Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-08

Bangor, Me, Jan. THE annual
meeting of the Maine Sportsman's Fish
and Game Association was held here
today with a large attendance and
much interest. The meeting was called
to order at o'clock by President
Parks In the absence of General f. C.
harrington of Augusta, the secretary,
who was kept at home by illness. Ed
ward N. Blanding Of Bangor was chos-
en- secretary pro tenn. The reports of
the secretary and treasurer wee cad,
accepted and PLACID on file.
Thirteen new members We're admitted
as follows: H. H. Patten, Bangor; L. l..
Armstrong, Patten; Pearl Hackett,
Pattcno w. r. Kneeland, Alexander;
F. Z. Jorgensen. Winthrop; Jacob
Bagley, Prcntiss; D. w. Mason, Ban
gor; Horace H. Towle, Portland; Sam
E. Conner, Lewiston: II. w. Johnson.
Hallowell; a. D. Kierstead, Pittsfield;
P. r. Hussey, Patten; H. Q. Hackett,
Patten.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. D. NJ. Parks. Pittsfield
vice presidents, Col 1. K. Stetson. Ban
gor; j. F. Sprague. Monson; F. o.
Barker, Bemis; J. W. Bracket Phil
lips; ]. Putnam Stevens, Portland; a.
H. Shaw, Bath; Fl. NJ. Heath. Augusta
directors, D. NJ. Parks, rittsfield Z.
c. harrington. Augusta; c. y. Jud-
kins, kineoo John w. Ballou, Bath; A.
B. Farnham. Augusta; Harry r. Vir-
gin, Portland; F. S. Wingate, Halo
we'll; secretary, e. c. Harrington, Au-
gusta treasurer, Z. c. Harrington;
general counsel, William T. Haines,
Waterville.
Secretary harrington in his report
recommends that resident hunters be
obliged to pay an annual license fee
of 81: that the duties of the Fish and
Game Commission be divided SO that
one member shall devote his time to
game, one to fish and the third to act
in an advisory capacity; that no one
shall be allowed to carry firearms in
to the woods in close time, and that
legislation should be enacted for the
preservation of the timberlands.
1O!lttIHtii5 Ills plOpOSeu leS IsidliOii
this resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on
legislation consider, during the year
the questions submitted by the secre-
tary In his annual report, and present
to the association at it's next annual
meeting these recommendations en-
bodied in a bill, if legislation is ad-
viseG by the committee as necessary
for the better protection of game and
the better. conduct of the department
of inland fisheries and game.
1t was voted that the secretary ar
range for the next annual excursion at
kineo. and after considerable discus
sion it was decided to fix the dates for
this event as Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 16, II and Is.
During the meeting addresses were
made by Hon L. Z. Carleton of VIM
throp, chairman Of the Fish and Gam
Commissions; J. Putnam Stevens of
Portland: Forestry Commissioner f.
F. Ring of Orono; c. A. JudkinS Of
Kineo; Hon. William T. Haines of
Waterville; II. II. Towle OF Portland
and Walter 1. Neal, president of the
Game Wardens' Association.
. Officers of the WardenS Association
wero elected as follows:
President, Walter I. Neal: first vice
president, Matthew c. Merrill; second
vice president, William T. Pollard:
secretary and treasurer. Frank NJ.
Perkins: directors, Frank Durgin. Fred
Jorgensen. d. S. Cummings, David
Brown, II. T. Silsby and J. II. Bath.
New members were admitted as fol-
lows:
II. P. Hackett. Pearl Hackett, Percy
X. Hersey. Jacob Bagley. john NJ.
Richie, Oscar f. Bowers, NJ. P.
Kneeland.
Chairman Cartoons speech to the
Fish and Game Association follows;
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Association:-I congratulate you upon
this splendid meeting. your good stand
ing throughout the State as shown by
the most excellent and interesting re-
port of General Harrington, your
worthy and able secretary
You enter upon the new year with
much promise of greater usefulness in
the future than in the past, and that
is saying, feel. a great deal.
1 hope you will continue in the flu
ture. if that be possible, to be a great
err power for good. for all that makes
for the welfare of our fish and game.
and the preservation of our forests
than heretofore. And that, also, is
bonirp for a great deal