The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-25
PROJECT FOR MEETING RE-
cEivEs MANY ENDORSEMENTS
ONLY TWO REMAIN SILENT
Game Wardens Of Northwest VILE
Meet In Park at Later Date Than
First Suggested.

Helena, April 23.-State Game War
den w. F. Scott has reason to believe
that the meeting Of state game war;
dens of northwestern states recently
proposed by him will take place, al
though at a little later date than was
at first suggested. The state game,
wardens of all the northwestern
states meet at Mammoth Hot Springs.
Yellowstone National park, about
June Is, to discuss plans for the bet
ter protection of fish and game.
The suggestion has met with a
hearty response. The game wardens.
of all Of the states, with the excep-
ton Of those of Oregon and North Da-
kota, have been heard from, and each
approves the plan. It has been sug-
gested that the game wardens of Col
orado and Utah be included in the
invitation to meet in the park, and Mr..
Scott has done so. Mr.. Scott said to-
day that he thought the meeting
would undoubtedly be held as pro-
posed, except that it would probably
be called for about July 1, as that date
would apparently better suit most Of
the game wardens than an earlier
day.
State Game Warden Scott received
a letter today from D. G. Nowlin, state
game warden Of Wyoming, who wrote
in part:
II beg to say that I heartily concur
in your suggestion concerning the pro-
posed meeting Of game wardens in
the national park. The middle of
June would suit me, and l, will attend
the meeting If arranged. Your idea
of cooperation is good. I suggest
that you include the Colorado state
game warden in your invitation. Wyo-
ming, Colorado and Montana ought,
by all means, to work in harmony"
John Sharp, fish and game commits a
sioner of Utah, writing from Saat~
Lake, heartily approved Of the plan
of Mr.. Scott.
II am very glad you have taken this
STEP" he writes the Montana game
warden. II am thoroughly in accord
with 1t. l tried to bring a meeting Of
this kind together about four years
ago by writing to some Of the war;
denssof the northwestern and western
states, but the time did not seem to-
be ripe for such a meeting, and moth
ing came Of my effort in the matter.
I will take the greatest pleasure in
meeting with the wardens Of the
states you name, and would suggest
the addition of Nevada to the list.
1 do not think a better place could be
selected for the meeting than the n
you have named, but the time would
suit me better about the 25th of June,
as l will be very busy procuring eggs
from the native trout for propagation
in our state hatchery from the first
of June until that time. l shall look
forward with much anticipated pleas
ure to the time of the meeting, and
hope that you will be able to get 1t
arranged to your liking"
Sam r. Fullerton, executive agent
Of the board Of fish and game COM
missioners Of Minnesota, whites that
he approves the plan, at states that,
he would be unable to attend before
July. In part Mr.. Fullerton wrote:
1.-The object is a worthy one and
we cannot have too many Of these
meetings. Is there any programme
that you have outlined in regard to
what would be done, or would 1t be
simply to exchange ideas in regard
to the best ways Of enforcing our
laws? Personally, I have been In
favor of cooperation ever since I got
into Office. / have seen the benefits
OF it in a great many instances"
T. w. BARLEY, state game warden
for Idaho, in a letter written April 81
approves the plan of Mr.. Scott, but
states that he would not be able to
attend a meeting in June, owing to
other duties that would then occupy
his time.
T. r. Kershaw, warden of Washing
ton, also unqualiiedly Endorses the
plan Of the meeting, but is uncertain
whether he could attend in June. In
respect to the meeting, he writes:
II think the movement you have
inaugurated in gathering to gether
the wardens of the northwest Is n
that should be highly commended.
The time to protect the game of the