Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-20
HAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY
le Question Of Protection for Deer in
Vermont.
(From the Rutland News.)

tFrom the Rutland News)
{ appears from reports made to the
,rinont general assembly that only saw
: besp expended by the fish and game
mmisAcners out of the fund OF thou
nd dollars given by NJ. II. Wheeler of
If city, to meet all just claims made
farmers or others for damage to crops
deer. There has been IN a few Sec
pms Of the state quite IA huo and cry
yer the increase OF deer md of tho dam
Ee done by the animals. This report
hould effoctually dispose OF any such
q ms.
MIR. Wheeler made his tender OF this
ind to the State two years ago IN con
deration OF the Legislature not extend
& the hunting season for deer. as was
hen proposed The season IS at present
,n days long. ibis Is certainly long
nough, If indeed not too long Tic leg
lators Will be wise If they abolish the
uniting season altogether, for at least
We years to come. The original scope
the Wheeler donation WAS later On
rged SO that the fund is available fer
b. propagation and protection of all kinds
( nsh and game
As has been shown in the news columns
{ the News, deer in Vermont we're prac-
Really extinct 70 years ago. There were
those days no restrictions in shooting
Xhcm. About 30 years ago several of the
u' s"r'sfneh OF hi,Iahd raised :, tuin,
nes in the Adrondacks and brought
hem to this city. The Legislature passed
law prohibiting shooting deer for
Ferries Of years and this small herd was
olcaS Sod III the Green mountains. The
iccr were we'll protected and multiplied
q a satisfactory extent Practically al
IL I.fr ,i@h pIs 4.
o-day arc the descendants Of that li'tle
r r~ ~ ' cs,ho,I. ' ox nr,"t,ral virspolnt
Referring TO the movement IN Rutland
.,onds vim door the purlInrton News
! o,,n,o,ts f., nnrt as follows. ..7'hc
n,ove,nart orioinntcd in Rutland and vas
[orri.d on, bv , email pro,n Of IN. host
kro,.e,Oen Who evcr lived in Vermont
{rhe s,,r,oss of the movement is known
no everybody Lot Ms no. foil to protect
the innocent animals thus brought 10
|h,.od IN ,ho fr,odon, Of our ror.s,e
How fitting II is then for Rutland when
efforts are made 10 assail the deer to
|rroduce mon who will CARR, ont the carly
worry Tins .tartcd and work for The rur
|, hor nrot.c,,,r of +baso h.or,if,, ,rir.i.
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MorrisNill" lawyers are plum getters.
Here 10 the hst; Ih' hon It. H. POW
|ers' attorney Tor Rutland railroad; the
Hon. Georg" W. Powers. one ~ III"
supreno court Judges; the Hon. Frederick
Fleetwood. 'ecr, tary of state; Thomas
Cheney Esq. clerk Of tho hous" Of row
| lc M dar icy HI,
has ambitious boys to study law.
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From the Rutland NcWs)
,
~ IH'ioS''ion oi ,he N,''lon' MAJ pie
.1"Ii"uH =" '.''pl.sh an" nh''l'i'! an
land is most lauciahlc. such department
has been much needed at that point as
.he numerous nr"s ,hat nav. occurred
mere s""ul" DC no h's'aH0F on inc
par' OF me city 10 MAKE the snort ext"n-
t'"n "' INC water mann IN 'hat dir"cu'h
49, ~ ''s S"ppI''i.""'arE 'E9','l'''
i NJ company WI! put II! II" i"ss IMAM
tnree nydrants II II secures rIty "ater'
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GOV. BELLS EXCELLENT MESSAGE.
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Governor c. j. Bells message is rcceiv-
Ing much favorable comment. 1t was
short crisp and right to the point. He
advanced no new Ideas but believed in
WORKING along old lines only doing the
work more thoroughly. thus better re-
cults will he accomplished. In speaking
a,or ho sa wen t ~ es ' , ",N'vS ser