Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-19

! the warden branch VI tiiS go 'AS~
I better foundation, thus making Tue
fish and game interests a larger asset
than they are today and at the saAiie
time give the wardens their nrst tas'e
of the present prosperity.
would recommend resident mum
er's registration fee, and non
ideut anglers license. from the
lperience of other states you VIII iii,u
these laws popular, OF great peheh. ~
the State and the revenue suhcieht "
relieve the State from any ouroeh VI
expense, give the man VINO hunts Inofe
game to hunt and the man or woman
who fishes more fish to eaten ana SO
home more happy and contented tnan
ever before
The sportsman is asking you to tax
him. not because he likes to spend ms
wealth, but that he may have better
snort. This is what he wants. He Is
Hooking for the sportsman's paradise
and he believes it to be possible to make
Maine that place. He wants more
fish and game and is willing to con-
tribute the small increased expense 1oI
that privilege.
| This association has grown; people
are interested who were never inter-
ested before. We stand for the best OF
everything in the protection ana con
servation of Names great hunting ano
fishing. We are working because we
are enthusiastic in the cause ana non
est in our conviction.
The work of this association is only
begun. 1t is beginning to be a power In
moulding public opinion and l ask you
to give the same loyal support to my
successor that you have given me.
know that you will and in so DONG you
will render splendid service 20 your
State and the State will beneht by
having such a splendid organization as
the Maine Sportsmens Fish and Game
Association.
Secretarys Report
Following the report of the presiden
Secretary Roland Whitehouse VINO ha>
| given absolute satisfaction in his tern
! of office read his report, when showed
that the association is on hrm hnancla
basis and that the increase IN MEMBER
| shin has been considerable in the last
| wear. about 100 members being on the
rolls at the present time. He paid sin
cere tribute to Warden Fsed Jorgensen
IN
den alone had sent in over 40 oppllcahts
names for enrolment He addressed the
| meeting follows:
The year 1916 has seen q continuation
of the steady growth OF the Name
Sportsmen's Fish & Game Association
II has demonstrated that 1t takes con-
tinuous effort to keep the ASSOCIATION
active and growing, but it has demon
strated that there is interest enough
among so many members that the Or
ganiZation can and will continue 70
be a healthy and influential FACTOR III
Maine fish and game affairs.
Our last report showed COS members
Since then we have added LOG new
members. seven have resigned, and
inlne have died. making the total mem
bership today 695. We had hoped to
reach the 700 mark, and know of pros
pective members whose applications
when in, will bring the membership
over that mark.
The deaths reported are Robert c.
Foster, Portland; John F. Stanley
Auburn; ~ L. Mower, Auburn; c. F.
Maines, Lewiston; E. c. Burleigh, Au-
gusta; NJ P. Murphy, Ok Bow; W. T.
Cutler Auburn; r. M. Lunn, Auburn
and n. Piel, New York City.
We are still active members Of the
American Game and Propagation AS
ISOLATION which has been instrumental
this year in securing the Canadian
treaty for the protection of migratory
birds, a treaty which is considered to
be the most important piece OF wild
life game protection work ever accom-
plished in this country. There is stu
a controversy over the consututionality
of the present federal bird protection
law, and it is believed that this treaty
which has practically the same provl-
sions, supersedes it, and solves the
question.
Our annual midsummer outing was
held at Mountain View House, Range
ley Lakes, June 1890 and July l. The
attendance was good, but if more OF
the members realized what a fine time
was enjoyed by everyone. more OF
them would make this outing a part OF
their vacation. The big feature was
the shooting events, which were much
more successful than any ever held be-
fore This was due to the unusually
large number who took part, as well
/
The ladies in particular showed more
interest than ever before, and entered
the mems matches as well as those
events which were scheduled for them
alone, Herbert WEIGH, Ed L. Lowell
and Lewis York, who staged the shoot
, ing were largely responsible for these
results.
The matter of the outing is one that
should be considered thoroughly at
the annual meeting, in order to select
time and place best adapted to the
convenience of the greatest number
Members from the eastern and north
ern part Of the state, for instance
could not conveniently attend the out
ing at Rangeley, and yet the Rangeley
region with it's general accessibility
, has seemed to attract a larger attend
ance than we could get elsewhere. Per-
haps some new place altogether would
!. prove still more desirable, but there
must be a chance for good rifle range.
This association, this year, has
, worked to further movement for a
national park or forest reserve of some
kind in the Mt. katahdin region, and
we have put considerable energy into
this We appealed to every newspaper
. / in tho stat TO help us out and they re-