Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-09

: ''iici''N"d salmon, and in olt'' NC
~" might act into,lecntlv we haa
member of the fish commission come |"
our town and look the pond over anu
we Thought with his experience ne
j N"ui" Dc better able to inform US IL
! the pond was adapted to those ilsh. II"
! informed Us that il was not. but thdt
re would permit us to eaten some
cN bass during close time ana place
t"'hl III that pond. which some OF lie
'ltIH'Hs 81 the town did. and they nave
thdl pond stocked with black bass
. ""Ncfal years afterwards, we succeed
90, through the fish commissioners 81
'hc 1hited states, in having some
I idHu-'uch'u salmon placed ~ INC ilh''
lana. IN elGht years. Notwithstanding
Il mas hcen stocked with black bass 2
lIsh mas been taken from that lake Y
i"rt IN length and weighing IL q
pounds, and many more Of various
sizes have been taken at different
times since ana We believe that this
was CON, lusiNc evidence that the ilSh
ana game commissioner Of the stat"
OF Malnc did not know everything IN
relation to the fish ard game of our
state. And consequently taking these
Facts INTO consideration ana admitting
that II there is one pond or stream or
river in tn" State where they wish {"
have these fish, We are willing they
''''"'" va ,'I Ndldo county anu .""'
a''''"i q 'Hr state, Il" not p'lff'
You can ana person who Is ~ iaN"I
OF TINS hiIi. not only in relation /" the
time. but in relation To the length of
the llSh that are caught. ANA. there
Tore moN" that this bill b" lnIcli-
hleIN postponed.
I, Mr.. CARLETON If winthrop: Mn
Speaker | am surprised lit thc motion
for TIL" indefinite rnstpuusmrnt ut th.s
PHI. have had more ur irss cnut'o-
cnC"S with members 40 tne House from
various PARTS &c th" STATE lu relation
- ~ ana ! supposed tEat IN was I'm
derSto"d generally that thr h.H WAS
I" r. amended ANA <uyh portions uI
tH' state STRICKEN aS tht members Gr-
>ifrd. Now. speaking met trr tN"
7 state ana not upon tav Iu" teu NE
tht NaIur n TINS particular i.sh tu th-
I state want I" speak 4" h"nu"h'.
4 county. ~ l>rHIchrc ,unnty MKT Nrt
/ th@t hlIi, ana y was particularly uu
account ot the very lars. nnnh.r ~
/ l""pl' Wh" r,rtiuued ~. Il taat tat
Z commute" reported il. They thou-.t
mat what WAS good for Eenuetee
! county in that respect VAS equally
! Valuable for the resi- Of the state. bur
| neither tn c"mmttc" ro@ da"s amy
on" in favor of thu ban desire To- i'm
/ pose any conditions uVou any othri
. county that they du not desire tn rria-
! ton To- this matter. | know that il ha,
! h'"n somewhat "t a popular lad 10
I d"crY black bass LN those Who hlV,
: not, as believe. investigated the sub
/ Ject on sufficiently ,ufurmri themselves
/ upon the value Of this particular fish
4 We have no fish in tn, county vi ken
( n"h,c thar IS 50 valuable to Us ~
/ brings ~ much revenue into our ,uuu-
I " hy rr0pl" Who come Irt. tp fish
ana who have established their c0t-
\ taLeS around tte shores NJ our lakes.
as tine hll,k bass. II III Summ-,
fish. h ia caught when. uu utr.r u.n
, can hr caught except tine perch. ana
7 Nn haze found TINT Id was absolutely
necessary ~ preserve our interests TIL
this respect that SOM. r.ut.ctinn h.
I h"d urrn th" black bass in this ,uun-
~. ANA 7 want I" .Ay further that
Nhllr liu' fish commissioners. present
'f past, lat no claim 70 .@I especial