The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-03-10
FISHING MEASURES.
NJ. f. KaImbach Again Contributes an In
teres.iHg Ar:icte.

III Tie DIT. IdUi flOlCCi TESS IoSut
of Feb. 18th, we find an article head
ed More Money More Wardens'',
which is no doubt of some interest to
the tax payer generally, as well as to
the food fish interests Of St. Louis
county IN this article Executive
Agent Fullerton OF the State Game
and Fish Commission defines the
attitude OF the commission and that
of the game and gun clubs of the
Twin Cities, for whose welfare ne is
so very selicitous that all other in
terests must be destroyed-he says
all legislation tending to the preser-
walton of fish, or that would lessen
the restrictions. now in force would
be opposed by the commission.
Now the fishermen OF St. Louis.
Lake and Cook counties have asked
our present legislature 10 amend their
fishing laws for international waters.
so as TO enable them to use the same.
MEETINGS, and place them on an equal
footing in all their fishing operations
is are enjoyed by their neighbors, the
Canadian, Michigan and Wisconsin
fishermen, they also request fair
representation, on the Board Of Game
and Fish Commission, and this very
reasonable request is backed by
petitions signed by many of the
prominent citizens Of St. Louis and
Lake counties-in addition 10 the
above the fishermen also ask the state
for permission To use a few of the
inland lakes. that contain the right
species of Lake Superior whitetish.
for the purpose of fish cultureand the
retaining of this celebrated variety Of
our food fish. no appropriation Is
asked for this purpose. The tax i'm
posed on the catching Of these fish
being ample TO meet all the expenses
that will acTue to the state for the
protection of its interests. A bill
embodying such law has been intro
duced in our Legislature, and it is this
bill which no doubt ear n the great
connection i'm the brain of our eXecu
tive agent that brOlght cut the
Pioneer Press article He says such
a measure would be iHimical To the
states interest and d, triumph to COM
mercial interests, good business
man would no doubt call it good COM
mon sense legislation. which would
encourage and develop new and i'm
portant industries from resources that
are now living idle and wasted. or at
most. used only for the brief pleasure
of an occasional sportsman. Look
over the surveyed township maps Of
St. Louis. Lake, Cook and Itaska
counties alone, and you will find them
TO contain lakes sufficient in number
and adapted for the purposes SO as TO
allow IF such a thing was possible)
each game and gun club in this state
full dozen of lakes each for their
especial use and pleasure, and there
would still be enough left in which to
develop and maintain fishing indus
tries that would compare favorably in
their annual yield to the fisheries of
any one of our Great lakes.
The value of modern fish culture is
an established fact and should be
fostered and encouraged in every
possible manner. Intelligent fish
culture will increase the value of every
acre OF water area within our limits.
just the same as the settlers axe and
pillow have increased the value of our
arabic lands, and viii yield as good a
harvest of fish food as the other Of
grain. And yet this executive agent
of the Game and Fish Commission, a
commission created ia the first place
for the very purpose of sustaining the
food fish interests Of the state, DELHI
erately tells Us that they will oppose
any legislation tending to the preser-
walton of fish. Or to any measure that
would develop commercial value from
the resources now lying idle in our
inland lakes giving as one of his
reasons that it would destroy some
''game fish in Red lake" In these
times of business depression govern
ments as we'll as individuals should
use every exertion to promote in
dustries that will employ labor and
create wealth from the undeyeloped
resources within their reach, and not
oppose and destroy the little that
remains of the fishing industry of
Minnesota. look over the annual
reports OF our National Fish Com
mission and see the results OF intelli-
gent work in the restocking of de-
pleted fishing grounds and the estab-
fishing of food fish in abundance in