The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-26
TO PROTECT GAME
NEW COMMISSION CREATED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Who the Men Are That Governor Stokes
Kuser, Christie, Robinson and Logue.
Selected and the Senate Approved Of.

TRENTON, Sept. Ex-Governor Ed
ward c. Stokes sent to the Senate yes
terday the names of Benjamin c.
Kuser, of Mercer County; Percival II.
Christy, If Hunterdon County; Simeon
II. Robinson, of Essex. and William A,
Logue, of Cumberland County, to be
members of the new Fish and Game
Commission for respective terms of
four, three, two and ms years.
The old commission was abolished by
a bill passed by both houses of the
Legislature following the Hahn AS
+ sembly committee Investigation. The
Governor signed the bill, making 1t a
law, his week. The nominations to the
Senate followed.
Benedict c. Kuser is well konwn in Tren-
ton. He is the owner of an extensive Hy-
geian ice and Lehigh coal business, and
lives at 211 East Hanove street. 1t is re-
garded as settled that he will be elected
president OF the new commission. He has
given considerable study to the needs of
game and fish protection in this State.
He is treasurer of the famous Blooming
Grove Hunting and Fishing association OF
Pennsylvania. whose territory Is thirty
seven miles long and fifteen miles wide in
many points.
Mr.. Kuser was largely instrumental in
locating the Pennsylvania shops in this
city, as he purchased the site for the rail-
road company. He is doing much to de-
velop that section, as he is president of
the Fashion Farm Land Company, which
has already bully sixty-four houses on
East State street. near the shops. The
company intends to put up more houses
on the tract and in a few years there
will be quite a town to be added to the
greater growing Trenton. He is also in
terested in the Walter Automobile Com
pany, whose plant is on the Whitehead
road, near tho railroad shops.
Simeon H. Robinson Is the elder son
of the late Samuel o. Robinson. He is
a graduate Of Princeton University and
the New York Law School, has served
-four years as a member OF the West
Orange Town Council, during two years
being chairman of the Council, and he is
now attorney for the town. He has been
a candidate on the Democratic ticket for
Assembly and County Clerk. He formerly
was a member of the First Troop. He be-
longs to the Essex County Country Club,
the Princeton Alumni Association. Is a
vestryman of St. Marks Church and wor-
shipful master of Co|rinthian Lodge, F. and
A. NJ. He has for many years been an en-
thusiastlc sportsman.
Percival II. Christie is a member of the
State Republican Committee, representing
Hunterdon County. Mr.. Christie has long
given attention to fish and game matters.
He lives at High Bridge, and Is vlce-presi-
dent and general anage of the Taylor
Iron and Steel Company, president Of the
First National Bank of High Bridge, presi-
dent Of the High Bridge Printing Com
pany and one of the directors of the
Bound Brook Railroad Company. His wife
Is a daughter of Vice-Chancellor Bird.
William A. Logue, for ten years, was
Prosecutor of Pleas of Cumberland Coun-
ty, and is one of the leading LAWYERS in
South Jersey. He lives at Bridgeton.