Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

the purposes Of the Fish and Game
League
For instance Windsor county wants to
kill of the birds because they eat a few
things that they ought not and Burling-
ton wants the league to build a magnih-
cent summer hotel for tho city, but the
league has nauRht to do with any of
these things Its purpose and duty Is to
pI eserve the fish and game OF the State
of Vermont The State Is one Of the
most beautiful spots in North America
and 1t furnishes natural place for fish
and game.
Black river is a case in point. This
river which should be we'll stocked with
fish. as It Is one of tho best natural
homes for them in the state is entirely
destitute OF them. And this is entirely due
to the fact that the dye mills at Ludlow
have been permitted to dump their refuse
into the river. The State has officers and
laws but the force Of public opinion Is
not yet aroused SO that K will back ur
the laws and the officers in their enforce
ment. It is the business of the league
to create public sentiment which shall
bring about a reform in present condi-
lions.
Cavendish gorge is another case in
point. Tho state OF New Hampshire
organized a corporation and stripped
1t of all its natural beauties. The
the canon were demolished until there
was nothing but a mass of debris to
mark once beautiful spot The state
| OF Vermont should have owned this
gorge and should have exercised con-
troll over any corporation that at
tempted to use the water power there
Here the league could have stepped In
, and helped to prevent the destruc
ton
! 1t Is the man who shoots and fishes
who knows about the natural beauties
Of the State. and that man is almost
| always member Of the Fish ant
Game league. Tho league has save
| the hatchery Mt Roxbury. which has
already turned into the streams o'
Vermont over a million trout. Mr.
Evarts concluded amid burst o'
hearty applause from the banqueters
and the singers table at once struck
up For He's Jolly Good Fellow
In which the whole dining room Join.
| ed.
lucky Homo" and at It's conclusion
Mr.. Evarts introduced Vice -Presiden
Sherman. Mr.. Evarts started off b,
saying. very confidently. that the I'm
est race OF men and women in tn,
world are bred in Vermont. and thel
ne went on to elaborate his statement
He first made things right by stain,
that Mr.. Sherman's ancestors wcr
vermonters and then he read an ex
tract from the familiar Widow Be
dott" papers which told about IN
Vermonters coming over the noun
tains with q spelling book In one han,
and halter in the other, If the
=, could get a Job teaching school the
took It, but II they couldn't the
brought the halter so they could stea
n horse. Mr.. Evarts said that he he
l,eved the elder Sherman had bot
, strings to his bow md took ever
chance he had. Mr. Evart. conclude
by saying that the best he could d
for the President was to quot
the lines. "The man worth while
e the one who can smile when every
= thing goes dead wrong"
VICE president ]. s. SHERMAN
President sherman, with n
;, apology for going over the old formu
la. expressed his hearty Eratifcatio
= at the reception he had received an
said that he was delighted to he tn
. guest OF the league He told what
. delightful day he had had which IT
!. rluded a ride on the lake, and he re
4 that Justice Brewer was on the boz
:, ferred to Justice Rrewer as America
greatest Jurist. Incidentally, he sal
with him in company with three
four governors. and some ex-zove
nors, and things Of that kind. u,
that didn't detract from the pleasul
Of the day. Mr.. Sherman referred
the trial OF the public man, who WI
! expected to speak to gatherings
gentlemen, and others who are NJ
gentlemen. at any and all times. AT
he compared the situation TO that
the boy who was out In field. bar
! headed and under a hot sun. diggir
! potatoes. A man drove up and sal
"That's a lonesome Job you have
\ yep" replied the boy. CIV hat do W
get for itT asked the man. I dor
| get nothin' fer dom it," answered Il
4 |youngster. "But get he'll, II ] don't
Mr.. Sherman referred to the rece
| celebration Of the discovery Of this nc
of the woods" and the good speeches II
Vermonters had heard Mt that time,
said he wished he might have been h'
but perhaps II was Just as we'll ''"'
was not for he would have li"'
"second fiddle" anyway. nui
ne had the first place and was prcpar
to make the most Of Il Mr.. Sherm