetts, 
in the absence of the president, Col. J. H. Acklen. 
There were representatives from 24 states. 
The first address was 'by Commissioner John 
H. Wallace, Jr., of Alabama, on the “Necessity 
of Protecting Fur Bearing Animals.” 
M. L. Alexander, president of the Conservation 
Commission of Louisiana, spoke on “Bird Reser¬ 
vations.” 
At 3 p. m. the meeting was addressed by Hon. 
George P. McLean, United States Senator from 
Connecticut, who gave a short 'history of the law 
governing the Federal regulations of birds. 
Senator McLean was one of the joint authors 
of the Weeks-McLean 'bill. The speaker is 
well versed in his subject and afforded much en¬ 
lightenment to the members present. 
At 4 o’clock the meeting adjourned to the 
Auditorium where they listened to an address 
by William L. Finley, State Game Warden of 
Oregon, on some phases of the work of the Ore¬ 
gon Commission. 
Mr. Finley illustrated his talk by several reels 
of motion pictures. These pictures were taken 
by Mr. Finley and include some of the finest pic¬ 
tures ever taken of wild birds, animals and fish. 
They are only a part of the collection which is 
being shown for educational purposes by the Ore¬ 
gon Commission, and it will prove a very in¬ 
structive way to show the work of the commis¬ 
sion. 
At 8 p. m. the convention convened at the New 
Willard Hotel. 
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The first address was by Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, 
secretary of the Pennsylvania Board of Game 
Commissioners on “State Reservations.” This 
address was most interesting and brought forth 
many questions from those present. 
It is the belief of Dr. Kalbfus that within a 
few years the hunters’ license will create a reve¬ 
nue of $600,000 a year in Pennsylvania. The 
hunters are allowed to hunt on all state land that 
is not set aside as game reservations. 
Commissioner John M. Phillips, of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, gave a talk on “Boy Scouts” and how 
they are helping to protect the birds. 
It was voted to have the president appoint a 
committee of three to select a list of names to 
present to the association Saturday morning to 
be voted on aS officers for the next two years. 
The following were appointed Commissioners: 
head in. At Havre de Grace and Long Islajid 
Sound they use a light frame for side and foot 
wings with drill or tickings stretched over them. 
These platforms are generally larger also, the 
dimensions being 12 x 7 feet, but the board wings 
are better than the canvas or drill, and 6 x 10 
platforms quite large enough. In the above sink- 
boat about 200 pounds of weight in addition to 
the man will have to be used. Get iron decoys, 
each weighing from 25 to 30 pounds. These are 
set in the platform with wooden decoys of about 
one-third the usual thickness. The bodies should 
not be more than 2 inches high and flat on the 
bottom. 
1. —John D. Moore of New York. 
2. —J. Q. Ward of Kentucky. 
3. —John H. Wallace, Jr. of Alabama. 
Commissioner John W. Titcomb of Vermont 
and Commissioner Neal of Maine made many 
valuable suggestions as to the work of the asso¬ 
ciation. 
10:30 a. m., Saturday, Oct. 3, 1914. 
Commissioner L. L. Dyche of Kansas read a 
paper on “Fur Farming in Kansas.” 
E. A. Quarels, vice-president of the American 
Game Protection Association, spoke of the part 
that was taken by the sportsmen in securing the 
passage of the Weeks-McLean Migratory Bird 
Law, the test of the law and the treaty that is 
now being negotiated with Canada. 
Commissioner John D. Moore of New York, 
explained some of the work of the New York 
Conservation Commission, and spoke a good 
word for the State Game Farm. He said that 
the New York legislature had recently appro¬ 
priated money for two new game farms. 
William L. Finley, State Game Warden of 
Oregon, told of the work at the Oregon Game 
Farm. 
Dr. George W. Field of Massachusetts told 
what was being done on Game Farms in Massa¬ 
chusetts. 
