Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-10
GO SLOW. LEmSLATORsl
An Innsccnl Blll, Like n Bait, May
Cover a sharp Hook.
J,itor Des,ret Ne,ss

Idtor Dtofret NeUs
Referring to Mr.. J. Il. Porter's letter
In Thufsday'a NEwg over "cottsin pro.
rrsed II b and game proviliOns," now
b.i're the Utah Legislature, permit the
T. ondorsc uIs views anu fuggcaiout ON
the uh.tct In rlmo.t thuif entirety
The bill introduced by Judge Powers
(hy Toquc1O ts,cliib'y "ior tue protoi-
ton Of nsh aud ramo" 10 measure
incubatcd, | understaud, by a small
colorlo % prominent mcmbefs Of the
sporting club OF thia city, whoso ulIorlJr
OBJECT was % iYisi one Of
their number into an Office, which
t1oy proposed 20 firt limo and cover
with ".at," hcucn The aluJYI section Of
thid bill, whiuI reads a. follow; ''Iho
said Territorial cDmmlssiOuCr faall re-
Cuivu an annual salary u Two th0uaanl
d0llars." The present incumbent has,
20 fr A. / have learned land | attn
pretty well posted on the suWucil
/ gwen general trlsiacli. u-N least l
| nave not heard ouo word Of
complaint pcri5nal or ny the
prcei, in EdvOfau criticism OF
L AlN. AANNANN AiNA - " W. NHNhaAa
| ucnt aud representative citizen told me
! but yrtlufIay, that no bad done more
| Tor tic iish iuttTrs,a Of tho Territory
than an others put together, anu that,
| too, on ralnry mover exceeding 5000
| rCr anuum, ara Tor tho ia two years
| it was tut $3.50 year. Two thousand
dollars, which tho m1dcit nsplinut
asks for, wound go "a long W 3 toward @
| Territorial hatchery which, In the
opinion of many puollu, ~ o. great uu-
lie necessity pnl would uc Of iucnicll'
able value VI Utah.
Tho Hp0s.aY referred 70 by Nj.
! Porter fisu Lud huut alone for TOO fun
OF tht thing. rhUy eau hly oil the
ducks, tniprp, trout aud basn (thcif
iav0ritU camel W. tho local market for
uut.tonth tue coat VI getting thcm with
gun aud hook.
With Sir. Porter, ray by MI
means protect AMI nurse the iish inter
cstB Of Utah, anu tax tho csa. Of fish.
wnyH and fcfccua ut the head Of main
cAnnin and ditchUa against the countlta.
/ entertain the opiui0u that equity
would be- better rub urvou by
this method than by putting tho oz.
pence on the farmer, wA0, % rule, !
believe, does not make two per cent Per
anuum on biz total invoatmunL
find by Catechl8ing some Of the
local nshm0ugors that tons upon tons
VI chute, nuuhufa aud cap ore cold by
them, and that they ate bought these
hard times by al clamol; therefore,
would 10 not be- manifest Injustice
20 stop tho Ecinlug IN Utah
Lake tor two years go aa aiore-
said bill proyidc2 IL h also slgted by
| d. ssH.HsaNNma.fH Hsa
raised ~ tho business Of fishing and
worked ut Il all his days, that n II ID
dtsirrd to XII all the good nah aud
propagate the common kinds, the way
10 10 w h 10 adopt the measure pro.
posed and cease suining Tor Two years
And he particularly ulRius that the
damage 10 the iish Industry by such al
, action would take years 20 overcome,
The plea n made that goluefs vii
take tho trout and bass aud mol
throw them back. On the othci
hand II 10 logically claimed that
the bass AMI trout VIII destroy
the inferior fishes which " leii
10 multiply viii cat n great den
OF the spawn aud ~ OF the choice
, fifhes, ana ht tue same time give fish
, efmen their legitimate employment
and furnish the cOnsumurs with tht
kinds OF fish they want.
Let me suggest that our law makers
make haste slowly" IN reference "a
THESE .aaltyfs, otherwise they may nut
, that they IRE working solely Ia tue iu'
tetcsts oi u few men IN this city, whOs'
. views, II adopted by them might w0ti
great hardships 10 the general public
az we'll ~ 10 the fishermen.
ONEIN FAVOR or EVERY LEJIrnIATi
pRUTt C1tJS.
: SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10.