Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-06
of Sportsman's Fish and
Game Association.
Gathering An Enthusiastic One
New Members Added.
Legislature Asked for $4,000 fol
Protection Of Fish.

| Sportsmen's Fish and Game Association
| held Tuesday afternoon at the room OF
the committee on legal affairs was one of
the most largely attended and enthusiasts
tic in the history of the association. A
| large amount of business was transacted
and Is members were added to the al
| ready long list of those belonging to the
| association.
The meeting was called to order at
| p. M. by the president, d. NJ. Parks of
Pittsfeld. The annual report of the sec
rotary and treasurer, Col. E. C. Earring
| ton, was then read.
The annual report of Secretary E. G.
harrington was as follows:
| The total membership OF the associa-
ton en- January LIST, 1907, was 45S. since
| which date % have joined the associa-
| ton, three have died and one with
| drawn, making the membership at this
| time 1876.
Those dying We're Hon. Lewellyn
Powers of Houlton, Col r. w. Soule of
the city and Judge A. G. Andrews,
| municipal judge Of the city of Au
| gusta. Governor Powers, though not
a hunter or fisherman, always showed
a lively interest in the fish and game
| matters OF the State. He was gen
| orally present at all our annual out
| ings and was always ready to assist
| financially in our work. His clear
conceptions of the value of these in
terests always made his advice of value
to the association.
Col. Soule was an ardent lover of al
| most all kinds OF out of doors sports.
He was a genial comrade with a
| kindly disposition, and he was always
ready to do his part in every way to
| increase the interests in all matters
| that pertained to fish and game. His
death was a distinct loss to our as
ISOLATION, which will treasure his men,
Dry for all time.
Judge Andrews, though not indulg
| ing in the usual recreations of sports
men, was ever willing to assist our as
| sociation in it's work of maintaining the
| fish and game interests.
The annual outing of the association
was held at kineo, and proved to be
| one of the most valuable in it's his
| tory The attendance was large, and
much interest shown in the work it is
engaged in. Meetings of the legisla-
! tive committee, and the wardens' and
| guidcs' associations were well attend
| ed, and the information secured was of
| much consequence in determining the
future considerations that claim our
attention.
| The manager of the KineO House old
everything that could be done to make
success of meeting there. The
president of the association, ID. NJ
Parks, and several members of the
| William Tell Club of which he as
| president, We're on hand and much of
the success of the outing was due to
him and. his companions. We are
promised that next season the William
Tell Club will be there in great num-
bers, but have their families and
friends with them, which means that
something will be doing all the time
| You will pardon me if your attention
is called to several important matters
| concerning the kind of legislation
| which seems needed to Improve our llSh
aid game interests, and meet the con-
| dltions which confront us In our work
1t is hoped that you will make resoiute
| action upon the matters suggested.
That the residents of this State who
| hunt game should pay small license
foe, that the game may be preserved
TO them. is nv candid belief. There
has been expressed in some quarters
that many of our resident hunters
would OBJECT to this and would rebel
against such a law, and be antagonlZed
against all game laws. 1 have talked
with raanv residents who hunt more or
less and in no case have I found any
but favorable opinion regarding IT, IL
has become evident that if the game Is
| to be preserved the money must come
from some source to provide suct
| warden service as would protect oul
game.
| The enforcement of our game laws
must be by warden service. as 1t can
not be expected that the general pupht
will take upon itself the enforcement
| of laws. The facts are, which cannon
he denied. that it is impossible Z
nropcrly, or anywhere near it, give pro
lection to the game, large or small
without a large additional warden Ser
vice.
If any one can see any way TO ge'
money for this purpose from any othel
source I would like to know 1t. rs
pecially, all small game and even large
| game is not and cannot be protected
as it ought
There is no mistaking the fact thai
the small game is slowly but surei!
disappearing from the lower eigh'
counties of the State.
It will not be many years pe1ore
| there will be no desirable hunting III
this large section of Maine. UNLIKE
fish. which can be raised by propaga-
ton. the partridge and ducks mus,
| provide for their own increase, and
| when once they are gone. they are
| gone for good Not only the resident
| sportsmen--the old fellows who nave
love for it. and the out of door NE
but the young men and boys love TINS
manly sport, and the joy of the WOODS
and water, and they must nope anu
have right to, that it may be re-
tanned for their future enjoyment.
WHY should not the hunter OF the
| came that belongs to the State, pay
for its care and protection? All the
funds we now get for the protection OF
game. is wholly from the NONRESIDENT
hunter. while thousands of our cru
ions take advantage of this protectlof'