The sun., 1919-06-30
Rye and Kensico FISHING at standstiil.

Rye and Kensico Fishing at standstill.
There was an article few Sundays ago
were required In the watershed. This was
rather misleading. In the FIRST place. MT.
Culyer is no longer in charge. In the sec
from shore. II, however. the angler wishes
to maintain boat one OF the reservoirs
he must obtain a permit Application for
partment Of Water Supply. Gas and Elee-
trlcity. Municipal Building, New York.
at a standstiil. While. the bass were on
the spawning beds we had the heavy May
rus.d on ,o@e tr By the
release of the waters from Ashokan. As o
result we cannot tell where the nsh are
night for one strike. few bass are being
caught on live mimi ows and night walkers.
srsas to ss this sns IN Try s Is
grass along the shore line in spite Of the
lowering temperature through the inn lux
sim raising the lakes at the ,,n rate I,c OF an
New York. June 70.
New York Conservation Association and
Buck Law.
| As editor Of daily newspaper in Lock-
port for over twenty years had the priv
iege of perusing THE Sun. one of my
most valued exchanges. and 1 observed
that my metropolitan contemporary func-
toned most happily when performing the
journalistic duty of extending aid to the
In a recent issue Of THE sus's Rod and
Gun news. over the signature OF white
Birch" New York, June II, there came
J an appeal for light. and. therefore. I am
asking you to throw a beam two into
the dismal swamp of stagnant conservation
where the unfortunate inquirer seems to be
| houndering.
We shall waive tho question OF anony-
J nifty of white Birch" because tho law
Of the woods is to rescue lost man
white Birch" IL in distress because he
has learned that the New York Conser-
walton League aided in the repeal of the
called buck law and the enactment Of
the Everett one deer law. Lashing him
self into q fury over his own admission
. | that this organization had such great
weight as to completely make naught
/ of the arguments of the principal organ
tatioSs Of the State he tamSie ;.,i into
Of many question: by harshly demanding,
Who compose this organization of doe
In view Of tho fact that the organization
referred to. the New York Conservation
Association. met the opponents of the
at the hearings OF the legislative commit
: tees and OF Gov. Smith. and defeated
them in the public forum. It would seem
that white Birch" should have signed
himself yellow Birch.'
} Even "Old Field Birch" another name
, for white Birch" would have been more
planted in the old school of conservation
that knows not how to go forward. Most
, 'Betula populfolia" and "Betula lutea"
are most readily distinguished by their
bark, and this belated howl from the
region of the Bronx Zoo Is self-assign.
ment to the yellow class.
t Policy Of the Association.
We would extenuate our failure TO pro.
9 coed Immediately TO the answering OF the
| question on the ground that the unpleas.
!. ant and unwarranted method Of pro.
. pounding It prompted depression. But the
query brings us back TO something pleas
n - opI WITTY e. 49, To-
= the detailed information of your seeker we
are handing you inclosed~Hten page illus
trated pamphlet of The New York Con.
o servatlon Association. Incorporated. which
D please forward to him.
= In. that pamphlet he will learn: "Thi
! brochure Of Progressive Conservation I!
| addressed to the membership In forty-foul
counties Of the State. and to all prospec
ber' The proceedings Of the twelfth an
, nual convention held at Syracuse March
and ., 1919, are herein published for tn
Your seeker for light will read further
r ~ our platform OF Progressive Con
your views shall welcome you: II the,
do not we urge you to Join and give n, u
S we %ant only live fo
: There is so much dead and down
: timber In the forests OF conservation tina
= mem bership had to be restrictive. Man
e trees are more useful than the whit
$ OF the Woodlands" as one writer poetIcail
: out OF doors. ana 50 We shall not close on
a can purge himself, OF his dry rot.
6 In further answer Of white Brch's
Ii dent. the underslgned; vIce-president. tn
Hon. Raymond T. KENYON. Ausuble Forks
n secretary. DR., \. a. Allen, Ithaca CORE
e Syracuse: treasurer, Prof C. 4. Bailey
Y Geneseo. Committee chairmen-Law an
| operation with farmers. DR. Leo I San
u ford Syracuse: membership: DR.. c.
g MunToe. Oneida; publicity: John y Fran
3 BrocEport; auditlnE,, John Moon, Lock
IS port; field work: Charles woolsey Igor
lls Madison avenue, New York city.
Was there snap meeting of few c
\ its officers who passed the resolution. etc ?
white Birch" No, my friend. And Their
YOU have put your finger on or one u Of tn
>; New York Conservation into a statewid
am now answering you as one Of III
oldest members Of the New York stat
Fish, Forest and Game League. for year
one OF its active supporters and dele
There was n well grounded complain
among the sportsmen of tho State tina
resolutions Of Interest to them were n
duently smothered In committee. that tn
convention proceedings had degenerate
into cut and dried affair and that tn
league was dominated bv the conservatio
denartment and Its employees
In support OF this latter charge Of tn
sportsmen Of the State the attendance 4
the convention OF the New York sta,
r Fish. Game and Forest League AT Alhan
consisted Of twenty-three lay delegate
representing as many clubs and nftv-thre
uniformed protectors, 10 say nothing
higher officers Of the department. Tt
action OF the resolutions committee wa
rushed through usual.
How Resolutions are Acted Upon.
n While the New York Conservation Ass,
citation at Syracuse, in incorporating as
statewide organization went on record
favor OF cooperating with both private an
public agencies OF progressive conservation
including the conservation department
Governor and Legislature, and showed 4
appreciation Of and sympathy with Y
State game protectors and forest ranger
by n resolution favorinE Increased pay (,
them "a similar resolution having bee
tabled at the Buffalo convention OF Il
New York state Fish. Game and Fore
League by open request OF the Conserv,
tion Commissioner, the new State associ:
tion, to witch white Birch" attribut,
uncanny influence, adopted bylaws whiC
p; bar employees OF the conservation depar
ment from active membership and whic
require all resolutions TO he reported o,
Of with favorahle or