New-York tribune., 1910-03-25
WILDBEAST KEEPER
JOB SUGGESTED FOR
NR. ROOSEYELT.
BrOusSard H'OWld Domcsficate
.ifHcan Big Game and Use
Flesh as Food.
IFrom The Trlbune Bure.u.l

a.
has found new job for Theodore Roose-
Neit-a job which he believes. 70 other
living man can MI Mr.. Broussard wants
Colonel Roosevelt 10 become wild beast
keeper for the United States and al the
same time 10 serve as supervisor of die
digs for the Empire state
/ 80 suddenly did this idea force itself
"n tho Louisianian that he has not vet
had time to communicate with tho
I former President but he confaed mis-
pan 10 the Agricultural Committee Of
the House to-day, and il was greeted
with wild enthusiasm. He proposes first
that Congress snail; appropriate $3.50. 900
10 transport numerous species OF wild
animals from the African jungles L. the
dense Undergrowths and bavous of
+ Louisiana. where these ferocious beas
may be tanned and domesticated. and
f their delicious flesh used 10 check the
monopoly OF the Beet Trust and reduce
F The cost Of living With the succulent
disdig ne would make productive the
waste places IN New York state
Mr.. Broussard has found. and Profes-
sor y. y Irwin Of the Agricultural De
partment bears oUt his statements, that
there are numerous beasts i'm the jungle
which would thrive near New Orleans
Among these are tie sprichtly white
Thinoceros th tcothsome water buffalo
considered one Of the most dangerous
fighters by Colonel Roosevelt. the Gland.
innumerabie species of antelope. thirsty
camels. hippopotami and water buck
All these and more. ne thinks could lose
themselves in 500 000 acres of marsh
land and the 3.000. 600 acres Of swamp
land 81 which Louisiana can boast He
makes no mention Of the wildebeeste.
about which So much has been written.
Tor of the laughing hyena. but he does
emphatically assert that the climate of
New York is wonderfully suited % the
/ digdig. although ne admits A suspicion
that the uncultivated taste OF the New
yorl<ers may have To be educated before
their palates crave that delicacy.
To Increase Meat Supply.
The larger animals. besides feeding the
hungry. are 10 be used as beasts Of bur
den. while the rhinoceros and hippo
patami are 10 lend their monstrous bulk
as dredges e. clear the rivers and
streams. now blocked To navigation by
water lilies, which are destructive Of
/ ish. These animals live on water lilies.
which now grow by the million I'm the
hayous That the dig-dig will prove
hoon 10 the meat hungry inhabitants Of
greater New York Mr. Broussard feels
certain.
II is over these animals that Mr
/ Broussard desires strenuous and guild
ing hand. He estimates that after a few
years the hippopotami alone will furnish
l00Oo0000 pounds of meat, besides great
quantities Of soap and that the smaller
animals will do their best to provide a
hungry people. These figures are gath
cred from Investigations made by Pro
fessor Irwin
The committee also heard Captain
Fritz Duquesne. a lion hunter. and Maio-
r. r. Burnham. both of whom testifec
20 the feasibility Of the plan. and added
that They would assist in the capture Of
the animals.
The committee listened with great at
tention. and. despite tho apparens i'm
practicability IF the scheme. il would not
he surprising if it held more hearings
and gave tie matter further considera-
tior.
II Mr. Broussard can obtai1 the neces-
sarv appropriation he wiz consult Presi
dent Taft about the advisat4lty of Offer
ing the newly created post 10 Colonel
Roosevelt
The Gentle Hippopotamus.
The hippopotamus can be led and fed
on milk bottle" declared Captain Du-
quesne. who formerly served with the
Boer army. The zebra would iu three
or four generations become so tame that
ne would meander into your bedrooms
The zebra is very sturdy and strong. as
you would know If YOU had ever been
kicked by one"
The mule is pretty good for that"
said Representative Cocks of New York
Every desirable animal iu Africa can
be domcsticated here" the witness con
tinueG King Menelek domesticated
the lion. would not however. recon-
mend that her.
There is no difficulty about the differ
ing temperatures Of Africa and Amer
sea-" continued captain Duques ,a. In
one place where Teddy passed through
or his recen. hunt the frost was this
thick" and the witness indicated the
thickness.
They Call Him Teddy" in Africa.
Whom d. sou mean by .Tedd, 90
asked the commiitee.
Mr. Roosevelt" replied the witness
We can him Teddy there
The camel can go seven days witaou,
water" continued Duquesne. He can
carry So pounds rack ana one man can
drive q long string ~ them. The hi
nocerus. which KEEPS the streams free ar
water vegetation. could md food IN tho
millions of acres that are suitable Tor
him in the South. The Gland. shunnino
farms and mankind. could live in The
more desolate regions. The African buf-
fal, could live on marshy ground ana
s.pply the best leather in the world
Br. Irwin said America could I'm. a
rlsee for the more than one hundred
sr,c,es Of undomesticatcd animals in Tho
world. that the ydl., hipIopotImus. buf-
fsio. camel and other animals were ex-
cellent food ard valuable ia many Nays
Major Buruham. who acconi auied colo
nel Roosevelt on part 81 his travels. de-
seribed conditions along similar lines.
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