Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
HUNTERS WON? AID,
SAYS kALBFUS
WILKES-BARRE. Pa, July S.

NILh n nltIJ. Fd.. JulY O.
Discouraged because the sportsmen
OF the State are doing nothing to en-
courage his efforts for the propagation
OF game birds here, Secretary Joseph
Kalbfus, OF the State Game Commits
sion, tells in a letter to f. O. Mosier,
OF Pittston, just what he had to con-
tend with. Mosier sent him clipping
and postal, urging tine stocking of
the woods with game birds. In reply,
Secretary Kalbfus says:
Last year, through the help of the
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen As
sociation, l attempted to have passed
law taxing resident gunners, the
purpose being to rise fund through
which We could raise and buy game of
different varieties for distribution
throughout the State. | was at once
jumped on by many men in the state,
VINO ought to have seen the matter as
saw it, men who would have been
benefited by such a procedure. was
called CRATER. The entire scheme
wassattributed to my 7esire to steal.
The scheme was pronounced not FEAST
BILE, and the Legislature so influenced
that the bill did not even get out of
committee. | must say that am heart
lily discouraged in this direction
feel that such a procedure should be
secured in some way in Pennsylvania.
If the sportsmen are not interested
enough to pay dollar for the right
to use gun in this State, am afraid
it will never be accomplished. In ad-
dition to this resident license, II asked
the last Legislature for $40, 900 for the
purpose OF propagating and buying
game for distribution.
Mr.. Sheath, now state treasurer,
and then chairman of the appropria-
tions committee of the House of Rep
resentatives, was interested in the
passage of the residentT, hunters Ii
cense bill. He thought it a..good idea,
and upon one occasion asked me what
had become of this bill. | told him
that it was in the committee, and that
L was unable to have it brought out.
well, doctor, he said, il the sports
men OF this State, the men who hunt,
are too penurious and close -fisted to
be willing to pay 81 each for the pur-
pose OF restocking the State with
game, do you think it would be right
for me, as chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, tolpermit the passage
of bill taking $40, 200 out of the gen
ersl fund of the State for that pur-
pose? II you do, you areImistaken.
wish to say to yoo that while am in
terested in the subject of game protec-
tion. L cannot oonscientiously recon-
mend a bill of that kind under theFcir-
cumstances. y,
Here you have the entire mattepyin
limited scope. have done ysAafd am
still willing to do everything l can.
Without the help of the men in the
State. who are and whoTought to be in
terested, am absolutely helpless.
II feel that if the'.sportsmen of the
state will take this matter up and
agitate it, if the men who are interest
ed in increasing our game will discuss
the matter with their members of the
Legislature in every oounty.a measure
OF this kind can be passed by the Leg.
islature, and will make game in this
State as plentiful as it is in other
states. With improved methods OF kill
ing game, something outside of the
special increase must be adopted if we,
hope to have game in any quantities.
l thank you for the interest you have
taken in this matter -