Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-11

The secretary of state. Col. Philip Cook,
kindly sent Mrs. julius Brown the report
Of the committee on the protection OF
North American birds for 1900. This re-
port is extracted from THE AUX" Janu-
airy 1901.
Evidently the secretary thinks bird
lovers should not run entirely to senti-
ment, but know and attend to "the facts
in the case"
1t is out of the question to give more
than = glance at the practical work done
by. man organized societies nobly helped
by the press. Most Of the EFFORT has
been aimed at enforcing laws already
made for protection Of birds. Extracts
from this report follow:
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First, as to the report of the commit
tee on the protection OF North American
birds for the year 1900: ,...
The past year has been perhaps the
most notable enc in the annals of bird
protection since the present committee
was established.
As was the case last year, propose in
this report to consider only the work
that has come Immediately before the
COMMITTEES. ] must, however. congratu-
late the Audubon societies on the excel
lent work they are accomplishing. without
which the more serious undertakings OF
this committee could not have been car
ried through. The societies now, exist IN
no less than twenty-five states or the
union. and so widely has their influence
been extended that we rarely md per-
sons today who have not heard Of the
movement for bird protection, and every
proposed act OF legislation now finds the
wav paved for its progress and willing
hands extended everywhere to aid II.
The strengthening OF these existing Au-
dubon societies and the establishment OF
additional organisations of this KIND In
-our remaining states, especially In the
south. cannot be too strongly encour-
aged.
The railroads. too, did their part Espe-
cially the Pennsylvania railroad also lent
US its aid by notifying its agents TO exer
else great care not to ship from the state
snv birds killed contrary to law, as they
would thereby be liable to prosecution I'M
der the laws OF Delaware
--1en during the last session of congress
great efforts were made by various game
protective associations, headed by Mr. u.
o. Shields, TO force the passage Oh the so
called Lacey bill. This act IS supple
nentary to the state game and bird laws
and forbids shipment Of illegally killed
birds from one state to another, Whlle
birds coming into a state, even though
killed legally, cannot be sold In that state
II the law there forbids the sale OF that
sort of bird. The possibilities Of prosecu-
birds killed contrary to law In other states
are easily seen. Your chairman and many
members OF the committee exerted all
their influence in behalf OF this bill, and
we're ably seconded by the Audubon socie-
ties To the qualification OF all, II be-
came law In May last.
Again. already several seizures OF gulls
have been made under this or state laws.
nest notably that OF 2.soo gulls and terms
i'm thu possession Of Charles z. Pentier,
rnaaager for Dument K Co, BaltimorS.
Further on the report says one of the
largest wholesale millinery nrms IN Balti-
more requested an efieial inspection Of
their stock and agreed to abandon the sale
not only OF sulis ard terms bet also Of
srebes, pelicans, herons and ether birds
protected by state or federal law. / in
terviewed practically al the wholesale
miliners In the city and without exception
they took the same ground and promptly
withdrew these birds from saie.
This, toe. il interesting. 81
In connection with age birds, Mrs. Ed
ward Robins reports that In converse
tf6nl with one Of the largest bird dealers
IN PhI!adelphfa he voluntarily told her,
without any idea that III was taking to
one OF your committee. that his nrra mad
recently Shipped to Germany $50 blue
birds. eco cardinals. and SEQ nockinghirds,
ard stated that III the large importers
were also cKpoFteFs, thet this was one or
IN. necessities ef TIE trade. This. II seems
to me. il on az the strongest arguments
sgsIst the clause allew.ns the keeping OF
native cage. birds which exists In the
Pcnnsylvaria law and that Of many other
states
Tn. rseert from xhieh these extracts