The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
MANY BECOME TRAPPERS FOR
 PLAY, MONEY
Sears, Roebuck X Co. Sponsors Annual
 Fur Show

Thousands of unemployed boys, young men and older men have taken up animal trapping as side line partly because they like the sport and partly because the fur market gives indication of offering pretty fair return for the labor in- vested in trapping animals this winter.
 This information was made known through the department of Sears Roebuck and company. ham, ding trappers' supplies and was sent on to S. Rosenfeld, manager of the company's store here.
 Get Good Returns
 The information indicates that for the investment in few traps and the time in placing them these men who have taken up trapping In some cases it is reported furs have been sent directly to the com pany and additional traps and other supplies have been ordered. the furs being used to pay for the merchandise. This, 1t was pointed out, takes these merchandising .'trades' of 1891 back to the early days of America when animal skins were about the only currency that the pioneers knew.
 sears, Roebuck and company, ! has for some years made it a prac- tice to provide a market for those who trap fur animals" said MT Rosenfeld. "The gathering points are Seattle, Dallas, Kansas City, Chicago and Philadelphia, and the trapper ships to whichever of these company branches is nearest him. rN,,, nv iasfae an inst ruCf ion book free of charge to any inter- ested in fur trapping. This book tells how to trap, how to prepare the skins and how to pack them for shipment. Any person in any community or on any farm can have one of these books for the asking. In addition to that a radio character called Johnny Muskrat broadcasts from a large number of stations throughout the country giving advice to trappers and also quoting the market as regards raw fura
 Scars, Roebuck and company makes no charge whatsoever for marketing these furs and does It under a division called the Free Raw Fur Marketing Service.
 Tt may be that this year 8 large number of persons who are unem- ployed can secure some revenue by trapping fur bearing animals. Of course, the company deals only in furs taken legally and anyone who contemplates trapping should 1n- vesti1ate the laws concerning trap ping of the various fur bearing animals. January is . principal trapping month because then the fute are at their lest and 'brins'be
 Prizes O0ered For Furs
 s'In addition to handling the furs free of charge Sears. Roebuck and company marketing service holds a national raw fur show each spring and prizes to the amount of $5,000 are offered. The first prize Is Se,000 and Is given not on the value of the fur but on the expertness and care with which the pelt has been prepared for market. Last year an Alabama hill farmer won the $2,000 prize because he had the best prepared pelt of any sent in. All furs shipped to the company are automatically entered in this national raw fur show. There are other prizes to the number of sev- eral hundred. Second prize is $500: third prize, $200 and fourth prize $100. Then there are many smaller awards.
 "If anybody in Waterbury is in- terested I shall be very glad to put them in touch with the entire plan of the ompany to assist those who
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