Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02


Treasurer, Observation-Disclosures. 500
| Paid for ma %a=i;c.i. ............ 30
Incidental rXp"1iscs and rr;Z"s 80
Committee, Incidental rH!" Ils"|, 10 1-n:1
ralancc, $lo,ay
Drpo<itrd in First National
Bank, Augusta .....-.......-.....-..$f" '-']
E.S'c:':iulv submitted.
4. q. FARRiNtFON,
Treasurer.
If the state viii provide means 10,
| this purpose 50 that II I,a5, one hail
Il million trout and salmon cohid b.
fed over the second year. instead of
some 1..,G0J which is now zone, III"
II sult would und3lihteGiy rapidly in
| crease the present supply III those wa
tels not stocked and in process of
stocking, and meet the demands ur-
gently made to stock waters which the
commissioners have not been able to
provide lOr Valuable as the fishing
interests are to the state. it Woul
| seem il would hasten to abandon the
penny foolish" policy, ana adopt the
pound WISE" policy.
For the past five years, | have in
my report, urged the adoption Of some
| legislation looking to the preservation
| of the forests.
Editorials in newspapers, cOinmuni-
! cations from those familiar with the
wild lands of the State indicate that
lpublic attention is being called to the
great need Of the State to take som"
steps to maintain this factor so i'm
pOrtant to the water supply. The
great northern forests were Il grand
| heritage that nature beStoWs upon tho
present and future generations inh:tb
| itatinG this state. The future asricul-
| tural, munufact uring and all Industrial
| interests must depend upon this great
sponge, so to speak, to provide for the
necessary rainfall. II is presumed
| that the men who own the lands Of
| this wilderness, can do What they please
| with thci. property. cut ii to Il finish.
if they please, and VIII IN time, uniS -
the State adopts some policy by which
! this Wild land sections, largely may
come into possession of the State.
| think that men familiar With forests
/ lands would agree that the purchase
by the state Of large areas of wild
lands, would be a paving investment
in the end. Men want quick returns
| from their preserves, Hir: hence the
destruction, While the State could wait
and while waiting. the people would
be hcnrGted by their preservation.
| Rivers and small streams are grow
| ing beautifully less each decade ana it
will Eot Hc many years before the aSri-
cultural. mInuiact Uring and other ma
tcral interests Of the State will be uf-
fectcd by the gradual reduction of our
| forests. Whatever may Ne said about
the care by lumber and paper pulp
manufacturers, in the cutting Of the
forests, the conviction cannot he dis
PEELED, that the operations Of these in
tcreSiS Will eventually eat up he mcr-
chantahlc lumber now grown and
growing.
ono great line Of railway is working
its way up through the more western
part OF the northern country. and an
other is contemplated and undouhteG-
ly VIII l'n bulit, trtVrrsing tile middle
section through t. the Canadian bord-
er. Milling privileges viii be taken up
and Developed and sections moi reach
"a conveniently ~ water Will be
brought into close touch with the mcr-
clantilc World. It needs no prophet
to fnietcll the result.
Tile effect urnn the game supply
must J." disastrous. / am not URGING
that these business development
Should Civ" way (" the game Interests
for | d" not think they ought, hut
there must b. Il better care Of thc
game. il it is to remain for any great
; length Of time. in amy abundant SUD-
ply. The fright ana destruction OF
game. consequent upon The building OF
railroads. the access Of the game re-
gi"uS made more easy, all tend to the
gradual cAtingui:1hing of the Iarct
game. 1t seems to me that less game
should be allowed to be killed, and
taken out Of the state.
. If our own citizens who hunt in the
wilderness Of the State. would be will
ing to pay Il small fee Of $500 FOR thu
right to 10 50, it would he the mems
Of saving Il large amount Of game, by
giving the commissioners means T.
provide better protection in close time
Respectfully submitted.
T.. c. HARRINGTON.
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