Connecticut western news., 1920-06-10

now, when ana where or US naDlCS and life in its wild habitat, land then some," besides, if you want to know that. But say, if you're out with the doctor and wish to see him sit up and take notice, talk fish; you'll find he can tell you the whole outs and ins of all things that wear piscatorial fins.
 In New London county away down by the sea, the commissioner there is another M. D, J. Harry Me Laughlin is this doctors name, who is serving the state for the good of the game.
 In the city of Bridgeport there lives a good man, the friend of true sportsmen of every known clan. William K. Nolan is this mans name. He's lifelong lover of fish and game. At the state boards meetings, he always is there, and occupies, justly, the presidents chair; the sportsmen of Fairfield county all say that Commissioner Nolan "is just O. K."
 Now we'll move up to the top of the state, to the county of Wind ham, the next on the slate, where the genial good General John Atwood has charge of the birds and the fish and the wild things at large. Where in the county, in fact in the state, could the governor find a man more up-to-date, so capable, able and sensible, too, so full of good judg- ment and willing to do?
 Away in the northwestern part of the state, the highest and gamiest | one of the eight, is the county of Litchfield. The man there who sees to the fish and game business is c. H. Pease. He's the true friend of all kinds of wild life the same, especially waterfowl, song birds and game; he believes in conserving the game and the fish, that the sportsmen in future may have what. they wish.
 In Middlesex county the fish and game head is a man of whom too much good cannot be said. In Philip c. Arnold of Haddam we see just what first class business man ought to be; friend of the fisher men, hunters, and all whose natures
 
 By no means the least, though the last on the list, is a man of few words, and he's no egotist. Commits sioner William McMullen is one who likes to see all the states business well done. He's one of those men whom we all like to know, because, rest assured, what he tells you is so. He knows the real value of birds on his farm and favors all laws that | protect them from harm.
 In order to meet the states fish and game needs, this board of com missions "shall', the law reads, ap- point good superintendent to serve with business ability, backbone and nerve. Here was a problem the board had to face-not that twas hard to find men for the place, but to get the right kind, one who'd just fill the bill, with knowledge, experi- ence, judgment and skill. To keep tabs on wardens all over the state, to maintain the fish matching plants up-to-date, to run the state game farm and use every inch of land to advantage is surely no cinch.
 A man who would handle the "su- per's" job right must be a good law yer and know how to fight He also must be detective because a part of his work is enforcing the laws. At last when about to despair of all hopes, they found John M. Cramp- ton, who knows all the ropes. I In every department one plainly can see that everything's done in the way it should be. In matching the Holsters, shad, trout fry and all, no details are sighted, no matter how small. The books and the records are very complete, and, like the whole office, are kept very neat by the "super's" assistant, Miss Mur- phy, who knows every part of the business and sees that it goes
 The game farm at Madison raised lots of birds and all kinds of game in, great focks, droves and herds.
 Pheasants were raised by the hun dreds last year, and shipped to all parts of the state far and near. The , duck ponds are swarming with Nal lards and Blacks, and the air fairly ' rings with the chorus of quacks. It's |, we'll worth a trip to the farm any day, especially so in the last part of , May, when the biddies are leaving l, the big matching house, with broods of young pheasants, quail, ducklings . and grouse.
 There are few men whom we've . not mentioned yet, whose good works - it would not be right to forget. Frank Hopkins, the 'boss at the 7 game farm is one who proves by z . results that he knows how it's done. , The farm and equipment are kept neat and trim, he knows all the birds and the birds all know him. The l ducks quack, the geese honk, the