Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-20
Splendid Campaign Of The
Audubon Societies
To Secure Legislation against
Destruction Of Birds.
Success Attained in a Majority Of
the State Legislatures,

/ New York, May 19.-That lcss than
thousand bird lovers have successfully
opposed the combined interests Of tho
| commercial bird killers in Il majority Of
| the forty state legislatures just adj.
| iourning was announced here today
| Backed only by the fiVc-d0llar con-
| tributions OF it's 800 members, the Ma.
1 tional Association Of Audubon So
| cicties has ended general Legislative
campaign in which, recently received
reports show, the market hunters with
| practically unlimited funds at their
| disposal have been in almost every
| instance routed or held in check. With
| the life or determination of the birds
hanging in the balance, the Audubon
| workers have scored signal victories
| in Texas. Connecticut, Alabama, South
| Dakota. West Virginia and Oregon
| At the cost of over a thousand dol
| lars a hard fought campaign has Just
| been won in Texas, where extensive
market interests sought to repeal for
| mcr Audubon legislation for the protec-
| tion or the wild fowl Of the entire state
ana the Mississ ppi Valley. Here game
| commission has also been legally es-
tablished and a nonresident hunting
license required after tho most deter
| inarG stand by he Audubon forces.
| In Wisconsin ;hc active Interests Of
| the commercial shooters and game
] dealers are stu mailing desperate at
I tctput:+ t. hGV, The law "ruiU-t spring
| Shooting repeated ARD in Connecticut
tic same eui,tir Influences HAVE worked
against tno enactment NJ SUR LAM.
In Connecticut. however, llw against
the unSrortsInaniiIsc rottinE NJ the
| fcathcrcd homo rccl.crs NJ sIrin: is to-
| day established. The "mod.l law"
which cmh"Gios every foatur" "f Audu-
| bon work for tho welfare anl protec-
| ton of bird life, has been adopted IN
| West Virginia ana South Dakota and
| has been retained on the statute books
| of Oregon after rrn,o,rcd frhtinr
| UTrn,,, IA -,o..+ III. ~ tr,o -,os+ .tr;n.
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| Val, l etronr market IrbI,v u N work
u rrc,.nnt tl,r yhortn,iDrr III M s,rc
| co,sn, and tI,o doi,,r o,.,v Win tbo
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| - ,-Ir,,,..,, >, h.. 49,, H.,
n,inci,Io nr tho A,G,l,nn on,rlnort.
tho country over Aoaif,s, eucb = hat
| flo Inc the association has bocn able to
| array only sucb 4 fierce or educators.
IornitholoeicaT tcxucrts ana speakers as
| the very limited contributions Of their
| individual members could support. Il
| is considered remarkable that an or
| ganizatiOn, dependent chiefly uuOn the
| FIVE dollar hills Of less than q thousand
mcmbers- 50 ner cent Of whom live in
Now York. Massachusetts. Connecticut
| New Jersey and PcnSyIvania-Should
Ibaye becn able to stand off the funded
\ market interests in cvcrv section Of the
co,,ntrv
| eve b,,-c 1ad cr7r dorra+s as v.nI u
| orr victories in this most crucial wear
for the birds Of the nation" said vii
| liam butcher. president Of the associa-
| ton at its headquarters. Ill Broad
way, today. But. even with our
| limited funds, we have been able to
make a good stand against the forces
| of the commercial bird killers. We
| are the only thoroughly organized force
| to combat this powerful influence.
| which would in few years bring about
| the determination of our most valuable
| tird species. If left unopposcd for a
| single legislative session. our as
ISOLATION takes entire charge Nc these
| Legislative fights. ably supported by
| the local Audubon bodies and that We
have not been universally successful in
staying the slaughterinc power Of the
market and plume hunters is due sole
| ly to tho limits OF our fighting funds
| "Scvrn hundred million dollars of
| cn,u.t,v nv in-oot no.'., narb ,,oar ac-
cordinr ~ roli,h1o o,ti,,o+os If tbe
government EinIngicaI survey with
| this amo,,nt N ataI,c II would seem
wrn worth whirr M onnosc the *
Termination If Thu hir.I+ Who Kill the
insects v-it, funds r,urh r,orc extern