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Show -oo BEAUTIFUL BIRDS DISAPPEARING With more general interest in the wild bird life of the state, there will be 'ess wanton destruction of the most attractive birds. There was a tlm , h!i count less thousands of egrets, irom which the aigrettes; worn on women's hats are obtained, were to be found to the north and west of jCorinne. but these birds have become I almost extinct Our bluebirds and other bright feathered birds are disappearing disap-pearing and the song birds are few Northern ITtah was a paradise for birds until the hunter turned his gun on them. Our people should observe, April 9 MM bird day. which Governor Spry In designating as a special occasion, said "In memory of the groat service done for the wild-life of the world at the hands of such men as John James Audubon. Alexander Wilson. John VJuir Gilbert White, and John Burroughs, Bur-roughs, and in deepest gratitude to the seagulls for the part they played m the early history of (Tali it Is a pleasure to designate April 3 as Utah Bird day This day In April is tbe birthday of John Burroughs, America's greatest living naturalist, whom we delight to bonor In this way. In fitting commemoration com-memoration of the work or this renowned re-nowned naturalist it is recommended that aJl school systems of the state, as well as all citizens annually set apart this day to be devoted to exer cises illustrative and commemorative of the great economic value of bird rife to the agriculturists, the horticulturists, horticul-turists, the home makers, and to all who live within its borders, and l lurge that a prescribed portion of these exercises be expressive of the humaiif consideration of all animal life whic h the people of Utah desire to make manifest to the world. "Honored as is Salt Lake City and the state of Utah by possessing the only monument ever erected to tne birds by any country, it is greatly desired de-sired that the people of the state make this recognition of the services rendered by the wild creatures of our mountains, valleys and plains; that they come together frequently for fh" discussion of economic prnWpms re-latlni; re-latlni; to this subject, and that they dedicate appropriately all public and private parks, home grounds school grounds, cemeteries, resorts, play grounds, canyons and forest reserves as bird sanctuaries, sacred tn the life and unhindered growth or the very kl i Mary animal life ot our state "I commend to the attention of the people of the- state the Audubon societies so-cieties and the recently organized Burroughs Bur-roughs Nature Study asso iations as organizations calculated to conserve and protect the wild-life of the slate and urqe a most warm and earnest support of thm in their worthy undertakings." un-dertakings." April 3 is Saturday On the Frl day preceding. school exercises should include talks on bird life and the children should be encouraged, under intelligent leadership, to go out to the canyons and hills where wild Ufa Is to be found, and there gain a near study of bird life, and, above ail. the youngster should be instructed to protect tbe birds and discourage those who raid the nests lo get the eggs or kill the birds. |