New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08
FISHING IN THE BERKSUIRES.
PIrrsFIELD ANGLERS COMPLAIN OF tt
POSTING LAW.

PI1.rsFIELD ANGLERS COMPLAIN OF THE
POSTING LAW
Pittsfeld Mass April (SpeciaD.-The trout fish
ernen have been having grand sport this week.
especially in the brooks which are far removed from
highways and difficult Of access. The brooks that
were stocked with 10000 trout fry some years ago
are alive this spring The Pittsied Rod and Gun
Club feel well satisfied with the result OF placing
these native trout fry in the upper waters of the
brooks that flow into the Hoosac and Housatonic
rivers. near their sources. There are hundreds OF
these brooks but many of them have been posted
by the farmers. This Massachusetts law. which
into effect some years ago. is, according to The
fishermen, being tremendously abused The orig
inal intention have the brooks posted 20 pre-
ven. the extinction of the trout. The result is
that the brooks. which have been stocked at great
expense from the State hatchery are posted by the
farmers through whose lands they pass. These
farmers then lease their brooks to private parties.
who can fish them at Will, but other persons
throw line without being subject to arrest. 1t Is
a money-naking scheme. and the genuine fishermen
who go out for a days sport are greStly embar-
raised TO find so many signs prohibiting their fish
ing on the best brooks in Berkshire County.
movement viii be made by prominent BERKSHIRE
fishermen and others In the western part OF Inc
state 10 have this law modified repealed. There
Is another law which prohibits stocking brooks
field and North Adams Rod and Gun clubs, which
intended put 10000 trout fry into the brooks this
spring, have resolved not 10 put IN any because so
many brooks are posted
The citizens OF the town or IaneSDOrO "a their
town meeting this week. appointed a committee To
with the managers OF the PlttSleld Electric
Street Railroad to about extending that road TO
Ianesboro Village. distance of about five miles
from Pittsfeld
There are few towns in Berkshire County which
have voted license this year. Pittsheld Is for
license as II last year and the dozen more
town meetings which were held this week. including
those OF Lenox Lee and Sfockbridge have also gone
FOR no license. If the law is strictly enforced 1t
looks as II the whole county would be no license
next year, because the few towns that licensed
will be greatly annoyed to have the whole drinking
regulation Of the county drawn TO their bars There
Il not a bar now which man get glass
OF Intoxicating liquor within zen miles Of Pttsied.
Strikes have been anywhere in Berkshire
County during tne past year. The most important
one took place Thursday in the Russell WoOllcn
Manufacturing Company mill. The spiners and
weavers went out because their pay reduced
IL per cent last fall. and they wished to have it
restored as the Russell Company doing fairly
good business. This company has been noted for
half century for paying the help all II could afford
to. and will no douh. restore the pay Of the en-
ployes IL II do without loss
.The Seven Ages dramatic sketch by Miss Ada
Webster Ward, which given in Stockbridge
recently with great success. IL 10 be given In Cen
trail Hall on Saturday afternoon April a. and Mon
day evening April l6 Many OF the best-known
amateurs OF the city are In the cast. The Berk-
shire Musical Festival Chorus held two rehearsas
this week. and are getting their work we'll in hand