Connecticut western news., 1913-05-01
COMMISSIONER c. H. PEASE
Governors Canaan Appointee We'll
 Qualified for Position.

1ofernor Sanaan Appotntee WeI
 Qualified for Position.
 MT. O. H. Pease, the newly appointed member of the board of Commissioners of Fisheries and Game, chosen by Gov ernor Baldwin, last week, to succeed E. Hart Geer of HadlYme, who has held the office for 14 years, is well known throughout this section, having lived in Canaan since 1877. and has been identified with the Connecticut Western News and printing interests here since 1882. He was foreman of The News mechanical department at the age of Is, and after gaining experience in other printeries, including the Clark w. Bryan O., Great Harrington, and the Dowd Printing Co.,, Winsted, started job printing office of his own in April, 1887. Tbe business grew, and in a few years new building was erected on Railroad street. Subsequently two extensions were added to the building, and in April 1908, stock company, known as The Canaan Printing Co.,, was formed, con- solidating the newspaper business of the late $. O. Beckley and the Pease job printing plant, and MT. Pease remained as treasurer and general manager until severing his connection with the business in July, 1911. ...
 It would be difficult to find a man better fitted than Mir. Pease for the duties of the commission to which Gov ernor Baldwin has appointed him. In addition to his previous business expert ence, he is equipped with an extensive knowledge of all forms of wild life. Ornithology has always been his favorite study, having pursued. photographed and familiarized himself with all forms of native live things from humming birds to rattlesnakes, and number of his illustrated articles have been publish ed in Country Life in America. He is also taxidermist and has a fine collec. tion of native birds, including such rare visitors as the egret, pileated woodpecker and murre, or foolish guillemot, togeth- CT with the nests and eggs of many species.
 In the piscatorial line Mir. Pease is somewhat familiar with the propagation of fish, in small way, having matched and raised in a miniature hatchery and water-lily pond, hundreds of goldfish of different varieties, including Japanese fantails, fringetails, telescope fish, etc.
 To those who are not familiar with the duties of the fish and game commission CTS, it may be interesting to know that they have the supervision of all fish and lobster hatcheries and retaining ponds, the introduction, propagation and distri- button of all fish and game adapted to the waters and lands of the state. estilb- fish state game preserves, appoint all county fish and game wardens and inspectors, issue hunting and fishing licenses, cooperate with the United States fish commission and the fish and game commissioners of other states, en- force all laws relating to fish and fish ing, game birds and animals, and all wild birds. E.a. The office is not one of MT. Pease's seeking, as the state ornithoiogist, MT. Herbert K. Job, of West Haven, suggest ed his name to several influential friends and conferred with the Governor before he consulted Mir. Pease, or knew that he was in position to accept it. His ap- pointment brings to this corner of the state the first fish and game commission CT since 1928. when the late George H. Knight, of Lakeville, was member of the board.