The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-02-28
Fish And Game Club Organized In Gar
rard County.

Sixteen Of the most ardent sportsu-g
IN and around Lancaster gathered at tg..
police court room recently to talk over
the organization of a Fish and Game
Club for Garrard county. The meetr .
was held upon the invitation of Mr.. ].
E. StOrmes, and it was intended TO r.
only preliminary meeting. but so en-
thuslastic were those gathered that an
organization was formed with Mr..
StOrmes as President and Mr.. George
W. Palmer as Secretary.
1t is hoped that this little band thus
organized will prove a nucleus around
which will gather an organization com
posed OF at least one hundred citizens
OF Garrard county, who are interested
in seeing the fish and game protected
and the now splendid game laws of the
state Of Kentucky enforced in Garrard
as they are IN other counties Of the
state.
The organization of these clubs insur-
es the appointment of game warden.
and the amount paid IN by the members
IN the way OF dues will be supplement
ed by an amount from the State Fish
and Game Commission, which will en-
able US to secure a good man for the
months of the year which his services
are most needed.
NJ. Quincy Ward. State Agent Of
the Commission, and who by the way
is doing a magnificent work in the
cause, has been invited to come toLan-
caster and give his assistance in per
fecting the local club, and he has here
tofore signified his willingness to come.
1t is especially desired to have the farm
ers OF the county to take membership
IN the club, more especially those who
live along the streams. Their coopera-
ton would mean a great deal to the
game warden, as would also his efforts
mean great deal to the farmers. In
addition to the protection thrown around
the fish and game, they would be pro
tected against trespassers, the danger
to their stock from promiscuOus hunters
would be reduced to the minimum, the
danger to their fencing from being torn
down by hunters and fishermen, who
have hitherto wandered at random, in
many instances going where they pleas
ed, leaving gates open and pulling down
fences, would be stopped, and they
would receive many material benefits
from the appointment of an efficient
man as game warden in the county.
The Fish and Game Commission has
exceeded the fOndest expectations of
those who expected to reap some bene-
hit from its efforts; it was hoped that
they might get from gun licenses in the
state at least $4,000; this sum has
reached the splendid figure of s37, 900.
the sum advanced to the Commission
by the state to start its operations, has
long since been repaid, and the Com
mission is now upon paying basis, and
in all likelihood will remain so.
U. S. States Government statistics
reveal the fact that Kentucky has more
miles of fish streams, streams suitable
for the propagation of game fish than
any state in the union. We now have
a splendid opportunity to preserve these
stream from the inroads of the seiners.
1ynamiters and others who have been
accustomed to devastate the streams
lhmolested. There is no license reouir-
I'd to fish, but the game warden devot-
IS just as much, and probably more, of
lis time and attention to the protect
on of the streams as he does to the
ields.
Every man in Garrard county who &C.
.asionly enjoys ''wetting line or who
esired to see our sadly depleted stock
# game replenished, should join in this
plendid movement; the cost will be
Practically nothing, the larger the club
he smaller the dues.
Ample notice will be given as to when
ir. Ward will be here, and it is earn
stlv desired that every citizen in the
ounty who is interested in this laud-
bic movement, come in and hear what
~ has Tn saw