Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12
than Vermont. Her citizens are hardy

than Vermont. Her citizens are hardy
lowhidiuG pee pie.
Secretary Proctor was introduced in
Few iIattering words and spoke on 'the
uatio'@l government, Among other things
h said lie did not aspect to DO present but
w'1!o reading tho returns in New Norl ne
wanted 10 get somewhere and nc knew o.
no better place than Ncwnont.n After re-
I loting some OF HiS experiences in fishing in
his boyhood days, he continued. 81 believe
the league may be n great help to the
State. Tho sports in the open air conduce to
lula up good men. ! bclioye the time is
not distant when we here will hive better
opportunities for sports than is found in the
mountains OF the far West. The senator
; then glanced over his card and saw that
1.-THE. National Governmcnt' was bis sub
Ject. He applied it to the occasion by say
ing that the fisheries were some of the most
| important consid red by the government.
He thought one only needed to
be away from Vermont to see
how she was respected in all parts
of the country. lie had had reason
to feel proud o her many times,
but never has he had occasion to blush
Tor her, a government is not respected I'M
less 1t has power to command respect. Much
has been said about our defeuces, we have
neglected them since the war but w, will in
| n short time send our navy bearing the stars
and stripes to all parts of the world.
Gen. W. Y. w. Ripley responded to the
toast the ''Gun and rifle" Lie said that
the time was when fish md game were
plenty in this State, but we did not know
their value sGnd we did not preserve them.
lie though it would be better to shorten tho
open season for the fish aud game and
give them a chance to produce one OF their
Kind. MIR. Ripley advocated thot the six
inch law should he changed TO nine inches.
The question was frequently asked hin why
the trout did not grow La ger than six inches
I long in small streams. lie said they di
grow lars or, but as they grew largo thcy
took to other end larger waters. There WAS
| only ore thing in his mind that would pro-
| tect the trout and that was to shorten the
season and make the limit nine inches; the
application OF tuo law should be universal
| throug hout the State.
"Uur abandoned Staten was assigned to
| eX- Gov. Stewart, who thought Vermonters
| had no reason to be discouraged. While
| there not many farms abandoned, there
! is considerable land VIII ch is not cultivated.
| On his trip over the mountain to W oodstock
lie passed many houses which were empty;
of course some one owns the land. There
| isonly way in which men
can succeed ond that is IN do the
best they can under the circumstances The
| Western sh,nties will hear No comnor;-
son to orr vermont houses If tho vonng
men of Vermont who migrats ,vouId endure
one-balf here what tbev do ont West tbev
would make no comnIoint and there wouId
| be no lscl, of what wa coil nrosnoritv
Gen. Henry made n few remerks on "The
birth Of our ieorue He oxnlninad tbe oh.
! iect of the loauye in a fe,v yords and closed
| with an urgent invitation to the Burlinoton
eportsmen nresen. to ioin the association
President rzr, Rr.ipord Of Niddlob,rv
College was introduced to sneak con the nses
| of ,.ocreation ;, Ia ro,otoL coma 81 hi. Gu
reminiscepco, md tbough+ that cood
many peonle who enand their lire in
study NEGLECT tho nby.icor nort Tha IN
| nur,aroiio ,iverl,s ,,Lih n,,. ,,,, -, H.
maintain eilos will furni.h NJ ahnndnn+
| outdoor snort If cared for
"yVbere we ore,, WINS rasnordod r. NV I1o,,
! w. + Howard Fla eulo,.iz.d burlington
as tLa Oueen ci+v oc tho ,vorId aud roforrod
to tbe COLLEGE rs the crowninc glorv of the
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