The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-13

that he has offended proteges Of politi-
clans and he lacks tact. Titeomb ia
in his fftics and it seems strange Xthat
lack of '"tact" should crop ont now, when
his record shows that he served under
IL governors of Vermont as fish and game
and was chief of the divi-
sion of fish culture of the United States
bureau of fisheries, having supervision
over all federal hatcheries for seven years;
for almost 20 years was superintendent
of the. Vermont federal hatchery and got
on with people.
When Tarletoh H. Bean, state fish cal.
turist, died Commissioner Pratt looked
about for the best man obtainable TO SUI
peryisc the state hateheries. Hugh NJ
Smith, United States commissioner OF
fisheries, recommended John w Titcomb,
-wlro at the time wasffisii and game com
missioner of Vermont and president both
Of tire American Fisheries society and the
North American Fish and Game Protec-
tive association. So
TitcomB~ resigned as Vermont FISH and
game commissioner, moved his family TO
Albany and invested HIS savings in "a
home. Then certain legislators discovered
that New York did not want man of
national ,or International reputation, but
job that might be given to a New York
man regardless Of his technical ability
The first step observed on the Surface
was that when the appropriations bill came
back from the printer for final passage
somebody had removed Titeornb's salary.
An explanation was not Forthcoming from
anyone and the bill was passed and there
n.
Bhis WAS at time when the nation
was at war and the demand OF every man
engaged in raising food fish was for more
food fish Titcemb at the time already
| had his plan in operation Tor the breeding
and taking out of more food fish, so that
pound of fish would save pound OF
meat Titeomb did not fail Hoover while
the war demanded the greatest output
of fishes New York had ever yielded
The fish culturist laid Town for New
York policy in raising and distributing
fish that is regarded by experts as pro
gressive and permanent The impoftanc
of a permanent policy in stocking milan,
waters, a survey that proper fish are pu
in appropriate streams, has been put in
to practice in New York. Fish and gam
commissions of othcr states have aske
for the details worked out by Titcom
and the conservation commission of Can
ada has gone so far as to put the stud
into book form for the benefit Of thos
interested in its fish life
1t was Mr.. Tteomb's idea to use th
abandoned portions of the old Erie CAM
. for the raising Of food and game fishet
practice put into operation during I'll
war that has met with success and hs
won the approval of New 4orks army
anglers and its commercial fishermen
Probably one Of the most called f.
pamphlets by those interested in fish Gu
, ture IL Fish Cultural Practices in II
L. S. Bureau of Fisheries, written /
Titcomb in 1908 and distributed by Il
government printing office.
Under Titeotnb's direetien an. iniensi,
survey was made Of the streams OF One
da county. Strange as it may seem. Il
state has been for years shipping milioI
of fish for public waters without haviI
,aUthentic information regarding The SUI
ability of those waters for the fis
shipped. This survey will be continue
ii the permanent policy of Titcomb
TO remain in force, so that the fish cultu
lists office in Albany viii have anthent
information on what fish are most sui
able for each stream.
The man who inaugurated this poli
and is carrying it out, who IS putting
the test the possibilities Of output OF Ne
Works ponds, lakes, streams and river
is slated 10 go because he has .'oifende,
a little group Of politicians who are 20
ctfnl in legislative afIaTs.
af..l.
asking ii the office ol fsh c31itErist
to he abolished, what provision the leg
laturc viii make Tor the supervision
its u hGtcherics and the spending
100000 which the state phys in wag
supplies and the like
Women motorHlen now operate near
half the street cars in Great Britain