St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-02
County League Formed.
Body of Progressive Men to Under
take the Work of Protecting
Trout and Natural
Resources.

In response to the call for a meeting OF
those interested in forming a county
league to take charge of the work of sys-
tematically stocking the trout streams
and other waters of this section and to
develop and protect natural resources
and attractions there was very repre-
sentative gathering of Caledonia county
men at the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday afternoon
at half past two and permanent organ
ization was formed with a charter mem
bership of As. Large delegations were
present from Danville and Lyndonville
ard severaIfrom Barnet, Ryegate, Water
ford Groton and other towns.
The meeting was called to order by J.
w. Titcomb. He was elected chairman
and Guy w. Hill secretary. The tempo
rarv organization was made permanent.
Mr. Hill was then elected treasurer of
the organization and the annual fee fixed
at ST. w. ]. Bigelow of ST. Johnsbury
and c. L. Stuart of Lyndonville were
elected auditors.
twas voted to have board ofdirectors
made up of men from each town and
village of the county who should have
charge of the stocking of streams and
selecting the waters which should be
stocked The following members were
chosen at the meeting and the president is
to fill the vacancies in the towns and vii
lagos notready to name representative.
ST. Johnsbury, E. N Carter chairman and
F. 6. Bundy; South Rvegate, c. M. Libby;
Danville, Dr. Henri L. Pache; Groton,
R. D. Sherry; Lyndon, E. E. Bailey;
McIndoes. 8. F. Winch; Barnet, F. w.
HASTE; Waterford, r. B. Cutting; Peach
am, F. G. Shaw; Passumpsic, I. w.
Chase; South Wheelock, William Mooney,
Stannard- c. H. Brown.
committee to draft a constitution
HI ox act ne ME
organization was made up as follows
w. 7. Bigelow, Guy w. Hill, Henry S..
Bovnton, w. 3. Eastman and Z. L..
Stuart of Lyndonville.
The following were chosen as COM
mittee on resolutions Charles T..
Walter chairman, John Chase of Lyndon
vile and A. F. Stone.
In discussion of plan and scope OF the
work of the organization it was made
clear that the stocking of streams should
| be confined to tributary streams which
are natural breeding places for trout,
that other waters be stocked with the
kinds of fish adapted to them and that
| streams polluted by saw dust should not
be given much attention unless it was
| demonstrated that trout gould thrive IN
them. The organization will also take
up the more thorough enforcement oil
| fish and game laws. AS soon as possible
| it is probable subcommittee IN the
various towns will be appointed to assist
| in the work in their respective sections.
The organization is open to new mem
bers and will no doubt be largely in
creased as soon as it is ready to conduct
systematic work. Meanwhile the secre-
tary-treasurer will receive applications
accompanied by the annual fee of 81, and
they will be acted upon at the next
meeting.
The members admitted at Friday
meeting, were Harvey Burbank, DR.
Henri l. Pache, H. NJ. Osgood, w. H
Cass, c. w. Thurber, of Danville; George
F. Winch, W. F. HASTE and T. w. Chase
OF Barnet; R. d. Sherry of Groton; c. B
Hutchinson, ]. M. LeBourveau. E. c.
Graves, Charles L. Stuart, c. J. Trefren
| Tohn B. Chase and U. S. Grant Lyndon
vile; A. B. Pratt and E. E. Bailey O
Lyndon; E. D. Somers and F. G. Shaw o
Peacham; Charles II. Brown of Stannard
c. NJ. Libby of Ryegate; F. 6. Bundy, c
G. Braley, G. H. Morrill,, T. M. Howard
w. H. Worthen, E. B. Morse, L. P. Slack
E. N. Carter, DIR. H. c. Newell, w. 0
Rocheleau, c. M. Berry, w. B. Eastman
c. T. Walter, J. w. Titcomb, H. 1. Bailey
w. ]. Bigelow, Howard B. Blossom, Guy
w. Hill, all of St. Johnsbury; H. L. Roger
OF Walden; r. M. Lawrence, R. B.Cutting
Carl H. Blodgett and E. B. Parker o
| NJ