The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11
BIG WILD LIFE SHOW
Saginaw, Feb. % to 26


greatest educational display of ami
mails and birds ever shown in Ameri-
ca, west of New York, is now being
placed on the floors of the big audi
torium building, Saginaw. for the
wild life show which will be present
ed to the people of the State OF Mich
igan, Feb. 22-24-25-26. Besides the
live and mounted animal life, which
is set under the auspices Of the Sagl-
nav County Wild Life Conservation
Association, assisted by the Michigan
Fish Commission and the State Game,
Fish and Forest Fire department OF
the Public Domain Commission,
coterie of the world s most famous
lecturers will present in motion pie
lures the animal life Of four conti-
nents.
For the banquet hall, "more game
meetings, to be held in the after
moons, Feb. 24-25, State Game Com
missioner William r. Oates has secur-
ed acceptances from many OF the best
game propagating authorities IN
America.
f. A. McIlheney, who was instru-
mental in having Mrs. Russell Sage
provide money for establishing the
Marsh Island refuge, Louisiana; Com
missioner John Phillips and Secre-
tary Kalbfus, Pa; Harry Rogers
foremost game breeding authority
Mr.. Vernon Bailey, Chief Field
Naturalist of the Biological Survey,
Washington, d. c., and many of the
game commissioners of other states
will appear in the discussion. This
review of game propagating possibil'
tiles will assume the Importance OF
national question.
Interesting in the floor exhibits will
be that of the Michigan Fish Com
mission. The Commission is arrang
ing to bring the whole paraphernalif
Of hatchery to the show, so thai
the process of Matching may be pre-
sented to public. Development o.
many species of fish from fry to ma
turity will be shown. Aquaria tanks
will display the fish alive in theiI
various stages Of growth. ...
All the Indigenous animal life o
Michigan will be displayed, alive o
mounted, and feature of the after
noon programs to be given in the bi!
assembly hall which seats 4,5OO per
sons will be ascenic production o
American Game Birds, painted by tn
world s greatest bird artist, LOui
Aggasis Fuertes. This feature viii
be presented by James McGillivray
Educational Bureau, of the Game
. Fish and Forest Fire department.
Under the direction of Augustus {
Carton, Secretary Public Domai
Commission, forestry exhibit will b
, set by Marcus Schaaf, State Forester
, in which growth will be illustrate
, from the seed and seeding to tn
, merchantable tree.
| Specimens of deer, elk and othe
animals and the bird life of tn
Michigan game refugees will b
brought to the floors of the show.
i. Never, perhaps, in the history c
e America has so many of the foremo'
e speakers on subjects of Natural hi
}. tory been placed on one program, 6
+ on that which covers the evenings {
) Feb. 23-24-25.
. Norman McClintock, with his ne
and remarkable moving pictures {
the bird life of the Gulf coast; Ca
J. Akeley, National museum of Natur
IS history, with elephant hunting an
n other African subjects; Prof. Wilfre
l. II. Osgood of the Field museum, wit
n moving pictures of the fur seal rool
d cries and other speakers of intern
IS tional note are scheduled by w.
q Mershon, President Michigan Wi
70 Life Conservation Association.
. Special trains are being charactert
. by sportsmen and it is expected tn,
: upwards of $4,000 persons will s,
n the show. Admission is free day al
night.