Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
FISH AND GAME IN VERMONT
Secretary Titcomb Says Existing
Laws are Contradictory.
Many New Members Admitted ana Of
nccrs Elected at Annual Meeting
of the Lengue--wnnt Mid
summer Banquet.

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! Fish and Game League, Thursday even
ing at the Hotel Vermont, was a bust
ness-likc affair and for over two hours
the members who had congregated from
eight OF the counties in the State dis
chsscd intently the various phases of
Handling the different prohlems con-
fronting The dealing with fish and game
in This State. Legislative steps were djs-
Icussed, but no definite action toward that
end was taken and most OF the bust
ness transacted was oe n routine nature
| pom the request OF Game Commissioner
ID. W. Titcomb Il now office. that of
assistant secretary, was created to as
slst MI Titcomb in his work The other
Officers elected for the ensuing year
were practically the same as in the year
past.
Mr. Titcomb presided over the meet
! ing and the first business taken MP
was the accepting OF list Of 30 appli-
cants for membership The secretary was
ordered to cast one ballot and all We're
admitted. Following this, Mr. 11tcomb
| told of the accomplishments " the
league in the past and said that the,
ma been eminently successful I'm Undue
| ing the Legislature 10 pass needed laws
! lie told Of the iirst meeting Il wears
ago, when Senator'S Edmunds and Proc
tor were present, and said that the
members could not afford TO allow the
league to die now. He took a rap at
the present game laws and said that
/ through contradictory legislation the
laws We're in such shane that q pampn-
let explaining them could not he got
ten up.
! In his r.marks Mr. Ttconb mentioned
the many improvements made in the
state hatchery where 50 oo0 has been ex-
pended in the past year for improve
mentS of permanent nature, Later, he
discussed at length the stocking Of the
! lake for commercial fishing and said
that enough fish should be furnished
from The lake 20 at least supply the
home market.
Letters We're read from Maxwell
! EVarts, the president and Charles F.
Lowe. the treasurer. both Of whom were
unable TO he present and then, upon
/ the motion Of T.. +. Gebhardt a nominal
ting committee. consisting of one from
/ each county represented at the meeting,
was sent out to report nomina tions.
| The following nominations, were APP
proved: President. Maxwell Evarts Of
! Windsor; secretary, j. W. Titcomb Cf
| l.Yndonvile; treasurer. Charles r. Lowe
! of Montpelier; assistant secretary. Ed
! ward Connel Of LYndonville; vice-presi-
dents. F. II. Brooks of st Johnsbury,
| Fred ~. Rabbit of Fellows Falls w. g.
| Reynolds of Barre, +. l.. Greene of ST
| Adams. +. l.. Fish of Nergennes D. y.
Rurdett of Pittsford r. j. Derby of Bur
| linEton; executive committee. +. G. Smith
Of Addison. l.. e. Owls of Washington,
Il. J.. Patrick Of burlington. G. NJ Camp
bell OF Wells River. c. + Nelson Of
Derby Line Redneld Proctor of Proctor,
O. l.. Martin of Plainield. d.. Henry D.
llolton of Hrattleboro and T. A. Davis Of
Bennington. The membership committee
! Will consist Of l." ". Greene of Montpelier
NJ. H. R!ddell Of Burlington and Collins
, Graves of Bennington The auditors will
be f. \. Rowland and II. J. NJ Jones Of
Montpelier and s NJ. Paige of St
AlhanS.
The new members elected are Il. l..
Patrick. Michael Dorm. j. +. Reeves.
/ i. +. GarVey, Joseph Agel. Julian b.
/ Clark and J. J. Stevens of Burlington;
J. J. Raine of Essex Junction; f. w.
| hayward Of EUtlard; j. W United of
Brookded; O. d. FiGe,d, g. II. Reade and
| Charles Dubuque of South Hero. w. d.
| W o'SoH VI SlfluSl'll. j. i. stevens or
! Hyde Park; Edward council of Lyndon
Vile. +. w. baldwin of Barton: w NJ.
Butts, II. w. Lund and ~ f. Marshall
of Canaan; q f. Chdff,c Of Middlebury ;
| Sam llutchius of Wells River. e f.. Howe
OF BENNINGTON. T. : Watkins of Rutland:
II. r. Bardcn Of Waliugford: \. J. Croft
of Enoshuig Fails; T.. p Phelps of North
Hero; C. =. Baldwin of White River
Junction; r. NJ Warner aud W. H. Nor
| ton of Nergenncs.
| The subject of having a midsummer
meeting with dinner. such as has been
| given many times in the past, was
! brought up ana sentiment was ex-
| pressed by those present and there an
/ peared no diSsenters to the project Of hav-
! Ing it in burlington and at the Hotel
| Vermont. y. W. Fisk proposed the meas
IRE and spoke in favor Of having it at
the hotel The matter was finally left
IN the hands Of the secretary and
! treasurer.
SOPHOMORES THE WINNERS.