The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-01
VALUE OF BIRDS.
How North Caroline proteots Her
Ftathsred Tribes

Ftathsred Tribes
Giye Publicity 10 Moyement In Tnis
state VIII Cause the
People to Think.
In view Of the fact that an Audubon
socsstS is hs!ag fasmad tn South Oar.
DINA, 1t will be interesting to many
to know Just how the work of this
organizationis operated elsewhere and
what may be accomplished by the Au.
dubon society In this State. Mr.. T. G
Pearson, secretary or the National Au
dubon 81 ciety, who Is In the city, war
seen Wednesday morning at the tmoe
OF tho State superintendent of eduoa
tion, where he has made his temper
Ary headquarters, and the following
,tatemenu OF the work of the Audubon
society In North Carolina was secured
from him:
During the year 1902, this society
was organ I'D in that State and d
general call was made for all persons
interested In the protection of bird.
and game to become members of the
society and contribute financially te
It's support. When the legislature met
II January following, the organization
which had then grown to several hun
lred members, was Incorporated with
the powers Of 8 State q m commits.
sion. The>society was given authori.
~ to select game wardenB who work
under the direction CT the AuC ubou
society in the enforcement of the
bird and game laws.
"A law was also passed recurring
non resident hunters c0mingsIlGo the
State to secure o hunters license at a
cost Of $40. Zoe money received from
This source, together With the feca
and contributions of the members OF
the s:c.ety and friends Of the birds,
constituted the income Of the society
No State appropriation was asked OF
The legislature, but the income from
6hts, two sources has amounted to
about clio. 600 annually. With this
fund, the org l~n!Zation has been abb,
70 employ AS game wardens in tn,
ield, some Of whom are paid by salary
others per diem.
Large quantities Of educational
leaflets bearing on the value Of vari.
GUS birds to the agricultural interests
OF the State have been distributed
among the school children and others.
D'gests Of the game laws have been
printed on cloth notices and tackled
up in conspicuous places throughout
the State. AS an example of the ex
tent TO which this educational work
has been carried forward, 1t may b.,
stated That during the past year NOR
than 2 so, 900 pages Of printed infor
nation were distributed In the State
This does not include q large number
Of circulating libraries Of bird aud ne
ture study books, which arc used and
enjoyed by hundreds Of teachers and
children. Though the activities OF
The game wardens. many persons
guilty OF violating the game law!
nave been successfully prosecuted III
the cCusts, Since the last annual re
port, which was issued in March, "a
col victions have been secured. Til,
whole idea CT the work Is we'll rec iy-
ed among he people generally, and al
though game Is not as tffec .uall,
protected as could be done II q large.
fund was at the disposal Of the sCciet,
at the same time, it must be borne IN
mind that what has been and Is be
ing accomplished does not COST tn.
taxpayers n cent, with the ex ,ep
ion If those patple who voluntaril,
subscribe TO the support Of the organ
IL ttiOn.
There Is no doubt that the work
OF the Audubon tOcietY is re- ponsib!e
for saving the lives OF cuuLtiees thtus
adds Of biros in all s,Dt,ons OF the
State, and all reports go to show tina,
aot only birds but deer aud other
game are on the increase, owing tu
the vigilance Of this organization.
About a year ago the members o.
the society contributed 81, 400 for the
building Of q launch, which Ia used
by the game warden located near
Cape Hatteras, whose special business
1t Ia to guard the breeding places OF
he sea birds during the SUNNI, r
months. These valuable and beauti
ful creatures had been nearly tx'er.
minated in North Carolina waters,
owing to their wholesale and systema.
tic slaughter by men who killed the
birds to get their feathers for the New
York millinery hou ies.
TIE iitst year Of that prote lion
there wero deposited In the breeding
colonies about LOO eggs. So greatly
did the birds increase from the pro
tection ;ff)rded them that summer,
that the second year about $500 eggs
were lad, while the past summer,
which Is the third year, between 6,
coo ard Z. 900 eggs are known to have
been laid and Matched,
The Audubon societies now pro
tect the sea birds In their bree ding
places along the coast Of evory Allan.
tic State except South Carolina and
Georgia, ard i6 is very important that
an If )rt be made TO secure wardens
at once for this important region.
by means Of public speaking, by
the distribution Of literature and the
Use Of circulating libraries, by con
slant recourse to the press and by the
vigilance Of It's game wardens, the
Au iubon society Of North Carolina Is
doing a tremendous work for the pre-.
servation Of birds and game"
N 10 Secrets From tho People
Mayor Tom Johnson, OF Cleveland.
Announces that rne OF + ,e pOlices
which he will pursue In the city which
has just accorded him q handsome