Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-15

cent streams every angler who wished t. cast
mis- line must first get permit from some
person who should not have right to con.
troll what properly belongs to the people Of
the State. He ssid that as far ss white fish
was concerned the waters Of the State were
very thoroughly planted. He was going TO
write to MIR. Stone for black bass eva. Carp,
he said, could be procured in this State
cheaper than they could be brought from the
East, There were 10000 carp at Shelley
now that would be disposed of for little or
nothing. Carp could be procured for 81 so
hundred in Sacramento county.
Commissioner Dibble said the Commission
had not done great deal toward importing
foreign ovs, but that they had, with the
strong arm of the law, protected the fish in
the waters of the State against illicit fishing,
and done in this manner much toward allow
ing nature to re.stock the rivers and bays.
The motion of Mr.. Dihb!e to continue the
Shelley hatchery was put, and carried by the
votes of Buckingham and Dibsle, Mr.. Red
ding voting no.
Commissioner Redding then asked that the
Secretary (Mr. Dibble) be instructed to fur
nish the Commission with an itemizsd &C.
count of the expense of the Shelley hatchery.
Commissioner Dibble said that Mr.. Red
ding was well aware that there were some
unsettled accounts, and some that had been
referred to Mr.. Reddiug, and until they were
adjusted it would be impossible for him to
comply with the request. He did not be-
lieve in
THESE PETTY ANNoYANCEs
Constantly visited upon the Commission by
Mr.. Redding, whom it was well known was
dissatisfied, and had been for some time past,
with the workings OF the Commission, its pro-
ceedings and policy.
Mr.. Redding said he did not want to be
understood as intimating that he believed
there was anything wrong, financially or 9TH
erwise, but he did want to know how much
it cost to hatch the rs. 900 trout at Sheb,ey's.
Commissioner Dibble said he would state
for the benefit of Mr.. Redding that the en-
tire cost and the items of expense of building
and carrying on the hatchery was under the
charge of their late enploye, Mr.. Redding' s
consin, j. A. Richardson, and that those
items of expense are in the possession of the
Commission. Some of the items reported y
Mr.. Richardson have not as yet been acted
upon, and as one of the Commission he said
he doubted their validity.
The bills of Mr.. Richardson were then ex-
amined and turned over to Mr. Rsdding who
said he would report upon them at the next
meeting.
In the debate that followed Mr. Dibble be,
came heated, as did also Mr.. Rsdding The
former claimed that in comparing the present
Board with the old, the new Board had much
to be proud of. He said that the old Com
mission kept no books, held no meetings,
made no reports and turned ever no docu.
ments to the new Board.
Defends HIS FATHER,
Mr.. Redding replied with much warmth
and evident feeling. He said there was a
man, the late B. B. Reiding, who worked
increasingly for twelve long years in the fish
interests OF this State. He did it without
expectancy of reward. without red tape,
without single item If expense. No bound
volumes or lengthy printed reports heralded
his fame, but this, the result of his work,
was subject of conversation by every fireside
and in every home where lived pers IN who
knew any thing Of or cared Tor the fish inter
ests of California. He had done his work
nobly aSd well, and needs no one to defend
his acts.
Mr.. Dibble said he meant 10 reflection
upon the late b. B. Rsdding. whom he hld
known long and intimately. lie said that the
present COmmis sioner Kidding had made
himself obnoxious to majority of the Com
mission by charges and fault-hGdipg, and ne
only referred to the old Commission as a
matter of comparison.
The discussion upon the comparative works
of the two Commissions continued for some
time, and both Redding and Dibble became
so heated at length that President Bucking-
ingham had to interfere and ask them 1t to
become so excited.
When matters had again become quiet,
Commissioner DiODie, as Secretary and
Tses= urer, submitted his annual report. l.
shows the receipts of the Commission to have
been 81, $50 80; expenditures 81, 800 "a,
leaving balance on hand of S457 %.
IL. 7 - Tnk
fer 1928 30; F. NJ, Augellotti, 500; w. I.
Wallace, Jr., $50
Commissioner Dibble was instructed to
write to the Lenni III h-propagating Com.
mission, at Sonoma and sscer tain what hey
will furnish Ash ova at per thousand.
The Board then adjourned to the second
Monday in February.