Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-07
SESSION AROUSES
GREAT INTEREST
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like to express, but as there are many
important matters to be brought be-
fore this meeting, 1 am pnly going to
say this one thing in closing to all
members of the association; Give the
association your heartiest support, do
everything that you can to help the
State of Maine, and, in fact, become
| a State of Maine boomer"
/ Following the report of the presi-
| dent came that of the secretary, Fred
| r. Smith of Pittsfieid, the text OF which
was as follows:
Sec. r. r. Smiths Report.
"To the officers and members of the
Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association:
Gentlemen:
II hereby submit my annual report
for the year ending Jan. 6, 1914.
"Fifty-three members have Joined
the association during the past year,
two members withdrew from the as
sociation, and one member, Hon. Ste
phen w. Carr of Bowdoinham, died.
The total membership is 437, the
largest actual membership in the his
tory of the association.
"At the opening of the last legis-
lature we thought it advisable to en-
gage Miss Crosby Oily Rod) TO work
for two weeks and through her efforts
there was added 40 new members and
dues were collected from members who
were in arrears five, six and eight
years. Her work proved very profitable
to the association.
"The annual outing of the association
was held July g. 4, and at the Noun
tain View House at Rangeley. 1t was
largely attended and as President Ste
vens expressed it was "a blooming
success The president has given q
great deal of time and attention to
the affairs of the association the past
year and assisted me in a great many
ways in my work for which l am tru-
ly thankful.
Through the efforts of the associa-
ton, the open season on bull moose
was cut to one month and / believe
that at the session of the next legis-
Iature the association should use ev-
cry effort to get close season on
bull moose for at least four years and
law enacted placing a close season
ono buck in open season. A law like
this would prevent the shooting OF
many persons. Something must be
done to protect human life, for there
has been one person killed for every
IT'S deer killed this past year. Per-
haps law prohibiting the use of high
power guns and the law obliging the
hunter to look and see what he is
shooting at, a buck or doe, would be
the best law that could be enacted
for the protection of human life.
Another very important matter
which should be considered by the as
sociation is the protection of our wild
life Each member has a sacred duty
to perform in his locality in the pro-
lection of our wild life. He should as
sist the wardens in the enforcement
of the law, calling the attention of
the warden to the slaughter of game
illegally and the shooting of our song
birds. Many persons, l am told, are
shooting more game than the law al
lows, killing COW moose in sections
which border on New Brunswick,
shooting our song birds which are a
great protection to the crops of the
farmer from worms and insects.
There is an awakening all over the
United States On the disappearance
of our wild life. Let us join that army
which is fighting for this great cause
and begin right here in our own State
and work and fight for the protection
of one of our most important inter-
ests, the fish and game
Mr.. Smiths report as treasurer was
then read, showing that the association
is In a very prosperous condition.
Before the election of officers took
place. the following resolution. drawn