Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-16
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The first annual meeting Of the Con-
nee. 6cut Association of Fish and Game
cluos was held in Meriden on Friday of
last week with 20 delegates from the as
ISOLATED clubs present. The meeting was
opened with a Nnca rendered by the
Meriden association
When the tables were cleared Presi-
dent Robert Symington of Meriden intro
duced Chairman Walcott of the new state
fish and game commission. who gave an
interesting talk. outlining what the COM
mission had done apd what they wanted
to do. He asked for the cooperation of
the sportsmen of the state In bringing
about better conditions for the increase
of fish and game in the state
Among these was restoring the depleted
ponds and lakes and the increase of game
and a better support of the warden ser
vice. He said that Connecticut now has
the most effective warden service in the
country, but it can be improved. An ex-
pert, man with many years of expert
ence, has been engaged, who with the
commission will shortly make a tour of
the state and visit all the lakes and
ponds with a view of determining what
can be done to make them more pro-
ductive.
The states of New York. Pennsylvania
Massa chusetts, New Jersey and Rhode
Island were cited as having taken such
action with most satisfactory results
New York alone had spent s45OoOO and
as a result more than s2.500,000 in
vahle had been taken from the streams
and forests of the state. A preliminary
survey has been made at the request oil
| Governor Lake and the report will be
| issued In pamphlet form so that inter-
ested ones may know of the conditions
! found, and the recommendations made BY
the commission. Commissioner Walcott
| strongly advocated the providing of sane
| tuary for game birds. black ducks an6
| pheasants especially. citing the success o.
| an experiment made by him in the west
ern part of the state. where ducks hai
multiplied by hundreds, and in sanctuar,
were SO tame that they could almost b,
| fed from the hand.
| Commissioner Walcott was followed b,
! the other members of the board, William
K. NOLAN of Bridgeport and Carl Kulli
of Suffield. The impression made upoi
| the convention was that the board mean
| business and would not remain figure
heads
general discussion was held on tn
question, Is salmon culture in Connecticu
failure, and should it be continued?
The consensus of opinion expressed wa
that it was a failure and taat furthe
work in that direction should be discon
tinued and more attention given to tn
/ propagation of other fish, trout and has
in particular With this COMMISSIONS
Walcott agreed and said it would be don,
The commission will visit Norwich an
vicinity in the near future with their ex
pert and will investigate the condition
that they may be better able to determin
what is best for this section of the stat.
| 1t was reported from all parts of tn
state that more game and fish had bee
taken during the past season than fo
many years.
The warden service was discussed an
it was disclosed that it never was
better condition than now, but it coul
be improved by securing a better class {
men, men Of high character who had til
confidence of the public
I Election of officers for the coming yea
resulted in the reelection of Robe1
| Synngtoa of Meriden as president Rot
I ert B. Chappeu of New London as vic
| president, and A. Joseph Williamson {
Bridgeport as secretary-treasurer.
! was voted to encourage the formation {
{ associations in small towns, to make II
| membership fee S. where the membershj
was less than 100. A board of FIVE d
rectors was chosen who with the Office
8 elected will constitute an executive con
mittee. William w Ives of this eli
was chosen to succeed Carl Kullie, WI
| | has been appointed a member of the sta
3 | board. This committee viii prepare legi
Y lation to be acted upon at the next gel
eral assembly. 1t was voted that the ne,
: annual meeting be held in Bridgeport
1 vote of appreciation was given to the o
E ficers for the work they had done durir
e the year.