The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-11-24
FOR BETTER GAME LAWS.
LOCAL GAME PROTECTIVE AS.
ISOLATION STARTED AT
MARQUETTE.
MOVEMENT FOR GAME LAW CON.
vENTION.
SPORTSMEN OF OTHER LOCAL.
TIES EARNESTLY SOLICITED TO
ORGANIZE.

The following which appeared in the
Marquette Daily Mining Journal of
the 18th inst. is republished by re-
quest.
Preliminary steps were taken at a
meeting held last evening towards a
systematic agitation for the revision
and improvement of the present very
defective game laws of this state.
About forty gentlemen of this city
discussion Of various phrases of the
| question 1t was determined to form
local organization and to ask other
cities and towns of the peninsula to
take such steps as they may deem ex-
pedient in q similar direction.
II is hoped that the sportsmen of
other localities who have not already
done so will organize and that in the
near future, "a general game law con-
ven.ion for this peninsula may be held
at some convenient point. Such con-
vention, 'composcd Of delegates from
all parts of the peninsula, should be
able to frame such legislation as Will
be generally acceptable. 1t is believed
that such bin us the projected con-
by public sentiment and would so im-
press the legislature rs 10 be enacted
into law without particular difficulty.
The local association formed last
evening does not and cannot hope to
accomplish anything by itself. It's de-
sire is merely to start the bail rolling
and the advice, cooperation and assis-
tance of sportsman IN all other sections
of the peninsula are earnestly solicited.
Mayor Kaufman was chairman of the
meeting last night and will continue to
act as temporary president oi the local
association. \ committee on CORES
pondcnce was appointed with view
10 opening up communication with
persons interested in all parts of the
peninsula. There is no doubt that in
all parts of this peninsula the feeling
| is general that the game laws are. bad
| ly in need of revision. To that end it
is hoped that the sportsmen of the
various localities will form such
organiza tions as they deem expedient
| and communicate with the Marquette
association and with each other, with
view to the calling OF u game law con-
| vention rs soon as practica BILE. For
! the purpose Of calling such convention
| the Game Protective association of
Marquette offers itself as a center of
information to the sportsmen of the
! upper peninsula and others Interested.
| The Marquette association takes this
\ step with no desire to dictate to other
localities but simply to supply tempo
rarily means for exchange of views
as to the measures which should De
adopted and TO discuss the expediency
| of calling game law convention for
the purpose of formulating such legis-
la.ion as may be agreed upon. All
communications should be addressed
70 N. u. Asire. secretary, Marquette,
Mich.
At the meeting last evening Mayor
1 Kaufman was made chairman and NJ.
E. Asire secretary. After some general
discussion by various gentlemen pres
ent it was resolved to appoint Il com.
mittee to draw plan of temporary
| organization. ID. +. Charlton. l.. NJ.
| Spencer, ID. II. Merritt, +. NJ. Moore
and Dan Sullivan were appointed as
/ such committee, to which by subse-
quent resolution the chairman of the
meeting was added. The committee
retired and after some conference re-
ported. recommending:
That local organization be
| formed, to be called "The Game Pro
tective association of Marquette,
Mich.''
9 That u committee on correspon-
dence be appointed and that the sports
men of other localities be solicited to
| organize with a view of protecting the
game and of holding delegate con-
vention in the near future at some con-
venient poin, for the purpose of con-
sidering what changes should be made
in the game laws.
That the local association the en-
trance fee be one dollar. which shall
cover the dues OF the first year, and
that the annual dues be fifty cents.
After some discussion of the best
means Of interesting other localities
in the movement the foregoing recon-
rncndations were adopted aud the
chair appointed as the committee of
correspondence f. Il. Palmer. George
A. Royce, DIR. G. II. Morse, Nj. L. Asire
and Rawson Bennett.
G.