The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-10
Natural Resources Of All De.
scriptions Held to Be Do.
main of Conservers
TIES IN WITH HOOVER AIM
SAYS Fish and Game Projects
Are on Level With Farm and
Flood Relief in y. S.

on the Izaak Walton league today by
one of the visiting conservationlsts,
Seth Gordon of Chicago, the league
representative in that department,
who spoke to the state meeting here
on the general subject OF conservation.
Gordon favored the diversion proposed
so enthusiastically in the eastern end
of the state as a mean toward main
tanning the existence of Devils lake
and a sufficient water depth IN the
Sheyenne and Red rivers.
Gordon placed conservation today
on a level with farm relief, flood con-
troll, and other national proposals agi-
tating the entire nation these days.
The American people have come
to term conservation to mean wise
use without abuse, restoration and
production rather than restrlctlon,
Mr.. Gordon told the convention.
THE sooner the American people
appreciate its full significance to our
future happiness and welfare the bet
ter it will be for all of us.
Hoover Heads Movement
"The conservation of our natural
resources is attracting the attention OF
the nations leaders as never before.
President Hoover is n Of the most
ardent proponents of the development
of outdoor resources and greater OPP
portunities for outdoor recreation. Our
president has been the honorary presi-
dent of the Izaak Walton league since
1926.
1.-The Izaak Walton league is not
merely a 'sportsmen's' organization. 1t
is a national non-profit organization
without political or religious affilia-
lions, composed Of leading public spir-
tied men and women in all walks of
life who have pledged themselves to
an unselfish service for the improve
ment. protection and development OF
Americas outdoors.
1.-THE Izaak Walton league is in
terested in developing greater facil-
tiles for outdoor recreation; in eradi-
eating pollution to safeguard public
health; in protecting and extending
our forests and planting u idle lands
to trees; in conservation OF water re-
sources, the restoration Of unwisely
drained areas, and in the control OF
floods: in the better protection Of all
wild life, wild flowers, and our beauty
spots; in bringing about universal re-
spect for the property OF others, espe-
cially the ranchers and farmers; and
all together making of this great coun-
try OF ours a still better place in which
to live, work and play.
Nationally the league has many
outstanding accomplishments to its
credit, such as the creation of the up
per Mississippi wild life refuge, con-
tanning almost 300 900 acres; the ex-
tension Of the elk refuge in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming; the enactment Of the
law to stop the sale Of black bass
throughout the whole country: saving
the great wilderness playground In
northern Minnesota, to which many
North Dakotans go every summer
promoting a campaign to save the
western ducks. and an active leader In
the establishment Of a nationwide
system of refugees to protect migratory
birds; preventing the destruction Of
the Royal gorge of Colorado and the
beautiful Cumberland falls in Ken
lucky; extending and protecting oul
national forests; and many other
things which benefit the whole coun-
try, including North Dakota.
What Dakos: Has Done
while these big national accom-.
plishments set the pace, the real bene.
fits which come to you people in this
state are from the conservation pro-
grams developed in every community
of North Dakota.
THE North Dakota Waltonian.
have done many fine things and have
under way a real conservation pro.
gram. The establishment of a state.
wide system Of game refugees and bet
ter protection for wild life generally Il
a wonderful accomplishment, the ben
efits of which will be realized by Nortl
DakotanS for all time. But the mos
ambitious program of all is the cam
paign to take surplus waters from tn
Missouri river and transfer it into tn
dry lakes and streams of central Nortl
Dakota. This will directly benefit you
great state beyond measure, but it viii
do more than that-it will do it
goodly share to help prevent disas
trouS floods all along the Missouri an,
the lower Mississippi.
Turning a human menace into
public benefit Is real conservation. an
I hope the program may succeed with
out delay.
The people of North Dakota hav
much to do. They al get anythin
they want in conservation If they Wi
stick together and support the Izaa
Walton league in every community q
your state. We of the national or
%ganization stand ready to render ever
possible assistance, but you North Da
oktans must do your part by standin
together and approaching your prob
lens in q big-hearted, organized, con
Etr1ictive effnrt"