Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
FISH CLUBS
For the Protection of Finny Tribe
Recommended by Game War
den Viuuesney.

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State Game Warden ]. A. viaues
ney, OF Belington. has gone to Pitts
burg, where he win confer with the
fish and game officials of Pennsvl-
vania. later leaving for Columbus. o..
| where he will take UP several import
ant matters with the game warden of
that state Mr.. viquesney stated that
his object in meeting the warden of
Chic. was to take up the violations of
the SEEMING law in West Virginia. II
seems that many Orleans in the
neighborhood of Marietta have been
SEEMING in the Ohio river at all sea
sons and rcbbing the stream OF its
fish. OF course SEEMING is authorized
by the code OF West Virginia at GER
tain seasons, but the Onioans have
not been paying attention even to the
West Virginia laws, and when pursu-
ed by deputy warde7s Of this state
they laugh at the officials OF this
state. As the legislature provided no
appropriation for getting out requisi.
ton papers. the offenders could not be
| apprehended.
Another move which Mr.. viquesney
| has in mind which viii benefit sports.
men to great extent Is his plan for
the formation CT clubs in every couns
ty OF the state. Mr.. viquesney's idea
| Is to form clubs similar to the Isaac
Walton club at Wellsburg and the
| piub af pa ri archuru vbaoa aluh,
| with their many fish enthusiasts, do
much toward the protection OF the fin.
| ny tribe and are always on the out
look for violators of the good fish and
| game laws OF this state. With 4 club
in each county, and Mr.. viquesney Is
fully convinced that each csunty can
| support an up-to-date club, the dyna-
hitting of fish. sei1ing out of season
and other violations OF the law would
| be fully done away with.
| In speaking OF the pollution of the
streams, Warden Viquesney stated
| that many were the manufacturing
firms that were complying with the
wishes OF the anglers. He said 1t was
no use to act like a fool and close up
every establishment pouring pollution
| into re streams of West Virginia,
but tina. she benefits would be derived
/ by all forces pulling toward the one
! cause. He cited the Cherry river as
| the greatest example of river pollu.
ton, and stated that this pollution had
been done away with, as the indus
tries were complying with the laws
and building cess pools to settle the
polluted water. These pools can be
turned loose in high water without
hurting the fish. Mr.. viauesney said
that the next most polluted stream
was the Cheat river and that he would
confine his work to purifying that
stream this summer. along with estab-
fishing fishing and hunting clubs in
each and every county.
The warden was frank in saying
that any rash move in enforcing the
iaws against the pollatilg OF streams
would be detrimental to the cause and
stated that the only proper method bv
which the streams could be made pure
would he with the cooperation OF the
manufactures tEat were causing the
trouble. He stotcd that Of ali indus
tries the coal mines were the hardcs.
10 remedy aud as yet he hal hi nrnn
10 plan by which their detrimental
Influences toward fish life could be
rectifled.
When asked what would be done In
the way Of stocking the streams Mr.
Viquesney replied that any club OF
persons that wished certain streams
supplied with fish had only tc apply
for the same. He said that the gov
errment fisheries we're willing to give
West Virginia all the fish the state
wanted.
Mr. Viquesney said that he was go
ing to make West Virginia q para
disc for the hunters and anglers un-
less adverse legislative laws spoiled
his plan. He stated that the leg
islature of West Virgins In doing
away with the residence license at
the last session, took away one # the
states greatest revenues in sustain
ing the office of game warden and as
sisting deputies and that clause
should have been left out.