The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-24
WILL CREATE MORE
TROUT WATER IN
THIS COUNTY
Plan TO Clear Courss Fish from
Woodiord Pond
WILL HOLO TROUT OINstR
Bennington County Fish and Game
Club Lays Plans for Extensive
Campaign

At meeting OF the Bennington
County Forest. Fish and Game Assoc
iation in Apollo Hall last night the
following business was transacted:
Committee on care and operation
Of tanks appointed as follows: James
Garfield, chairman: Archie Hurley,
Frank Dagesse. This committee to
be responsible not only for the care
and operation OF the tanks. but also
for the care of the FISH while they
are In the tanks.
Committee on reception and dis
tribu.lon Of fish appointed as fol-
lows: Trenor r. Gregg. chairman;
Marcus burlington. c. l.. Soule. Col
Inns NJ. Graves. George Hawks. +.
Is. Patterson, w. f. Hawks. This
! committee to be responsible for meet
ing fish at the station, and for hav-
| ing teams, automobiles and workers
in readiness % place the fish at once
/ either in tho tanks or streams. When
necessary 10 put them in the tanks.
this committee to be responsible for
their distribution to the streams
when conditions are suitable. but
not for their care while they are in
the tanks.
Committee on stocking covers APP
| pointed as follows: Edward Hig-
gins chairman; Dr. Pelig Madison,
J. b. Harmon. Mr.. Jepson. Walter
j. Niles. This committee to be re-
sponsible for obtaining pheasants
eggs. for distributing them to per
sons willing and competent to set
hem and raise the chicks. and for
seeing that they are properly cared
for. and liberated at proper times.
Finance committee appointed as
follows Hon T. L. Bates, chair
man; VIM. Nichols, w II. Berry,
Clarence Holden. Trenor p. Gregg,
VIM. Bradford. This committee to
have charge Of the financing of any
work undertaken by the association.
Shelter committee appointed as
follows Marden Nichols, chairman;
Dewey Jenny, Jesse Mallory Hugh
Berne, Harry Breese. DR.. Rollin
Jenney This committee TO be re-
sponsible for the erection of one or
more shelters in suitable fishing cen
terg.
Membership committees Of three
to be appointed in each ward, TO
make a thorough canvass OF their
wards for new members.
County membership committee 20
consist of the executive committee
and VIM. Nichols. This committee
to conduct a campaign in the larger
towns Of the county for the forma-
ton of local sections and the build
ing up OF fish and game conditions
in the county generally.
Clearing of Big Pond and possibly
North Bennington pond of coarse
fish and the planting of trout. and
food fish for the trout, to be in the
hands of the executive committee
with instructions to make full plans
and report to the association at a
subsequent meeting.
Committee on protection of migra-
tory birds appointed as follows: DR..
l.. II. Ross, chairman; Mrs. L. H.
Ross, Miss Hilda Pratt, Hon. Fred
Martin, ]. p. Morrissey, Ed. Higgins.
This committee will work for the gen
eral understanding and observance
of the Federal Migratory Bird Law.
Trout dinner committee appointed
as follows: Collins NJ. Graves, chair
man; DR.. Rollin Jenney, Trenor p.
Gregg, Harry Southall. Fred C. Mar
tin.
In the above program of work the
care and operation of tanks and the
reception and distribution of fish
may properly be considered routine
work from year to year. The stock
ing of covers with pheasants, while
new and important, is also of this
nature, and after this first year OF
experiment should be as routine as
the planting Of fish.
The building of shelters is new
but as no deep plunge is to be taken
III lHiS ulitOllOls IL SuOuiu Dt easily
handled by the Shelter committee
and should not be severe drain
upon the association.
The local and county membership
work and the clearing of the ponds
will require much more extended ac
ton and considerable money. and
will demand the earnest thought and
cooperation of the entire associa
ton.
Collins NJ. Graves was appointed a
committee to send to the Vermont