The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-16
COM. SHELDON
URGES POSTING
OF TROUT BROOKS
Gives Interesting Address
At Newport
Meeting

i The annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Northern
Vermont Fish and Came Club was
held at the |. O. O. F. hall We'd
nesday evening, Feb. -.
The meeting began most aus
piciously with a fine banquet at
half past six o'clock served by
Earl Davis, caterer, and to which
/ the 90 members resent did full
Justice The menu was salmon
wiggle. with peas, cold roast pork
and ham, potato salad, rolls, ice
cream, cake, coffee, and lastly,
cigars. Dr. Harry +. Hamilton,
president of the club, presided a
POSTMASTER and at the business
meeting as well.
The nominating committee, Dr.
S. W. F. Hamilton, H. N. Louth-
God and Ralph Hamblett, present
ed for election the following list
of names which were voted en-
maSse:
President, George F. Root: vice
president, John P. KipD: secretary,
Hugh ". Fairbrother; treasurer,
James L. McCarten; directors, D..
Harry F. Hamilton, chairman;
Sam c. Williams, O. H. Creasel,
DR.. H. S, Peabody, all of New
port; A. s. Gallup, Charleston;
l. E Pinney. Holland II. Z. Wells, !
Coventry T. G. Gilman, Morgan;
F. T. Rich, Derby.
President Hamilton introduced |
Major II. p Sheldon, State Fish |
and Game Commissioners who was
the guest Of honor and speaker If
the evening. Major Sheldon said |
in art:
at gives me great pleasure TO
be present tonight with the NOM
Der, Of this organization.
u am not an orator ,as you will
find out; however, it has
been customary for speaker, at
fish and game meetines to always
tel la fish story 50 | relate one that
down my way An old
fisherman caught a big trout, got
Il home alive and vt it in 4
trough He fed, and cared
for 1t, visiting it often. The fish
5oon would rise to the surface Of
he water at his approach and the
Did fisherman said that he noticed
he fish did not how any III effects
rom being out of the water for a
ong time and that he became
terY alfectionate One dav the
I'D man went down to the village
Wo and half miles away and
When he was part way there he no
iced the fish following. He told
nm he had better 90 back home
nd get in the trough. when the
I'd fisherman returned and did not
md the trout, he shed few tears
nd started back to look for him.
lie came to bridge where a plank
'as broken. the trout had fallen
trough into the brook and
rowned.'
Some of the problems we have
D meet are dependent upon IL
enSe fees which amount to be-
Teen fifty and sixty thousand
ollars. which is little enough in
roDortion to what the people
ealize from the fish CAUGHT The
sh caught in the safe during
Re past year at 20 cents pcr
ound would amount to 100000
ne ton of fish was taken from
eymour Lake and Echo Pond the
rst day of the open season ia
j21.
Trout growing is like chicken
using. Last wear was yer, sue
'ssfuI although handicapped for
'om. 1t is a we'll known fact
at fingerlinos thrive in the littlo
eder streams. F. DlantinrS were
finished many lakes and noads.
me 30 in number, which are
'ur natural hatcheries. Your
me warden should know that
ey can get an agreement with
e land owners to close a brook
e state will post it as closed from
rec to five years and all that is
cesar" to secure conviction is
see person fishing there. When
protected they become ideal
hing grounds.
Look around and see if Won /
mot helm TO close a few tlibu- -
lies. consider my Office more =
portant than that Of State hill
easurer. If we lost all of our Ma
ney we could make another die H.,
I stamp out more monev.-bnf W., uo
our fish and game disannear ~ pc,
many birds and the bison and (.
MD ba .,i,.'iN 'ioiiip' there bo,