Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-26
CONVENTION Of
UTAH SPORTSNEN
Gathering at Commercial CLUB
Discusses Game Laws and
Game Hogs.
TWO INTERESTS MAY CLASH.



In response b ON invitation sent
out boy the Commercial club of this
city. delcgatcs nom an parts of The
state gathered n tho club rooms this
morning fos the purpose of perfecuug
q state organization ror the protcc-
tion and preservation of tine nsh and
game ln this state Between 30 and
~ men registered Don The official roster
OF the club the representation from
different sections of tht state being
largely uniform The meeting was
called 90 order hN Fisher Hurlls. VINO
explained the purpose uf enc s1th-
cring, after which temporary ore
gauization was effected Dos naming
HCrSchcl % Lyman uf salt Lake coun
ty. acting as delegate from BoXcidcr
county as temporal. chairman, and
A. V. Hague of NcphI temporary
secretary
Committees Oh credentials and pore
mahent Organization and order of busi-
ness were then named as follows
Crcdcntials-lI IS Larsen. BuNcldcr,
" j. Campbell cache. Sllas Burn
ham. Davis' H. NJ. SNasgF Juab.
George Kennedy. Rich a. TT. Griffin
Salt Lake g. j.. strong. Suupcte =.
NJ Hcppler Sewer John N Davis.
Emtuh g. o. upriCksun, Ltuhi c.
w Dayben. Wasatch.
Permanent Org1ni1ation-C. j.
Westphel. Utah Silas Buruham. Davis.
j. T. Finch. salt Lake; r. kaisor
Boxcldcr. J. s.. Thatcher Cache
INTERESTS CLASH
Tho first contest in tie credentials
committee Was between the boXeldcr
and Salt Lake delegations. thc former
Including u its membership "a resident
80 HN
as representative or gun club lntcr-
csts OF BoNolder county. As seven
delegates from B0xoldcr wore Boo the
meeting. while only five were author
tied in the call, which the county com
missiOncrs of each county were asked
90 name, three representative and the
gun clubs uf the county two repre-
sentstives the committee could not
complete its labOrs before the lunch
hour. and no adjournment was taken
at l2:l5 until j.. m.
The committee ON permanent organ
izauon was more expeditions bon dis
posing of its business. and recommend
ed the following for the permanent Of
ficers
Chairman Hans S. Larsen. of Box
elder county
Vice Chairman-N p. Porter. of Da-
Wis county
Secretary RI J.. Campbell of cache
county.
Assistant Secrctary-Sias Durham
Of Davis county
The committee also recommends that
ia the session this afternoon "a copy
OF the fish and game measure pre-
pared by the state fish and game COM
missioner Doe read by sections. with op-
portunity Tor discussion and amend
ments during the reading a committee
win also be named by the meeting. COM
sisting Of one member from each couu-
~ to meet with the fish and game COM
mittec Of the legislature 90 present the
ideas OF the organization for their com
sideration in framing proposed legis-
lation on the subject ~ fiFh and game.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
There were present az the meeting
this morning tho following.
Silas Burnham. Woods Cross n. +.
Campbell. l.. J.. Bacon. h. A. Thatcher.
Logan, j. ~ swasey. Mona. Juab a.
V. Hague. Neph. Hcrmap SNOW. Sa-
LEM a. L. Harris. Richmond. o w.
DaybclI. Charleston. Wasatuh county:
r Kaiser Brigham. n. % Cromar salt
Lake city. j. e. knudseu. Brigham.
II. S. Larson, Brigham Herschcl p.
Lyman. Boxclder county; Peter Knud-
SON, e.. O. Christensen, Brigham. Eph-
RAIN Ellert0n. Mona J g. Smith. Muir
ray, George Kennedy. Randolph Rich
county, g.. a. Griffin salt Lake. g..
~ Loppler Richnold George T. Stew
ems. Saiua, o.. T.. strong. Ephmimi
John n Davis Ncual; a. Porter. Da-
Nls county D. u. Mitchell Davis couu-
49, John Avorcu Mt Pleasant Sanpcte
county Hauy d. Finch. SALT Lake
city, j. g. Barton Mt Pleasant. NJ.
Skcen ogden William n. Anderson.
ogden George Mueller Boxolder. Flsh-
en- Harris Salt Lake, e.. g. WestphaL
Pleasant Grove, Utah county