J. Quincy Ward, executive agent of the Game 
and Fish Commission of Kentucky, explained the 
work in that state and told how the new law was 
working. He spoke of the valuable help that had 
been rendered their commission by officers of the 
Federal Government. General Speaks of Ohio 
gave a general outline of conditions in Ohio and 
told what was being done by his commission. 
The election of officers resulted as follows: 
President, George H. Graham of Massachusetts; 
vice-president, M. L. Alexander of Louisiana; 
secretary, Ernest Napier of New Jersey; treas¬ 
urer, L. L. Dyche, of Kansas; general counsel, 
Joseph G. Sachs of Kentucky. 
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. 
A MESSAGE TO THE SPORTSMEN OF AMER¬ 
ICA FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THEIR 
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 
The national movement for game protection 
and propagation has never before needed the 
loyal support of its friends as it does now. 
We are witnessing a world war, and the dis¬ 
position of practically every one is to retrench 
in all expenditures. 
While we regard this as a natural impulse, we 
would remind the sportsmen and conservationists 
of the country that steady, persistent and un¬ 
interrupted work is necessary to carry out the 
extensive conservation program that the Ameri¬ 
can Game Protective Association has undertaken. 
This work cannot be taken up and left off at 
will. 
The passage of the federal migratory bird law, 
resulting chiefly from the efforts of this Asso¬ 
ciation, was only the beginning of the great na¬ 
tional campaign that the sportsmen of this coun¬ 
try have entrusted this organization with. 
For one thing, an important fight to save this 
law must be waged in the United States Supreme 
Court, and the country is looking to this organiza¬ 
tion, the recognized parent of the law, to see to 
its safeguarding. 
During the summer just ended, unremitting 
work has been carried on in Canada in connec¬ 
tion with our campaign for a treaty providing- 
protection for all birds that migrate between this 
country and that. 
Similar treaties will have to be negotiated from 
time to time with our neighbors to the south. 
Forty-three state legislatures convene in Janu¬ 
ary, this being the “on” year. 
Game propagation experimentation is in its in¬ 
fancy here. This Association is the one national 
institution that is devoting itself whole-heartedly 
to giving a real stimulation to this important 
branch of wild life conservation. 
Many other things of equal importance might 
-be cited but enough has been said to show con¬ 
clusively, we think, that there should be no falter¬ 
ing in support of the work of the American 
Game Protective Association. 
We believe the business situation has already 
taken on a more encouraging aspect. Our coun¬ 
try is- too rich in natural resources, too full of 
faith in its future and too bountifully supplied 
with earnest, constructive manhood to quail be¬ 
fore any situation it may be called upon to meet. 
Our faith is strong that the good fight for wild 
life protection will be continued. 
Remittances may be forwarded to W. S. 
Haskell, treasurer, 233 Broadway, New York 
City. 
Membership in the Association is as follows: 
Supporting, $1 upward; club, $5 upward; asso¬ 
ciate, $25 upward; sustaining, $100 upward; life, 
$250 upward. 
We call upon the sportsmen of America to 
remember their plain duty and see that the fight 
for wild life conservation is waged with unabated 
vigor. 
JOHN B. BURNHAM, President, 
American Game Protective Association. 
CONTRARY GAME LAWS IN MASSACHU¬ 
SETTS. 
East Northfield, Mass., September 29, 1914. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In the making of ill-considered and unbalanced 
laws it would be difficult to go beyond our pres¬ 
ent game legislation. We base this statement 
upon the kind assumption that the purpose of this 
legislation should be to insure the greatest good 
to the greatest number, in which it is signally 
failing. We cannot reasonably look for the time 
to come when there will be deer for all who 
hunt. From the very nature of the case, there¬ 
fore, the greatest good of the greatest number 
will be achieved in proportion as the supply of 
The National Association of Game and Fish Commissioners 
Convened at the New National Museum, Friday, Oct. 2, 1914 
