The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
SEEMING OF COUNTY
WATERS. IS SOUGHT
GAME LEAGUE FAvORS PLAN;
REQUEST OF BOARD
George Pond Reelected Presi-
dent of Organization: Other
Officers Remain
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Officers were elected and num-
Der of business matters of Importance
taken up at the annual meeting of the
Southern Minnesota Game, Fish and
Bird Protective league which was held
at the Heinrich hotel last evening
Practically all of the officers who
served during the past year were re-
elected at the meeting, those chosen
being: George Pond, president; Roy
Allison, vice president; H. J. Kircher
secretary and treasurer; AL Johnson
and Dr. F. E. Heidel, members of the
executive committee.
When the election of officers was
taken up, Mr.. Pond asked the league
to elect a new man as president
saying he was afraid he had failed
to stir up the proper enthusiasm dur
ing the past year. Members, how
ever, were well pleased with the work
of Mr.. Pond and he was unanimously
re elected for the coming year. AL
the other officers were also unani-
mously re-elected.
The Financial Report.
At the opening Of the meeting the
secretary read the financial report fol
the year and stated that a majority
of the members of the league were
delinquent with their dues. The mat
ter was discussed and it was agreed
that the secretary should personally
visit the delinquents and that he
should be paid a percentage of the
dues for the time taken in making
the collection.
In this connection several members
brought up the fact that a paid field
secretary would probably be EN-
Dloyed if the association made the
funds they planned on this year Al
FairmOnt an organization of this kind
has over $4,000 in their treasury, the
money having been made by SEEMING
lakes in Martin county. Harry Lie
Due, secretary of the st. Peter club
was present at the meeting and he
stated that the organization in Mar
tin county was making splendid prog
ress. A field secretary there is paiG
Sill per month to look after the
work of the club.
Letter From Avery.
President George Pond read let
ter from Carlos Avery,.state game anG
fish commissioner, in which Mr. Av.
cry stated it would be possible fol
the league to get lakes in this coun
ty to sein if they wished to do so. He
advised the members to act at once
however. DR.. Heidel read several ex-
tracts from ar account of the meeting
of the Martin county organization. He
stated that this club made every CEN
of the money in their treasury by
getting the right to sein the lakes
After the organization gains this righ
the contract to sein the lake is sub
let to an experienced seiner who
pays the league a certain percentage
of his earnings.
Considerable discussion arose over
the ACCESSIBILITY of ,seining the lakes
in the county. Some of the members
itook the view that many game fish
were killed by this action. 1t was
stated that last winter thousands OF
small crappies in Lake WASHINGTON
and Madison were dragged out on the
shore where they died. Other mem
bers present stated that experts from
the state fisheries had been present
and saw the crappies and declared
that they had been washed ashore by
high winds. There seemed to be q
considerable division of opinion il
this matter.
Sein the Lakes.
Among the lakes which the league
wish to sein this year are Washing
ton, Loon, Crystal and Madison
lakes. 1t may be necessary for the
league to get permission from LIZ
Sueur county officials to sein Lake
Washington as the greater part OF
that lake lies out of Blue Earth coun
ty. On motion of Roy Allison the
league voted to take the necessary
action to secure the right to seir
lakes in Blue Earth county and in the
vicinity of the county.
Roy Allison, c. A. Engwaldson and
j. j. Waddell were appointed as a
committee to appear before the coun
ty board today and request permits
sion to sein the county lakes. An
other motion was passed instructing
the president and one delegate to &c
to st. Paul and see Mr.. Avery in
regard to this matter as soon as adj
visable. The question of getting a
capable man, one who thoroughly
understood the matter of SEEMING was
discussed before the meeting ad
journed
|-seining OF county waters.
Sell Fish at Cost.
George Pond stated after the meet
ing that if the league was given
permission to sein the lakes in the
county this winter the rough fish
would be sold to people in the city al
the actual cost of SEEMING them. This
would insure a supply of fish at ar
exceptionally low price and would
aid the government in its efforts to
conserve meats.
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