Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-06

tho changes are rung on the log cabin
at st. Louis.
Now, neither the Association nor tho
Commissioners OF Fisheries and Game
have had the slightest thing to do with
the st. Louis Exposition, or how Maina
shal! he represented there; we have
not even been consulted about it, and
have no more to do with it than tho
' Cattle Commissioners or any other
Commission, which is nothing at all.
though several papers have alleged
that the game commission was 70.
spons;ble for the log cabin and had the
spending of the 100000 appropriated
by the state.
] the facts are. as every body ought To
| know that the Legislature provided
! for, and the Governor appointed 4
commission composed Of eminent bust
/ n"sS men I" have entire charge Of
! Manc's exhibit at St. Louis.
| Personally. | think they have shown
most excellent Judgment in their
choic" Of building. with the funds
at their disposal. ard they hay" tron
! highly complimcntcd by the National
authorities.
! The charge that orr friends. the
enemies of the game laws. now make
III order to break them do"n. is that
game tends tc destroy the growth Of
! our farming Industries, prevent; set
tiers from settling new farms, nni
subor(liuatcs the farming interests to
thu game interests. and one gentlemen.
at Il meeting of farmers not long since.
declared. ii correctly reported, that he
had inside information. that he kury
that it YVES tn" purpose to make Of
the state OF Maine a great game pre-
serve for city sports to the sacrifice of
our farming inter, SITS and every other
interest,"
Another gentleman at about the
same time ut a public gathering is re-
ported to have said that every farm
or i'll Maine was opposed to our game
laws and waxing eloquent exclaimed
that neither men nor parties can
stand before the approaching storm. it
il coming" said he, 'and the direction
Of the tornado is towards the game
laws
Nov. no well informed person will
take sucn talk as this seriously, but
those who have not taken the trouble
to inform themselves might be dvCriv-
I'll thereby.
II it would not be trespassinc upon
your patience and good nature too
much. | would like to say a few words
in this connection.
There has not been a game law pass
ed sine" l have been on the commits
sion that has not passed the Lrci+la-
turc unanimously. with the exception
of the guild" law, l believe one sent
tor. possibly two voted against that.
There has not during this time been
Il session of the Legislature that there
mas not been on the committee on in-
land fisheries and game ere or more
wi 'c-HWakr, progressive farmers. ana
after fun discussion and mature ,lclih-
Grafton have voted in committee to roe
onncnd tn" passage of these laws.
AEain 500 farmers Of TIL, state .irr
Engaged in guiding
That the protection Of game or oar
gam" laws in amy way tends to rrtard
IN" dcNol"rm"nt az our farming indus
tries, deny ana prove the facts Nv Lis
tory.
Tho county that has made the ItrE-
~ i;hltl. IN .ppluli tis.II, ju IhR. Jnst de-
'ade is diStinctiNcly Il farming c'm-
with no cities, ana few, If amy.
il is almost entirely IL
county and its farms are large
~ on tn" borders Of the great north
woods, and has more big game within
it's borders than any other county III the
State. | need not tell you that this is
Aroostool county. 1t has gained in
population during tn" last decade al
most u 600. Will" the gain fur the
whole state was hut "30Gn. and t'unl-
hcrlaud county. with no game. and
with all its cities and n:IuuGlcturirA
ana fine hrrlrrs, gained hut $40.
The United States census shows that
iurint the time We Law" had tho most
GalEc, and the laws protected il, popu-
lItinn has Increased the iuu:'t rHiii.T.
Take tn" period whom W" hoVr the
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