Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-20
FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION.
Augusta Now Has l40 Members Numbers
Continually increasing.

There are now 14O members in the
! city of Augusta. of the Maine Sports
mems Fish and Game Association, and
| the president. Hon. p. O. Vickery, has
every reason to feel gratified over the
results of his last weeks work
Fly Rod" sometimes known as
Miss Cornelia r. Crosby, has been put
ting out her best efforts. and the en-
tire enthusiasm of her cause into the
| work.
| How do you do it?" asked n Journal
| reporter of her.
How do do it," Why the cause does
it," she replied. THE work is grand,
of Maincs game must he looked after.
The interests of the people are involved.
| and they realize It, What we want is
strength. that strength which we can
get only by members. with unanimity
of purpose, and unity of movement"
but. what do you propose to do
ABOUT projection OF game, anu ISNlSioIi
of game laws" was asked.
"Al that has not yet been decided.
There are as every true sportsman
knows, many laws which are all wrong.
and it is for the interests of everyone
| that we have them corrected. What we
| want to enroll is she people who under
stand all these things, and who are in
terested in them. Some of our mem
bers have little time to fish or gun, but
they have the interest there, just the
same. They appreciate the fact that
every fish caught, and every piece of
game killed in this State means money
for the State. 1t is one of her greatest
industries. 1t is often unrealiZed, the
extent of this but it is there"
Mr.. Vickery says that the interests Of
the Fish and Game Association are
paramount to any other one industry in
the State. Take anything you will.
cotton manufacturing or any Other
| manufacturing business, and it can
| much more easily be dispensed with
| than that of the fish and game. The
| latter is wide spread. 1t is all over the
State and it's indirect influences, as
| well as it's direct, enter into nearly
| every branch of business. Thus it IS
that people in all walks of life are di
rectly benefited by the welfare
Miss Crosby will be in Gardiner,
| Tuesday; and will later visit other
cities and towns. The president of the
association is in daily receipt of appli
cations for membership. and although
below is given the membership up tc
date, the end has by no means arrived
as new members are continually COM
ing in.
| The following are the names of the
members who are resident in Augusta:
| Hon. J. H. Manley
Hon. r. c. Burleigh.
| Hon. John +. Hill.
Col. Il. G. Harrington,
Gen. W. S. Choate.
| Hon. +. o. Vickery,
| Hon. Fl. NJ. Heath,
| Orviile d. Baker Esq,
| Judge w. Z. Whitehouse.
f. W. Plaisted
| NJ. S. Holway,
NJ. V. b. Chase
Fred G. Kinsman.
| w. II. Reid.
| w. ii. Gannett,
S. J. Chadbourne,
Howard Owen.
L. w. Whitehouse.
| Everett Stone,
c. Il. Caldwell,
j. Il. Pierce.
Bangs Bros.
c. J.. Andrews,
| DR. u. G. Briggs.
| A. II. Ward,
r. W. Soule.
| A. II. Jewett.
| IL. d. Getchell.
| c. Beale & Co.
| Nathan Weston,
| A. Nj. Goddard.
w. II. Harris, M d..
w. c. Miller,
| T. M. Rollins,
Henry d. Macomber,
Thomas j. Lynch.
Lewis A. Burleigh
Charles H. White,
NJ S. Campbell.
Horace Il. Cony,
i f. n. Grant.
George d. Haskell.
Joseph +. Young,
Charles A. Price,
James J. Maher
l.. X. Smith,
Hon. Charles +. Nash,
Byron Boyd,
J. +. Blanchard.
: Frank r. Partridge,
+. Z. Smith,
W. A. Newcomb,
James f. Fuller,
, George N. Lawrence.
Everett s. Hall,
W. w. Morse.