Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-13
THE MONMOUTH HATCHERY.
Some erroneous Statements As TO the Pur-
Chase OF Land Corrected.
EDITORS of the Kennebec journal,

EditorS of the Eennebec Journal:
VIC emp the following from the last is
SUE Of the New Age:
ne Information has gone over tno
state ihat the commissioners Of fish ala.
game nave purchased. on behalf of tne
state OF Maine, a large tract or land be-
aWuch winthrop and Readfield depot. ami
VIII erect thereon one OF the. a-,:est fish
hatchericS in the state That sItch ac;ioa
mas been taken by the commissioners il;
Incredible Al all events. the establish
ment OF another hatchery in kennebee
waters mas not been authorized by law:
and 1t would be assuming a vast amount
OF authority Tor the commissioners to at
tempt to do so without frs: obtaining
are to great extent autocrats with
power 10 do many things, it is not
thought that they would presume to use
any part OF the fish and game fund for
purposes not contemplated or considered
by the Legislature. If there is any truth
in The story at all Ii must be that il is
planned TO establish in the near future
hatchery at the place mentioned and
SOM. one has bought up the land with the
prospect of selling it to the State later
on
We had not noticed that 1.-The infor-
nation had gone over the State that we
had purchased Il larse tract of land '
&c. Such is not the fact; we have pur-
chased a splendid feeding station for fish
in the town Of Winthrop-being the wa
ter power and small building owned b.
the heirs o. the late Jacob Pope of Man
chester, so long occupied by him for inc
manufacture Of tolls, wedges. Ne :,,rc
is. we believe. about two acres OF idnd
connected with it.
We would respectfully can the attcn-
ton of the editor OF the New Age to the
law AUTHORIZING Il purchase for This u,lr-
pose. as embodied in chapt AZ of the
resolves of the last Legislature. which,
by the way. IS precisely The language
used in former resolves. a. follows: PRO
vided, also. that III" commissioners Of in
land fisheries ara game may purchase ".
lcts" rrdi estate, in tin" name OF H."
State. for the pnrpcec of main anlns
is'i hatch'rioa and a.. ling stations nm
NJ may say taai the price paid. 8 j.. is
considered To he exceedingly low. and
that tie STATE n inGccd fortunate in -.--
curing - variable properly. one ~
wei adapted to the 'Urpns..; 60: ;i-h ..',.-
tIio. as 30 low a 'ri'c.
We mad made 2 cuu;inrt AN lIild a cot
;agt greatly needed. jo ir ucvjtpi,4.i w flrt
help at the MonmuEth hatchery. out az
tie appropriation for last year len;
greatly n,ctiin" more fu'iiitit- to fr.-I the
N n lrraliy came tiin.; mat contract ana
used ih. nlnnt, Tor this plrrhtss.. and
tu' IA w VIII "uA.-t 1" rl,rp Ia trt lott
Nj tha Mnlmuath hatchery WY her. t"ior-.
II il not. hdwrVrr. contemplated tp c:i-
tahiish u new hatchery. but. ~ til'r for
I, ..'irg aTinn a. supplement- the Mon
mouth hatchery. aa there Il not \ saint
cipnt supply uf water az Monmouth "a.
iced more than one-n1lf III" prodGct cf
that hatchery. W. regret that TIS-In-
formation calculated 1" pre- juas,r the
plbiic IN The administration ~ Inc AZ
fairs Of This department. should have IN
adv,rteutly been disseminate I ~ oar g"-
n:Al friend. CIV editor ~ the New Agr.
through n" columns az his rAtuAaie pa
l.. n. CARLETON.
HENRY -. STANLEY,
CiIAS. T.. OAK
Commissioners of Inland tEsherie1 and
Game.
Augmstn. JuiN II. lAl