The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-06

MUCH MONEY IN SIGHT TO ASSIST
IN MOST PRA1sEW0RTHY
OBJECT.
UNCLE SAM NOW WORLDS BEST
GUARD FOR THE FEATH-.
Erred TRIBE. $

NE" lOltNt lNUks VI LlbL gov
coo was raised by American bird low
|ers to fight for their foathered
friends this year through the Nation
al Association of Audubon Societies.
was announced in this city follow
ing the meeting OF this organization.
Increases OF "a per cent. in sustaining
memberships, &c per cent. in life
memberships and fully So per cent. in
gross income within one year and the
doubling of its working forces and
income since 1910 are reported ut the
headquarters Of the Audubon work
ers as evidences that the bird protec-
tive movement is beginning to re-
ceive the support OF men, women and
children in every SECTION OF the coun-
try. If the interest Of the public in
creases proportionately in the future,
it is calculated that at the end Of tbs
coming decade, three quarters Of
million dollars will be spent annually
for the benefit Of the nations bird
life through All organization OF ten
times the lighting strength Of the
present national Audubon army Of
wardcns, field agents aid educators!
That at least ninety cents in every
dollar contributed by synlpathtZcrs
with the wild birds was directly spent
in pleading their cause DcIorc con
erCss, forty. legislatures and public
officials, Or in guarding and main
tanning scores Of breeding refugees, IS
shown by the financial records Of the
narept Audubon association. the ad-
ministrative expenses of which have
been kept down to less than ten per
cent. Of its income. In opposing the
uonicd millinery interests to procure
protection for their teathcrcd prey
by the legislators at Washington ana
:, score of state capilOIs, manNthou-
sands OF dollars we're expended in
written and spoken appeals 70 the
cuplc, whose representatives nave, us
q result Of their consequent demand,
enacted laws that are regarded as
safeguarding every form Of American
bird life more extensively than ever
before in history. Today unclc sam
las become the leader OF all the ma
,icns Of the world in tile Suppression
of bird butchery for the feather traf~
lie and the preservation of his gam"
birds by the new federal laws, the
Audubon workers declare.
Two million birds are reported to
lave found safe refuge this year q
the Audubon reservation and guard
ed colonies on both coasts and in IN
land sections, as well as SONG ten
thousand lIgrcts over which sixteen
armed agents qlavc watched in pro
tectcd breeding grounds throughout
nc southern states. F!fty-twO thou
sand boys and girls have been enroll
I'd as Junior members CT the Natlonal
association of AUDUBON societies since
last wear and thousands OF dollars
have been spent in supplying the
.omins generation Of the whole cou"
Nv. through the schools, with educ"
joral matter that must make 0irG
protectors OF every scholar in future
ears, Tic demand of the public
or expert information on the eco
,cnic value OF bird life to agTicul
.urai prosperity as well as for genera
,rnithological data, has caused inc
EDUCATIONAL activities OF the usSocla-
ion to be doubled during the year.
In addition to the lines OF work
IN which VIC are already engaged
here arc many new fields Of oppor-
unity opening before us for the com
ia% year" said 7, Gilbert FcaI"JIl'
arr1,ary Of the National Association
. Audubon Societies, at its head
unrters, 1874 Broadway, today !
Tho passage of the splendid federal
Ind protective laws in the past year
nd the strengthening OF" STATE laws
o not mean that our troubles aFe at
y end. These measures will doubt
SIS be assailed in tho courts and
over has there been . time when the
.FIuhncc Of wise and earnest edUca~
;oral cndeavcr Gu behalf Of the birds
as more needed than. at present