Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
.SPEcKLED BEAUTIES.
4 Dealer Expresses HIS Opin-
ion OF the State Law
DOES It lPPLr TO PsIuTE PONDS.
6foox Trost sod Fssre Are &ci
Caught 10 Michigza Waters hey
Gone Fron the 6adger State
and Are wlntersd ca ice.

iEeg don amos What tlef re taxing
ab0af SAL a lzh dealer yesterday ~hen.
asked h.s eplaion ~ lhe sse.slen of 1as
state esh comm ssioners 80 tes eHecg thal
bgooA trout essan0t hs legally sold Ia this
state They have certainly usglscfsa e.
read tie as hs continued. ~ NJ kelless
soald never have published saeh al opiu-
.on Aos ia ia,g refer gon a. Lhs las ia
,he case. which IS found Ia AT NJ. - on
cage 10l of tle session laws 81 lass. aud 81
soa caa rad and understand the Eagii,h
language you Nil see that while il forblis
the sale of brook trout caught ln the waters
II this state. iE SAYS nothing about those
brought here from other states There
afe several avs upon the subject,
some relating to the stale a. large.
ani Others which were passed Al the request
of Representative from certain counties. and
operative m those coGnre. only Nearly
I al ~ lne lAFs. both general and special
I forbid rEaftc in trout. but ,hey 40 allaie ca
4 rae rFoduct 1f the waters ol this state.
/ New the dealers in this eity do noi
/ attempt o. buy nor sell brook front cauEht
4 u Michigan All that are sold here come
\ from Chicago, eut were caught Boa Wlscoa
+ s.n waters iast fall They we're bought bg
+ tLe Chicago dealers and kepI in cold stor-
I age during tbe winter They were frozen
/ solid ln lhe Ice ant a heu taken 0ut look
as II iust taken fs0m the water Ihey
/ are just a. good too. AZ li tuey wers
I caught YESTERDAY bat have tl
/ ue httle more careful ln handling
I them. This warm weather b. hard 0n them
L .H @ D.. f.
members of the Kent County Sportsmans
/ Club some 0i them. aud thev arr lawyers.
Too. have been around here telling us ws
are violating the law and threatening
/ prosecution III tncy would look up tht
matter they Know better
There's another plate % the matter thai
don look reasonable. The law forbid, ths
sale oi any brook trout taken from any o
! The waters OF this State III dont make ans
difference when they are caught. Vow
| there is a mau living aD0ut tive miles iron
che city who has private trout pond
| II NOT on any stream accessible
o. the public. bat il fed iron
. springs ON his premises. Il is we'll stocke,
/ With trout and be sells them. claiming tina
the las does not apply % his pond. / be-
heye he is right he has just as much righ
to sell bis trout as apples from his orchard
Hv planted the fish and raised them an,
| it's nOpOdy business what ne does Will
them and set be will probably be arreste'
fae next time be offers trout for sale ma th
/ city. such A law is all wrong.
NO. prices are not high Tins spring no
| a. high as last fall The Lenten trade ha
not been good Il came iaie and the warn
weather has bothered rs. We are gettin
40 cents a pound for brook trOu
now and have sold tons OF them
The 'hsh farmer / told about ask
75 cents per pound for his fish. The
are fine ones, but De won't sell many q
them until the Chicago supply is OK
! hausted
Ducks No We haven't bought an
this spriug. The SpOrtsmans' club accuse
Us OF selling ulaliaris and red-hsad- oHt q
season Last fall. but they were imported ik
l tt,s. Esh