Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-08

interests than any other man in tii'
State. Behold him: Hon. l.. L. Carleton
chairman of the fish and game cominf =
sion of Maine.
Mr.. Carleton spoke for over an boar
devoting himself mainly to an e-i-
haustive argument in favor favor OF h,,,
ers. After briefly reviewing the
history of outdoor sports. he sum
med up Names record IN protecting IL
fish and game and showed with a striis-
ing array OF figures the vast importanc'
10 the State of the industry which has
resulted from this protective legislation
He said: IF the result has been thai
tourists fishermen, hunters and rcCra-
ationists have been fiocking to our Stat.
in ever increasing numbers for 2? years
more, and now vast thronS visits us
annually, attracted primarily by our I'M
paralleled facilities for fishing and hunt
ing 1t would be of great Importance
If we were able to coun them correctly
so that our people might know definitely
just how many there are who come to rs
each year. Considerable effort has been
made to ascertain definitely this number
and the figures given run up into tn,
hundreds of thousands. and the amount
of money left with us by them as H;,-
100000"
Mr.. Carleton showed that the decl
killed for food purposes by our own peo-
pie alone are worth more than all tff
State approprates for the protection oi
game and the propagation of fish. Mr
Carleton then went on to say: Tbs
good work cannot go on much long.
without changed condtions.-in Other
words, our game Will not hold out; some
thing more must he done than is Eein-
Jnna snmcthinr more than il is possibl,
to do under present conditions. il yuu
will preserve your game from practice
"vtinntion Now I cnmr IN the bite ot
no guhiect What is il. YOU ask. thai
must he done. My reply is. we must have
more money for warden service; this IS
in my Judgment. absolutely necessary
havn in ,ni,rd nIImbnrs ~ 900 square mile.
az yynnds. the state apDropriates 81. 900
a, 80, ".,.rro,i,,,ff.IIt xn, iOl ia oncraf.
nur hnichrries and project the narei,
G.b on Tho snawninr beds, II costs Sur
49, no, ~ ,or incidantnI exn4nscs expcnsc; o.
H .h ~, III, cInr Miro nrintin,,
M ttnrnoys fnns tc 60 thg
90 ,,i'' - ,nard tbte Vast territory W,
SoVo .,hotrt SSnoo for warden service TIL.
is made mp from fines ana license fees 10
E'IueE; :. , r1,, Psor",ine vii he 70
,, - - - ,,,,rlors on 'crornt a.
u.iceu 10y IN ot ar"tir7,o III thc ncy. ~
the expense h opeIhttlnG 'i,t ne" iiT =
iIIt,S a. al, uhaf ie ,inihr nronosi
-, ,,a,,Ii 10, rocopnmando
oI,ir, that orr ZANE should he largely
.iiiin 49,. .i 80 ~ n,bcr woyJs thosy
,ip, @ ,hn,,Id 80 :, ,icnnst
s W.' ,, rnn cnn,,Sh 70 enable ms 70 nrotec
ler iai =. '' t9,,5' ; H. ,i,n"btar 4,
our Hiiir III ~, ~, - 81 f e io,,or s,,,
NOT auNoca'e ,tit I"lsihS U, q "a -, So I ~,
ny laN''io.'; , an Fan nxiStr snn,,
-. =. =,
opposition to TINS feature anu uoupts u,
entertained as 20 us eHpcuithc!. NtaIN
every state anu every country .hat ma
any game mas IasS,.u hi l.'S NY -
Ilsiice titi W, NJ az t noW 9 81 thn cr1
felatlVe 10 tnlS ,,i ~ ~ 80
census on oplnioIi 40 H., 49, ,ndne
laws, Woulu seem ~ u, ma M n,c ~ ~ ~
system Nus n''li .1 ~ VI ny 5,.ncto
the faireSt ana w, peS.. l du ~, 81 g.
Incense Zee 70 nun n,s sadi ~ ,ha a"v nna
OF Mill. 30 ~ ~, o,,, ,,ome will lis
anu mus, n,h as dcod monse and de1,
peaI - ,s,h no trc-ras. Are Vol
ueeI pita' ~ GOV, donhtSnI of INC ne
shspo,.aa - ~ nroonosisa If So beg q
cui" VI ig nc foiioxying.
9cu ~ ~. ~ rannrd Of III noose Iep,ll
Inv, n of ci mooea i,leraijy killed Ia {
ki,." IL tTn,v ,nanv there were that wer
ixnon,,,. i,,i,od ~ whicc We have no rec
IA INV mt biIt half as MANY NOR.
moLi,S n total of o6 moose Illegally Kill
- 4 large ma iority of the moose ilIC
ralIv killed were cows and calves. Ho'
ION. think Won our moose will stand thi
nn,'i;ttnn az ofr,irsp OF deer we have n
,.nord Of The number Illegally killed
,anv csiimate Them among The thous
nnd. and the hest record obtainablc
that l03o0 were legally taken last yea
one of the leading newspapers in east
ern Maine. which devotes a great deal {
welI-directed energy to ascertain tn
number of deer killed estimates this
number as high as 25.N0. The State Wa