COPY- ENGINEERS! CLUB 374 FIFTH AVENUE TEW YORK CTTY. Narch New York ) happe;r place, I am of your articie in th re lating to my ¢on i know you inten i to. k erred in |: some ‘respects and though best to write eS ae in the first 16" 1906. not get City. did to see or nuary number or *5Shields 'Magaon with you unt il a few days werfectiy fair; and as you have others hardly give my ideas, I 7 as possible a bout it. not dector - but that is not Material. You correctly state that the mamifacturers are most inverested an game protection; for on that depends the cont imubty of their business; and if the so-called "automatic shot gun" would do what you say and d0O what you claim, it wold injure the interests of the present makers many times more than it would help them, i cannot see why you think we are trying t° reach the obaimable ideal in game protection,for our views are most pracWe want the game protected and Will be glad to cooperate bn you to that ends; but it can never in this world be protected ne the line you are striving. Let us look at this matter of game protection fairly, and -—— Who are the idealists, The Zoological society have been aking strenuous efforts to have jaws passed prohibiting the use of the automatic Shotaun, and a Couple of weeks ago they had five representatives before a Committee of the How Jersey Legislature wrging the passage of an act with that one provision. Bexscore I show that a law doing away wide all automatic shotguns all double shotguns, and all repeating shotguns would not give the desired protection, let us glance "att << present statutes of that state relating to game "pr obection®: They alléw the shooting of ducks and water fowl eight months in the year-from sep= tember lst. to Avril Ist.-day and nicht,no limit to bag ,mumber in possession,marletinz or anything else. A more atrmicus law for the destruction of game could scarcely be framed; and yet, these representatives argued that Going away with this gun was what was needed $0 protect it. pe in place of this unjust wartare,if the same amcunt of ged and money had been expended $0 gét the season reduced than half, night Sheeting prohibited,bag to be taken in a Fs) aasand the mumber of birds in possession Linited-and, if ex- treme moasures were necessary,to prohibit marketingaand license the gum-much good wold probably have been accomplished. These are all practical provisions that do protect,as haa been demonstrated. The seasm and bag limits may be as restrictive as necessary,so the game may be given all protection that may be cesired, iat ica 4 40 pt ag ae Saga em _Wonder why tsyo.ae made the assertion that we knew the bag be limited without having a warden with each mans for n be enforced as easily as amy provision of a Pe Ax