The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
GREATEST GAME PRESERVE
OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR
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sussel Sage and Rockefeller Founda.
tons Finance Purchase Of
Cameron Marshes.
1.-THE Times-Picayune)

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within few weeks, will be refuge
forever for creatures of the wild, NJ
,,,neraI development, no matter how
0romising the prospect, being allowed
- interfere with the design of the
dorors Commissioner Alexander made
his statement Sunday night in dis
.,oqing the plans of the State Depart
mont Of Conservation for exercising
a. stewardship over this great do.
main.
If oil or gas is found on the preserve
and in the opinion of the commissioner
mo development of well will not de-
tost the OBJECT for which the preserve
was established, then a we'll may be
drilled and operated.
Should any funds accrue from such
ernIoitation, after sufficient has been
set aside for the proper policing and
management of the preserve, the bal.
once will be divided equally between
the schools and state health work, &C.
cording to the expressed wish of the
donors
Deeds to be Executed
The deed for Marsh Island will be
executed by the Russell Sage Founda-
don, which is represented by Henry
DeForest, agent for the Foundation
and the deed for the property in Cam
eron and Vermilion parishes lying on
the Gulf Coast will be made by the
Rockefeller Foundation The business
Of the transfer is in the hands of John
Dymond, Jr, local attorney, who is the
agent for the Rockefeller Foundation.
Commissioner Alexander has been ne
gotiating the transfer for year past
Governor Pleasant, who during his
entire term, has since assuming Office
four years ago manifested a deep in
terest in the project will make special
reference to this great preserve in his
message to the Legislature.
TOO much credit cannot be given
10 Edward A. MeIlhenny for the con.
summation of this transfer of land for
The excellent purpose for which it Isl
designated" said Commissioner Alex
ndeF. HE Is primarily responsible
for it. It was his idea, and it was his
unselfsh devotion to the cause of con
seryatiOn, serving gladly without the
remOtest hope Of financial reward, that
has given to the state this wonderful
Tefuge-the largest, am convinced, in
the world"
The purchase of Marsh Island was
made by Mrs. Russell Sage early il
Governor Halls administration, and II
was made at the suggestion of Mr.
Acllhenny Marsh Island has an area
Of $4,000 acres. About year later the |
Rockefeller Foundation, following the
lead Of Mrs. Sage, and unquestionably |
largely influenced by her action and
me arguments advanced by Mr.. Nc |
liaenny, purchased the big tract in
seFmilion and Cameron parishes. This
consists Of about $4,000 acres.
State Has Done Part.
These two pieces of property were
turned over to the State Department
Of Conservation under FIVE year con,
lFaet with the state, to permit Louisi
ana through its conservation depart.
nent, to show what it could do for the
preservation of wild life. am happy
% say that the state has met every
expectation Of the donors.
The property will now be decided to
'le state and it will be entrusted to
,as care Of the State Department of
=, In the meantime, the
s'a's tame Preserve, of $4,000 acres
,,Oas with the property of Mr.. Nc
,4''lnS also was the scene of most
!, experiments in conserya.
Nm y, uuuer the suDefintendency of Mr.
II ''ilaenny who for all these years has
yOeman service for the common.
~. 'al'n without dollar of financia
..l This property, along with
i. s''e'ch contiguous to it on the west
s.., bordering the Rockefeller Foun
~. .'On property on the East, which the
~, hopes to acquire in the near
Beg,,o. ''i INK up the various pro-
4. ~ INTO one great domain of about
~. hundred square miles, with .
,svaa ss on the Gulf of Mexico Of 4
twenty-five miles. A''O u
II, lhsse gifts were accepted Nv tho
DsD.. 1l'n the understanding that its
ssm. ,'lient Of Conservation wonld
IL "o ,a to the New York donors
rsiu, ,a'ae Of the property as a game
a. y =. ana that when its demonstra.
seon, -aa been made the state wouId
~ ga'Fs the property in fee simr, "V sau
pil5 = a refuge for creatures of the
.rs. Finest on the Globe.
so,s = J. confidence inspired BY the
y - q the Department and It's ~ s,. ras
o.l A. last eventuated in 81 pivi menus IS
,' oaaisna the finest and tb s'' Ing. 70
. sSss Preserve on the globe '1 Hsrs j
ipecls. nom the fire of the hunter
.ssss ss q birds and animals that were
point where thoro ' were