The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-04-04
LOCAL STREAM WILL
BE RESTOCKED

While he was here last Saturda,
night TO deliver an address to tb,
sporstmen of the city ard county. whel
told by County Clerk w. E. Hanson
that the fisb and game licenses las
year amounted to about Sl2OO. State
Game Warden William l.. Finley STATED
That the county should be returned this
amount In game and fish protection anC
IN the restocking of its streams witt
J trout. 1T is our aim, >" he said. to dC
this IN every instance. Down at Bon.
! neyville at the state hatchery we now
/ have about million Young trout
which will be proportioned and distrib.
uted to the different parts of the state
thls summer. j. T. o Brien, general
manager of the O.-W. r. & N. system.
has signified his intention to cooperate
with the state and will furnish us with
a specially designed ear to transfer the
tingerlings."
Mr. Finley went into the history of
the game and fish protection laws of
the state. He stated that not so verv
many years ago, the Office of state
game warden was a political one. The
State Fish Commission was composed
OF the governor. the treasurer and the
secretary of state. 1t had but very
little to do with game fish, but watched
after the salmon industry, the CONNER
cial end of the fishing. Its main sup
port was from the licenses charged
salmon fishers and dealers, along with
a small state appropriation.
In 1905 the legislature passed the
Hunters License Law, whereby, for
the privilege of hunting each resident
of the state was charged the sum of 81
and non-residedts $40. In 1909 an An
gler's License Law was passed. The
privilege for fishing cost residents of
the state 81 and non-residents S5.
The state then had a number of
hatcherles about over the state for the
propagation of young salmon. How
ever, the attorney general ruled that
to propagate game fish in this artificial
manner could not be done out of the
state funds by law. In 1911 the Fish
and Game Commission was taken out
of politics absolutely. Now the fees
from licenses make the commission
and offices self supporting, the com
mission has taken the salmon hatcher
les for the propagation of trout as well
as young salmon. The uses of the
hatcheries for the two purposes, com
ing at different times of the year, do
not conflict, and the plans are under
way to re-stock the streams and make
the state the paradise of the sports
man.
According to Mr.. Finley the state
y n Q 10 nj =. -,
number of pheasants in different parts
of the state. Mr.. Simpson, of Corval-
lis, who is an expert in this line and |
who has a large place devoted to the |
raising of pheasants, has been secured |
by the state at salary of 81, 900 |
year to devote his whole time to the
work. He has about 300 China pheas-
ant hens and about 80 cocks and a |
number of Reeves pheasants.
This valley is an excellent place for
the propagation of fish and game.
Properly protected you can make them
one of your most valuable natural as
sets. Busy city men need and must
have recreation. Nothing is better for
them than the invigoratlng sport of
hunting and fishing. Take care of this
asset and 1t Will make the place the
goal of many business men. Maine,
because of the good protection main
tained there, is the best known hunt
ing ground in the northeast. The bust
ness men from New York and the New
England states make it the goal of
their annual hunting trips. They have
found what they want and are spend
ing their money to keep It.
Mr.. Finley was asked whether the
SHOWS which sometimes become very Il
deep here would affect the raising of Il
pheasants. He said that if they were
able to find brushy places in which to
shelter themselves, they would come
IN to the ranch houses and feed with
the chickens. Such has been the case 4
In the Valley during the past winter.
The lecture was closed with the pre-
sentation by Rev. E. A. Harris, with
his stereOpticon, of a handsome and en- Il
tertaining collection of colored slides 1
depicting the bird life of the state. 4
Mr.. Finley explained each slide and i
told how he and the photographers
worked patiently to secure them.
These slides were shown in the after
noon to the high school students and
the Boy Scouts.
The evening lecture was attended by Il
number of the ladies of the city.