Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-17
flsA cuLruRE IN VERMONT.
How 81 Would Ada to tho states Attrac-
lions aud Bonclit at iles:dcuts.

Before entering upon tho further discus
sion Of TIE subject | mean to acknowledge
in thi, way the many words ia approval of
NV previous letter which have come to me
from good men throughout the State. If
these men would talk rs freely to the mem
bers of tho legislature us they have ex-
pressed themselves to mo | have no doubt
,uat much good would come OF It.
was g.al TO see the letters you printed
from mir. Parker, but I cannot say that !
share in his fear that the fish commissioners
may do injury to the fisheries of the State
Ny issuing licenses for seinng. Such mat
tcrs AZ that may safely b, lett to the com
missiontrs. Hoy have tho fishing interests
OF the State too much at heart to do VIC
llnco to them. Lest my position may be
misunderstood will here ray that
am in favor of issuing licenses to citzaus
of the state Cor SEEMING in public waters
when tho proper tlmo comes and under
proper restrictions. II the state will adopt
lropor methods OF husbauIug its resources
4 IN .uo public waters the commissioners. if
clothed with authority could % only safe
y issue licenses for SEEMING within proper
bounds hut such licenses ought to produce
/ an income to tine state. Ii is easily posi-
/ bic to so conserve ani cultivate tue waters
( &C. The state as 10 give The sportsman ample
/ p o1suge and e. the same time allow Cli-
! lens, under license, 90 caicn t'h for profit
/ This would produce npuDhc income IN three
Nays; u " direct income to the state from
/ licenses; CD o. reduction IN the price Of fish
/ ly reason o. thelr plentlulnsss; and C3l
Nolr large indirect income TO our citizens
/ from the sporlsmen attracted to the waters
/ or the state.
The question Of maintaining the hsheriea
! oi the state IN q productive cohlillon Is JUST
ms important az ta5 question o. maintaining
'no farms OF the 2ta III similar cohu'-
! ton. H. "a perfectly pracucab!e Tor the
ctt.2an5 Of ermont 10 go husband the ish
/ resources Of the state ~ TO largely increase
/ tie pu"Ha wealth. no lnjeilgent ana sue
ce4stui farmer IA Vermont would advocate
! tie continuous cropping oil the farms OF lue
/ State without giving back To the son the nj
/ uoGen OF which tbecrops haverohoedlt. Nuch
"mcihod "en-I lie de-th 10 the soil zen
th' art of fish culture becomes bstter known
ir Vermont the intelligent man VIII no
( more advocate th' continuous robblng OF
the waters OF iue state without restriction
and e-t.trtior tAah he now advocates 40
ins th" samo tang TO the soil Such moth
. COS are Ir2lh 70 'Ae Hshvfles.
but with "a small outlay by the state and
! rroI af reeFlc'lc- ana cNt'iFaton the nan
ing interests ot The state may 10 multiplied
I Indefinitely. -Ae late Spencer J. Baird
t-aA whom tine world has known no better
authority, heId that as iool pro-
Queer each acre OF water Is eluaI 10 seven
ae:es OF land. IL tuls S O iact-and II can
MOI ho douh' ot-how important becomes
tue question OF u'n culture 10 Vermont.
ne hsh and game laws OF tAe SIate shouid
be overAouled ana amended no as to be con
sI'tent these laws should DO general ana