The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-08
PLAN FOR A HUNDRED
WESTERN GAME PRESERVES
DR.. HoRNADAY's CAMPAIGN IN
WTHE fWESTa Nv BEHALF or
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canpaign has been started ii the
twelve statcs west OF the great plains,
for the creation Of sanctuarics. or
game preserves, for the Increase OF
big game nj the unused portions Of the
national forests IN those states ,Dr
William r Hoinaday has recently re-
turned from a speaking tour through
those states, in the course Of which be
Travelled 5000 miles, visited IL states
and delivered 90 lectures and ad-
dresses The cities reached by the
campaign were Denver Cheyenne,
Salt Lake, Pocatello, Helena, Seattle
Portland. San francisco, Berkeley,
Los Angeles Pasadena Tucson,
Phoenix and Albuquerque.
The campaign was made under the
auspices Of tile Permanent Wild Life
Protection Fund, and it was launched
in THE Rocky Mountains because the
matter s. ;1.is,,. ed Is of special interest
to the states west OF the plains. In
brief, the plan eontemplates a new
federal law which will render It pos
sibIe tos bring about an enormous in
crease in the big game of the national
forests and in the regions surround
ing hte sanctuaries pFoduce a new and
valuable food supply from lands now
unproductiye. At the same time,
legitimate sport with the rifle will be
enormously promoted; but no hunting
ever will be permitted in the sanctu-
aries themselves.
The Hornaday plan has been worked
out in connection with the high officers
OF the United States Forest Service
and the Biological Survey, and Chief
Forester Henry S, Graves is giving it
his active support. It appears that of
the 170,000000 acres Of national
forest lands in the western states, from
one-fifth to one-third of the whole are
unsuitable for agriculture, cattIegrazi
ing or sheep-grazing, and also are
destitute of big game. The
plan proposes shat congress shall be
asked to enact at its next session a
federal law which will permit the
by proclamation, and with |
he concurrence of the governors of
he states concerned, to create game
as advised by the Forest
service, in national forests
Nc land is TO be purchased, no big
appropriations are to be asked for,
nd no new highsalaried positions are
0 be created, II is expected, however,
hat about 100000 year will be re
uired for the new expenditures that
ill be necessary on the part of the h
orest Service, on account of this {
ork. s
The present plan, which is very S
lfferent from that proposed by 4
enator Perkins bill in 1912, is plain ?
I'd simple business proposition, and a
successfully appealing to the public b
lpport is coming fcrward from many 0
fferent directions. Hundreds of n
estem men whose names carry a
eight and influence have given writ 81
n pledges OF active support Col. Il
oosevelt gave the plan his strong IN
last January, when it was 81
ought forward in the annual meet b
& OF the New York Geological
ciety, and formally launched by that
dy,
When congress convenes, bill win I'll
introduced to carry the scheme into y
feet through a federal law, and there u
strong ground for the belief that n
e plan will meet with little opposi- H
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40 ohS ttouit VI MS NCotSAh tOui, -
Hornaday declares that with but .
X exceptions the game of the west,
EAT and small, is being killed at !
ghtful rate; that in very few locar- %
S is any game breeding rapidly as n
is being destroyed, and that unless To
, western states accord certain
scies long closed seasons. and create
} 100 game sanctuaries now pro-
sed the whole West will soon be
ititute of game everywhere outside
state game preserves and national
ks. The existing game laws of the y
western states are utterly made &
tie to the real perpetuation of game &
sport.