The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-29
By the West Virginia Fish and
Game Protective
Association.
!. c. Grille IS REELECTED
Several Of the New Members
Are Residents Of Har-
rison County.

Lafayette c. Grille was reelected
secretary treasurer and R. H. Spahr,
a vice-president Of the West Virginia
Fish and Game Protective AssocIa-
ton at the second annual meeting
held in the Wheeling Board of Trade
rooms In Wheeling Tuesday. Mr..
Grille. w. A. Vance apd R. II. spahr.
who attended the convention returned
home Wednesday morning reporting
a splendid gathering OF sportsmen at
the meeting.
In the absence of DIR. w. H. HIM, Of
Clarksburg, Vice-president Robert X.
Robinson. OF White Sulphur Springs,
presided. Very interesting addresses
We're made by the Rev Earl A.
Brooke, of Weston, member OF the
American Ornithological Society:
George NJ. Bowers, of Washington,
United States Fish Commissioner; ana
Andrew Price, OF MarlInton.
The next convention will be held
In Chearleston the third week. III
next January.
The new officers are as follows:
Thomas NJ. Darrah, of Wheeling.
president.
L. c. Grille, of clarksburg, secre.
tary-treasurer.
Vice Presidents-Fr A. Digler,
of Randolph county; Thomas ID.
Jones. Monongalia county; R. H.
Spahr, of Harrison county; T. p,
Wright. OF Lewis county; Calvin w.
Price, OF Pocahontas county; f. H.
Merrick, OF Cabell county, S. G. Gail
lard, of Hancock county; R. H.
Smith. of Greenbrier county; and
William R. stoops, Of Ohio county.
Committee on Legislation-Andrew
Price, MarllRton; r. p. Wright. Wes-
ton, and L. G. Grille, clarksburg.
Delegates to international Fisher
les Congress-Anton Reymann and
George E. stifel. Wheeling; L. c.
Grille, Clarksburg; Andrew Price,
Marlinton; E. NJ. McPeak, Fayette-
vile.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
The undersigned committee or
resolutions, this day appointed, here
by recommends the following sub.
jects to be considered by the next
Legislature of this state:
/. A resident hunters and fishers
license OF a nominal sum be imposed
but exemptlng from the payment oi
said license tax, farmers who hunt OIL
fish upon their own premises.
2. A nonresident hunters and
fishers license, providing that such
nonresident may be allowed to take
from this state a certain amount Of
his bag or catch.
3. That the county clerks of the
various counties OF the state issue
said licenses, and that said licenses
shall be good in any county in the
state for the season.
4. That all funds derived from
hunters and fishers licenses be turn
ed into the state treasury.
5. An open season for squirrels
beginning on the first day OF Septem.
ber and ending not later than the
first day OF October OF each year; ant
that the open season for quail, pleas,
ant and rabbit begin not earlier than
the first day OF November and close
not earlier than the first day OF De-
cember.
C. That suitable legislation be en-
acted protecting imported game OIL
game birds, such as Hungarian part
ridge, Chinese pheasants, ETC., i'm
ported for the purpose OF propaga
tion, from being killed; and impos.
ing severe penalties for the violation
thereof.
Z. "A. closed season Of not less than
three years on deer, wild turkey
wopdcock and wood duck. :.
s. Suitable legislation absolutel!
prohibiting the sale of quail. pleas
ant, deer, wild turkey. woodcock
wood duck and game fishes.
.. The prohibition OF spring shoot
ing of all species of Wild duck. gees,
and swan.
10. That the open season for bass
pike and pickerel be from June II
20 January l.
II. Legislation regulating the i'm
portation and expectation of domes
tic game birds for propagatlng pur
poses.
10 Adequate appropriations 10
the game warden and his deputies.
13. That the legal limit OF a day
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