Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
SARD|NES MUST
Be PROTECTED
GAME FISH WOULD SOON DIS.
APPEAR OTHERWISE
Prof. Charles Friedrich Holder of Pas.
adena Talks of Needs for Pres.
ervation of Game Fishing
Sport
Pasadena Agency.
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PASADENA. May 22.-Charles Fredericls
Holder of this city, who has been spoken
of as a candidate for the board of game
and fish commissioners, says that he does
not wish to be understood as seeking fbe
position Il only consented to the use of
my name at the earnest solicitation of fell
low members of the Southern Californi,
clubs of which 1 am a member" said
Prof Holder to Herald reporter yester-
day. Il should much prefer to see soms
one else fill the office, but if 1 can aid in
bringing commissionership to Los An
geles county county | an am willing to do what
rather late in the day to take the matter
up. Parties interested will ascertain TO-DAY
whether the governor has decided upon a
board or not. II he has not then 1 am
wiling TO take position on the board ifN
the sportsmen of Southern California con-
slider that | can fill the position to their
satisfaction .tis al, and to that of the state.
I'VE certainly should always have a rep
resentative on this board, as the state is
very, long and large and it is impossible
for three men all from the north to under
tia sta1u r rnnorotnsly me situation in this Sec
nave paid little or no attention to our sea
fishes which, as a matter of fact. consti-
state. '''e
THE situation here is unique. The large
game fishes of our waters from San Diego
to Santa Barbara attract thousands Of
ansers n,!sI 10 tllls IN coast annually. who spend
sport. Ihe economic value of the Sport
in Los Angeles county alone represenfs a
large sum not realized by the general
pubic, which does not see a valuable asset
In the philosophical angler at Santa Cata(
lima, Redondo and other coast towns. The
state of Maine estimates that hunters and
hShermen bring into that state S. OO0 600
yearly If that is true it is safe to say
that SS,oUO,OOO is brought into Southern
California annually by these sportsmen.
90 not wish to be understood in the
any board of fish and game commits
s1oners. The work they have done is ex-
cellent so far as know, but the point is
that 115,000 people annually visit the ISL
ands of this county and that the large
majority of them go for the purpose of
hshing. No higher class sport in the
world exists than the keen competition of
anglers of the Tuna and Light Tackle
clubs. These anglers spend as high as
$iCOo FOR their fishing outfits. give en-
ployment to hundreds of men and pay
them well for their services In view of
this it seems only fair that the county
should be represented on the board. If it
cannot be secured this time / hope that
the sportsmen of the sunny southland will
seek to gain representation at their first
opportunity"
Charles Frederick Holder is vice presi-
dent of the State Audubon society of
which David Star Jordan is president, is
president of the Tuna club, director of
the Light Tackle club, founder and hon
orary member of the Valley Hunt club
and has always taken an active interest
in the protection of game in Southern Cal
ifornia, having worked and written on the
subject for twenty-three years. He is not
qualified as scientist his twenty or more
books on sport and nature testifying to his
intimate knowledge of the subject.
Coronado Country club" for sports.