The New York herald., 1869-01-17
PROTECTION OF GAME.

NEW YoRK, Jan. is, 1909.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
An editorial in the HERALD Of yesterday, under the
head OF protection OF Came" pointedIy alludc cs TO
me In epithcts which do not apply. You have known
me and Of me for the past thirty years, and that
am not In any sense "Boheman.r have always
followed caings whether Of commerce. trade or
building houses In the city, which have called
for the labor Of mechanics artists and clerks
under me, and have always paid fair prices to
every one. have takcn the HERALD for over thirty
years. and my advertisements 10 It for others apart
from my own-I mean OF orders from the country
have added their mite to the HERALD's vast income
every month since first subscribed for Il and
defer to Jour sense OF justice to say whether 1t II
right TO make me read article which h intended
a. . personal satire against me for doing what
deem my duty a citizen and IN literary capacity,
That have always been In favor OF game laws the
given place TO my efforts TO induce legislative
action In favor OF them. Because I auimadvert
Robert b. Roossvei submit % that Inc truth % should a
not sausc me TO be characterized as either "Bohe-
Il these men had done anything a. fisheries CON-
mssiones toward improving the naheres OF the state
Il would be different. OR II they had employed the
OF the commissioners, while examining the lakes TO
learn the eject of stake nets the coast and estuares
and bait isheseo Ss. e "" examine the rivers and ana
learn where the erection Of nsh passes are
necessary, and the numerous streams clogged
and polluted with dust and pois0ns-t0 have
examined the reckless course pursued by
the Jerseymcn in netting the shad Of the Hudson
In fact II they had made the slightest effort toward
improving the nsheries of tho State, should have
seconded their EFFORTS TO my utmost ability. But
Roosevelt went 70 Virginia with the late editor OF the
paper 10 which he contributed the column OF 'Field
Sports wherein he states that he went South to
learn where the shad CO. but did not ascertain
though ne states that fishermen complained OF
scarcity OF fish. Now, have from the pen OF the
greatest proprietor OF the Chesapeake fisheries that
they were never more prosperous and that there is
no falling on In any branch except In the oyster
there. Norfolk and the James have shipped one
third more nsh the past year than they have any
other year since the war. There were 1,100000 shnd
taken In sixty days Of last season In tho Hudson
river chiefly BY Jcrseymen. The size OF meshes and
the width OF sh passes In the channel as also free
dom to the shad from Saturday until Monday, are
subjects for legislation; but submit that neither
now desire the Legislature OF this State to 60 blind
In apprOpr1atinG sum OF money ostensiby 70 I'm
prove the nshcres but really 70 pay Seth Green for
Matching ahnd In the Hudson river, while they do
nothing, because they know approximately nothing
OF the wants cf the fisheries. II Mr.. Firman, Of
Maspefh, could be appointed for the East and Seth
Green for the interior Of the state they would sug
gest palpabc ana wise improvements. Firman can
build and sail . yacht and knows evcry nook along
oil mills and fish pounds are doing. he has also
large establishment OF n6h culture with Firman
and Green ~ fisheries commissioners. there would DO
some hope tnat the Tegigature would be fully I'm.
formed OF the laws necessary for the Improvement
of me nsbeues or TIE btete, 0kNI0 9, SCOTT