The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21
Protection 8of Game Occupying
Important Place in the
Popular Mind. 5$5s
SOURCE Of G EAT 3 EvENUE
Maine Gets Many Thousands of
Dollars From N otl-
Residents.

delight toStlte heart OF thu true American
There arc not a few persons, however.
whose corceit warrant them IN npp no :.
lpriating toStheir locality all the pleasure
that the above mentioned implements or
sport affords tho human race.
n tho several States, pleasure Is af-
sforded peculiar to Its own locality. Maine
with It's tempting waters and largo game
abundant, or North Carolina, where wa
ster-fowl and quail abound N ebraska,
with its chickens, or Wyoming. the home
OF the elk, the sportsman enjoys 4 with
equal delight the report OF the gun or.
the click OF his reel.
81 & brings sadness to the heart OF every
true sportsman. RS well ms TO the farmer
10 whom birds are SO valuable. to note not,
the rapid disappearance from some sec.
3tions 81 the feathered tribe. Il as well as
the useful fur bearing animals; to- the
older inhabitants they linger only as e
pleasant m emory. The annhiliatio Of
game was foreshad owed as early as 100.
when Virginia passed an q act protecting
deer between July and J anuar y. under
penalty Of 600 pounds of tobacco Ma "
land. In 1870. passed "a. simila penal TX
400 pounds Of tobacco. and, In 17oss South
Caroline followed suit. penalty forty shll-
lings proc lamation money. IS III
5$ The use of&iights for TAXI ng game was
prohibited. Daniel Boone was the uthor
81 game laws for X entucky In Ito. and In
1871 New Y ork passed sta tutes long the
sama lines. Game protectio on. thu refore,3
lis by no means a twentieth century rae. ~
There Is scarcely a. State In the Union
In which game prot ton Is not receiving
careful conslde ton. M and ~ Is 4 n aterially
aided by an act passed by Congress- N
1900, known as the Lacy act, which pro '-
tibits the Interstate shipment a Of game
~ ~ from non export states, plumagc,;
etc. n Subsequent egislation by Congress-
prohibiting the taking OF eggs and TAX
ing game 4 ii Alaska. has been found of
great benefit. stBss s{
Import ton Of Game.
IMP la lion and y propa cation of game
and 4 f,sh should be encouraged, not only
BY; those who enjoy The chaser but By the
farmers also ri With game and fish we'll
protected and plentiful the farmer e has in
&c a source OF revenue. See Nv hat hunt
ing and fishing privileges in the state 5ot
Maine, for example v. are worth to the
be In charge OF licensed guides. fee ~ 90
per day, b and not permitted to guide q
party Of more than 1--we Il residents may
/ employ a guide who also acts as game
protector.
Eighteen hundred and one guides were
licensed IN 1902, receiving for the irsl SER
vices $274, 5ss IN 1902 S133 SIS. pers ons visit
ed the state to hunt and fish paying sfor
board alone $,37 2o1 3sss here were II erl-
ployed on account OF this army 81 S'vi isi;
tors 1866 male and female servants re-
sceiyinr s267.9s4 as wages. The commits
sion Of the State modestly estimates that
ca eli 4 person 4 spendln SO, which means
n ore than $13 600 900 left he State that
year BY persons coming there to- hunt
and fish,. :~s ssass 4. "a,
THAT ai s not ali 81 here 4 Is Il invested In
boa Is launches, club houses cam s, otc,
s,y non resident ;6, 356. 322 taxable alues.
Maine, therefore, sets a worth exa mple
in the prot ection OF her ga me and stock
Ing her waters with God fish
In 1902 1167. 1851 trout and salmon ga. Or Were
Va rieties Of fish. Isl NJ
s "a interesting to note that 2 ,178 birds
have been imported to v he Jnited States
sinF the last u our#yca rs. Three thousand y 2
eight hundred and sixty six q pheasantts.
19, 3l2 quail etc The phi asnnts ave chief ~.
IN English and Mongol liam or rlng neck
ed from Canada and Belgium, q nd the ne
quail from China. ji 81 sgs
S Ohio IN 1902 appropriated 50, 900 for the
propagation of game birds With satisfac-
tory result ss S,g =,
III Only two Stat ntucley ane Missls.
sippi-permit the exporta Ion of game;
\ wcy,ty-oneS States permit non-re ident
hunters who are licensed II to- ca try ms
XIII from the State or q limited pornonl
thereof, and twenty 1--WE hibit For r
3ty-seyen States and prov nces! have a. non
resident license tax. Il cling from 81 to
$50. and many States tax resid dents for
hunting privileges Missouri, Arkansas,
and Louisiana 10 not permit hunt ting by
n on resi- ents forty three States and pro-
yinces limit the quantity OF z game: !. thai
they may Kill In a day or sea- fT !,
this exhibit 1t vii 81 be seen Il tlla 7 tn
question OF protecting game has become ~ g
quite general. Ky ls S4.it n
No Game D Department;
IL Very few states, With Virgil mia among
the number, are wi thout an actlv 3de-
pa rtment on game. Thef powers OF & the e
board OF Fisheries lould pc, In the op q
lion OF sportsnten, extended 70 cover. ms y,
su bject with annual SUM-
Client to enable 1t to keep UP VII IN g pro.
scession. stocking the inland streams Of
this state with food fish adapte q Ith tl,
to& and propagating and protecting Inc 0'
game in the Common wealth,
Realizing public interest In this imp %
Stant5 subject, and there being nos state
Depar tment, the fol- owing Information ZIG !,
has been obtained through the CLERKS | q
the several count les. In reply to inquiries
az to wardens, prosecute ions on-r e
licensed to hunt In the State last season i
amount lected and how atraputea'
q Non res,dent license Is 80, YES {.
Abe e-Wa dens, =. W. D !1.ll {,
Charlotte syille, and Nj Martin b 4.-
censed two; paid ward ems: I, n !, !.
|s2Alexandria-War DR., C,Ss ~. Nun
son. Arlington: g, G. Wise. Alexandrla |;
John NJ. Gibson, ia lls Church t.leenss9 !,
thirteen. all q District Of Columbia pala
Allesheny-- wardens. A NJ! Y l TIdgs,
Gown gton; DR. Wysor, cl'l :.
Forge; George w. lie wis. a LEG many ava
|ftion. Two prosecut ions; licensed H one
"a, Angus u n-Iicensed four; paid State.
$Amel Collected sl6o licensed siSteenl
Pa. ~, !, u, Il. # prosecuti ions fines