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Show To Save the Upper Mississippi Bottoms THE whole country is apparently interested in the passage of the bill In congress to make a government gov-ernment reservation of the river bottoms along the upper Mississippi for the preservation of game fish. Of this area Representative Harry B. Hawes of Missouri said in a house address: "This area is famous for producing all types of fresh-water food fish and all types of fresh-water game fish, such as perch, croppie, drum, rock bass, pike, pickerel and muskellunge, and it is especially famous for black bass. Scientists declare this area represents rep-resents the last stand of black bass In the Mississippi valley, and, some declare, de-clare, In the whole United States. These scientists state that the yearly toll of black bass in this country is so great compared with the yearly hatch that this greatest of American game fish Is certain to become extinct within ten years unless extraordinary effort Is made to protect their natural spawning beds. "From the area covered by this bill it is estimated that $400,000 worth of pelts are yearly taken from muskrats, Bkunk, raccoon and fresh-water otters, and if these are taken over by the national na-tional government and put under the direction of the biological survey, It is estimated that under the protection of this commission five times this amount would be raised." Denver Is an example of this nationwide nation-wide activity. The Denver chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America Amer-ica Is receiving the heartiest co-operation and backing from the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs and from the Outdoor League of Colorado. The purpose of the Outdoor league Is "to protect and preserve nature in the state of Colorado and to maintain and preserve our scenic and recreational areas in a natural and attractive condition. con-dition. In furtherance of this purpose, the following organizations affiliate as the Outdoor League of Colorado : Colorado Colo-rado Mountain club, Garden club of Denver, Colorado State Forestry association, asso-ciation, State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado, Denver Society of Ornamental Horticulture, United States forest service, Denver Mountain parks, national park service, Colorado Fish and Game Protective association, Boy Scouts of America, Olinger Highlanders, Denver Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher association, Denver Woman's club, Y'oung Women's Christian association, asso-ciation, Camp Fire Girls, women's legislative council of Federated Women's Wom-en's f",K- ' |