The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-18
PROTEST AGAINST LAWS FOR
STATE GAME COMMISSION
State Game and Fish Protective As
ISOLATION Urges Opposition to;
Proposed Laws

| this city F. A. Pontius, president of
the State Game and Fish Protective
association, urges the home rule sys-
| tenn of governing the protection of
game be maintained. A bill now be-
fore the house if passed will work
d hardship upon all people who en-
| joy fishing and make it necessary for
every man, woman or child who
wishes an hours fishing to first take
out a license, paying a revenue to
the state which is wholly unneces-
sary.
| Another more important matter
now before the house is the appoint
consisting of the governor, the state
| fire warden and the state fish COM
| missioner This commission accord
| ing to the provisions of the bill will
| have the power of appointing game
| wardens for the whole state, taking
| the matter out of the hands of local
| authorities and virtually placing the
matter OF fish and game protection
in the hands of the politicians, in
Turing the good work done by the
Protective association and giving a
| lot OF plums to a few men to pass
around as they see fit without regard
TO local conditions or the wishes OF
the people in the districts where the
game wardens are appointed. This
| is a matter which should be kept out
ton that all sportsmen and others
interested in the matter should write
| to their senators and representatives
| urging opposition to the bill is one
that should be acted upon at once
Besides getting outside men for
game wardens, according to the pro-
visions OF the bills. all fines collect
would be paid into the state treasury
| instead OF the county treasures as
at present and would result in a loss
TO many counties. Mr.. .Pontius let
ter follows:
Seattle, Wash. Feb. 16.
Mr. w A Sanders,
Wenatchee, Wash.
! Dear Sir:-Several bills have been
! introduced in the legislature which
1.-THE sportsmen think would work
great injury to the good work we
| have accomplished for game pTotec-
! ton. refer first to House Bill No.
providing for fishing license.
Should this bill pass very man, wo-
| man or child who goes out occasion
ally for a few hours fishing would
have to take out license. This rev.
| enue is not required, and the law,
should it be enacted, would be very
| unpopular.
| iiouse Bill No. 377, same bill in
Senate il No. 217. provides for
Game Commission, consisting of
the governor, state fire warden and
state fish commissioner, who will ap-
point such wardens as they wish in
the various counties. Our licens>
money now paid into the counties tor
game protection and propagation will
all go to the state treasury and be
expended by this commission.
We can see great danger of throw
ing the whole matter OF game protec-
ton into politics and what good we
| have accomplished will be work done
in vain. | urge all sportsmen to
write their senators and representa-
tives in the legislature to vote
against these bills. insisting that the
present Home Rule system of gov
erning the protection of game be
maintained.
| These measures may be voted up
on at any time and prompt action
by wiring or writing your represen-
tatives is earnestly requested
Yours respectfully,
F. A. PONTIUS,
| President Washington State Game
and Fish Protective Association