Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-03

Bangor, Ne, Jan. THE 18th annual
meeting Of the Mlinc State Fish and
Game Association WAS called to order in
the PenobScot Exchange at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, President G. n.
Judhins of Kinco presiding. Officers
for The ensuing year We're elected as
follows:
President, c. 4. .Ju'Ikns. kinco: first
vic" president, Col. |. X. Stctson. Ban
ror; second vice pre- sidCnt, ID. NJ. Parks,
Pittsfirld: third vice president. +. a..
Hon. J. W. Erachctt, Phillips; fifth vice
l,r, sdcnt, J. =. stevens. Portland; sixth
vice president. Hon. a H.. Shaw, Bath;
seventh vice President, W. III. Newell,
lewiston: secretary and treasurer. sol.
j.. G. harrington. Augusta: directors,
&. \. Jud<ine. f.. q. harrington, cx-
"fcio. Hon. J. j.. Sprague, Monsot,
Maj. V. ~ McT'lrllne, Grccnville. Gen.
A. +. Fari!ham. !lnGor. Edward p.
Mayo. Orono, and Eon. Harry X. Nir-
:,ir. Portland; general counsel, Hon.
w. r. iJaine@, Watcrv.llc, Hon. Cyrus
y. blanchard, Wilton.
The following commuters were APP
rontcd by tho chair:
Legislative crmmittrc-c. A. Judllins
and l.. &. Harrington, cx-"iiicio. J.. I.
Carleton y. NJ. Parks ana Cen. Scldrn
Common.
Committee on hatch"rics-H. Q. stan
ley, =. NJ. Handing. \. II. shaw.
Secretary I'arrin. ton ia his rcro;t adj
NuCafrd Et,rt treasures to prevent
whit he termed the reckless Sldught"'
of ::LtIr during The summer and early
fail" lie believed that the only Way
to prevent Illegal hunting and tn MAKE
tn" enforcement of the law easy to the
commissioners would l." ITO have one
LICENSE fee for nonresident hunters 81
all game III open season, ANA then pro
wide that amy nonresident found in til,
woods with firearms should teen ano
there take out Il license. if II" did no
have one"
AS treasurer. Ooh. Harrington reported
that the expenditures for tho past year
have been $t?32, with receipts "f $219.-
T.. thus leaving u balance Of $1nn.41.
i.eSnlutiouS were adopted in memory
Of Hon. charles Nlr$tou Of Sk"whcg;u
who recently dio,i: also in appreciation
OF Hon. Henry g. Stanley of Dixfield
the retiring mcrnbcr Of the Fish anJ
Game Assoriation.
No other business was transacted
and at o'clock the meeting adjourned
Tonight a smok" talk WAS held. nj
which Hon. l.. Il. Carleton. chairman oi
the fish and game commission. spoke al
length on the subject Of game law en-
forceucnt. as follows:
Chairman L. T. Carleton of the com
missioner Of INLAND fish and game
spoke rs follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the
association: ] have been requested tc
address YOU briefly upon what con-
ccivc il is necessary to do in order &c
preserve and pcrpctuate our GoodlH
heritage 50 far as our fish, game and
game birds preserves are concerned
.At the close of another fishing anr
hunting season we will obviously bc
III - much better position to decide
what II required in this respect thar
we are today. | might take up the
various suggestions as to the probable
~ OF our game holding out. changes
suggested in the laws, etc. that come
to our office-they are many an'
varied-but the time at my dlsposa
will not permit this TO any great eX'
tent.
| received a letter not long since
from very intelligent gentleman. Nv
ing III another state, who was born anC
reared in Maine, and passes severa
months in Maine every year fishing
and hunting. who evidently is a keel