Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-05-15 | Page 2 | Smoot Working on Wild Fowl Refuge in Great Salt Lake

Smoot Working on Wild Fowl Refuge In Great Salt Lake Senator mator Reed Smoot has taken up the request of R. R ll IL state fl fish h and game gam commissioner t to have ave havea avea a certain area north of the Lucia cutoff cutoff cut cut- off ott called Bear ea River bay set St aside as a's a propagating retreat for migratory t fowl Commissioner y received I a a letter from Senator Smoot tod today y in fn fn j I which the senator seato said j I I 1 wish wh to Int inform rm Y you u that I took this thiC matter up with M Mr Nelson chief of ot the bureau ot of biological cal su survey v y and nd he advised me that he had received the the letter you foU quoted in your letter to me me and that the question of setting aside lands for for- forthe the purpose named was al already already already al- al ready under consideration H HE is very much in favor tavor of It and is going to todo odo do everything within his power to push it through The preliminary survey is now be being being heing he- he ing math and ani all the Information col collected eel eel- so that everything will be in readiness when congress comes back I next fall fail Very little can can be done at atI j I this session of ot congress It m may y be beI that the ground can be be beset set aside by I I presidential order but in the event that this is not possible I shall shaH be glad to Introduce a bill covering the matter in question n. n This question will interest a gr great at I I number of t f Utah people as most most of the hunting grounds In the st state te are c controlled controlled con con- n- n trolled by private ate interests and this will wiIl be an opportunity to establish a permanent hunting ground for th the pub t lie which Is Is' Is Isso so much needed at the present time It will give me pleasure to c cooperate oper co-oper oper operate ate with the other Utah enta fives tives in having such lands lands' set aside as as will be necessary for the breeding and propagating of ot wild water fowls ls that you call can thi this this' to my It rt rt- at the beginning of ot the next r session of ot congress