Show Fish and Game Discussions Open Opell With Authorities in ill Attendance Welling Gives Address o of Welcome Commissioner Cook Is Speaker The twelfth annual convention o othe of 01 the Western States Fish and Game Gamt e Commissioners Commissioners' conference began Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day at the Newhouse hotel with th the migratory bird problem the big topic of discussion WELLING COOK SPEAK The conference opened o officially a at 10 a a. a m. m as Milton H. H Welling secretary secretary sec of state gave the address o of 01 greeting erecting in behalf of Governor George Georg H. H Dern who Is ill Secretary Welling Welling Well ing was followed by Newell B. B Cook Utah fish and game commissioner and president of the Western Commissioners Commissioners' Commission ers' ers association He gave the keynote keynote key note of the morning session which featured several speeches on migratory migratory migra tory fowl owl W. W C. C Henderson associate chief chic of the U. U S S. S biological survey gave c the first lecture treating the subject The Present Status of or Our Migratory Migratory Migra tory Water FowL Following Hendersons Henderson's address sev se several eral oral state o officials discussed state problems J J. J Dale Gentry president t of the California game commission spoke on the water fowl problem i in n his state slate The Malheur bird refuge nc c was discussed by Dr E. E L L. Hibbard Oregon fish ish and game commissioner Arthur F F. Foran president of theMore the theMore theMore More Game Birds of America association association tion later treated the subject Efforts Efforts Efforts Ef forts Past and md Present to Finance a Migratory Water Fowl Conservation Program The morning session was concluded by D. D H. H lad J Madsen en of Salt Lake director of the wild li life e conser conser- conservation in the national parks who spoke on Teamwork in Conserva Conservation tion FOSTER OSTER IS SPEAKER Fred J J. Foster director of the district district district dis dis- federal bureau of fisheries opened the afternoon session at 2 p. p m. m with a talk tall on Our Policies in Cooperation with State and Federal Agencies Other afternoon speeches treated fish ish problems primarily The development of spawning methods was the subject of R R. G G. Parvin dean of western association members and Colorado fish and game commissioner I The History of Fish Culture in Utah was the topic of William superintendent of the state fish h hatchery hatchery hatch hatch- ery at Sprin Springville Arizona's bass bassi lakes were to be discussed by bv W. W C Joyner Arizona state warden warde Meetings 1 will continue Saturday morning and afternoon and the convention convention con can will wiH come to a close with a banquet in m the Newhouse hotel Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day clay evening evenin Most 1 of oC the delegates and government govern overn- overn ment officials viewed the Bear river marshes in northern Utah Frida Friday I |