Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06
: AUGUSTA BUILD NOW" CAMPAIGN is IN FULL SWING :

idents of Maine, who own cottages
here or who come here to spend the
summers at the various inland re-
sorts. many of both classes being
former residents of Maine. He said
that it placed an extensive burden up
on them and would result in serious
~ injuring the business of the lake
resorts.
This is not a measure for the pro-
lection of fish,, said Mr.. Hunton. 1T
| is taxation measure, pure and SIM
pie, and ] do not believe that the de-
partment of inland fisheries and game
should invoke the taxation law for its
own protection
Charles A. Hill of the Belgrade
! Lake Hotel objected strenuously TO
| the measure and, while he admitted
| that the department should have
more money for its work. he said that
| it should not impose SO heavy tax
| on non-residents to secure it.
| He did not believe that the in
! money and did believe that the visit
| ors would object so strenuously that
| it would result in their going else
! where. Belgrade had greatly in
| creased its valuation through its fish
| ing and the industry should be pro-
! tected, instead of killing the goose
! that lays the golden egg. You can't
afford TO go over the average expense
that summer people can count on
standing.
Asked by the committee if the WIS.,
! itOr couldn't cut off day at the no
| tel and thus overcome the increased
! fee a voice answered:
"It would overcome Mr. Hill"
That gentleman said. however, that
| it wouldn't mean $500 in his own re-
| ceipts
D. NJ. Marshall Rome camp pro-
prietor, said he was opposed to the
bill 1t would affect family parties
so that they would quit. Mr.. Clough
said his guests would be opposed. If
| the department needs more funds,
they should be raised by another
means; to jump the license fee will
drive the summer people away. Mr.
ThWing of Rome agreed. being op-
posed to an increase. The money we
get out Of the summer people comes
back to YOU indirectly II YOU don't
leave the present law az it is, I'm
going 10 stop building. Let every
! body help the department little bit,
somebody else than the non-rcsidents
who hrin" 50 much money here now.
Mr.. llunton said he had Just been
appealed 70 by the 60 or. 70 Belgrade
! guides 10 oppose the increase with all
! his might they couldn't get here
owing to the had roads.
Frank Condor of Augusta who has
the Birch Point camps. said he now
has II cottages and all the boys buy
fishing licenses, but he didn't think
the increase would help. being too
heavy burden on the families.
About 325 licenses were sold last
year on North and East ponds He
thought this bill for increase hadn't
been given enough publicity for tho
first he knew of it was when he got
his bill for S. licenses
Rep. Chase of Unity thought it
would hurt his section. Rep. Weeks
of Fairfield was for the SIS fee rather
| than free fishing but thought the 50
| fee ali right J. II. Littlefeld of
Rome said that when you go fox
| trapping you wanted to have the
right kind of bait and the 50 fee was
| good bait to bring the summer peo-
! pic
! Fred II Clark of Smithfield. a
former guide, said he knew that East
| pond would get twice the guests for
q s. fee that it would for IS and
! that the increase would drive the
| people away.
| County Comni ssoner Ctoodliue Of
| kennebec county said If seems a poor