Show Water Fowl Fow Leaders Plan Parley By JOHN MOONEY Thomas C. C Main ranked as the theone theone theone one man most responsible for the increasing wild fowl population on this continent will show Salt Lake City sportsmen the work behind the scenes Wednesday night as carried car car- ried ned on by Ducks Unlimited and kindred organizations in promoting the increase of birds through the work of the Canadian factories Main will be the featured speaker speak speak- er at a meeting of Utah duck hunters at the Newhouse hotel at 8 Also on the program will willbe willbe be John C. C Huntington a trustee of Ducks Unlimited and president of M Birds foundation Aids Rehabilitation I As general supervisor of Ducks Unlimited Canada Mains Main's chief work has been in draining stagnant stagnant stagnant stag stag- I nant water which carries diseases clearing away fire hazards eliminating elim eUm- mating crows and predatory beasts and in general making the breeding breeding breeding breed breed- ing grounds more safe for the wild fowl In addition to outlining the work which has been accomplished thus far Main Is expected to present presenta a picture of what the future holds for Americas America's waterfowl He will illustrate his talk with colored movies taken at some of the 34 breeding area restoration projects covering more than acres in Canada Both Main and Huntington are returning from a meeting of Ducks Unlimited officials at San Fran Fran- cisco In urging all sportsmen to at attend attend attend at- at tend the me meeting ting George W. W Snyder Snyder Snyder der chairman of Ducks Unlimited for Utah and New Mexico said I hope all persons interested in duck shooting will come and see these pictures and hear Mr Main In my opinion this project is the most remarkable example of wild wildlife wildlife wildlife life propagation and conservation work on the continent Main ain Praises Utahans During a brief stopover in Salt Lake City a week ago when he was en route to the San Francisco parley Main praised the work of in irs aiding and boosting the conservation of ducks At that time Main was very in interested interested interested in- in ih in the Bear River bay project project project near Brigham City arid add local speakers Wednesday may elucidate on some of the work done by the Beehive stae conservationists in cooperation with the c wide country plan Main served in the World war asa as asa asa a member of the Canadian Engineers Engineers Engineers Engi Engi- in France and as a member of the Royal Engineers British in and Italy receiving the Croce de Guerra from Italy for his work in helping bridge the river in 1918 Supervises Work ork After leaving the service Main took a position in the water supply supply supply sup sup- ply work for the Canadian National National National Na Na- railways and he was borrowed borrowed borrowed bor bor- rowed from this post for an Indefinite in indefinite indefinite in- in definite period in 1934 to supervise the rehabilitation of Canadas Canada's breeding and nesting grounds for ducks ducles and geese Since Utah is one of the best duck hunting states in the Union and since Canada supplies all or most of the ducks hunted it is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex that one of the largest groups of sportsmen ever to at attend attend attend at- at tend a meeting of this kind will get together at the Newhouse hotel here Wednesday night |