Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
AT MOUNT KINEO.
N line Sportsmen's Excursion
Surprising All Predecessors.
Trips, by Steamer Atcut Lake and
Other Enjoyable Features.
Speeches al Kin House. Last Evening"
Program oI Sports Tor Today.

day very plea sanity at this Famous re-
sort. The morning opened up rather
lowery At 10 \. NJ. the sun favored us
and in the afternoon we were treated
to a genuine lake storm with a mag
nificent cloud effect and some rain.
In the early morning. by special in
yitation of Mr.. Shaw of the Shaw Bus
mess college. the members of he party
were taken on the steamer Nineo for
a a0-mile trip up the lake to North
bay. landing at Northeast Carry. The
trip was delightful, giving the party
a magnificent view of the peninSular
of Kineo Pebble beach. the SpcncCrs,
Little knco or Eagle island. Moose
river. Chair Eack mountain and the
Northwest Carry.
At Northeast Carry we are but two
miles from the hcadwatcrs of the Pc
nobsCct The same grand scenery with
its tod Eeadlands. lofty mountains and
bl i!liant scenic effects is everywhere.
After Il pleasant three hours on the
water the return was made to kinco in
| time for dinner.
The members who have been swelter-
| ing in the hot and dusty city for the
past week find this an ideal place for
rest and recreation. The thermometer
| registered about - here all last week.
| {. W. Robbins of old Town. Joined
| the party at noon. coming up from
lGrcenville by special. BY invitation Mr.
| Robbins took Il party To the cliffs on
| the steamer where the echo effect was
| tried with good success, returning to
| the wharf at s =. NJ.
| This bids fair to bc the most sue
Cessfuli trip of the association and re
| fleets great credit on President p ..
| Vickery and Secretary +. c. Earring
| ton.
| The members are as enthusiastic as
ever over kinto and its beauties. The
| kineo House is as popular as ever with
the public. The new addition recently
| finished. in time to be occupied by the
| Maine Sport Association, is an
important and needed annex. one of
| the noticeable features was the illum-
iuation by the new electric light syS-
ten which is proving Il brilliant sue
c, SIS. Manager Judkins is to the manor
born, and his chief delight is to see
that his guests are receiving service
second To none. and the associa tion
members are loud in their praise Of
MANAGE JudkinS and the knco.
This evening was devoted to speeches
and discussions c. \. Judkins of
kineo, and Hon. William +. Marsons
of Foxcroft. spoke on The Proper
| Policy of the state Toward Its Guides.
Sportsmen and Tourists" and Hon. l..
r. Carleton. chairman Of the inland
|
the topic: circumstances Attending
| the Repeal of the September Deer
| Law" The speeches We're followed by
| discussions, any person present being
permitted to speak. Commissioner
Carleton said:
| Mr. President, Ladies AMI Gentlemen:
| am delighted to meet this large as
! Sembly of distinguished citizens of the
State Of Maine on an occasion like this
at this great health giving resort,
! among the mountains and this great
| inland sea-Moosehead lake.
/ am asked to speak of the cause@
that led up to the repeal of the so
| called September law.
| Let the dead past bury its dead"
the good book says, but our secretary
1
| on this subject and must obey.
That there was a call. a real demand
| for the passage of this law is shown by
| the record of its enactment. HundI IDS
| of guides. hundreds of sportsmcn and
many of our citizens interested in
| game protection. petitioncd for its en-
| actment. Public hearings were held
| by the committee in the Hail of Repr'.
| scntativcs. half fares were arranged
| for. on all the railroads, and a thous
| and people were present at the hear
| ing. 1t was fully discussed, and not L
dissenting voice was raised, either
| there or in the public press, so far as
| | saw or heard.
The bill was unanimously reported
| by the committee. and passed both
| Houses of the Legislature without a
| dissenting vote.
The commissioners thought it was q
good law, though we were not the
| movers in it. We believed il to be a law
| in the interests of better forest prOtec-
| ton against fire, and better protection
| for deer. Yet like all new and untried
| laws. it was. of course. somewhat eX-
perimental. Time which tests all laws.
all men. and all things. could only de-
tcrmine its utility, it's usefulness or
| otherwise.
This law was in, operation two years.
and was then repealed after contest
for its retention by many of those who
| thoroughly believed in it.
The first great cause that brought
about a sufficient public sentiment to
cause its repeal was this: For some
reason the public generally got
wrong impression as to what the law
really was. Who was to blame for this
/ do not know, but such was the fact.
The idea went out and to my con-
stcrnation was generally believed. that
it was law to give any person per-
mission to kill deer in September for
any purpose, for its head. it's hide or
it's horns or ears. or for any other pur-
pose. who would pay the license fee.
!, Now such was not the law. and was
never intended to be- SO construed but
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